Dr. Kaushik Krishnan is Chief Economist at CMIE. His primary responsibility is to deliver record-level data from the Consumer Pyramids Household Survey to researchers. This is done through Consumer Pyramids dx. Dr. Krishnan holds a BA and LLB from the WB National University of Juridical Sciences, and an LLM and PhD in economics from UC Berkeley.
Invited conferences and talks
- 2020
- Data Collection During the Pandemic: Challenges and Opportunities, Population Association of America
- Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office, NITI Aayog, Brown Bag Series
- Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs
- 5th National Conference on Economics of Competition Law, Competition Commission of India
Policy and Issue Briefs, Popular Media
- Experts Explain: How households are coping under the coronavirus lockdown, Indian Express, May 14 2020 (with Marianne Bertrand and Heather Schofield)
- How are Indian households coping under the COVID-19 lockdown? 8 key findings, Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation, May 11 2020 (with Marianne Bertrand and Heather Schofield)
Public Service
- Competition Law Review Committee, Ministry of Corporate Affairs (2018-2019)
- Member, Working Group on Regulatory Structure
- Invitee, Working Group on New Age Market and Big Data