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    Faculty Profile
    Name Santhosh Kumar P. K.
    Designation Asst. Professor
    Qualification B.A.,M.A.
    Email id santhosh.kumar@christuniversity.in
    Phone No +91-80-40129082
    UG Calicut University B.A(Economics) 2005
    PG Pondicherry University M.A(Econometrics) 2007

    ACHIVEMENTS (Awards/Recognitions):

    i) Obtained First Rank In M.A (Econometrics) from Pondicherry University, Pondicherry.

    ii) Recipient of Merit Scholarship in 2006

    iii) Recipient of Merit Scholarship in 2006

    iv) Recipient of Merit Cum Means Scholarship in 2007

    v) NCC ‘C' Certificate

    vi) Represented Kerala and Lakshadeep Cont. for Republic Day camp ,Delhi .

    vii) Received Best Paper Award for the article titled "Liberalization, Spot Return Volatility and Hedging: Empirical Evidence from the Notional Commodity Futures Indices of India" from Pondicherry university.

    viii) Received Best Paper Award for the article titled "Stock Market Returns And Volatility In An Emerging Market: The Indian Evidence" from Annamalai University.

    PROGRAMMES ORGANISED:

    1.   National Young Economist Competition (2010)

    2.   National Young Economist Competition (2011)

    3.   National Level Three day Workshop on Time series modeling and forecasting (October-2012)

    RESEARCH PAPER PRESENTATIONS IN INTERNATIONAL/NATIONAL SEMINARS:

           Date

                        Paper Title

                Presented at

    17-19 December 2010  

    "Liberalization, Spot Return Volatility and Hedging: Empirical Evidence from the Notional Commodity Futures Indices of India."

    Pondicherry University

    21-23 December 2010

    "Recent Advances in Econometrics-A Review"

    Bharathiar University

    03-04 Sept 2010

    "Crude oil price volatility and its impact of inflation in India "

    Saintgits institute of management, Kerala

    28 - 30 JULY 2011

    Stock Market Returns And Volatility In An Emerging Market: The Indian Evidence

    Annamalai  University

    10th March ,2011

    Investigating Weak- Form Market Efficiency in India and its Emerging Asian Counterparts

    Annamalai University

    RESEARCH PAPER PUBLICATIONS (INCLUDING COAUTHORED):

    Year

    Title

    Name of Journal / Vol. No / Issue No / Page Nos / ISSN No

    Sep-2012
    Tourism and Economic Growth in Sri Lanka: An ARDL Bounds Testing Approach
    The Romanian Economic Journal, Volume XV no. 45, ISSN 1454-4296

    2012

    Revisiting Cournot Model: An Experimental Study.

    ISSN No: 0973-3353 Feb. 12

    Journal of the Institute for Research in Sciences and Humanities.

    2011

    A DCC Analysis of the ‘Safe Haven' Property of  Gold Against  Stock Market: Some Recent Evidence  from  India.

    Artha Vijnana

    Vol.LII,No.2,june 2011,pp.125-135

     

    2010

    Spot Return Volatility and Hedging with Futures Contract: Empirical Evidence from the Notional Commodity Futures Indices of India.

    IUP Journal of Behavioral Finance.Vol.8 (2) 70-85

     

    2014(Forthcoming)

    (Vol XXVIII No 2).

    Commodity Price Volatility and Time varying Hedge Ratios: Evidence from the Notional Commodity Futures Indices of India

    Finance india

    2011

    Hedging and Spot price Volatility: Indian Experience

    Research in Financial Derivatives,

    978-81-89630-33-1

    Global research Publications

    2011

    Investigating Weak Form Efficiency in India and its Emerging counterparts

    Innovative Management pracices, Archers & Elevators Publishing House, 978-81-920303-9-5

    2011

    Stock Market Returns And Volatility In An Emerging Market: The Indian Evidence

    Leading Beyond the  Horizon - Engaging Future' ICLBH - 2011.

    978-81-8371-386-6

    RESEARCH PROJECTS:

    Type of Research (Major / Minor)

    Research Topic

    Duration

    Funding Agency

    Status of Project (Completed / Ongoing)

    Minor

    "Trade Liberalization and price Volatility: a study with special reference to major cash crops in India"

    1 year

    Christ University, Bangalore.

    Completed

    REFRESHER COURSE / FDP / TRAINING PROGRAMMES ORGANIZED/RESOURCE PERSON:

    Name of the Programme

    Duration

    South Asian Region Refresher Course  in Public Economics

    Organised by NIPFP ,Ministry of Finance  and IGNOU

    One month

    Research methodology in economics organized by University of Burdwan

    One week

    Faculty Development Program Organized by Surya Institute of Management ,Chidambaram ,Tamil nadu

    One day

    WORK SHOPS / FDP / SEMINARS / TRAINING PROGRAMMES ATTENDED:

    Name of the Programme

    Duration

    Organized by

    National seminar  on transision ,transformation or stagnation

    Two day

    Christ University, Bangalore

    Workshop on Financial Econometric Modeling

    Three day

    Christ University, Bangalore

    National seminar  on Welfare Paradigms and Social Sectors

    Two day

    Christ University, Bangalore

    National seminar  on  Global Economic Crises - Perspective & Policies

    Two day

    Christ University, Bangalore


    List of Faculty
    Name           
    Qualifications
    Profile
    1 Divya Pradeep MA, M.Phil , NET
    2 Emmanual P. J. M.A.
    3 Greeshma Manoj MA, M.Phil, NET
    4 Joshy K. J. MA, MBA, B.Ed, NET
    5 Mahesh E. M.A, PhD
    6 Marie Joseph Gerard Rassendran MA, PGDPM
    7 Mathew P. M. M.A, M.Phil, Ph.D
    8 Rajeshwari U. R. M.A., Ph.D.
    9 Santhosh Kumar P. K. B.A.,M.A.
    10 Srinivasan P M.A., M.Phil.
    11 Xavier M. M.A., M.Phil.
    12 Xavier V K MA,M.Phil , NET

    Courses Offered

    Postgraduate Programmes
    Master of Arts (MA) in Applied Economics

    Undergraduate Programmes
    Bachelor of Arts (BA Hons.) in Economics *
    Bachelor of Science (BSc) Economics, Mathematics, Statistics
    Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Psychology, Sociology, Economics
    Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Economics, Politics, Sociology
    Bachelor of Arts (BA) in History, Economics, Politics

    Certificate Courses in Odd Semester
    Financial Markets
    International Trade and Globalization

    M Phil Programmes
    Master of Philosophy (M. Phil.) in Economics

    Doctoral Programmes (Ph.D.)
    Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Economics


     
     
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