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NEHA BHARDWAJ UPADHAYAY

Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Economics

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ABOUT ME

Born and brought up in India, now living in France and Germany, I am an interdisciplinarian. Starting out as an engineer and after a rewarding stint in the corporate world, I moved to France in 2016 to pursue research and teaching. My research interests and body of work is in international trade, digital economy & development economics. I am also developing a new stream of research work in disability studies and the role of technology in mitigating the challenges for the disabled.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Roles & Responsibilities

Associate Researcher and Visiting Faculty

Université Paris Est Créteil

Visiting Faculty

Indian Institute of Information Technology, Lucknow

Past research and teaching positions

Research Attaché (ATER)

October 2020- August 2022

DOCTORAL RESEARCHER, UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST

October 2017- December 2020

2006 to 2016 (Corporate Experience)

MANAGER, BUSINESS & STRATEGY, SASAN POWER, MUMBAI, INDIA

ASSOCIATE MANAGER (RAW MATERIALS), BALCO, CHATTISGARH, INDIA

PROGRAMMER ANALYST, COGNIZANT TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, PUNE, INDIA

EDUCATION

My Studies

Oct 2017- Dec 2020

Doctoral studies in Economics ,

Université Paris Est

Supervisors - Prof. Julie LOCHARD and Prof. Catherine BROS

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Thesis Title - Uncovering the proliferation of contingent protection
through channels of retaliation, gender and
development assistance

Sep 2016- Aug 2017

MASTER IN DEVELOPMENT ECONOMICS AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT, UNIVERSITÉ PARIS EST

Recent theories on international trade, Development Aid, Agrarian Systems, Demography, natural resources and sustainable development

July 2007- May 2009

MASTERS IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY, KANPUR

Economics for managers, Supply chain management, marketing, human capital management

Sep 2002- May 2006

ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, GUJARAT UNIVERSITY

Electrical networks and systems, switchgear protection, electromagnetics, power system design

MY SKILLS

Tricks of the Trade

Presentations in International Conferences & Seminars

Teaching

Digital Transformations (March-April-May 2022)

MBA & PGDBM, Indian Institute of Information Technology, Lucknow

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Trade, Innovation & Sustainable Development (Sep-Dec 2020)

M2, International Economics

Faculté de Sciences Économiques et de Gestion, UPE

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Development Micro-economics (Sep-Dec 2020 and 2021)

M1, International Economics

Faculté de Sciences Économiques et de Gestion, UPE

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Descriptive Statistics (Sep–Dec 2019)

L3 International Management,  IAE Gustave Eiel, Ecole de Management


Data Analysis (Sep–Dec 2018 and 2019)

Master 1, International Economics
Faculté de Sciences Économiques et de Gestion, UPE

 

Strategic Management (Jan-Apr 2019)

L3,  Ecole Supérieure d’ingénieurs Paris-Est

 

Marketing Concerns (Sep-Dec 2018)

L2, Ecole Supérieure d’ingénieurs Paris-Est


Master Thesis supervision 

2021

1. Mr. Emmanuel Bannerman (Effects of climate change adaptation practices on Farm labour supply in Sub-Saharan Africa)

2. Ms. Agustina Korenblit (Design of Trade Agreements Have any Impact on the Environmental Outcome of the Signatory Countries?)
3. Ms. Chelsea Norindr (To what extent does global warming amplify gender inequalities?)

4. Ms. Daffa Musandi (Circular Economy in the Food Sector: How does the circular food system solve the food waste and food loss problem?)

2020- Ms. Ni Ni Myint (Migration in Myanmar)
2019- Ms. Alba Luz Llanos Medrano (Economic and environmental sustainability in luxury products)

2021

International Conference on Empirical Issues in International Trade & Finance, Indian Institute of Foreign Aid, Kolkata, India (Dec 2021)
RISC-RISE Conference on ‘Social Partnerships and Regional Integration’, University of Luxembourg (Nov 2021)
Graduate Student International Political Economy (GSIPE) workshop (Jan 2021)

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2020 

ERUDITE Seminar-Université Paris Est, Créteil, (Jan 2020)

 

2019
Journée Annuelle des Doctorants du développement- UPEM (Dec 2019)
Department of Economics and Management, University of Luxembourg (Dec 2019)
International School of Economics- Tbilisi State University, Georgia (Nov 2019)
Journée Annuelle des Doctorants de l’Erudite, France (Jun 2019)
TradeWorkshop- University College Dublin, Ireland (May 2019)
5th DIAL Development Conference, Université Paris-Dauphine, Paris (Jul 2019)
ERUDITE Seminar- Université Paris Est, Créteil (Jan 2019)

 

2018
Journées doctorales du développement at Centre d’études et de recherches sur le développement international,
Morocco (Dec 2018)
XXVIIIth Annual General Conference on Contemporary Issues in Development Economics, India (Dec 2018)

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LET’S CONNECT

Bureau 228, Faculté de Sciences Economiques et Gestion, Site du Mail des Mèches , rue Poëte et Sellier, 94000 Créteil, FRANCE

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