

NEHA BHARDWAJ UPADHAYAY
Doctorate (Ph.D.) in Economics



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



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)


LET’S CONNECT
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