Staff Profile:
- Name:
- Professor Uma Kambhampati
- Job Title:
- Professor of Economics
- Responsibilities:
- Areas of Interest:
- Child labour and schooling, especially in India
- Impact of institutions on development
- Individual well-being and life satisfaction
- Productivity and competitiveness of manufacturing firms
- Research groups / Centres:
- Publications:
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Books
- Kambhampati, U.S., 1996, Industrial Structure and Performance : A Study of the Structure, Conduct and Performance in Indian Industry (1970-85), Oxford University Press, Delhi.
- Kambhampati, U.S., 2004, Development and the Developing World, Cambridge: Polity Press.
- Marina Della Giusta, Uma Kambhampati and Robert Wade, 2005, Critical Perspectives on Globalization, Edward Elgar.
Papers
Child Labour and Schooling
- Casson, M., Della Giusta,M., and Kambhampati,U.S., forthcoming, 'Formal and Informal Institutions and Development: An Introduction,' World Development.
- Crost,B., and Kambhampati,U.S., forthcoming, 'Political Market Characteristics and the Provision of Educational Infrastructure in Rural India,' World Development.
- Kambhampati,U.S., 2009, 'Child Schooling and Work Decisions in India: The Role of Household and Regional Gender Equity",' Feminist Economics, 20(2), pp. 114-125.
- Kambhampati,U.S., and Rajan,R., 2008, 'The 'Nowhere' Children: Girls in India's Rural Economy,' Journal of Development Studies, 44(9), pp. 1309-1341.
- Kalyuzhnova,Y., and Kambhampati,U.S., 2006, 'Education or Employment - Factors Determining the Post-Compulsory Education Choices of Young People in Kazakhstan,' Journal of International Development.
- Kambhampati,U.S., and Rajan,R., 2006, 'Economic Growth: A Panacea for Child Labour,' World Development, Vol.34, No.3.
- Kambhampati,U.S., and Rajan,R., 2005, 'Does Child Work Decrease with Parental Income?: The Luxury Axiom Revisited in India,' European Journal of Development Research.
- Kambhampati,U.S., and Pal, S., 2001, 'Role of Parental Literacy in Explaining Gender Difference: Evidence from Child Schooling in India,' European Journal of Development Research,Vol.13, No.2, pp.97-119.
Well-Being and Life Satisfaction
- Della Giusta,M., and Kambhampati,U.S., 2006, 'Women Migrant Workers in the UK: Well Being and Social Capital,' Journal of International Development, Vol.18, pp.819-833.
- Kalyuzhnova,Y., and Kambhampati,U.S., 2008, 'Macroeconomic Performance and Individual Well-being: The Case of Kazakhstan,' Economic Systems, 32(3), pp. 285-299.
Agricultural Economics
- Kambhampati, U., Morse, S. and Bennett, R., 2006, 'Farm-level performance of genetically-modified cotton: A Frontier Analysis of cotton production in Maharashtra,' Outlook on Agriculture, Vol.35, No.4, pp.291-298.
- Bennett,R., Ismael,I., Kambhampati, U.S., and Morse,S., 2005, 'Economic Impact of Genetically Modified Cotton in India,' Review of Agricultural Economics, Vo.28, No.1, pp.1-13.
- Kambhampati, U.S., Morse,S., Bennett,R., and Ismael,I., 2005, 'Perceptions of the Impacts of Genetically Modified Cotton Varieties: A Case Study of the Cotton Industry in Gujarat, India,' Agbioforum, Vol.8, No.2-3, Article 13.
- Bennett,R., Ismael,I., Kambhampati, U.S., and Morse,S., 2005, 'Economic Impact of Genetically Modified Cotton in India,' AgBioForum, Vol.7, No.3, Article 1.
Applied Industrial Economics
- Kambhampati, U.S., and Kattuman, P., 2009, 'Growth Response to Competitive Shocks: Market Structure Dynamics under Liberalisation - the case of India,' to Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 20(2), pp. 114-125.
- Zhang,D., Kambhampati,U.S., and Morse,S., forthcoming, 'Economic Growth and the Environment in Transitional China - an old topic with new perspectives,' Journal of Industrial Development.
- Kambhampati,U.S., and McCann,P., 2007, 'The Regional Performance and Characteristics of Indian Manufacturing,' forthcoming Regional Studies.
- Kambhampati,U.S., 2006, 'Financial Liberalisation, Corporate Governance and the Efficiency of Firms in Indian Manufacturing,' Structural Change and Economic Dynamics.
- Kambhampati,U.S., and Parikh,A., 2005, 'Has Liberalisation Affected Profit Margins in Indian Industry?,' Bulletin of Economic Research.
- Kambhampati,U.S., 2004, 'Industrialization' and 'Export-led Growth' in Forsyth,T.J., (Ed.), Encyclopaedia of Development Studies.
- Driffield, N., and Kambhampati, U.S., 2003, 'Efficiency of Firms in Indian Industry: The Effect of Reforms,' Review of Development Economics, Vo.7, No.3, pp.419-430.
- Kambhampati,U.S., 2003, 'Trade Reforms and the Efficiency of Firms in India,' Oxford Development Studies, Vol.31, No.2, pp.219-233.
- Kambhampati,U.S., and Parikh,A., 2003, 'Disciplining Firms: The Impact of Trade Reforms on Profit Margins in Indian Industry', Applied Economics, April, Vol. 35, No. 4.
- Kambhampati,U.S., 2002, 'The Software Industry And Development: The Case Of India' Progress in Development Studies, Vol.2, No.1, pp.23-45.
- Kambhampati, U.S., 2001, Industry Competitiveness: Leadership Identity And Market Shares, forthcoming, Applied Economics Letters, Vol.7, pp.569-573.
- Howell,J. and Kambhampati,U.S., 1999, 'Liberalisation and Labour: The Fate of Retrenched Workers in the Cotton Textile Industry in India,' Oxford Development Studies, Vol.27, No.1, pp. 109-127.
- Kambhampati,U.S., 1998, 'Market Structure Dynamics in Indian Industry', Bulletin of Economic Research, Vol.50, No.2, pp.133-153.
- Howell,J. and Kambhampati,U.S., 1998, 'Liberalisation and Labour: The Effect on Formal Sector Workers,' Journal of International Development, pp.439-452.
- Kambhampati,U.S., 1998, 'Duration of Industry Leadership', Applied Economics Letters, Vo.5, No.2, pp.559-62.
- Kambhampati,U.S., Krishna,P., and Mitra,D., 1997, 'The Impact of Trade Policy Reforms on Labour Markets: Evidence from India,' Journal of International Trade and Economic Development, Vol.6, No.2, pp.287-297.
- Kambhampati,U.S., 1995, 'The Persistence of Profit Differentials in Indian Industry,' Applied Economics, 27, pp.353-361.
- Kambhampati,U.S., 1994, 'The Changing Structure of the Manufacturing Sector in India (1974-85),' Indian Journal of Applied Economics,Vol.4, No.1, pp.25-44.
Work in Progress
- Hashimzade,N., and Kambhampati,U.S., 2009, 'Dual Economy and an Inverted-U in Child
- Labour,' accepted for the 2010 RES Conference at the University of Surrey.
- Alfano, Arulampalam and Kambhampati, 2009, "Female Autonomy and Education of the Subsequent Generation: Evidence from India," accepted for the 5th IZA/World Bank Conference: Employment and Development in Cape Town, South Africa.
- Kambhampati, U.S., 2006, 'Does household expenditure on education in India depend upon the returns to education?,' Economics & Management Discussion Papers em-dp2008-60, Henley Business School, Reading University.
- Della Giusta,M. and Kambhampati,U.S., 2009, 'His And Hers: Exploring Gender Puzzles And The Meaning Of Life Satisfaction,' Economics & Management Discussion Papers em-dp2008-73, Henley Business School, Reading University.
- Asadullah,M., Kambhampati,U.S., and Lopez-Boo,F, 2009, Social divisions in school participation and attainment in India, RES Working Papers 4637, Inter-American Development Bank, Research Department.
- Qualifications:
- Ph.D. Economics, 1992, University of Cambridge, Faculty of Economics and Politics; M.Phil. Economics, 1988, University of Cambridge, Queens' College; BA Economics Tripos, 1987, University of Cambridge, Queens' College.
