Department of Economics
Research Projects
The Department has executed several projects over the years. Among the major Department projects, mention may be made of the Social Forestry Project of the Government of Tamil Nadu, carried out with funding from the Swedish International Development Agency (SIDA). Besides Departmental projects, individual faculty members have separately and jointly carried out several projects. These include Evaluation of India’s population education programmes, Studies of vital rates in Tamil Nadu, Assessment of the role of women in Panchayati Raj, Rural drinking water studies, Identifying hunger households to ensure food security, Trade liberalization and gender, Survey of literacy and education in Karnataka, Studies of production relations in Indian agriculture, Village surveys and resurveys, Industrial pollution, Entrepreneurship Development, Patterns of Rural Development, Post-Harvest Technology, Micro enterprises and women’s empowerment.
Project Details
| Title | Funding Agency | Amount (Rs.) | Year of sanction |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hunger Free Area Programme | MSSRF | 1,00,000 | 1996 |
| Patterns of Resource Flows | ICSSR | 98,000 | 1999 |
| Role of Industrial Promotional Agencies on Entrepreneurship Development | ICSSR | 97,000 | 1991 |
| Post-Harvest Technology | Adiseshiah Trust, Chennai | 97,000 | 2007 |
| Economic and Environmental aspects of Rural water supply in Tamil Nadu: A case study in Tiruchirappalli District. | IGIDR | 4,56,000 | 1998 |
| Economic Approach to Industrial Pollution control of select units in Tiruchirapalli District | TNPCB | 2.54,100 | 2001 |
| Capacity Building Programme in Environmental Economics | World Bank | 15,000 | 2001 |
| Common Property Resources | UGC | 3,02,000 | 2003 |
| Women Entrepreneurs in Micro Enterprises inTiruchirapalli District. | UGC | 1,50,000 | 1999 |
| Impact of Micro Financing on Women | MHRD | 1,73,000 | 2004 |
| Impact of Globalisation on Cotton Knitwear Industry in Tiruppur. | UGC | 10,000 | 2000 |