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Personal Details
NameDr Himani Baxi
DesignationAssistant Professor
DepartmentSocial Sciences, School of Liberal Studies
EmailHimani.Baxi@sls.pdpu.ac.in
Educational Qualifications
  • B.A. (Economics, St. Xavier's College), 1999
  • M.A. (Economics, M S University), 2001
  • Ph.D (Economics, Public Finance, Gujarat University), 2007
    Professional Affiliation
    Collaborator in the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada funded project Dried Fish Matters: Mapping the Social Economy of Dried Fish in South and Southeast Asia for Enhanced Wellbeing and Nutrition. The project is conducting research on dried fish value chains in six countries in South and Southeast Asia, and four regions in India. Started in May 2018, will be completed by 2025.
    Awards
    Publications / Articles / Conference
    Research based or onographs/Textbooks published
  • 'Growth Trajectory of Gujarat: Public Policy Intervention ', Allied Publisher, Mar 2025
  • 'Fiscal Decentralisation A Gandhian Perspective ', Rawat Publications, Aug 2024
  • 'Outcome Evaluation of State Finance - Gujarat (Report)', Fifteenth Finance Commission, May 2019
  • 'State Finances in Gujarat: An Evaluation (Report)', Central Finance Commission , Jul 2014
  • 'Regional Disparities in India – Issues and Perspectives', , Feb 2009
    Articles/Chapters Published in the books
  • 'Fiscal Decentralisation Efforts in Gujarat: A Critical Analysis', Allied Publishers Private Limited , Mar 2025
  • 'ઉદ્યોગો અને મહેસૂલી વહીવટ ', ગુજરાત સરકાર , Dec 2023
  • 'Outcome Evaluation of State Finance Gujarat', , May 2019
  • 'Fiscal Decentralization and Challenges to Indian Cities', Kumud Publications , Aug 2017
  • 'Issues of state finances in Gujarat,', Wisdom Publication , Jun 2015
  • 'State Finance in Gujarat: An Evaluation', , Jul 2014
  • 'Agricultural Sector in Gujarat: Performance and Prospects performance', Icfai University Press,, Jan 2008
    Published Papers in Journals
  • 'Revenue–expenditure nexus of Indian states: panel ARDL approach', International Journal of Social Economics, pp. 1-1, Feb 2025, DOI : https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSE-03-2024-0232
  • 'Impact of Demonetization in Rural Areas Through the Lens of Financial Inclusion', Journal of Rural Development (Indexed Scopus), pp. 120-135, Mar 2022, DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.25175/jrd%2F2022%2Fv41%2Fi1%2F172466
  • 'Social Expenditure and Human Development in Gujarat', Economic Political Weekly (ABDC - B category) , pp. 58-64, Apr 2019, DOI : http://dx.doi.org/10.25175/jrd%2F2022%2Fv41%2Fi1%2F172466
  • 'An Issue of Petroleum Subsidy in India: The Critical Journey', Journal of Economic Research and Studies, Sep 2016
  • 'Growth of Revenue Receipts of Indian State – A Comparative Study', Anvesak, pp. 0378-4568, Jan 2009, DOI : NA
  • 'Growth and Determinants of Non-tax revenue of Indian states – a panel data analysis', ICFAI Journal of Public Finance , Nov 2009
    Papers presented in Conferences, Seminars, Workshops, Symposia

  • 'Measuring the impact of government expenditure and effective governance on sustainable development goals: studies from developing nations', 3rd Annual Economic Conference on Contemporary issues in Economic theory and policy, feb 2025
  • 'Fiscal Decentralization Efforts in Gujarat: A critical Analysis ', Growth Trajectory in Gujarat: Public Policy Intervention, jan 2024
  • 'Rural Industries and Technology – A Micro GIDC Framework ', ICSSR sponsored International Seminar on ‘ Alternative Paradigm for Sustainable Rural Transformation’, jan 2024
  • 'Indian States: A Comparative Study of Fiscal Response, COVID 19 and Economic Growth', Road to Inclusive Recovery – Post pandemic era, Mar 2022
  • 'Role of State and Federal Finance for Economic Development of Gujarat', 47th Annual Conference of Gujarat Economic Association, jan 2017