Ramesh Paudel is an Associate Professor of Economics at the Central Department of Economics, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal. He served as a member of the National Planning Commission and a member of the Board of Trade, Government of Nepal on different occasions. He holds a PhD in Economics from the Australian National University and a Master of Research in Economics from the University of Wollongong, Australia. Paudel worked as an academician in Australia and Nepal for about 20 years. He brings an excellent combination of experiences in academia, research, and policymaking relevant to macroeconomics, financial economics, development economics, and international trade. His list of publications includes but is not limited to well-ranked international peer-reviewed journals, national journals, and book chapters of Oxford University Press, Springer, and other outlets. He has worked as a consultant to the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the United Nations, and the Nepal government on different occasions. During his tenure in NPC, he led a team in various stages, to draft a few chapters related to Education, Health, Urban Planning, and Infrastructure Development of the 16^th National Plan.  

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PhD in Economics, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

Master of Research in Economics (MPhil equivalent), The University of Wollongong, Australia.

MA in Economics and MBA in Finance, Tribhuvan University, Nepal

Associate Professor, Central Department of Economics, TU, Kirtipur, Nepal.

Member, National Planning Commission, Government of Nepal.

Research Officer, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

Member, Board of Trade, Government of Nepal.

Researcher in the fields of Energy economics and climate financing, Financial economics, International trade and diplomacy issues, Public policy

Journal articles:

1. Chaudhary, A. and Ramesh C. Paudel (2024). Navigating economic growth challenges in developing countries: a case study of BIMSTEC, Cogent Social Sciences, 10(1).2431591, https://doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2024.2431591
2. Paudel, Ramesh C. (2023). Capital Expenditure and Economic Growth: A Disaggregated Analysis for Nepal, Cogent Economics & Finance, 11 (1), 1-21. https://doi.org/10.1080/23322039.2023.2191449
3. Paudel, Ramesh C. and Acharya, Chakra Pani (2021). Cooperatives and Economic Growth in a Developing Country: The Case of Nepal, Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, 93(3) 797–815. https://doi.org/10.1111/apce.12323
4. Paudel, Ramesh C., & Arusha Cooray (2018). Export performance of developing countries: Does landlockedness matter? Review of Development Economics, 22(3), e36-e62. https://doi.org/10.1111/rode.12389
5. Paudel, Ramesh C. and Paul J. Burke (2015), “Exchange rate policy and export performance in a landlocked developing country: The case of Nepal”, Journal of Asian Economics, 38, 55-63. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asieco.2015.04.003
6. Paudel, Ramesh C. (2014). Economic Growth in Developing Countries: Is Landlockedness Destiny? Economic Papers: A journal of applied economics and policy, 33(4), 339-361. https://doi.org/10.1111/1759-3441.12096
7. Paudel, Ramesh C. and Kankesu Jayanthakunaran (2009), " Financial Liberalization and Performance in Sri Lanka: ARDL Approach" South Asia Economic Journal, SAGE Publications, 10(1) (2009), 127-156. https://doi.org/10.1177/139156140901000106

Book Chapters:

1. Paudel, R., Waglé, S. (2019). Structural Transformation and Growth: Whither Agriculture in Nepal?. In: Thapa, G., Kumar, A., Joshi, P. (eds) Agricultural Transformation in Nepal. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-32-9648-0_2
2. Paudel, R.C. (2019). Trade Facilitation in South Asia: Landlocked Countries’ Perspective. In: Jayanthakumaran, K., Shukla, N., Harvie, C., Erdenetsogt, O. (eds) Trade Logistics in Landlocked and Resource Cursed Asian Countries. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-6814-1_4
3. Paudel, Ramesh C. & Swarnim Wagle (2018), “Nepal’s Trade Performance and Potential with Regional Partners” in J Menon & TN Sri Nivasan eds., Integrating South and East Asia, Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 114-136.