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Dr. Prof. Pradeep Apte, professor of economics at Fergusson College, BMCC, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics. He is a consultant at the World bank and the World Trade Centre, India. He is also a member of Expert Group on State Finance Commissions for 13th Finance Commission Government of India. He is an author of many Research Papers and publications.

A reluctant commerce graduate, a teacher by happenstance, an avid enthusiast of classical music, an awe-inspring knowledge of history, he knows Maharashtra inside out, an acknowledged WTO expert, amateur wine-maker, self-taught mathematician, a cine enthusiast, Sanskrit scholar, a linguist.

Education

He graduated from B.M.C.C. in Bachelor of commerce. He studied Economics from Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics and completed Masters of Arts in Economics followed by M.Phil in Economics for which he was awarded Pandurangi Memorial Prize for Best M.Phil. Dissertation from Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics. He was awarded Doctorate of Philosophy from University of Pune where his Ph.D Thesis was "A Study of Indian Perspective of selected prospective trade-linkages issues concerning WTO"

During a lecture at Symbiosis School of Economics in February 09 on "India and WTO", Dr. Apte set the environment with introduction of WTO and explaining its various model designing. Its basic functioning was the next on the list. It was quite interesting to know as to how WTO, being a forum for governments to negotiate trade agreements manages trade between its member nations with different tools like single undertaking approach, restrictions and barriers among others. Furthermore, Dr. Apte went about ameliorating student knowledge about General Agreement on Tariffs and Services (GATS) whereby emphasising on subsidies given by governments and its effect on equivalent tariffs basically in agricultural sector of the country. Also talking about Indian acceptance to all this at different stages. He was extremely impressive in analysing India’s stand on WTO ever since its existence and was largely successful in proving Indian ministers failure in the past which they attributed to be achievements. He gave a clear idea about the non-applicability of theories and convictions holding true within this fast changing economies around the world, thereby giving an extremely important lesson of understanding what international bodies’ means when they say something else.

He is a honorary /visiting Faculty for the following educational Institutions:

• Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics

• ICICI Training Institute

• Institute of Management Development and Research

• Symbiosis Institute of Business Management

• World Trade Centre Institute of International Trade

• YASHADA

His area of expertise is immense in following subjects:

• Operations Research

• Econometrics

• International Trade and Finance

• Public Economics and Taxation

• Agricultural Economics

ADVISORY POSITIONS:

• Consultant, World Bank

• Consultant, World Trade Centre, India

• Chairman Advisory and Consultants Committee, Maharashtra State Agricultural Marketing Board (MSAMB)

• Member, WTO working group of Government of Maharashtra

• SEBI Nominee Director, Pune Stock Exchange

• Public Nominee Director, Pune Stock Exchange

• Advisor, Municipal Finance Planning and Evaluation for CRISIL

• Member, Third State Finance Commission, Government of Maharashtra 1

• Expert Group Member, State Finance Commissions for 13th Finance Commission, Government of India

EDITORSHIP:

• Associate Editor, ‘Arthsamvada’ Journal of Marathi Arthvidgnyan Parishad 1985-1988.

PUBLICATIONS and PRESENTATIONS:

Research Work and Publications:

• “Growth and Performance of Public Sector in Indian Economy: A Review of Selected Aspects” (1988).

• “Relationship between ‘Total’ and ‘Sub-period’ Regressions”, Artha Vijaana (Journal Of Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics) Sept 1988.

• “National Income Concepts and Measurement”: Artha –samvada, 1988.

• ‘Indian Public Finance': Textbook for Poona University, Distance Education Centre, 1989.

• Public Finance: Theory and Applications Textbook for Poona University, Distance Education Centre, 1989.

• “Theoretical Framework for Partial Decentralisation in Soviet type Economies” (Jt. Author) (Paper presented for conference on East European Economies organized by the Indian School of Political Economy, 1989)

• “Role and Structure of Public Sector in Indian Economy” (Paper presented for conference on East European Economies organized by the Indian School of Political Economy, 1988)

• “Sub-urban Railway Services in Bombay: Problems and Prospects” (Jt. Author) (Paper presented for seminar organized by Railway Tariff committee, 1993)

• “The Bombay Metropolitan Suburban System”: (Jt. Author) Report for Railway Fare and Freight Committee, Ministry of Railways, Government of India, 1993.

• “Dunkel Draft: Myth and Reality”: A book on Uruguay round controversies Publishers - Centre for Development Research and Documentation, 1994.

• “GATT and Agricultural Exports”: Report prepared for World Trade Centre, Mumbai, India, 1995.

• “GATS and Trade in Services”: Report prepared for World Trade Centre, Mumbai India, 1995.

• “Export potential of Maharashtra”: Report prepared for World Trade Centre, Mumbai, India, 1996. (Project for Ministry of Trade, Government of Maharashtra)

• "Export Potential Maharashtra: Strategies for Selected Sectors" Report prepared for World Trade Centre, Mumbai, India, 1997. (Project for Ministry of Trade, Government of Maharashtra and Ministry of Commerce, Government of India)

• Improving Maharashtra’s Own Revenue Performance: A Study Carried Out for the World Bank by Pradeep Apte, Arindam Das-Gupta

• Public and Private Investment Expenditures and its Linkages with FDI: A Case Study of India: (Jt. Authors Shantanu Gupta, Sadananda Tutakane): In “Indian Economic Reforms” Ed. Raghbendra Jha (Palgrave Macmillan 2003)

• ‘Employment in Maharashtra’: Chapter on Employment In Maharashtra Development Report for Planning Commission, Government of Indi

• “Farmers Movements in Post Independent India”: Study sponsored by Government of India (Dept of Agriculture, Millennium Farmer Studies) (September 2003)

• ‘India’s Trade Policy since 1990’: “Prayas” Vol VIII 2004

• NGOs and Farmers Movements: (Book Publishers: Academic Foundation (Ministry of Agriculture Government of India) Millennium Farmer Studies Series Books (Jt. Author) (Dec 2004)

• Free trade Area Agreement in Asean: Implications for Indian Agriculture : MEDC Journal (2006)

Books in Progress:

• Economics of Intellectual Property Rights

• New Issues in World Trading System

• Wine Samhita: A Complete Book on Wine and Indian (in English and Marathi)

Reports in Progress:

• “Trade, Environment and Labor Standards” (Study sponsored by World Trade Centre)

• “Issues in Irrigation Pricing: A Case of Maharashtra”

• “Tax and Non-Tax Revenues of the Government of Maharashtra” (Evaluation study for World Bank)

Other Writings:

• Arthsamvada: weekly column on economic issues and problems in Loksatta (1999-2000)

• Wine Mahima: a column on vine cultivation for wine, the wine industry process and prospects in India for daily AGRO-ONE

AWARDS:

• Pandurangi Memorial Prize for Best M.Phil. Dissertation awarded by Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics

References

http://sse.ac.in/students/guest-lectures

http://fincomindia.nic.in/writereaddata%5Chtml_en_files%5Ctfc/Annex2.pdf

External Links

http://lifebeyondgokhale.blogspot.in/2006/09/are-you-ready-boots-start-walking.html

Further reading

His opinion on Budget 2011 http://www.dnasyndication.com/dna/article/DNPUN36724