Dr. Deepti Kohli

About

Deepti Kohli is an economist whose research focuses on political economy, lobbying, and public policy outcomes. She has previously published studies on environmental regulations and global trade patterns. Currently, her work centers on applying game theory to strategic decision-making in business contexts, as well as exploring topics related to climate finance. Prior to joining FMS, she worked as an Assistant Professor in Swami Shraddhanand College, Delhi University and taught various economics courses to undergraduate students for about nine years.

Journal Publications (Links to their research papers) :

• 1. Kohli, Deepti (2024). “Political Determinants of Centre-State Transfers: An Empirical Analysis Across Indian States”, Journal of Government and Economics, 16.
• 2. Kohli, Deepti and Meeta Keswani Mehra, (2023). “Impact of Electoral Competition, Swing Voters and Interest Groups on Equilibrium Policy Platforms: Exploring the Strategic Forces at Work”, Research in Economics, 77 (1): 60-75.
• 3. Kohli, Deepti (2022). “Environmental Regulation and Intra-Industry Trade: An Empirical Analysis”, The International Trade Journal, 36 (5): 377-399.
• 4. Kohli, Deepti (2022). “Elections, Lobbying and Economic Policies: An Empirical Investigation across Indian States”, Constitutional Political Economy, 33 (3): 255-300.
• 5. Kohli, Deepti (2022). “Examining the Impact of Electoral Competition and Endogenous Lobby Formation on Equilibrium Policy Platforms”, The B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics, 22 (1): 153-198.
• 6. Kohli, Deepti (2021). “The Political Economy of Sectoral Credit Provisioning in India: An Empirical Analysis”, Statistics, Politics and Policy, 12 (2): 413-456.
• 7. Mehra, M.K. and Deepti Kohli, (2018). “Environmental Regulation and Intra-Industry Trade”, International Economic Journal, 32 (2): 133-160. DOI: 10.1080/10168737.2018.1461914.
• 8. Kohli, Deepti, (2017). “A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Compressed Natural Gas Implementation in Petrol Cars in Delhi”, International Research Journal of Commerce, Arts and Science, 8 (8): 61-77.
• 9. Sinha, Pankaj and Deepti Kohli, (2015). “Modeling Exchange Rate Dynamics in India using Stock Market Indices and Macroeconomic Variables”, Amity Global Business Review, 10: 5-18.

Conference

• 1. ● Presented a paper titled “Impact of Electoral Competition, Swing Voters and Interest Groups on Equilibrium Policy Platforms: Exploring the Strategic Forces at Work”, at the 18th LAGV conference in Public Economics, held in Aix-en-Provence in France on June 13-14, 2019.
• 2. ● Presented a paper titled “Politics of Demonetization and Impact of Demonetization on People” at the UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Demonetization: Its Economic and Political Implications in India held on 29th to 30th April 2019 at the Department of Economics, Swami Shraddhanand College, University of Delhi, India.
• 3. ● Participated in a two-day International Conference on India’s Energy Security: Interregional Cooperation to Energy Security Society held on 19th-20th March 2019 at the Centre for South Asian Studies & Energy Studies Programme, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi-110067. Co-authored the paper titled “Energy Efficiency and Clean Energy Transitions in India: What Do These Mean for Climate Change Mitigation?” with Professor Meeta Keswani Mehra, which was presented at the above mentioned conference.
• 4. ● Paper titled “Electoral Competition, Lobby Formation and Equilibrium Policies” presented at the 22nd Annual Conference of the Indian Political Economy Association (IPEA) held on 14-15th December 2018 at the Department of Economics, University of Jammu, India.
• 5. ● Paper titled “Environmental Regulation and Intra-Industry Trade: An Empirical Analysis” accepted for presentation at Sixth IIFT Conference on Empirical Issues In International Trade & Finance, held in Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi on 13-14 December, 2018.
• 6. ● Paper titled “Environmental Regulation and Intra-Industry Trade” presented at Journées Louis-André Gérard-Varet (LAGV) Conference-2017 in Aix-en-Provence, France.

Articles/Cases

• 1. Kohli, Deepti and Pankaj Sinha, (2014). “A Review Paper on Carbon Trading”, Munich Personal RePEc Archive (MPRA), Paper No. 69455, University Library of Munich, Germany.
• 2. Sinha, Pankaj and Deepti Kohli, (2013). “Modeling Exchange Rate Dynamics in India using Stock Market Indices and Macroeconomic Variables”, Munich Personal RePEc Archive (MPRA), Paper No. 45816, University Library of Munich, Germany.

Research Interests

• 1. Political Economy, Lobbying and Public Policy Outcomes, Applications of Game Theory to Business Decision-Making, Environmental Economics and Climate Finance.

Books/Book Chapters

• 1. Mehra, Meeta Keswani and Kohli, Deepti. Energy efficiency and clean energy transitions in India: What do these mean for climate change mitigation? In The Chinese Shadow on India’s Eastward Engagement: The Energy Security Dimension. Bhardwaj Sanjay K. (Ed). Routledge India, 2021. ISBN 9780367760007. Published online at https://www.routledge.com/The-Chinese-Shadow-on-Indias-Eastward-Engagement-The-Energy-Security/Bhardwaj/p/book/9780367760007