Sripad Motiram

Sripad Motiram serves as Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Massachusetts Boston with additional affiliation to the Asian Studies Department, focusing on Development Economics, Welfare Economics, Microeconomics, and Political Economy through interdisciplinary social science frameworks.

Education

• PhD in Economics from University of Southern California, Los Angeles

Research Focus: Motiram's scholarship centers on four interwoven themes: (i) Urbanization dynamics in developing nations under economic liberalization; (ii) Welfare Economics analyzing inequality, poverty, and unemployment; (iii) India's political economy; and (iv) Critiques of production/distribution systems with alternative models. His methodological approach integrates quantitative and qualitative urban studies, emphasizing socio-spatial dimensions of economic outcomes.

Publication Trends: Recent works (2018-2024) demonstrate concentrated examination of Indian urban inequality through religion, caste, gender, and class lenses, revealing spatial economic patterns. This corpus shows evolving emphasis from theoretical microeconomics toward empirical socio-spatial analyses of sustainable development and inequality measurement within rapidly transforming Indian cities.

Professional Background

• Previous appointments: University of California, Berkeley; Dalhousie University; Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research
• Visiting fellowships: King's College London; UNU-WIDER Helsinki; University of Bologna; Indian Statistical Institute Bangalore

Additional Activities: An accomplished long-distance runner, Motiram has completed the New York, Mumbai, and Copenhagen Marathons alongside multiple half-marathons, reflecting his commitment to endurance challenges beyond academia.