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Nonresident Senior Fellow

Urjit R. Patel

Nonresident Senior Fellow, Global Economy and Development

Urjit Patel is an expert on economics and public finance in India, international trade, financial intermediation and regulation of infrastructure utilities.



Expertise

Indian macroeconomics; energy; infrastructure; climate change mitigation

  • Language Fluency:
  • Hindi
  • Gujarati

Background

Current Positions
President (Business Development), Reliance Industries Ltd., 2008-2009

Past Positions
Executive Director & Member of the Management Committee, Infrastructure Development Finance Company Limited (IDFC), 1997-2006; Ministry of Finance, Department of Economic Affairs, New Delhi, 1998-2001; Economist Programme, International Monetary Fund (IMF), 1990-1992; Reserve Bank of India, 1995-97

Education

Ph.D. (Economics) Yale University, 1990; M. Phil. (Economics) Oxford University, 1986; B.Sc. (Economics) University of London, 1984


Research and Commentary

Save to My PortfolioPublic Finance and the Energy Sector in IndiaDecember 27, 2011The Financial Express
Save to My PortfolioAssessing the Investment Exuberance in India’s Power SectorFebruary 03, 2011The Brookings Institution
Save to My PortfolioCrucial Deadline for Nuclear Energy Business in IndiaAugust 17, 2010The Brookings Institution
Save to My PortfolioIndia and a Carbon DealNovember 02, 2009Brookings Up Front Blog
Save to My PortfolioThe Challenges of Emissions TradingNovember 16, 2007Business Standard
Save to My PortfolioGlobal Climate Change: A Stern WarningOctober 26, 2007Business Standard
Save to My PortfolioThe Heat Is OnOctober 16, 2007Business Standard
Save to My PortfolioWill We Strangle Gas Pipelines?January 04, 2007Business Standard
Save to My PortfolioTowards a Rational Market for Natural GasDecember 16, 2006Business Standard

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202.797.6105
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