About the blog

This website is structured as follows:

  1. Notes: This is where I put in my blog posts, summary of journal articles, previous market research notes from GS, and anything else.
  2. Papers: This is where I put my working papers and models.
  3. Code: Link to my GitHub profile.
  4. About: The page where you are currently – describing the structure of the blog and few details about me.

About Me, Professional Summary

I describe myself as an Engineer-turned-Economist. Even after working in the field of Economics for the past 5 years, I still consider myself an Engineer at heart. By chance, I stumbled upon Economics after graduating from IIT Delhi in 2014. I developed a strong interest in the subject and decided to pursue formal studies in economics. As a result, I enrolled in a Master’s program at the Delhi School of Economics.

Due to some financial constraints at that time, I made the decision to take up a corporate job. Thus, I started working as an analyst at Credit Suisse, where I validated macro models predicting revenue from a business segment in the EMEA region. After some time, I transitioned to American Express, where I worked on building machine learning models using XGBoost to predict prospective customer credit card spending. However, pure machine learning did not fulfill my passion for macroeconomics, and I began searching for other opportunities. Fortunately, I was offered a job as a research analyst at Global Investment Research at Goldman Sachs, where I focused on covering India’s macroeconomic developments.

My work at Goldman Sachs provided crucial experience and allowed me to gain insight into the role of a market economist. Specifically, my responsibilities included:

  1. Tracking the Indian Economy: Monitoring GDP, inflation, RBI policy meetings, and trade and fiscal data.
  2. Writing thematic pieces on India’s economy, such as analyzing the drivers of India’s exports, exploring long-term potential growth for India, and examining the determinants of RBI policy rates.
  3. Addressing client queries.

Working at Goldman Sachs was undeniably fascinating and challenging, and I had the privilege of having excellent mentors. However, my desire to pursue a PhD remained strong. In September 2022, I joined as a Research Associate at the Centre for Advanced Financial Research and Learning (CAFRAL) at the Reserve Bank of India, where I am currently engaged.

Work Experience

  • Research Associate, CAFRAL, Reserve Bank of India - 2022 - Present
  • Economics Analyst, Global Investment Research, Goldman Sachs - 2020-2022
  • Business Analyst, American Express - 2019-2020
  • Model Validator, Credit Suisse - 2018-2019

Education

  • B.Tech in Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, 2010-2014
  • MA in Economics, Delhi School of Economics, 2016-2018.