Projects

The research projects ACRA team have worked since 2019

  1. Studying the growth of urban space with the help of remote sensing data and also identify availability of urban infrastructure and amenities over time. The study will cover selected cities that are experiencing faster pace in growth in last couple of decades. (2023)
  2. Best B-School Rankings 2023 – Ranking of all management institutions/universities in India offering 2 year MBA/PGDM or any equivalent degree based on a multi-dimensional approach. The study covers both government and private academic institution in India who are offering these courses. The study is commissioned by Fortune India magazine, which is of global reputation.
  3. Survey of Indian states and UTs related to Panchayat devolution. The survey includes state panchayat department, auditor general office, local fund office, three levels of panchayats – district, block and gram, gram sabha members and enlightened villagers.
  4. Working on policy measures to arrive at a optimum rate for excise to fulfill objectives of revenue generation for the state as well as reducing consumption of alcoholic beverages. The study will be cover all alcoholic beverages products by categories. It will also look into a dynamic pricing model that can be applicable for alcobev products. (2022-23) – for PLR Chambers
  5. Forecasting consumption of ultra-processed foods by sub-categories and essential/staple foods by sub-categories for next 10 years till 2032 using econometric technique (2022) – For ICRIER and World Health Organisation (WHO).
  6. Identifying potential of a district and its surroundings in Madhya Pradesh for crucial business decision making (2022) – For a large Indian Multinational.
  7. Extracting and analysing data from various domain including trade, industry, power, macro-economy, labour, concordance for NIC and SUT and constructing new IO table (2022-23)
  8. Identifying potential of a district and its surroundings in Madhya Pradesh for crucial business decision making (2022) – For a large Indian Multinational
  9. Developing A Framework to Increase Revenues, Protect Consumers and Provide Sustainability & Predictability to Industry for Alcobev Products (2022) – For PLR Chambers
  10. Potential impact of taxation on the demand for sugar sweetened beverages and unhealthy foods in India: Policy options and way forward (2022) – For Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI)
  11. A primary survey of about 1700 MSMEs in Delhi on micro credit related issues (2022) – For National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP)
  12. Estimating economic impact of book publishing industry in India using Input-Output model and Social Accounting Matrix (2022) – For Nielsen IQ and FIP
  13. Data extraction on key aspects for a financial study (2022) -For Queen Mary University of London (QMUL)
  14. Economic impact of covid 19 pandemic on Himachal Pradesh tourism – A district level study (2022) – Self sponsored study
  15. Estimating the economic impact of the industrial corridors along Purvanchal and Bundelkhand Expressways in Uttar Pradesh (2021 and 22) – For Ernst & Young
  16. Estimating economic, social and environmental impact of cooperative societies in India (2021and 22) – For Ernst & Young
  17. Policy analysis on reverse job work for Gems & Jewelry units in SEZs in India through understanding the impact of it on DTA revenue and employment (2021) – For ICRIER
  18. District level analysis of socio-demographic development in Haryana and identifying the changes over time (2021) – Self sponsored
  19. Evaluation of SARAL, an online service delivery platform of Haryana Government (2021) – With HIPA
  20. “Study on India and the Coronavirus Pandemic: Economic Losses for Households Engaged in Tourism and Policies for Recovery” (2021) – For NCAER
  21. Conducting telephonic survey using random digital dialing sampling technique to understanding financial Grievance – A study of Delhi NCR region (2020-21) – NIPFP
  22. Sell and purchase trends of processed foods and beverages in India: Analysis of trends over past decade and forecast till 2030 (2020) – ICRIER and WHO
  23. Assessment study in child labour in supply chain of Chilli sector in India (2020) – ICSSPL
  24. An evaluation of SARAL, an online service delivery platform of Haryana Government (2020) – With HIPA
  25. Conducting a survey on financial information of educational institution and health institution to be used for Education Satellite Account and Health Satellite Account for Uttarakhand Government (2020) – For NCAER
  26. Evolving a methodology for estimating latent electricity consumption demand using Remote Sensing Data (Nightlights and LULC) and other secondary data (2020) – For KPMG
  27. Understanding alcohol taxation system of different states to facilitate estimation of price elasticity of various alcohol products: Conducting a survey of excise departments and other stakeholders in various Indian states (2020) – For NCAER
  28. Economic Impact Assessment and other operation aspects of Homestay and B&BS in India (2019 and 2020) – For IAMAI
  29. Developing Consumer Demographic Scenario of Mumbai Metropolitan Region at City Ward Level granularity (2019) 18. – For CBRE
  30. Developing Consumer Demographic Scenario for Patna at City Ward Cluster granularity (2019) – For CBRE
  31. Prioritising Districts of Goa for Performance based Awards (2019) – For India Today
  32. Conducting Survey on Understanding Financial Product Purchase Behaviour  – An Experimental Economics Study covering 9000 plus households in Delhi (2019 and 2020) – The paper based on this work is published in https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3519845 – For IIM Ahmedabad
  33. Corporate Trainings in India – Perspective from Industry Professionals (2019) – For IAMAI
  34. Consumer Demographic Analysis for Mumbai Metropolitan City (2019) – JLL
  35. Estimating costs for centralised and decentralised waste management practices: A study of Delhi, Panaji, Mysuru and Gurgaon (2019) – Chintan
  36. State-wise index of inclusive development in India (2019)