• International Trade and Development Economics: Indian and Chinese Special Economic Zones (SEZs); Trade Facilitation; Agriculture and Trade; Trade and Gender; Trade and Food security; Skill Development, Trade and Labour

• Ph. D in Economics (2011), Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore, through Mysore University, Mysore, Karnataka, India.

Books and Monographs

1. Dr. K. Gayithri, Dr Malini L. Tantri, and Dr D Rajasekhar (2021). Policy Options for Scaling up Apprenticeship Programme: The Case of Karnataka, ISEC Monograph, ISEC, Bangalore.

2. Tantri, Malini L (2016). Special Economic Zones in India: Policy, Performance and Prospects, Cambridge University Press, London.

3. Tantri, Malini L (2016). Imperatives of Trade Facilitation on Trade Performance: An Appraisal in the Context of India's Select SEZs, ISEC Monograph, ISEC, Bangalore.

Research Papers in Journal/Edited Books

1. Varadurga Bhat, Malini L Tantri (2023 ). "Pollution Haven Hypothesis and the Bilateral Trade Between India and China. Journal of current Chinese affairs. Online first

2. Tantri Malini L and Varadurga Bhat. (2023). Race to the Bottom? Evidence from Pollution intensive Products Trade in India and China. China Report. 59:3.

3. Thomas, S. J., & Tantri, M. L. (2023). Book review: Preet S. Aulakh and Raveendra Chittoor, Coping with Global Institutional Change: A Tale of India’s Textile and Pharmaceutical Industries. Review of Development and Change, 28(1), 132–135.
    https://doi.org/10.1177/09722661231173749

4. Tantri Malini L, Channamma Kambara, and Harshita Bhat (2022). Nutritional Characteristics of North-East Indian States. Journal of North East india Studies. Vol. 12(2), Jul.-Dec. 2022, pp. 86-104.

5. Tantri Malini L and Varadurga Bhat. (2022). Trade in Pollution-intensive Products: Evidence from India. Vision: The Journal of Business Perspective
   . https://doi.org/10.1177/09722629221105685

6. Tantri Malini L (2022) The Missing Thread in the Making of Agriculture Export Policy in India, Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics. Vol 77 No 2. Apri-June, pp 277-293.

7. Varadurga Bhat, Malini L Tantri and C Nalin Kumar (2022). Pandemic, Trade, Policy Adjustment and Development Challenges - The Case of India, in (Edited) Impact of Covid-19

8. Channamma Kambara, S Manasi, Malini L Tantri, Shiva Kumar Naik (2022) Implications on Gender during the Pandemic in edited: Global Pandemic and Human Security: Technology and Development Perspective by Rajib Shaw and Anjula Gurtoo, SPRINGER Nature

9. Tantri Malini L, Channamma Kambara, and Harshita Bhat (2022) Nutritional Characteristics of North-East Indian States, Journal of North East India Studies Vol. 12(2), Jul.-Dec. 2022, pp. 86-104

10. Tantri, Malini L (2021). Nexus between trade liberalization, gender and employment – with a special reference to India’s plantation sector in Rajesh Raj S. N.and Komol Singha (edit) THE ROUTLEDGE HANDBOOK OF POST-REFORM INDIAN ECONOMY, Routledge. Pp 526-546.

11. Tantri, Malini L and Shruthi Mohan Menon (2021). Is there a Broad-basing Process in the Indian Economy?, in Nadakarni M V (edit): Socia-Economic Change and Braodbasing in India, Routledge. Pp 120-138.

12. Bhat Varadurga and Malini L. Tantri (2020). Trade in Renewable Energy Technologies: A Comparison of India and China in SridharS Kala and Li jingfeng (eds): The Rise of India and China Social, Economic and Environmental Impacts, Routledge

13. Tantri, Malini L (2019). “India’s Plantations Labour Act and Inherent Structural Anomalies”, Review of Development and Change, Vol 24(2): 224-241.

14. Tantri, Malini L and C Nalin Kumar (2018). Facets Of Trade Facilitation: Exemplary Cases From China And India, China Report, Vol.54(3): 285-305.

15. Tantri, Malini L (2015) “Fiscal Implications of SEZs expansion in India: A Resource Cost Approach”, Journal of International Commerce, Economics and Policy, World Scientific Vol 6 (1).

16. Tantri, Malini L. (2014). “Policy and Performance of SEZs in India and China - A Comparison”, in Economic Growth, Trade and Poverty: A Comparative Analysis of India and China edited by Kannan Elumalai, R.S. Deshpande, Guo Xiaoming Konrak Publishers, New Delhi)

17. Tantri, Malini L. (2013). “Trade Facilitation and Trade Performance in India and China” (in Chinese), in Sino-Indian Forum: Opening-Up, Cooperation and Economic Growth, Guo Xiaoming (Ed.), Sichuan People's Publishing Ltd., Chengdu (PR China), 2015, pp.141-160.

18. Tantri, Malini L. (2013). “Trajectories of China’s Integration with the World Economy through SEZs: A Study on Shenzhen SEZ”, China Report, Vol 49 (2): 227-250.

19. Tantri, Malini L. (2012). “Did Metamorphosis from Export Processing Zones to Special Economic Zones Improve the Efficiency of Trade Enclaves in India?”, Journal of Economic Policy Reforms, Vol. 15 (4): 321-337.

20. Tantri, Malini L. (2012). “Effectiveness of Special Economic Zones over Export Processing Zones Structure in India: The Trade Performance at Aggregate Level”, Journal of Asian Public Policy, Vol. 5 (1): 23-40.

21. Tantri, Malini L. (2012). “China’s Policy for Special Economic Zone: Some Critical Issues”, India Quarterly, Vol. 68 (3): 231-250.

22. Tantri, Malini L. (2011). “Trade Performance of SEZs in India: A Disaggregated Level Analysis” Margin: The Journal of Applied Economic Research, Vol. 5 (2): 267-292.

23. Tantri, Malini L. (2011). “The Dynamics of SEZs over EPZs: The Case Study of Santacruz SEZ” International Journal of Economics, Vol. 2 (1): 62-75.

24. Tantri, Malini L. (2010). “Import Dependency of Special Economic Zones” Economic and Political Weekly Vol. 45 (36): 26-31.

25. Deshpande, R. S. and Malini L Tantri. (2007). “Karnataka’s Agriculture Growth under Constraints”, Yojana, 23 (2): 13-19.

26. Deshpande, R. S. and Malini L Tantri. (2007). “Organization of Agriculture in Karnataka after the fall of SrirangaPattana”, Quarterly Journal of Mythic society, 18 (2): 62-80.

Occasional Paper/Working Papers/Policy Brief/Non-refereed journals/ in good circulation newspaper

1. Tantri Malini L and Sanjukta Nair (2023) Agricultural Value Chain governance in the Context of Select Agricultural Products, ISEC Working Paper No 556. March 2023

2. Tantri Malini L (2023). Doing Business, Trade Facilitation and Agricultural Exports in India – The Case of Select Agricultural products, ISEC Working Paper 559. May, 2023.

3. Tantri Malini L, Channamma Kambara and Harshita Bhat (2023). Nutritional Status of Women and Children in northeastern States. ISEC Working Paper No.

4. Tantri Malini L (2022) Agricultural Export, Value Chain and Doing Business: Critical Policy Issues and the Way Forward, ISEC PB No 51, ISEC, Bengaluru

5. Tantri Malini L (2022) Revisiting India's SEZs Policy. ISEC WP NO 529. ISEC Bengaluru

6. Malini L Tantri, C Nalin Kumar and Varadurga Bhat (2021). Trade Irritants and Non-Tariff Measures between China and India. ICS Occassional paper No 72 (May), ICS, New Delhi, India. https://www.icsin.org/publications/trade-irritants-and-non

7. Tantri, Malini L. and Varadugra Bhat (2021). India’s Trade in Dirty Products, ISEC Working Paper No 520, ISEC Bengaluru.

8. Tantri, Malini L. and Sanjukta Nair (2021). The Policy and Performance of Industrial Sector in Karnataka, , ISEC Working Paper No 512, ISEC Bengaluru.

9. Tantri, Malini L. (2021). Policy and Performance of Agricultural Exports in India. ISEC Working Paper No 509, ISEC Bengaluru.

10. Channamma Kambara, Malini L Tantri and S Manasi , (2021). Education and Nutrition among the Migrant Construction Workers’ Children – A Case Study of Bengaluru City, ISEC Working Paper No 521, , ISEC Bengaluru

11. Tantri Malini L, S Manasi , Channamma Kambara (2021). Policies for Improving Nutrition Status of Migrant Children of Construction Workers - The Case Study of Bengaluru City. ISEC policy Brief No 43, ISEC Bengaluru

12. Tantri Malini L and Sanjukta Nair (2021). THE POLICY AND PERFORMANCE OF INDUSTRIAL SECTOR IN KARNATAKA, ISEC Working Paper No 512, ISEC Bengaluru

13. Channamma Kambara, S Manasi , Malini L Tantri, (2021) Policies for Improving Status of Education among Migrant Construction Workers’ children in Bengaluru city. ISEC Policy Brief No 44, ISEC Bengaluru

14. S Manasi , Malini L Tantri , Channamma Kambara (2021). Migrant Construction Workers and Question of Inclusiveness: A Case Study of Bengaluru City. ISEC Policy Brief No 45, ISEC bengaluru

15. Tantri, Malini L. and Varadugra Bhat (2020). "Covid 19, Trade and India- Policy issues in leveraging the opportunities", ISEC Policy Brief, ISEC Bengaluru

16. Tantri, Malini L. and Sanjukta Nair (2020). "Revival of Industrial Sector in Karnataka during Covid-19 - A Doing Business Approach". ISEC Policy Brief, ISEC Bengaluru.

17. Gayithri, K., Tantri, Malini L. and Rajasekhar D (2020). "International Best Practices of Apprenticeship System and Policy Options for India", ISEC Working Paper, Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore.

18. Tantri, Malini L and Aluakh Preet S. (2019). "An Analysis of Bilateral trade Between India and Canada". ISEC Working Paper No 444, Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore.

19. Gayithri, K., Tantri, Malini L. and Rajasekhar D (2019). "A Critical Review of Apprenticeship Policy of India", ISEC Working Paper No 440, Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore.

20. Tantri, Malini L and Aluakh Preet S. (2019). "Bilateral Trade Relationship Between Canada And India: A Report On Its Characteristics And Prospects", Working Paper, Center for Global Enterprise, Schulich School of Business, York University, Canada March 2019. http://cge.schulich.yorku.ca/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Tantri-Aulakh-Canada-India-Trade-Prospects.pdf

21. Tantri, Malini L. (2019). "The State of Doing Business in India and China", India-China People’s View Quarterly Vol. 13 (1):10-12

22. Gayithri, K., Tantri, Malini L. and Rajasekhar D (2018). "Scaling up of Apprentceship Programme in Karnataka" - Policy Option Policybrief No. 19, ISEC, Bengaluru.

23. Tantri, Malini L and Shaurav kumar (2018). "Food Security in BRICS – Current Status and Issues", ISEC Working Paper No 419, Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore.

24. Tantri, Malini L (2018). "India’s Plantation Labour Act, 1951 – Need a Revisit", ISEC Policybrief No. 19, ISEC, Bengaluru.

25. Tantri, Malini L (2017) "Special Economic Zones through the Lenses of Trade Facilitation", ISEC Policybrief, ISEC, Bengaluru.

26. Tantri, Malini L (2017) "A Critique on India’s Plantation Labour Act", ISEC Working Paper No 398, Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore.

27. Tantri, Malini L. (2016) “SEZs needs Enabling Envirnoment to Succed”, Civil Society Magazine July 2016 (This has appeared both as review of my book and Interview)

28. Tantri, Malini L. (2016) “Ïncentives like MAT removal or Tax holidays Don’t matter much”, The Dollar Business Magazine, August, 2016.

29. Tantri, Malini L et al (2015) Food Security in Karnataka – Paradoxes of Performance”. ISEC Working Paper series No, Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore.

30. Tantri, Malini L. (2014) “Promises and Paradoxes of SEZs expansion in India”. ISEC Working Paper No 331,, Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore.

31. Tantri, Malini L. (2014) “Shenzhen Special Economic Zone to Shanghai Free Trade Zone: Approach to Reform in China”, India-China People’s View Quarterly,

32. Tantri, Malini L. (2013) “India’s SEZs Policy – A Retrospective Analysis”, ISEC Working Paper No 301,  Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore.

33. Tantri, Malini L. (2013) “How Much Do We Know about the Chinese SEZ Policy?” Working Paper No 296, Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore.

34. Tantri, Malini L. (2013) “Bilateral Trade between India and China and Emerging Issues”, India-China People’s View Quarterly Vol. 7 (1).

35. Tantri, Malini L. (2013) “The SEZs Policy in India: A Historical Perspective”, SEZ World Tracker

36. Tantri, Malini L.  (2012) “A Decade of SEZs Expansion in India – Promises and Paradoxes”, Working Paper No 526, Forum for Research in International Trade and Investment (FREIT)

37. Tantri, Malini L. (2012) “Understanding the Fiscal Implications of SEZs in India: An Exploration in Resource Cost Approach”, Working Paper No 288, Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore.

38. Tantri, Malini L. (2011) “Trajectories of China’s Integration with the World Economy through SEZs: A Study on Shenzhen SEZ”, Working Paper No 261, Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore.

39. Tantri, Malini L. (2011) “SEZs in India: Are These Enclaves Efficient?”, Working Paper No 274, Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore.

40. Tantri, Malini L (2010) “The Performance of Indian SEZs: A Disaggregated Analysis”, Working Paper No 251, Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore.

41. Tantri, Malini L (2010) “Karnataka’s Agriculture and Policy: A Comprehensive History and Ways Forward”, Journal of Federation of Karnataka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FKCCI). 31 (6): 9-14.

42. Tantri, Malini L (2010) “Effectiveness of SEZs over EPZs Structure: The Performance at Aggregate Level”, Working Paper No 248, Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore.

43. Tantri, Malini L. and R. S. Deshpande. (2010) “WTO and Agricultural Policy in Karnataka”, Working Paper No 259, Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore.

44. Deshpande, R. S. and Malini L Tantri.  (2008) “Agriculture in Karnataka: A Historical View after the Fall of SerirangaPattana”, Working Paper No. 191, Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore.

Paper Presented in National/International Seminar/Workshop

1. Tantri Malini L (2023). “Special Economic Zones Through the Lenses of Trade Facilitation” in India’s Political Economy Workshop, King’s India Institute, Strand Campus , Kings College London, 14-15 June, 2023

2. Channamma Kambara, Malini L Tantri and Ashwini A Layadagundi (2023) Has Migration Altered the Wellbeing of Workers from Assam in Bengaluru? in INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON URBAN POLICY on 17th and 18th April, 2023 Christ University, Bengaluru

3. Tantri Malini L. (2023). Doing Business, Trade facilitation and Agricultural Exports in India – The case of Select Agricultural Exports. In two days National Seminar on ‘Evolving Pathways for Sustainable Agriculture & Rural Development’ on 12th – 13th January 2023 at the Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) Bengaluru.

4. Tantri Malini L, Dr Channamma Kambara and Dr S Manasi (2022). On the Question of Inclusivity and Migrant Construction Workers in two day days TWO-DAY INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON FACETS OF COVID-19 ON MIGRATION AND INFORMAL SECTOR WORKERS 24th – 25th NOVEMBER, ISEC, Bengaluru

5. Tantri Malini L and Sanjukta Nair (2022). Trajectory of Industrial Sector Expansion in Karnataka, ISEC Golden Jubilee Seminar On ‘Governance And Development In Karnataka’ Organized By Institute For Social And Economic Change Bengaluru & Indian Institute Of Public Administration Karnataka Regional Branch April 26-27, 2022.

6. Varadurga Bhat and Tantri Malini L (2022). India’s Exports of Pollution Intensive Products – An Empirical Analysis, in International Conference on International Trade and Finance Assocation held during 26th and 28th May, 2022.

7. Tantri Malini L (2021) Pollution Intensive Products in India’s Bilateral Trade with China in EIIFFT Conference held at IIFT Kolkota (Hybrid Mode) Dec 16-17, 2021

8. Tantri Malini L (2021) Whither Indian SEZs? In RCEF 21 – 3rd Rajgiri Conference in Economics and Finance in Rajigir Business School, Kerala during 19th and 20th November, 2021.

9. Varadurga Bhat and Tantri Malini L (2021) India’s Exports of Pollution Intensive Products – An Empirical Analysis in Rajigir Business School, Kerala during 19th and 20th November, 2021.

10. Tantri Malini L (2021) Pollution Intensive Products in India’s Bilateral Trade with China in at the 14th AICCS being held from 11–13 November 2021.

11. Tantri Malini L (2021) Trap of Race to Bottom? Evidence from Pollution intensive Products Trade in India and China in International Conference on the Political Economy of Climate Change held during 25th -27th Nov, 2021

12. Tantri Malini L (2021) Locating the Missing Thread in the Making of Agricultural Export Policy of India in XVI International Conference on Public Policy and Management held at IIMB Bangalore during 23rd to 25th August, 2021

13. Tantri Malini L and Varadurga Bhat (2021) Trade in Pollution-Intensive Products – Evidence from India” in International Conference on International Trade and Finance Assocation held during 28th and 29th May, 2021.

14. Tantri Malini L and Varadurga Bhat (2021) How Pollution Inensive Are India's Exports. in 4th Interdisciplinary International Conference On Green Development In Tropical Region (4th Iicgdtr) Graduate Program - Universitas Andalas during 7th and 8th July, 2021

15. S Manasi, Channamma Kambhar and Tantri Malini L (2021). Policy and Practices in Sanitation in India. in 4th Interdisciplinary International Conference On Green Development In Tropical Region (4th Iicgdtr) Graduate Program - Universitas Andalas during 7th and 8th July, 2021

16. Tantri Malini L, C Nalin Kumar and Varadurga Bhat (2021). Trade Irritants and Non-Tariff Measures between China and India. 13th All India Conference on China Studies, New Delhi, India

17. Tantri Malini L, Varadurga Bhat and C Nalin Kumar (2021) COVID-19, Trade and Development – The Case of India in the 1st IIM Bodh Gaya Management Conference 2021 On “Post COVID Management Strategies: Recovery, Resilience & Adaptation” held during 23-24th April, 2021

18. Tantri Malini L and Varadurga Bhat (2020) COVID-19, Trade and India - Policy Issues in Leveraging the Opportunities. In International Conference On Colloquy On Post Pandemic Business And Institutional Implications: An Exploration By Corporates And Academics held during 27TH AND 28TH JULY, 2020.

19. Tantri Malini L and Varadurga Bhat (2020) Trade in Pollution-Intensive Products – Evidence from India” in International Conference on The Rajagiri Conference on Economic and Finance 2020. 5-6 November 2020.

20. Dr Channamma Kambara, Malini L Tantri, Dr S Manasi, and N Latha (ISEC) (2019) Issues of Marginalisation: Study of Constructionworkers in Bangalore City, in one day workshop on Citizenship and Marginality in India’s “Global Cities”: Slum and Slum Resettlement in Delhi and Bengaluru, ISEC, Bengaluru

21. Tantri Malini L Invited paper presentation in Academic Discourse on “Building a Gender Friendly Karnataka” March 8, 2019 Organized by Sri Ramakrishna Hegde Chair on Decentralization and Development & Centre for Human Resource Development, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bengaluru in collaboration with Karnataka Panchayati Raj Parishad & CIVIC, Bengaluru

22. Tantri Malini L (2019). Trade and Gender: The Case of Plantation Sector. in Academic Discourse on Building a gender Friendly Karnataka. March 8, 2019.

23. Tantri Malini L (2018). Nexus between Trade Liberalization, Gender and Employment– with a Special Reference to India’s Plantation Sector in National Smeinar on India after a Quarter Century of Economic Reforms - The Benefit and Costs. Orgniased by Sikkim University

24. Varadurga Bhat and Tantri Malini L (2018). Trade in Environmental Goods - A Comparison of India and China –in International conference on Economic Growth in India and China: Social and Economic Impacts, Organised by ISEC

25. Tantri Malini L. (2018). Policy and Performance of SEZs in India and China in a workshop (as an Invited speaker ) on “Chinese Investment in Developing-Country Special Economic Zones: Impacts on Labour and Migration” at King’s College London, on 9-10 July 2018

26. Tantri Malini L. and Bhat, Varadurga (2018) Trade in Clean Energy Technologies and Opportunities for Co-Operation – The Case of Canada and India, in CONFERENCE ON ENGAGING INDIA AND CANADA: CHALLENGES OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS, Organised by SICI, New Delhi June 8-9 2018

27. Tantri Malini L. (2018) India’s plantation labour act, 1951 and inherent intricacy, india at seventy: new development challenges, Development Convention 2018, organised by ISEC, Bengaluru 24-25th April, 2018

28. Tantri Malini L et al (2016) Trade and Gender - Indo-China perspective in India, china and the new world order: economic, social, political and cultural dimensions organized by Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) and Sichuan Academy of Social Sciences (SASS, November 21-22, 2016

29. Tantri Malini L (2014) SEZ as tool for industrial policy in Expert Round-table conference on Policy, planning, development and management of SEZs, Venue: Bangkok 30/31 October 2014 (SKYPE Presentation)

30. Tantri Malini L (2014) Linkage of FDI and SMEs in SEZs in Expert Round-table conference on Policy, planning, development and management of SEZs, Venue: Bangkok 30/31 October 2014 (SKYPE Presentation)

31. Tantri Malini L (2014) Looking beyond Conventional Parameters in Bilateral Trade Partnership – A Case of India and Canada in CONFERENCE ON ENGAGING CANADA: EMERGING PRIORITIES FOR SUSTAINABLE PARTNERSHIPS, May 30, 2014, New Delhi (coauthor)

32. Tantri Malini L (2013) A Decade of SEZs Expansion in India – Promises and Paradoxes in Annual International Studies Convention   10-12 December 2013, JNU, New Delhi

33. Tantri, Malini L. (2013) “Agricultural Exports and Trade Infrastructure: Priorities in the Indian Context “, IIMB 8^th international seminar on public policy and governance. Soft and Hard Infrastructure 12-14^th August, 2013 (coauthor)

34. Tantri, Malini L. (2013)  “WTO, Trade Facilitation and India's Initiative - With a special reference  to SEZs “, in the International Seminar on “India and WTO”, 6-8 October 2013 Central University of Kerala

35. Tantri, Malini L. (2013) “Trade Facilitation and Trade Performance in India and China”, in “Opening-up, Cooperation and Economic Growth” October 2013 China India Forum, Sichuan, Chengadu –China

36. Tantri, Malini L. (2012). “Elephant in the Foot Steps of Dragon: Policy and Performance of SEZs in China. Paper presented in the Seminar on Economic Growth, Trade and Poverty, organised by ISEC and Sichuan Academy of Social Sciences (SASS), Chengdu, Sichuan, China, Banaglore (6-7 December 2012)

37. Tantri, Malini L. and C Nalin Kumar (2012). “SEZs in India: An Apprisal in the context of Trade Facilitation”. In the proceedings of International Conference on Public Policy and Governance held at IISC, Bangalore, September 04-06, 2012.

38. Tantri, Malini L. and C Nalin Kumar (2011). ““Export Diversification, Trade Facilitation and Special Economic Zones: The Indian Experience”. In the proceedings of 9th Globelics International Conference held at Buenos Aires, Argentina, November, 15-17, 2011.

39. Tantri, Malini L. (2010). “Efficiency of Indian SEZs: A National Production Frontier Approach”. In Proceedings of the 47th Annual Conference of Indian Econometric Association, held at Jammu, India, March, 2010.

40. Tantri, Malini L. (2008). “EPZs and Labour Experiences in the Era of Globalization: A Survey of Literature”. In Seminar Proceedings of Labour Conference, held at Lucknow, India, December 2008.

41. Tantri, Malini L. (2008). “SEZs Concept in Practice and Experiences: A Global Perspective”. In Proceedings of the National Seminar on Special Economic Zones: Engines of Growth and Social Development for India, Present Problems and Future Prospectus, Organized by Osmania University, Hyderabad, India, October 2008.

42. Tantri, Malini L. (2007). “The Strides of Economic and Urban Growth in China: A Post SEZs Perspective”. In Seminar Proceedings of the Student Colloquium on Development Research, held at IGIDR, August 2007.

43. Tantri, Malini L. (2007). “Are Special Economic Zones Performing”? In Proceedings of the VI Development Convention on “Transformation, Transition or Stagnation? Understanding Change in a Globalizing Economy, held at MIDS, February 2007.

1. https://www.deccanherald.com/city/top-bengaluru-stories/72-of-kids-of-construction-workers-overweight-study-blames-it-on-junk-food-1176841.html 

2. https://www.deccanherald.com/city/top-bengaluru-stories/malnourished-children-from-vulnerable-communities-suffer-from-obesity-isec-study-1037313.html

3. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/plantations-go-for-casual-labour-to-save-costs/article24795404.ece

4. https://www.indiaspend.com/infrastructure-realty-trusts-can-now-set-up-business-in-sezs-but-will-this-increase-exports/

5. https://www.bloombergquint.com/economy-finance/india-sez-policy-infrastructure-realty-trusts-can-now-set-up-business-in-sezs-but-will-this-increase-exports

6. https://www.business-standard.com/article/economy-policy/infra-realty-trusts-can-set-up-biz-in-sezs-will-this-increase-exports-119101700142_1.html

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1. Food and Fertilizer Technology Center Journal of Agriculture Policy
2. Journal of Current Chinese Affairs
3. China Report
4. Eastern European Economic Journal (T & F)
5. Journal of Social and Economic Studies
6. Review of Development and Change.

Consultancy

• Consultant, GIZ, Lao to assist the Government of Lao PDR (National Committee on SEZ ) for the draft of the Prime Minister’s Decree on SEZs (March 2014 to April, 2014)

• Indian journal of Human Development

• The Indian Economic Journal

• Development in Practices

• Anthyaja

• Food and Fertilizer Technology Center Journal of Agriculture Policy

• Journal of Current Chinese Affairs

• China Report

• Eastern European Economic Journal

• Journal of Social and Economic Development

• Review of Development and Change.

• Visiting Scholar Schulich Schoool of Business, York University, Canada May, 2019

Professional Membership

1. South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE)

2. Forum for Research in International Trade and Investment (FREIT)

3. The Indian Economic Association

4. The Indian Econometric Society

Dr. Malini L Tantri
Assistant Professor
Center for Economic Studies and Policy (CESP)
Institute for Social and Economic Change
Nagarabhavi P.O. Bangalore 560072, India.
Tel: Office: 23215468,
Email: [email protected], [email protected]