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==Education==
==Education==
Ahluwalia was a recipient of a PhD from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT),<ref>http://tech.mit.edu/V127/N57/india.html</ref> M.A. from the [[Delhi School of Economics]], and a B.A. (Eco Hons) degree from [[Presidency College, Kolkata]], [[University of Calcutta]]. Her research focused on urban development, industrial development, macro-economic reforms, and social sector development issues in India. She participated in numerous policy debates and provided articles to many professionally arbitrated newsletters.
Ahluwalia was a recipient of a PhD from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT),<ref>http://tech.mit.edu/V127/N57/india.html</ref> M.A. from the [[Delhi School of Economics]], and a B.A. (Eco Hons) degree from [[Presidency College, Kolkata]], [[University of Calcutta]]. Her research focused on urban development, industrial development, macro-economic reforms, and social sector development issues in India. She participated in numerous policy debates and provided articles to many professionally arbitrated newsletters.

== Career ==
⚫
Ahluwalia was Chairperson, Board of Governors, the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, and was the Director and Chief Executive from 1998 to 2002. She was a Member of National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council and was on the Boards of a number of premier research institutes in India. She held a number of positions, e.g., Member, Board of Trustees of the International Water Management Institute.

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Ahluwalia was appointed Chairperson of the High Powered Expert Committee on Urban Infrastructure and Services by the Ministry of Urban Development, and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Government of India, in 2008. She was Chairperson, Board of Trustees of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington D.C. from 2003 to 2006, and Member, Board of Trustees, IFPRI from 2000 to 2006. She was a Member of the Eminent Persons Group (EPG) which prepared a [http://www.adb.org/publications/toward-new-asian-development-bank-new-asia-report-eminent-persons-group-president-asian report on the role] of the [[Asian Development Bank]] from 2006 to 2007, and Member of the Eminent Persons Group on India-ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) – an association established by the respective governments. She was Vice Chairperson of the Punjab State Planning Board from 2005 to 2007.


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Ahluwalia was married to fellow economist [[Montek Singh Ahluwalia]].<ref>http://www.indianexpress.com/oldStory/48765/</ref> They had two sons, Pavan Ahluwalia and Aman Ahluwalia.
Ahluwalia was married to fellow economist [[Montek Singh Ahluwalia]].<ref>http://www.indianexpress.com/oldStory/48765/</ref> They had two sons, Pavan Ahluwalia and Aman Ahluwalia.


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Ahluwalia died from grade IV glioblastoma, on September 26, 2020.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dhamsana|first=Indivsal|title=Economist Isher Judge Ahluwalia passes away after battle with brain cancer|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/economist-isher-judge-ahluwalia-passes-away-after-battle-with-brain-cancer-120092600473_1.html|website=Business Standard|access-date=26 September 2020|date=26 September 2020}}</ref>
==Death==
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Ahluwalia died from grade IV glioblastoma.<ref>{{cite news|last=Dhamsana|first=Indivsal|title=Economist Isher Judge Ahluwalia passes away after battle with brain cancer|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/economist-isher-judge-ahluwalia-passes-away-after-battle-with-brain-cancer-120092600473_1.html|website=Business Standard|access-date=26 September 2020|date=26 September 2020}}</ref>


==Awards==
==Awards==
* 2009 – [[Padma Bhushan]] for Literature and Education by the Government of India.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |accessdate=July 21, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archivedate=15 November 2014 }}</ref>
* 2009 – [[Padma Bhushan]] for Literature and Education by the Government of India.<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web|url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |title=Padma Awards |publisher=Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India |date=2015 |accessdate=July 21, 2015 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://www.webcitation.org/6U68ulwpb?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf |archivedate=15 November 2014 }}</ref>
* 1987 – [[Batheja Memorial Award]] for best book on Indian Economy, "Industrial Growth in India: Stagnation since the mid-1960s".<ref>http://econpapers.repec.org/article/eeedeveco/v_3a28_3ay_3a1988_3ai_3a3_3ap_3a397-401.htm</ref>
* 1987 – [[Batheja Memorial Award]] for best book on Indian Economy, "Industrial Growth in India: Stagnation since the mid-1960s".<ref>http://econpapers.repec.org/article/eeedeveco/v_3a28_3ay_3a1988_3ai_3a3_3ap_3a397-401.htm</ref>

==Positions==
⚫
Ahluwalia was Chairperson, Board of Governors, the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, and was the Director and Chief Executive from 1998 to 2002. She was a Member of National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council and was on the Boards of a number of premier research institutes in India. She held a number of positions, e.g., Member, Board of Trustees of the International Water Management Institute.

⚫
Ahluwalia was appointed Chairperson of the High Powered Expert Committee on Urban Infrastructure and Services by the Ministry of Urban Development, and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Government of India, in 2008. She was Chairperson, Board of Trustees of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington D.C. from 2003 to 2006, and Member, Board of Trustees, IFPRI from 2000 to 2006. She was a Member of the Eminent Persons Group (EPG) which prepared a [http://www.adb.org/publications/toward-new-asian-development-bank-new-asia-report-eminent-persons-group-president-asian report on the role] of the [[Asian Development Bank]] from 2006 to 2007, and Member of the Eminent Persons Group on India-ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) – an association established by the respective governments. She was Vice Chairperson of the Punjab State Planning Board from 2005 to 2007.


==Selected bibliography==
==Selected bibliography==

Revision as of 23:44, 26 September 2020

Isher Judge Ahluwalia
Born(1945-10-01)1 October 1945
Died26 September 2020(2020-09-26) (aged 74)[2]
SpouseMontek Singh Ahluwalia
Academic career
FieldUrban and Industry
Alma materUniversity of Calcutta (B.A.)
Delhi School of Economics (M.A.)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Ph.D)
Doctoral
advisor		Stanley Fischer[1]
AwardsPadma Bhushan (2009)

Isher Judge Ahluwalia (1 October 1945 – 26 September 2020) was an Indian economist.[3] She was Chairperson Emeritus, Board of Governors, the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER).[4]

Education

Ahluwalia was a recipient of a PhD from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT),[5] M.A. from the Delhi School of Economics, and a B.A. (Eco Hons) degree from Presidency College, Kolkata, University of Calcutta. Her research focused on urban development, industrial development, macro-economic reforms, and social sector development issues in India. She participated in numerous policy debates and provided articles to many professionally arbitrated newsletters.

Career

Ahluwalia was Chairperson, Board of Governors, the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, and was the Director and Chief Executive from 1998 to 2002. She was a Member of National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council and was on the Boards of a number of premier research institutes in India. She held a number of positions, e.g., Member, Board of Trustees of the International Water Management Institute.

Ahluwalia was appointed Chairperson of the High Powered Expert Committee on Urban Infrastructure and Services by the Ministry of Urban Development, and the Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Government of India, in 2008. She was Chairperson, Board of Trustees of the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Washington D.C. from 2003 to 2006, and Member, Board of Trustees, IFPRI from 2000 to 2006. She was a Member of the Eminent Persons Group (EPG) which prepared a report on the role of the Asian Development Bank from 2006 to 2007, and Member of the Eminent Persons Group on India-ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) – an association established by the respective governments. She was Vice Chairperson of the Punjab State Planning Board from 2005 to 2007.

Personal life

Ahluwalia was married to fellow economist Montek Singh Ahluwalia.[6] They had two sons, Pavan Ahluwalia and Aman Ahluwalia.

Ahluwalia died from grade IV glioblastoma, on September 26, 2020.[7]

Awards

  • 2009 – Padma Bhushan for Literature and Education by the Government of India.[8]
  • 1987 – Batheja Memorial Award for best book on Indian Economy, "Industrial Growth in India: Stagnation since the mid-1960s".[9]

Selected bibliography

Books

  • Ahluwalia, Isher (1989). Industrial growth in India: stagnation since the mid-sixties. New Delhi: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195624779.
  • Ahluwalia, Isher (1991). Productivity and growth in Indian manufacturing. Delhi New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195627633.
  • Ahluwalia, Isher; Little, I.M.D. (2012). India's economic reforms and development: essays for Manmohan Singh. New Delhi: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198082231.
  • Ahluwalia, Isher; Kanbur, Ravi; Mohanty, P. K. Mohanty (2014). Urbanisation in India: challenges, opportunities and the way forward. New Delhi: Sage. ISBN 9788132119593.
  • Ahluwalia, Isher (2014). Transforming our cities: postcards of change. Noida, India: HarperCollins Publishers India. ISBN 9789351362197.

Chapters in books

  • Ahluwalia, Isher (2009), "Challenges of economic development in Punjab", in Kanbur, Ravi; Basu, Kaushik (eds.), Arguments for a better world: essays in honor of Amartya Sen | Volume II: Society, institutions and development, Oxford New York: Oxford University Press, pp. 303–326, ISBN 9780199239979. {{citation}}: Invalid |ref=harv (help)

References

  1. ^ Ahluwalia, Isher Judge (1976). A macro-econometric model of the Indian economy analyzing inflation during 1951-1973 (Ph.D.). MIT. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Economist Isher Judge Ahluwalia passes away after 10-month battle with brain cancer". The Indian Express. 26 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  3. ^ http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2005/08/13/stories/2005081302480800.htm
  4. ^ http://icrier.org/abouticrier/board-of-governors/
  5. ^ http://tech.mit.edu/V127/N57/india.html
  6. ^ http://www.indianexpress.com/oldStory/48765/
  7. ^ Dhamsana, Indivsal (26 September 2020). "Economist Isher Judge Ahluwalia passes away after battle with brain cancer". Business Standard. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  8. ^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
  9. ^ http://econpapers.repec.org/article/eeedeveco/v_3a28_3ay_3a1988_3ai_3a3_3ap_3a397-401.htm
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