Access to Markets as a Strategy to Reduce Poverty

CASI Seminar
Dr. Nachiket Mor
Professor of Economics, University of Pennsylvania
Jon M. Huntsman Hall, G60, The Wharton School

Dr. Mor has a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania with a specialization in Finance from the Wharton School; a Masters degree in Management from the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and an undergraduate degree in Physics from the Mumbai University. He is also is a Yale World Fellow (2004).

While completing his Ph.D., Dr. Mor was associated with a Philadelphia based hedge fund (Quantitative Financial Strategies) for three years. He has worked with ICICI since 1987 in a variety of jobs, including, Corporate Planning, Project Finance, Treasury and Rural Banking and was a member of its Board from 2001 to 2007.

In addition to his work within ICICI, he is a member of the Boards of Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR), CARE USA, and International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).

Co-sponsored by The Wharton India Club

The Nand & Jeet Khemka Distinguished Lecture Series is an endowed public program of the Center for the Advanced Study of India (CASI). Launched in the 2007-08 academic year, and made possible through the generous support of the Nand & Jeet Khemka Foundation, the series brings renowned India specialists to the Penn community and serves as a critical forum for analyzing and understanding the complex economic, political, social, and cultural changes that the world’s largest democracy is experiencing, as well as the challenges that lie ahead.
The Saluja Global Fellows Program has been made possible by the generous gift from Vishal Saluja ENG’89 W’89. CASI was excited to launch the program during the 2022–23 academic year, coinciding with the Center’s 30th Anniversary. This new program enables CASI to invite eminent leaders and rising experts on contemporary India preferably from the fields of media, culture, law, and contemporary history to be in residence for one to two weeks at CASI.