Astha Agarwalla
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Astha Agarwalla

Associate Professor
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About Astha Agarwalla

Urban Economist working with Faculty of Management at CEPT University
An Urban Economist with the Faculty of Management at CEPT University. Holds a PhD in Public Systems from the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, where her doctoral research examined the impact of urbanization and infrastructure investments on productivity growth across Indian states. She also holds a Master’s degree in Economics. Her work lies at the interface of urban economics, infrastructure, and urban finance, with a strong emphasis on data-driven policy analysis and evidence-based decision-making for Indian cities.
  • Urban Economics

Conference

  1. Cities as Growth Hubs – Role of Imagination in Economic Planning Imagination in/​for the built environment Symposium, jointly organized by University of Melbourne, CEPT University and SPA Delhi
  2. Green Building Price Premiums – Evidence from Ahmedabad, India the 2nd International Conference on Infrastructure Development and Sustainability (ICIDS 2024)
  3. Impact Fee as a second order regulation – the case of unauthorized Properties in Ahmedabad the 2nd International Conference on Infrastructure Development and Sustainability (ICIDS 2024)
  4. Impact of Metro Availability on Housing Rentals in Chennai, India Urban Transitions 2024 organized by Elsevier, at Sitges, Barcelona, Spain
  5. Markets for Transferrable Development Rights: Factors Affecting Demand the India Management Research Conference, IIM-Ahmedabad
  6. Presented the paper titled ​“Green Building Price Premiums – Evidence from Ahmedabad, India” in the 2nd International Conference on Infrastructure Development and Sustainability (ICIDS 2024), held on December 11 – 12, at Adani University, Ahmedabad. Green Building Price Premiums – Evidence from Ahmedabad, India
  7. Presented the paper titled ​“Markets for Transferrable Development Rights: Factors Affecting Demand”, at the India Management Research Conference, Organized by IIM-Ahmedabad, on December 7 – 9, 2024. Markets for Transferrable Development Rights: Factors Affecting Demand
  8. Spatial Planning and Governance to Promote Agglomeration – A Comparative Analysis of Auto and IT Clusters in Chennai Metropolitan Region ITPI West Zone Conference 2024
  9. The paper titled ​“Spatial Planning and Governance to Promote Agglomeration – A Comparative Analysis of Auto and IT Clusters in Chennai Metropolitan Region,” selected for presentation at ITPI West Zone Conference 2024, held on 29 – 30 June in Ahmedabad. Spatial Planning and Governance to Promote Agglomeration – A Comparative Analysis of Auto and IT Clusters in Chennai Metropolitan Region

Journal

  1. Presented a paper titled ​“Cities as Growth Hubs – Role of Imagination in Economic Planning”, at the Imagination in/​for the built environment Symposium, jointly organized by University of Melbourne, CEPT University and SPA Delhi, on September 23rd, 2024. Cities as Growth Hubs – Role of Imagination in Economic Planning
  2. Presented the paper titled ​“Impact of Metro Availability on Housing Rentals in Chennai, India” at Urban Transitions 2024 organized by Elsevier, at Sitges, Barcelona, Spain, during November 5 – 7, 2024. Impact of Metro Availability on Housing Rentals in Chennai, India
  3. Agglomeration economies and productivity growth in India 4th IIM-Ahmedabad Doctoral Colloquium
  1. Dynamics of floor space index and land market distortions in India Author’s workshop organized by iDeck and Goa Institute of Management
  2. Regional income disparities in India and test for convergence: 1980 to 2006 Pennsylvania Economic Association Conference – 2010, Pennsylvania, USA
  3. Regional income growth and convergence in India 2nd IMR conference organized by IIM-Bangalore
  4. Urban Development Strategy for Bihar, A Management Perspective the 3rd Conference in Public Policy, IIM Bangalore
  5. Agglomeration economies and productivity growth in India Astha Agarwalla IIM-Ahmedabad Working Paper
  6. Estimating the contribution of Infrastructure in productivity growth in India Astha Agarwalla IIM-Ahmedabad Working Paper
  7. Budget 2025: Private investment needs a boost, real estate sector can be a catalyst Astha Agarwalla ET Realty
  8. Unlimited FSI in Hyderabad Undesirable’ Astha Agarwalla Bizz Buzz
  9. Rani Kamlapati (Habib Ganj) Railway Station Redevelopment: A World-class Dream Coming True — Case Analysis Astha Agarwalla Vikalpa (IIM‑A Journal)
  10. Regional income disparities in India and test for convergence – 1980 – 81 to 2006-07 Astha Agarwalla, Prem Pangotra IIM-Ahmedabad Working Paper
  11. Urban Development Strategy for Bihar, a Management Perspective Prem Pangotra, Astha Agarwalla IIM — Ahmedabad Working Paper

Journal Article

  1. Unpacking National Rankings – What Impacts Architecture and Planning Institutions A. Srivathsan and Astha Agarwalla Architecture Live
  2. Quality of Life in Indian Cities — A Productivity- and Amenity-based Classification Astha Agarwalla The Indian Economic Journal
  3. ​‘The Economic Imperative – Cities need migrants’, Astha Agarwalla and Errol D’Souza The Indian Economic Journal (ABDC – B).
  4. Foot-march: Large Scale Mobilization for a Public Cause or a Tool for Fanning Political Ambition. Astha Agarwalla, Ishu Gupta, Ankur Sarin Journal of Public Affairs (ABDC – B)
  5. Role of municipal councillors in implementation of social protection scheme for children – a case of Ahmedabad city Astha Agarwalla, Ishu Gupta, Ankur Sarin Journal of Public Affairs (ABDC – B)
  6. Building regulations, enforcement and real estate developer behavior in developing countries Astha Agarwalla, Komal Mimani Journal of Housing Research
  7. ​‘Bank Recapitalization Bonds for the Government owned Banks, Economic and political weekly (ABDC – B) Errol D’Souza and Astha Agarwalla Bank Recapitalization Bonds for the Government owned Banks
  8. Sabka Vishwas Scheme Errol D’Souza, Astha Agarwalla Economic and Political Weekly
  9. Demand dynamics in Mumbai’s TDR Market: The role of digital transformation in Real Estate Business and Urban Planning Komal Mimani, Astha Agarwalla, Anuj Vishwakarma Journal of Marketing and Social Research
  10. Fiscal Space with states and the Sixth pay commission Ravindra Dholakia, Astha Agarwalla Economic and Political Weekly

Conference Proceedings

  1. Sustainability and Economic Conflicts – Local Solutions with Global Direction can Help in the Juggling Act. Astha Agarwalla Infrastructure Development – Theory, Practice and Policy, Sustainability and Resilience, Routledge
  2. Infrastructure Development – Theory Practice and Policy – Sustainability and Resilience, Routledge, ISBN: 9781032114668 Rachna Gangwar, Astha Agarwalla, Sandhya Srikumar Infrastructure Development – Theory Practice and Policy

Book Chapter

  1. Dynamics of floor-space index and land price regulation in India. India Infrastructure Report – 2023. S. Morris and Astha Agarwalla Dynamics of floor-space index and land price regulation in India

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