Dr. Nida Rahman is PhD in Economics from Department of Economics, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU). Her teaching and research areas span Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, International Trade, and Regional Economic Integration. She has around five years of industry and academic experience. Prior to joining IILM, Dr Rahman-for two years-worked as Assistant Professor (Senior Scale) at the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun. In her previous assignment with the Department of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, Dr Rahman worked for the curation of the India-UK Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) deal. In research, her work on Sino-US Trade War received accolades and was published by the Economic and Political Studies, Taylor and Francis. Dr. Rahman also featured as a Trade Economist in Swayam-NPTEL course on EXIM Procedures and Documentation.

Areas of Expertise

• Micro Economics
• Macro Economics
• Business Environment
• Trade Analytics
• Foreign Trade Policies
• Trade Documentation
• Regional Economic Integration

Qualifications/Education

• PhD in Economics, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), 2020
• M.Phil. in Economics, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), 2016
• M.A. in Economics, Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), 2013
• B.COM (Hons.), Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), 2011

Professional Experience

Five years in Teaching and Research

Research Interests

• International Trade
• Global Value Chains
• Economics of Regional Integration
• Development Economics

Publications

• Do cooking characteristics and household amenities matter for cooing fuel choice, clean fuel transition, and clean fuel consumption in India? (2025). Energy Policy, Volume 198, IF: 9.3, “A” in ABDC indexing, SSCI, Scopus.
• Does overregulation and outward FDI deter global value chain participation in regional trade agreements? (2025). International Economics and Economic Policy, Springer, ABDC, “B” and Scopus indexed.
• Emergence of Free Trade Agreements as a trade policy instrument in India. (2025). Economic and Political Weekly (EPW), volume 60, issue 19, ABDC, “B” and Scopus indexed.
• Do Foreign Direct Investment Inflows determine Global Value Chain participation in Asia-Pacific? (2025). Journal of Economic and Administrative Sciences, Emerald, ABDC, “C” and Scopus indexed.
• Navigating the dual challenges of international trade: Trade balance and competition. (2024).Economic and Political Weekly (EPW), volume 9, issue 25, ABDC, “B” and Scopus indexed.
• Deprivation of safe drinking water and clean cooking fuel in India: longitudinal drivers of change. (2024).International Journal of Energy and Water Resources. Springer, Scopus indexed.
• Determinants of global value chain participation in regional trade agreements: the case of Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP). (2023). Journal of Industrial and Business Economics, Volume 51, Springer, IF: 1.5, Scopus and Web of science indexed, Q1
• The Foreign Trade Policy 2023: A roadmap towards $2 trillion exports. (2023). Economic and Political Weekly (EPW), volume 58, issue 40. ABDC, “B” and Scopus indexed
• Review of ASEAN-India FTA in Goods: Broad Contours and Next Steps. (2022).Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 57 (33), pp. 22-25.
• Future of Global Trade in the presence of the Sino-US Trade War. (2019). Economic and Political Studies, Vol. 7(2), Taylor & Francis, Routledge, Impact Factor: 3.1, Q1
• Edited Book, “Globalization: Past, Present and Future Perspectives”, Nova Science Publishers,Inc.

Awards and Recognitions

• VI BRICS International School, Moscow, Russian Federation, 20-25 November, 2022, conducted, Russian National Committee on BRICS Research.
• University Grants Commission (UGC) National Eligibility Test (NET), January, 2017.
• Honorarium for Paper publication in Economic and Political Studies (EPS), Taylor and Francis.

Peer Review Contribution

• Applied Economics, Taylor and Francis
• Transnational Corporations Review, Elsevier
• Environment, Development, and Sustainability, Springer
• International Journal of Social Economics, Emerald