Ashok Thomas

Education

• PhD in Economics , University of Pisa, Pisa (Italy) 2010-2015
• M.Phil Economics, University of Hyderabad (India) 2006-2008
• MA Economics,University of Hyderabad (India) 2003-2006
• BA Economics, Madras Christian College (India) 2000-2003

Teaching

• PGP, E-PGP programs
• PhD Elective course
• Core PhD Course

Research Areas

• Savings and Portfolio decisions
• Financial literacy, Cognition
• Economics of Pension Funds
• Social Responsible Investment

Conferences, Seminars & Talks

• Sep 18-19, 2015: IX GRASS Workshop; IMT Lucca, Italy
• June 22-23rd 2015: Institutional and Individual Investors: Saving for Old Age, University of Bath, UK.
• May 28 th 2015: 13 th International Workshop on Pensions and Savings, Jointly organised by Dauphine University and Harvard University, Paris
• June 16th 2013: Netspar Workshop, Frankfurt
• September 24th 2012: ERSJ, Workshop, Prague
• Jan 04-07, 2016 TIES International Conference, IIM Kozhikode, Kerala
• Dec 03-05, 2015 XXIV International Rome Conference on Money, Banking and Finance.

Academic Positions

• Assistant Professor, IIM Kozhikode, 2016-
• Research Fellow, Department of Economics and Management, University of Pisa (2015-16)
• Post-Doc Researcher, Department of Economics and Management, University of Pisa (2013-14
• Consultant, MEfop, Rome
• Teaching Assistant ( Msc Economics, University of Pisa) 2011-2012

Significant Publications

Thomas, A. Spataro, L., and Mathew, N. (2014): Thomas, A., Spataro, L. and N. Mathew (2014) Pension Funds and Stock Market Volatility: An empirical analysis of OECD countries, Journal of Financial Stability, 11, pp. 92-103

Thomas, A. And Spataro, L. (2016): The Effects of Pension Funds On Markets Performance: A Review. Journal of Economic Surveys (Feb). Vol 30 (1),1-33

Financial literacy, human capital and stock market participation in Europe A Thomas, L Spataro (2019) Journal of Family and Economic Issues Volume - 39 Issue - 4

Thomas A, Spataro L (2016).Who owns stocks in England: A panel analysis. Forthcoming in Discussion Paper, Collana di E-papers del Dipartimento di Economia e Management, Pisa.

Thomas A, 2012. Market Segmentation in Grey Cloth Manufacturing: A Primary study of Weaving Industry in Coimbatore, Lap Lambert Academic Publishing (2012/10) ISBN-13: 978-3-659-18826-8

Is Government Health Subsidy Targeted Enough in India? Estimation of Private and Public Treatment Costs for Cancer Patients , Working Paper, 2022