Interviews

The Economics Association sat down with 2021 batch seniors, (and Economics Association Alumni :)) Sidhant Bhat and Deepanshu Garg to discuss their experiences with the Practice School (PS) process. They shared insights on how PS-2 works, the types of roles offered, the application timeline, and how it compares to SI and Thesis. They also offered valuable advice on when and how to start preparing for PS-2 interviews. This interview was mainly focused on the finance roles for P

The Economics Association had the pleasure of sitting down with Professor Nivedita Sinha, of the Department of Economics and Finance at BITS Pilani, Hyderabad Campus. With a deep passion for teaching and research, Professor Nivedita brings a unique perspective to economics...

The sixth edition of the Annual Conference on Economics and Finance (ACEF) is being organized on 4th-6th February, 2025 at BITS Pilani Hyderabad Hyderabad by the Department of Economics and Finance. The Economics Association had the opportunity to sit down with Professor Archana Srivastava, Convenor of the conference...

Dr. Shreya Biswas, Assistant Professor in the Economics and Finance Department at BITS Hyderabad, has made significant strides in both academia and the corporate sector. With a research background in corporate governance, public policy and household finance, as well as firsthand experience at prestigious firms like KPMG and Deloitte, she brings a unique blend of theoretical insight and practical application to her work...

De-Economist's Editors Rohith (henceforth R) and Anuradha (henceforth A) sat down with Dr. Dipanjan Chakraborty (henceforth D) from the Department of Computer Science and Information Systems to discuss his work, his career and how HCI is an essential component of computer engineering. We present the interview below...

In October 2020, Dr. Dushyant Kumar was appointed the Head of Department of the Department of Economics and Finance, BPHC. Chetan and Revanth, De-Economist editors and B3 2019 students, joined him on Google Meet for a brief interview. We present the transcript below...

This week, Editor Mudit Bansal (MB henceforth) from De-Economist sat down with Dr. Swati Alok (SA henceforth), Assistant Professor in the Economics and Finance Department of BITS Hyderabad, to discuss how she approaches life, career and the world around her...

The Economics Association had organised a seminar on 5 February, 2020 for all B3 students and finance aspirants to enlighten them about what lies ahead on this fairly trodden yet uncertain path. We had a tremendous turnout for the event. The things that we touched upon included electives to choose from, PS, internships, career prospects, and further studies...

Prof. Sudatta Bannerjee is an Assistant Professor the current Head of the Department of Economics & Finance. She teaches all courses related to Development Economics. The courses might appear boring at first – voluminous books, plethora of text, and matter-of-fact content. But does it make any Economics student dread these subjects. No! Because when you get an instructor who puts Marvel references in the question paper, how dare you crib about it!

Most of us know Rishi sir from the PoE class. We have all laughed at his witty remarks, his rebukes, examples revolving around sports and his ultra-amiable nature. Here’s a sneak peek to Dr. Rishi Kumar’s chamber in the Economics & Finance Department where the Economics Editorial Board had a little chat with him...