Personal statement

Sharada has been a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in the Department of Economics since 2020, the same year in which she was awarded her PhD in Economics from the University of Strathclyde.  She also holds an MSc in Economics (Econometrics Stream) with Distinction from the University of Edinburgh's Scottish Graduate Programme in Economics.

International Macroeconomics, Central Banking, Applied (Bayesian) Econometrics

The first strand of Sharada's research involves developing and using (Bayesian) macroeconometric techniques to shed light on issues in international macroeconomics, international finance and central banking. She has acted as  Consultant to the European Central Bank's Macroprudential Policy Analysis Division.  She is particularly interesed in modelling developing and emerging economies.  

Decolonising Quantitative Methodologies in Research and Teaching

A new strand of  Sharada's work considers how we can decolonise quantitative methodologies and the analysis of economic data.  Sharada has been invited to deliver workshops and talks on these issues by a variety of institutions including the Open University and LSE's Eden Centre for Inclusive Education

Economic Measurement and Statistics

Sharada is also affiliated with the Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence (ESCoE), funded by the UK's Office for National Statistics and the Fraser of Allander Institute, undertaking projects involving economic measurement and statistics. 

Sharada has successfully bid for grants and led work appraising the UK's and Northern Ireland's subnational socioeconomic indicators working in partnership with the ONS, Northern Ireland Office, the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency and the Department for the Economy Northern Ireland.  She has also delivered projects on interregional trade and regional supply and use tables. 

Teaching and Citizenship

Sharada is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy and has designed and delivered modules involving data analysis including Energy Finance and Forecasting (MSc in the Economics and Policy of Energy and Climate Change) and Econometrics 2 - Time Series (MSc in Economics hosted by the University of Edinburgh).  She is particularly interested in equality, diversity and inclusion in teaching.

Sharada has supervised dissertations on topics involving: international macroeconomics, time series econometrics and the appraisal of economic policy.  She has also supervised PhD Dissertations.

Sharada is currently Year 2 and 3 co-ordinator for the undergraduate programme in Economics and a member of the Department's Teaching and Learning Committee, having previously acted as Year 1 co-ordinator.  

Additional Information

Further information about Sharada's research and teaching  can be found on her website