Personal statement

Sharada is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in the Department of Economics at the University of Strathclyde.  Sharada has worked at Strathclyde since 2020.

Sharada graduated from the University of Strathclyde in 2020 with a PhD in Economics and also holds an MSc in Economics (Econometrics Stream) with Distinction from the University of Edinburgh's Scottish Graduate Programme in Economics.

Research in 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 has a particular interest in developing and emerging economies (DEEs) and how we can decolonise the analysis of economic data.  

Research in 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 in partnership with ESCoE, the 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 3 co-ordinator for the undergraduate programme in Economics and a member of the Department's Teaching and Learning Committee, having previously acted as mentor to the Department's postgraduate students who teach and Year 1 co-ordinator.  

Additional Information

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