Isher Judge Ahluwalia

Isher Judge Ahluwalia
Born(1945-10-01)1 October 1945
Died26 September 2020(2020-09-26) (aged 74)[2]
SpouseMontek Singh Ahluwalia
Academic career
FieldEconomics, public policy, urban infrastructure
Alma materUniversity of Calcutta (B.A.)
Delhi School of Economics (M.A.)
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (Ph.D)
Doctoral
advisor		Stanley Fischer[1]
AwardsPadma Bhushan (2009)

Isher Judge Ahluwalia (1 October 1945 – 26 September 2020) was an Indian economist, public policy researcher, and professor.[3] She was Chairperson Emeritus, Board of Governors, at the Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER).[4] She had also served as the chairperson of the board of the International Food Policy Research Institute, and the chairperson of the Government of India's High-Powered Committee on Urban Infrastructure Services.[5] She was awarded India's 3rd highest civilian award, Padma Bhushan, in 2009.[6]

Ahluwalia's works spanned public policy, urban infrastructure, and sustainable urbanization. Her last book Breaking Through was a memoir and spoke about her career that broke many glass ceilings in the economics and public policy space.[5][7]

  1. ^ Ahluwalia, Isher Judge (1976). A macro-econometric model of the Indian economy analyzing inflation during 1951-1973 (Ph.D.). MIT. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Economist Isher Judge Ahluwalia passes away after 10-month battle with brain cancer". The Indian Express. 26 September 2020. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Isher Judge Ahluwalia is new Chairperson at ICRIER". @businessline. 12 August 2005. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  4. ^ "Board Of Governors | Think tank | ICRIER". icrier.org. Archived from the original on 24 September 2018. Retrieved 24 September 2018.
  5. ^ a b Mishra, Asit Ranjan (26 September 2020). "Noted economist Isher Judge Ahluwalia, who broke many glass ceilings, dies at 74". mint. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
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  7. ^ "Renowned economist Isher Judge Ahluwalia dies aged 74". The Hindu. 26 September 2020. ISSN 0971-751X. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 27 September 2020.