Prof. K. Gayithri Karnam
Public Finance Economist and Policy Researcher
Prof. K. Gayithri Karnam is a public finance economist and policy researcher with over three decades of experience in public expenditure management, fiscal policy, government budgeting, and public sector performance assessment. She is Professor at the Centre for Economic Studies and Policy (CESP), Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bengaluru. Her research has contributed extensively to fiscal reforms and expenditure management at both the Union and State Government levels, including studies for the Finance Commissions, Planning Commission, and the Government of Karnataka. She has also advised international development agencies such as USAID and DFID on state fiscal management, public financial management, and public sector reforms.
International Academic Engagements:
- Executive Education Programme, Harvard Kennedy School (2018)
- Duke Center for International Development, Duke University (2012)
- Faculty Research Fellow, Carleton University, Canada (2010-2011)
- Visiting Scholar, Carleton University, Canada (1997-1998)
- Executive Education Programme Lead, Korea Development Institute, South Korea
- Academic Collaborator, Fudan University, China
- Academic Collaborator, Andrew Young School of Policy Studies, Georgia State University, USA
- Academic Collaborator, Laval University, Canada
- Academic Collaborator, Sichuan Academy of Social Sciences, China
Educational Qualifications:
- Ph.D. in Public Finance, University of Mysore
- M.A. in Economics, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur
Selected Publications:
Gayithri, K. (2019). Who Benefits from Higher Education Expenditure? Evidence from Recent Household Survery of India.
(https://www.academia.edu/67703890/Who_Benefits_from_Higher_Education_Expenditure_Evidence_from_Recent_Household_Survery_of_India)
