T. N. Srinivasan, in full Thirukodikaval Nilakanta Srinivasan (27 March 1933 – 11 November 2018), was an Indian economist who had taught and worked in the United States. He was the Emeritus Samuel C. Park, Jr. Professor of

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. He was formerly chairman of the department of economics. He was a special adviser to the Development Research Center at the

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from 1977 to 1980, and taught at numerous academic institutions for over four decades, including

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, Stanford University, and the

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. In 2007, he received a

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decoration from the President of India for his contributions to Literature and Education. He earned his Ph.D. in Economics (1962) from Yale University, M.A. in Mathematics (1954) from

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, India and B.A. (Honors) Mathematics 1953 from University of Madras, India. He did his Professional Training in Statistics (1953-1955) at Indian Statistical Institute,

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. He has made important contributions in the fields of economic growth and development economics, and international trade. He had been very active in policy debates concerning India. He was also the founding co-editor of the '' Journal of Development Economics''. He was visiting fellow at the Center for Research on Economic Development and Policy Reform, Stanford University; fellow of the

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, and

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; and a foreign associate of the National Academy of Sciences of the US. He has authored a prolific collection of books and articles on

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, world trade, and developing country economics.'India must speed up reforms for fast growth'
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Srinivasan, T. N. 1933 births 2018 deaths 20th-century Indian economists Foreign associates of the National Academy of Sciences Fellows of the Econometric Society Recipients of the Padma Bhushan in literature & education Yale University alumni Yale University faculty Scientists from Tamil Nadu Distinguished Fellows of the American Economic Association Indian emigrants to the United States