SIDDHARTHA KUMAR RASTOGI

M a l e , S i n g l e , 2 6 Y e a r s

EDUCATION
Fellow Program in Management 2009 Indian Institute of Management Leading to
(Area - Economics) (Expected) Ahmedabad Doctorate
Master of Commerce 2002-04 Lucknow University 65.07%
(Specialization - Applied Economics)
Bachelor of Commerce 1999-02 Lucknow University 61.70%
Class XII 1997-99 Govt. Jubilee Inter College, Lucknow 66.00%
Class X 1995-97 Colvin Taluqdars’ College, Lucknow 65.67 %

THESIS DISSERTATION
After successfully completing two years’ course work, I defended my thesis proposal on April 16, 2008.
Thesis Advisory Committee: Prof. S. Y. Deodhar (Chair), Prof. R. H. Dholakia, Prof. T. Bandyopadhyay
Thesis Title: “Exploring Welfare Maximizing SPS Standards in a Game-Theoretic Framework: A Case of
Indo-US Trade in Wheat and Mango”
Keywords: Sanitary and Phytosanitary Standards, India - USA Trade, Wheat Trade, Mango Trade, Cost-Benefit
Analysis, Partial Equilibrium Modeling
Abstract: Sanitary and Phytosanitary (SPS) standards are commodity specific, scientific evidence based
standards, adopted by WTO members to protect domestic health and life from foreign elements. However,
over-cautious standards induce sub-optimal welfare. We propose to base standards on net welfare gains to the
nation as a whole. We show that existing framework of unilateral decision-making omits the possibility of setting
mutually beneficial levels of SPS standards, which can be captured through a game-theoretic framework; wherein
a country may loose on trade of one commodity due to lower SPS standards; yet a reciprocal relaxation of
standards by a trade partner may provide higher net gains. Thus, mutual relaxation of standards is superior to
unilateral decision-making.
For empirical justification, we study the case of Indo-US trade of wheat and mango. US banned Indian
mango in 1989 and US cannot bid for wheat import in India, both owing to respective SPS standards. We
estimate welfare gains to India and US under different SPS regimes. Using two parallel partial equilibrium
models, we hypothesize that a moderate level of SPS standards is more welfare augmenting than either complete
ban or complete liberalization.

COURSES UNDERTAKEN

Courses Professor(s) Grade (out of 4.33)

Game Theory & Strategic Behaviour B. Banerjee & S. Chakravarty 2.833
Advanced Microeconomics R. H. Dholakia & S. K. Datta 3.667
Public Finance P. Pangotra & R. H. Dholakia 3.900
Advanced Macro Economics E. D’Souza 2.600
Econometric Analysis V. Ahuja 1.983
Economic Development and Growth R. H. Dholakia 3.267
Energy, Environment and Policy P. R. Shukla 3.667
Applied Multivariate Analysis T. Bandyopadhyay 4.000
*Statistical Methods in Data Analysis T. Desai 3.533
*Strategy Formulation and Implementation - II S. Maheshwari 3.267
Research Methods P. Khokle, N. Vohra, & A. Banerjee 2.445
Communication for Management Teachers M. R. Dixit, R. Sharma, V. S. Chand 3.233
*Business French R. Patel Pass
*Post-Graduate level course; Rest are Doctoral level Courses.

+91-79-66326619/+91-9427330715/+91-9924985852 srastogi@iimahd.ernet.in
D-0619, IIMA, Vastrapur, Ahmedabad – 380015, Gujarat, India
ACADEMIC PROJECTS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
• Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI) Thesis Proposal Award 2008-09, IIM Ahmedabad
• Best paper prize in Economics track, Doctoral Colloquium, IIM Ahmedabad, January 5-6, 2009
• Case study “A Case for Indo-US Trade of Wheat and Mango”, discussed in Microeconomics course,
Post-Graduate Program, IIM Bangalore
• Second prize for paper “Ethanol Fuel for India: Evidence form USA and Brazil”, Hyphen (2008),
Annual Magazine of Agri-Business Club, IIM Ahmedabad
• Graded A+ in Project “Compensation to Members of Parliament of India”, Term V, IIM Ahmedabad
• Topped in ‘Public Finance’ (3.90/4.33), FPM course with seven students, Term IV, IIM Ahmedabad
PUBLICATIONS
Journal
• Rastogi, S. and Deodhar, S.Y. (2009) “Player Pricing and Valuation of Cricketing Attributes: Exploring
the IPL Twenty-Twenty Vision”, Vikalpa, (forthcoming).
Working Paper
• Rastogi, S. and Deodhar, S.Y. (2009) “Player Pricing and Valuation of Cricketing Attributes: Exploring
the IPL Twenty-Twenty Vision”, Working Paper 2009-01-02, IIM Ahmedabad
• Rastogi, S. and Deodhar, S.Y. (2008) “Indo-US Trade in Wheat and Mango: A Game-Theoretic
Approach to SPS Standards”, Working Paper 2008-03-04, IIM Ahmedabad
Book Chapter
• Rastogi, S. (2008) “Sulabh International Social Service Organization”, in Social Entrepreneurship: Concepts,
Cases and Experiences, Gaurav, K. (ed.), ICFAI University Press, Hyderabad, pp. 66-83
Newspaper Articles
• Singh, S.P. and Rastogi, S. (2009) “Tughlaqi whim called Samajwadi Party manifesto”, DNA, 14 April,
Ahmedabad edition, Pg. 3.
• Singh, S.P. and Rastogi, S. (2009) “BJP poll manifesto 2009: promising a new avataar”, DNA, 5 April,
Ahmedabad edition, Pg. 2.
• Singh, S.P. and Rastogi, S. (2009) “Congress poll manifesto has re-heated populist promises”, DNA, 25
March, Ahmedabad edition, Pg. 3.
Online Publications
• Rastogi, S. (2007) “A Case-Study of Sulabh International Social Service Organization”, Sulabh
Environmental Information System Centre, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of
India, http://www.sulabhenvis.in/case_studies/Sulabh_Case_Studies_IIM.pdf (as on May 30, 2008)
CONFERENCES
• Rastogi, S. and Singh, S. (2009, forthcoming) “The Transport Bottleneck in Connecting North-East
India to Development”, National Seminar on Exploring ASEAN markets for India’s North East Products”
UNCTAD-MOIC-DFID and Department of Economics, Mizoram University, Aizawl, India
• Rastogi, S. and Deodhar, S.Y. (2009) “Player Pricing and Valuation of Cricketing Attributes: Exploring
the IPL Twenty-Twenty Vision”, Fourth National Conference on Management Science and Practice MSP 2009,
Operational Research Society of India - Ahmedabad Chapter, February 13-15, Ahmedabad, India
• Dissertation “Assessing Welfare Implications of SPS Standards in a Game-Theoretic Framework: A
Proposition for Indo-US Trade in Wheat and Mango”, Doctoral Colloquium IIM Ahmedabad, January
5-6, 2009, Ahmedabad, India
• Participated in the Conference on Securities markets, National Institute of Securities Markets, December 19-
20, 2008, Mumbai, India
• Participated in the Interdisciplinary Conference on Psychoanalysis and Literature, Institute of Psychotherapy,
Antarnad Foundation, December 13-14, 2008, Ahmedabad, India
• Rastogi, S. and Sundaram, S.S. (2008) “Looming Recession: Effects and Way Forward for India”,
National Seminar on India’s Macroeconomic Management in the Context Of Global Slowdown, Reserve Bank of
India Endowment Unit, The M.S. University of Baroda, December 6, Vadodara, India
• Rastogi, S. (2008) “A Cross-Country Study for Exploring Skewed Female - Male Ratio”, 37th Australian
Conference of Economists, Economic Society of Australia, September 30 - October 4, Queensland, Australia
• Rastogi, S. and Deodhar, S.Y. (2008) “Role of Policy for Optimal SPS Standards: Indo-US Trade of
Wheat and Mango in a Game-Theoretic Framework”, The Third International Conference on Public Policy and
Management, Centre for Public Policy, IIM Bangalore, August 3-6, Bangalore, India

+91-79-66326619/+91-9427330715/+91-9924985852 srastogi@iimahd.ernet.in
D-0619, IIMA, Vastrapur, Ahmedabad – 380015, Gujarat, India
 • Deodhar, S.Y. and Rastogi, S. (2008) “A Game Theoretic Exploration for Welfare Maximizing SPS
Standards: A Case of Indo-US Trade in Wheat and Mango”, International Symposium on Globalization and
the Rural-Urban Divide, International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium, June30-July2, Seoul,
South Korea
• Deodhar, S.Y., Rastogi, S. and Krissoff, B. (2008). “An Approach Paper on Indo-US Trade in Wheat
and Mango”, The International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium Annual Meeting 2007, January 7-9,
Washington D.C., USA

WORKSHOPS AND TRAINING PROGRAMS

• ‘Research workshop for Ph.D. students and young faculty members on Research in Securities Markets’,
National Institute of Securities Markets, December 21, 2008, Mumbai, India
• ‘Research Training Programme on Computable General Equilibrium Modeling and Data Analysis’,
Department of Economics, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, under UNCTAD-JUECON Programme,
October 20-25, 2008, Kolkata, India
• ‘Workshop on Research Proposal Writing’, IIM Ahmedabad, September 18, 2007, Ahmedabad, India
• ‘Specialised Training Course in Business Accounting Professionals’, Small Industries Service Institute,
Kanpur, Ministry of Small Scale Industry, Government of India, December 8, 2004 - January 7, 2005,
Lucknow, India

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1. ‘Overview of Research’, (6x2) sessions, Orientation module, Post-graduate Diploma in Management
(Communications), Mudra Institute of Communications, Ahmedabad, May 23-June 11, 2008
2. Institute for Careers and Competitions (ICC) Oct’02 to Apr’05
• Faculty For Mathematics, Reasoning, and Economic and Current Affairs
• In-Charge of Content Development and Analysis
• Personality Development and Counseling
POSITIONS OF RESPONSIBILITY
• Coordinator of Drinking Water Reforms Committee at IIMA for Implementing Six-Sigma DMAIC Cycle, 2009
• Founder-Member of Lucknow Book Club, A Lucknow based society for books-enthusiasts, registered
under Society Registration Act, 1860
• Reviewer for International Journal of Social Economics, published from Emerald Group
• Ad-hoc Reviewer for Journal of Indian Business Research, published from Emerald Group
• Teamed-up with Dr. Siddhartha Roy, Economic Advisor, Tata Group, for screening of research
proposals for support for IIMA Golden Jubilee Research Conference, to be held in 2010-11
• Track Coordinator, Doctoral Colloquium IIM Ahmedabad, January 3-4, 2008, Ahmedabad, India

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVTIES

• Literary
- Recitation of original poetry from stage several times
- Poem ‘Vishva-Shanti Ke Liye’ published in ‘Kadambini’ (October 2008), Hindi monthly, HT Media Ltd.
- Story ‘Bonsai’ published in ‘Vagarth’ (October 2008), Hindi monthly, Bhartiya Bhasha Parishad Kolkata
- Private library of over 1000 books
• Represented State of Uttar Pradesh in National Judo Championship (Sub-Juniors) All India Juniors
Team Championship 1988-89, 18-22 February, 1989, Mumbai, India
• Won several prizes in Quiz contests, Extempore, Photography, and Singing Competitions

PERSONAL DETAILS

Date of Birth June 19, 1982

Languages Known Hindi, English, French
Nationality Indian
Webpage http://stdwww.iimahd.ernet.in/~srastogi/
Interests Reading, Writing, Travel, Blogging, Photography, Astrology, Palmistry,
History, Politics, Psychology, Philosophy, International Affairs
Personal Email sid_rastogi@rediffmail.com / sidissid@gmail.com
Permanent Address 331/12, Chopri Tola, Chowk, Lucknow - 226003, U.P., India
+91-79-66326619/+91-9427330715/+91-9924985852 srastogi@iimahd.ernet.in
D-0619, IIMA, Vastrapur, Ahmedabad – 380015, Gujarat, India