Research output per year
Research output per year
Personal profile
Contact Details
Telephone: 0121 204 3263
Email: k.g.vaidya@aston.ac.uk
Biography
Kirit is an economist by training and has combined teaching and research at Aston Business School with numerous consultancy and research assignments in some 20 countries for international and national development and aid organisations (including Asian Development Bank, DFID, European Commission, ILO, UNDP, UNIDO and the World Bank.
Research Interests
Current research:
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Technology transfer and industrial development (with special reference to China)
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Technology-based collaborations between foreign and Chinese firms
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Capability development of Chinese industrial enterprises as latecomers
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Public works programmes in developing countries, wage rates, labour supply, asset creation and social protection.
Past areas of research:
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China’s high-tech revealed comparative advantage
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Value of rural traveller’s time savings in low-income countries
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Economics of labour intensive public works programmes in developing countriess
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Energy economics
Teaching Activity
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MBA:BSM908 Business Economics & Strategy (and Online and Executive MBA versions)
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Undergraduate: BS2240 Business Economics
Qualifications
B.Soc.Sc.(Economics, Politics, Sociology), University of Birmingham.
Specialisation in Economics, Quantitative Methods and Economic Development.
Awarded the Faculty Plender Prize.
Employment
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2006 – date: Senior Lecturer in Business Economics, Aston Business School, Aston University.
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1972 – 2006: Lecturer in Business Economics, Aston Business School, Aston University.
PhD Supervision
Supervision of 5 PhD students to completion, currently supervising 2 students.
Available to supervise PhDs and DBAs especially on latecomer strategies of emerging economy companies.
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Research output
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Technological capabilities development model in Chinese energy service companies
Qiu, P., Nunes, B., Vaidya, K., Van De Kaa, G. & Greeven, M., 1 Jan 2022, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 330, 129551.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Mapping product portfolio of energy service companies in the USA
Qiu, P., Nunes, B. & Vaidya, K., 1 Jan 2020, 26th International Association for Management of Technology Conference, IAMOT 2017. IAMOT & University of Pretoria, p. 1575-1594 20 p. (26th International Association for Management of Technology Conference, IAMOT 2017).Research output: Chapter in Book/Published conference output › Conference publication
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Willingness to pay for improved public health care services in Saudi Arabia: a contingent valuation study among heads of Saudi households
Al-Hanawi, M. K., Alsharqi, O. & Vaidya, K., Jan 2020, In: Health Economics, Policy and Law. 15, 1, p. 72-93 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Healthcare finance in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: a qualitative study of householders’ attitudes
Al-Hanawi, M. K., Alsharqi, O., Almazrou, S. & Vaidya, K., Feb 2018, In: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy. 16, p. 55–64 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Investigating the Willingness to Pay for a Contributory National Health Insurance Scheme in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-sectional Stated Preference Approach
Al-Hanawi, M. K., Vaidya, K., Alsharqi, O. & Onwujekwe, O., 1 Apr 2018, In: Applied Health Economics and Health Policy. 16, p. 259–271 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Datasets
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Multinational companies and local intermediaries in the bottom of the pyramid (BoP) market in Ghana
Obeng Dankwah, G. (Creator), Decker, S. D. (Creator) & Vaidya, K. (Creator), Aston Data Explorer, 2016
DOI: 10.17036/6E3CE8AD-EF5F-48F9-86DD-8914849BE16B
Dataset
Activities
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Preparation of a guide to conducting wage rate and labour supply studies for public employment programmes and a case study on the same topic for ILO training programmes
Kirit Vaidya (Contributor)
Nov 2010 → Dec 2011Activity: Other activity types › Types of Business and Community - Other
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Validation of EIIP Training Programme material. ILO International Training Centre
Kirit Vaidya (Member)
Oct 2010Activity: Other activity types › Types of Business and Community - Work on advisory panel to industry or government or non-government organisation
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Consultant to ILO on a study of wage rates for a public works based social safety net in Cambodia
Kirit Vaidya (Advisor)
Sept 2009 → Jun 2010Activity: Consultancy types › Consultancy
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Consultant to ILO on assessment of the Karnali Employment Programme and development of an employment based social protection scheme for Nepal
Kirit Vaidya (Advisor)
Feb 2009 → Feb 2010Activity: Consultancy types › Consultancy
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Consultant to ASIST-AP, ILO on wage rate and labour supply assessment for public works programmes in Timor Leste
Kirit Vaidya (Advisor)
Aug 2008 → Oct 2008Activity: Consultancy types › Consultancy