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Kirit Vaidya

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    1972 …2020

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    General

    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:

    • Technology transfer and industrial development (with special reference to China)

    • Technology-based collaborations between foreign and Chinese firms

    • Capability development of Chinese industrial enterprises as latecomers

    • Public works programmes in developing countries, wage rates, labour supply, asset creation and social protection.

    Past areas of research:

    • China’s high-tech revealed comparative advantage

    • Value of rural traveller’s time savings in low-income countries

    • Economics of labour intensive public works programmes in developing countriess

    • Energy economics

    Teaching Activity

    Qualifications

    B.Soc.Sc.(Economics, Politics, Sociology), University of Birmingham.

    Specialisation in Economics, Quantitative Methods and Economic Development.

    Awarded the Faculty Plender Prize.

    Employment

    •  2006 – date: Senior Lecturer in Business Economics, Aston Business School, Aston University.

    • 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

    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/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

    • 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., 6 Jan 2018, In : Applied Health Economics and Health Policy. p. 1-13 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    Open Access
    File

    • 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., 4 Jun 2018, In : Health Economics, Policy and Law. p. 1-28

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    • Healthcare finance in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia: a qualitative study of householders’ attitudes

    Al-Hanawi, M. K., Alsharqi, O., Almazrou, S. & Vaidya, K., 20 Sep 2017, In : Applied Health Economics and Health Policy. First Online, p. 1-10 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

    Open Access
    File

    • The Social Foundations of Organizational Corruption

    Nix, A. J., Decker, S., Wolf, C. & Vaidya, K., 1 Aug 2017, In : Academy of Management Proceedings. 2017, 1

    Research output: Contribution to journal › Conference abstract

    • Thesis

    Analysis of a failed primary commodity cartel: The Grenada Cooperative Nutmeg Association (GCNA) and the Association of Indonesian Nutmeg Exporters (ASPIN) joint marketing agreement:

    Author: Fletcher, S., 20 Jun 2017

    Supervisor: Vaidya, K. G. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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    An econometric analysis of international tourism demand in Hong Kong : a cointegration and error correction approach

    Author: Lee, K., 2005

    Supervisor: Bennett, D. (Supervisor) & Vaidya, K. G. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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    Development of technological capabilities in Chinese Energy Service Companies (ESCOs)

    Author: Qiu, P., 12 Jun 2018

    Supervisor: Nunes, B. (Supervisor) & Vaidya, K. G. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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    Factors affecting the quality of joint patents in China

    Author: Zhou, R., 5 Jun 2018

    Supervisor: Vaidya, K. G. (Supervisor) & Karoglou, M. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

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    Foreign direct investment and corruption

    Author: Martyanova, N., Feb 2010

    Supervisor: Sena, V. (Supervisor) & Vaidya, K. G. (Supervisor)

    Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy

    File

    Activities

    • 4 Consultancy
    • 1 Types of Business and Community - Other
    • 1 Types of Business and Community - Work on advisory panel to industry or government or non-government organisation

    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 2011

    Activity: Other activity types › Types of Business and Community - Other

    Validation of EIIP Training Programme material. ILO International Training Centre

    Kirit Vaidya (Member)
    Oct 2010

    Activity: Other activity types › Types of Business and Community - Work on advisory panel to industry or government or non-government organisation

    Consultant to ILO on a study of wage rates for a public works based social safety net in Cambodia

    Kirit Vaidya (Advisor)
    Sep 2009 → Jun 2010

    Activity: Consultancy types › Consultancy

    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 2010

    Activity: Consultancy types › Consultancy

    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 2008

    Activity: Consultancy types › Consultancy