Research Output per year
Personal profile
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:
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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 1972 2018
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
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. 1-28Research 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
The Social Foundations of Organizational Corruption
Nix, A. J., Decker, S., Wolf, C. & Vaidya, K., 1 Aug 2017, In : Academy of Management Proceedings. 2017, 1Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting abstract
Technological capability development in China's energy service company industry
Qiu, P., Nunes, B. & Vaidya, K., 19 May 2016, IAMOT 2016 - 25th International Association for Management of Technology Conference, proceedings: Technology - Future thinking. Pretorius, L. (ed.). IAMOT & University of Pretoria, p. 1661-1681 21 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution
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 2017Supervisor: Vaidya, K. G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
An econometric analysis of international tourism demand in Hong Kong : a cointegration and error correction approach
Author: Lee, K., 2005Supervisor: Bennett, D. (Supervisor) & Vaidya, K. G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
Development of technological capabilities in Chinese Energy Service Companies (ESCOs)
Author: Qiu, P., 12 Jun 2018Supervisor: Nunes, B. (Supervisor) & Vaidya, K. G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
Factors affecting the quality of joint patents in China
Author: Zhou, R., 5 Jun 2018Supervisor: Vaidya, K. G. (Supervisor) & Karoglou, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
Foreign direct investment and corruption
Author: Martyanova, N., Feb 2010Supervisor: Sena, V. (Supervisor) & Vaidya, K. G. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy
Activities 2006 2010
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)Activity: Other activity types › Types of Business and Community - Other
Validation of EIIP Training Programme material. ILO International Training Centre
Kirit Vaidya (Member)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)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)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)Activity: Consultancy types › Consultancy