Dr. Virender Kumar

Dr. Virender Kumar is an Assistant Professor at University School of Management and Entrepreneurship (USME), Delhi Technological University. He has a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Hansraj College, University of Delhi, and Master’s degree in Economics from Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi. He has completed his Ph.D (Economics) and M.Phil (Economics) from Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi. He was previously employed with Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC), University of Delhi, and has more than 11 years of teaching and research experience. He has publications in reputed journals from Elsevier, Springer, Wiley, Taylor & Francis, and Emerald. His areas of interest include Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics, International Economics, Environmental Economics, Time Series Analysis, and Panel Data Analysis.

• Worked as an Assistant Professor in Shri Ram College of Commerce (SRCC), University of Delhi for 2.5 Years.
• Worked as an Assistant Professor in IP College for Women, University of Delhi, India for 1.2 Years.

Introductory Macroeconomics, Introductory Microeconomics, Indian Economy, Intermediate Macroeconomics I, Adanced Macroeconomics

• Kumar, V. (2025). Examining the impact of domestic monetary policy on foreign portfolio investment flows to India. International Review of Finance, 25(2), 1-45, e70023. (Scopus, SSCI, ABDC-A)
• Kumar, V., & Simran,. (2025). How Financial Development Shapes Globalization's Impact on Income Inequality in Asia?. Economic Analysis and Policy, 86, 1083-1098. (Scopus, Q1, SSCI, ABDC-A)
• Kumar, V. (2025). Effect of domestic monetary policy on foreign capital flows to India. Journal of Economic Policy Reform, 28 (3), 371-391. (Scopus, Q1, SSCI, ABDC-B)
• Kumar, V., & Dua, P. (2024). What explains foreign portfolio investment inflows to BRICS countries?. Economic Analysis and Policy, 82, 32-46. (Scopus, Q1, SSCI, ABDC-A)
• Kumar, V., & Poonam,. (2024). An empirical examination of the effect of domestic monetary policy on external commercial borrowings to India. Eurasian Economic Review, 14, 641–661. (Scopus, ESCI, ABDC)
• Bahl, P., Kumar, V., & Tuteja, D. (2026). Environmental taxes and environmental policy stringency promote renewable energy consumption in India.Discover Sustainability,https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s43621-026-03373-9. (Scopus, Q1, ESCI)
• Kumar, V., Arora, P.K., Kaushik, A, & Poonam,. (2025). Domestic Monetary Policy and Non-Resident Indian (NRI) Deposits to India: An Empirical Analysis. Journal of Economic and Administrative Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEAS-01-2025-0015. (Scopus, ESCI, ABDC)
• Kumar, V., & Kanojia, S. (2018). The idea of Universal Basic Income in India: An Analysis. Business Analysts Journal, Vol. 38, 2, 209-226, the article is available at: https://www.srcc.edu/system/files/THE-IDEA.pdf. (ABDC)

• Received Third Best Paper Award in IIM Kashipur Conference (MERC 2024).
• Received Commendable Research Award by Delhi Technological University for my Research Work in 2024.

• Chaired a session on Maternal and Child Health at the CDE-IEDS International Conference on "Economic Development, Demographic Transition, and Environmental Sustainabiity", orgained jointly by Center for Development Economics (CDE), Delhi School of Economics and the Institute for Educational and Development Studies (IEDS) held from June 3-5, 2026.
• Delivered a talk on the topic "AI-Enabled Teaching, Learning and Assessment" by serving as a Resource person in the “Two-week Refresher Course on Social Sciences for the Knowledge Economy in the Era of Digital and Societal Transformation”  from 13-07-2026 to 25-07-2026, organised by the MMTTC - Central University of Andhra Pradesh.