Madras School of Economics

• A. C. Muthiah - Chairman and President, Southern Petrochemicals Industries Corporation Limited Chennai • A. Sivasailam - Chairman and Managing Director Tractor and Farm Equipments Limited, Chennai • C. Rangarajan - Chairman, Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council, Government of India • Kaushik Basu - Professor, Cornell University USA • M. V. Arunachalam - former Vice Chairman and Managing Director Tube Investments, Chennai • Montek Singh Ahluwalia - Deputy Chairman Union Planning Commission, Government of India, New Delhi • N. Vaghul - Chairman ICICI Bank, Mumbai • Raja Jesudoss Chelliah - Founder Chairman Emeritus of Madras School of Economics • S. Venkitaramanan - former Governor Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Mumbai • U. Sankar - Honorary Professor Madras School of Economics, Chennai ==Areas of Specialization==

The School's main areas of specialization are: • Actuarial Economics • Applied Quantitative Finance • Environmental Economics • Financial Economics • General Economics The School has worked with a broad range of public and private partners to develop research projects on issues such as growth and globalization, environmental sustainability, and investment opportunities. ==Centre of Excellence in Environmental Economics==

The Ministry of Environment and Forest, Government of India has designated Madras School of Economics as a Centre of Excellence in the area of Environmental Economics. The Centre carries out research work on: Development of Economic Instruments, Trade and Environment, and Cost-Benefit Analysis. The Centre is primarily engaged in research projects, training programme and providing policy assistance to the Ministry on various topics. The Centre is also responsible for the development and maintenance of a website (http://coe.mse.ac.in), and for the dissemination of concept papers on Environmental Economics. ==Research==

MSE undertakes research on its own as well as carries out research projects sponsored by various agencies such as, government departments, Ministries and International Organizations. In the past it has undertaken research funded by agencies such as World Resources Institute, Ministry of Environment & Forests, Government of India, the Union Planning Commission, Indian Space Research Organisation, United Nations Development Programme, Royal Netherlands Embassy, International Labour Organisation, The World Bank and Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research. ==Student Activities==

"Arthiki" is an annual fest of Madras School of Economics, with many events like Quiz, Essay Writing, Crossword, Crisis Management etc. "Alpha" is a club to create a platform for the students, alumnus and faculty of Madras School of Economics to share their knowledge on topics related to finance and economics. The club conducts workshops, talks by eminent personalities from industry, quizzes and publishes a bi-annual editorial Athena, which is edited by expert student authors from the school and which has contributions from national and international academics and students. The school also has SPIC MACAY cultural programmes. ==Notable alumni==

• Vinayak Sasikumar, Lyricist ==External links==