Research Associate
shencymathew [at] gmail [dot] com

Education Details    
    Ph.D Economics (doing), Kerala University Library Research Centre, University of Kerala
    M.Phil in Economics with A grade, University College, Palayam, University of Kerala, 2014
    M.A. Economics with 73.12%, Fatima Mata National College, University of Kerala, 2012
    B.A. Economics with 64.13%, Sree Narayana College for Women, University of Kerala, 2010

Certificate Courses    
    Diploma Course in Journalism (Add-on), 2009
    Certificate Course in Journalism (Add-on), 2008

Fields of Research Interest    Public Finance & Taxation, Local Level Governance

Professional Experience    

    Research Associate, Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation, March 2015
    Research Assistant, Decentralization Analysis Cell, Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation, August 2014
    Research Associate in a project at Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation, January 2014
    Internship project in State Bank of India, May-June 2013.

Training Courses    

1. Experiential Learning Tools (ELT) organized by Institute of Management in Government (IMG), Thiruvananthapuram (24-28 October, 2017) 
2. Statistical Analysis in Social Sciences and R-Programming sponsored by ICSSR organized by Department of Commerce, M.E.S. College, Marampally, Ernakulum (28-29 March, 2017)
3. Training programme on Budgeting and Legislation organized by Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation in association with KN Raj Centre, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam (6-8 March, 2017)
4. 7 Day National Workshop on Research Methodology organized by P.G. Research Department of Commerce, Government Arts College, Thiruvananthapuram, sponsored by Directorate of Collegiate Education, Government of Kerala (9-15 January, 2017)
5. 2 day National Workshop on Econometrics organized by the postgraduate Department of Economics and Research Centre, Government College, Attingal, Thiruvananthapuram (9 – 10 March, 2015)

 

Publications    

Journal Articles
Efficacy of Outcome Budgeting under Decentralized Planning, International Journal for Business and Administration Research Review, Vol.1 , Issue 1 , March 2017

Discussion/Seminar/Conference Papers    

1. Efficiency and Governance: Importance of Outcome Budgeting in Local Self Government Institutions in Kerala - Development Convention organized by Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore (24-25 April, 2018)
2. Public Expenditure in Infrastructure and Economic Growth in Kerala, February 2017 -  Infrastructure-industrialization and Development: Forward Linkages Drawing from Global Models, Department of Commerce, University of Kerala (16-18 February, 2017)
3. Bharatiya Mahila Bank – A catalyst for Economic Empowerment of Women in India - International Conference on Alternative Finance and Sustainable Socio-Economic Development, School of Distance Education, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram (22-24 March,  2017) 

Project Reports
GST and Rubber Sector, A collaborative project between Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation and Rubber Board, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India, submitted to Rubber Board in July, 2018 

Working Papers    

1. Revenue performance of Value Added Tax (VAT) and Goods and Services Tax (GST) - An Interstate Comparison with Special Reference to Kerala along with Smt. Anitha Kumary, Associate Professor, GIFT, March, 2019
2. Outcome Budgeting of Projects under Decentralized Planning: A Case Study of Primary Sector of Grama Panchayats in Kerala, DACWP:006, September, 2017

Professional Activities    

1. Assisted Dr. K. Pushpangadan in PhD syllabus preparation for the PhD programme in Public Economics 
2. Assisted in the preparation of KSFE training materials

 

Phone : 9911013374
relfipaul@gmail.com

EDUCATION
Ph.D - International Relations (2016), Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala
M.Phil - International Studies (2006), Pondicherry Central University, Puducherry
LLB - (2014) Magadh University, Bodh Gaya
MA - International Relations (2004), Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala
BA - Economics (2002), Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, Kerala
 

CERTIFICATE COURSES
1. General course on ‘Intellectual Property Rights’ (2017) World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO), Geneva, Switzerland.
2. Certificate course on ‘Intellectual Property Rights and Information Technology in the Internet Age’ (2010), Indian Law Institute (ILI), New Delhi.
3. Certificate course on ‘International Law’ (2010), Centre for Research and Training, Asian-African Legal Consultative Organisation (AALCO), New Delhi.
TRAINING COURSES
1. ICSSR Sponsored Capacity Building Programme (February, 2017), Centre for Development Studies (CDS), Thiruvananthapuram
2. Experiential Learning Tools (ELT) (24-28 October, 2017) at Institute of Management in Government (IMG), Thiruvananthapuram

 

PREVIOUS POSITIONS
Research Assistant, Indian Law Institute (ILI), New Delhi
Secretary to Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha, New Delhi
Research Assistant, Central for Legislative Research and Advocacy (CLRA), North Avenue, New Delhi

 

PROJECTS 

1. Presently the Co-Project Director of the Project on Goods and Services Tax and Cooperative Federalism:Analysing Contours of a Forward-Looking Economy 2018-20
ICSSR, Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India, New Delhi

2. Co-Principle Investigator of the project Asset Management in Local Governments: A case study of Panchayats in Kerala’ KLGSDP funded by World Bank

3. Principle Investigator of the project Resource Mobilisation from Stamp Duty and Registration Fee: A study with special reference to Fair Value Fixation of Flats in Kerala’Department of Registration, Govt. of Kerala
 
EDITORIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
1. Editor: GST Monthly Review
GIFT has been publishing a “GST Monthly Review” (News Letter) since August 2018, which highlights news, legislative reforms, statutory changes, judicial pronouncements etc. related to GST.
2. Editor: Annual Review 2018
GIFT has been published three “Annual Review 2018” on significant Judicial Pronouncements on GST, important Advance Rulings on GST and selected decisions of National Anti-profiteering Authority.
3. Editorial Assistant: Kerala Tax Reporter (KTR)
GIFT has been bringing out a monthly law journal, Kerala Tax Reporter (KTR) since 1992, which has been reported significant Judgments of Hon’ble Supreme Court and High Courts on GST, Sales Tax, Value Added Tax, Agricultural Income Tax, Money Lenders Act, Luxury Tax etc., it also contains important Advance Rulings, Notifications, Circulars and Clarifications on the related subjects.

 

PUBLICATIONS

BOOKS
1. Relfi Paul,(2017) “Resource Mobilisation from Stamp Duty and Registration Fee: A study with special reference to Fair Value Fixation of Flats in Kerala”, Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation, (ISBN 978-81-935037-5-1).
2. Relfi Paul and Girish Kumar R, (2017) “Asset management in Local Governments: A case study of Grama Panchayats in Kerala” DAC, Govt. of Kerala (ISBN 978-81-935037-3-7).

ARTICLES
1. Relfi Paul, (2018) ‘Goods and Services Tax and Cooperative Federalism: An Evaluation of Parliamentary debates’ Journal of Parliamentary Studies, Vol-9, Issue -1, (ISSN 2231-0355), UGC-64124
2. Relfi Paul and Girish Kumar R, (2017) ‘Road Asset management in Local Governments: A case study of selected Grama Panchayats in Kerala’, ISDA Journal, (October-December) Vol- 27, No. 4. (ISSN 0971-2550), UGC-46456.
3. Relfi Paul, (2016) ‘Ascertain Resource Mobilisation to the State Exchequer: A study with special focus on Stamp Duty and Registration Fee’, Journal of Parliamentary Studies, Vol-8, Issue -1, pp107-118. (ISSN 2231-0355), UGC-64124.
4. Relfi Paul and Girish Kumar R, (2017) ‘Effective Management of Building Assets in Kerala: Need for Enhancing 'Own Source of Revenue' by Local Governments, KILA Journal of Local Governance, (January-June) Vol- 4, No. 1. (ISSN 2319-930X), UGC-48482.
5. Relfi Paul, (2017) ‘Globalization of broadcasting Industry in India: Effects of Technological Diffusion’, (ed) ‘Globalisation and India’s Innovation Systems: A Creative Destruction?’ Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam. (ISBN 978-81-935037-3-7).
6. Relfi Paul, (2017) ‘Demonetization and its impact on Co-operative Banks in Kerala’, Journal of Management Science, Vol-3, pp23-28. (ISSN 2249-5088).
7. Relfi Paul (2017) ‘PPP not one-size-fits all solution’, Deccan Chronicle, 7th May 2017.Vol.6, No.255.
8. Relfi Paul (2017) ‘Rights of Broadcasting Organisations in India: Analysis of Legislative and Constitutional Frameworks’, Centre for Legislative Research and
Advocacy (CLRA), New Delhi, No.24, February – April, 2017.
9. Relfi Paul, Girish Kumar R, and Reinhart Philip (2016), ‘Drinking Water Asset Management Local Governments’ Journal of Political Economy & Fiscal Federalism, Mahatma Gandhi University, Vol-2, (ISSN 2395-6976)
10. Relfi Paul, (2016) ‘Asset Register in Local Governments: An evaluation of selected GramaPanchayats in Kerala’, Journal of Parliamentary Studies, Vol-8, Issue -1, pp107-118. (ISSN 2231-0355). UGC-64124.
11. Relfi Paul and Girish Kumar R, (2016) ‘Land asset management in Local Governments: A study on selected Panchayats in Kerala’, KILA Journal of Local Governance, Vol-3, pp 45-51. (ISSN 2319-930X), UGC-48482).
12. Relfi Paul, (2015) ‘Political Economy of Broadcasting Industry in India: A case study of Cricket’, International Journal of South Asian Studies, Vol.8, No.1. (ISSN 0974 – 2514), UGC-42676.
13. Relfi Paul and Girish Kumar, (2009) ‘Rights of Broadcasting Organisations: Do we need Legal reforms?’The Indian Journal of Intellectual Property Law, Vol-2, pp87-101 (ISSN 0975-492X).UGC- 46965.
14. Relfi Paul, (2008) ‘WIPO Negotiations threaten exclusive “signal based” protection in Broadcasting’,October, IP-Watch, Geneva. (ISSN 1661-1747).
15. Relfi Paul, (2008) ‘Development Agenda in World Intellectual Property Organizations’, Social Science Research Network (SSRN), October-2008. (ISSN-15565068), (UGC-44294).
16. Relfi Paul, (2008) ‘Negotiations for WIPO Development Agenda: A Human Rights Perspective’ Social Science Research Network (SSRN), December-2008. (ISSN-15565068), (UGC-44294).

 

PAPER PRESENTATIONS
1. Presented a paper on ‘Asset Management in Local Governments: A Case Study of Grama Panchayats in Kerala’ at National Seminar on ‘Decentralised Governance and Service Delivery in Kerala’ jointly organised by Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation, KLGSDP and World Bank on 5th April 2017.
2. Presented a paper on ‘Public Asset Management in Local Governments’ in National Seminar on ‘Evaluating the New Local Governance: The Problems and Prospects of Decentralisation in India’ organised by Department of Political Science, University of Kerala during 16-18, March 2017.
3. Presented a paper on “Demonetization and its impact on Co-operative Banks in Kerala’ at national conference on Management Innovations: Strategies for Global Business Excellence’ organised by Lourdes Matha College of Science and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram on 3rd February 2017.
4. Presented a paper on “Globalization of broadcasting industry in India: Effects of Technological Evolution” in international seminar on ‘Globalisation and India’s Innovation Systems: A creative Destruction?, organised by BIIC, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam on 4-6 February 2017.
5. Presented a paper on “Better Asset Management in Local Governments: Towards a Life Cycle Approach” in a national seminar on Kerala’s Development Oxymora: Revisiting Kerala Model of Development, March 18-20, 2016 at Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam.