Mumbai Campus, Centre for Labour Studies, School of Management and Labour Studies
B.A. (Mahila Maha Vidyalaya (MMV), BHU)
M.A. (School of Economics, Banaras Hindu University)
M.Phil (Department of Humanities And Social Sciences) - Indian Institute Of Technology (IIT-Bombay)
Ph.D (School Of Economics, Central University of Hydrabad)
Post-Doctorate - Indian Institute Of Management, Banglore (IIM-B)
ruchi.singh [at]tiss[dot]edu 
eco.ruchisingh@gmail.com
Linkedin Profile: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-ruchi-singh-ab070a95
Dr.Ruchi Singh is Assistant Professor in Centre for Labor Studies, School of Management and Labor Studies at the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, (TISS) Mumbai, India. She holds a PhD from School of Economics, Central University of Hyderabad, India and M.Phil from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Bombay, India. She has done her Post-Doctorate from Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Bangalore. Before joining TISS, Mumbai she has worked as Post Doctoral Researcher at IIM-B, and has worked as Assistant Professor at Prin.L.N.Welingkar Institute of Managment, Development & Research, Mumbai and Bengaluru for roughly 4 and half years.
She has published a book “Exodus of Men from Rural Uttar Pradesh,” published by Transnational Press London, United Kingdom recently.She has published range of papers in journal of good repute in migration studies and related field, including Migration Letters, Remittances Review, Migration Information Source etc. She has also contributed various chapters in many edited books published by reputed publisher such as Taylor and Francis, Edward Elgar etc. She has presented research papers at various national and international forum such as in Oxford University, United kingdom ,Harokopio univeristy , Athens Greece, European University Institute (EUI), Florence, Italy etc. She has also been granted and completed (Project Co-Investigator) IMPRESS-ICSSR major project on Rural –Urban Migration of INR 1.5 million (15 lakhs) in 2021. She is an executive member of Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT) and is currently holding the position of State President-Karnataka in Women's Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry, (WICCI).
She has been invited many times as a Resource person/Expert/Session chair at various prestigious institutes and government meetings such as University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, PES University, Bangalore,Centre for Development Studies, Hyderabad, Institute of Eminence(BHU),Central Univrsity of Gujarat, IGNOU, Delhi, IIPS Mumbai, Somaiya Institute of Management, Loyola College Chennai ,Building and Wood Workers International (BWI), Switzerland etc.She has also been organising commitee member and has chaired numerous sessions in various national and international conferences and workshops such as conference organised by Centre for Research on North America (CISAN UNAM) Mexico, Migrant Forum in Asia, Manilla Philippines & GRFDT Forum, New Delhi, Committee member (Asia Region- Transnational Scientific Committee) in largest global sholarly conference on migration “The Migration Conference, hosted by the Faculty of Law, Economic and Social Sciences Agdal of Mohammad V University, Rabat, Morocco and organised by AMERM (l’Association Marocaine d’Etudes et de Recherches sur les Migrations) and IBS (International Business School, UK), confernces on Diversity organised by (TISS), Mumbai, Conferenec organised by School of Management, Central University of Hyderabad, School of Diaspora Studies, Gujarat, Guest lectures at Somaiya Institute of Management , Somiaya University Mumbai, Sarla Modi School of Economics, NMIMS, Mumbai, India etc.
She has conducted numeorus MDP sessions for Infosys and have taught diverse courses such as Economics, Research Methods, Consumer Behaviour, Rural Management etc.
She is very fond of travelling and has visted roughoy 30 countries so far across the globe and is also involved in various social initiatives.
Research/Referee Service
Editorial board member in-charge of Sub-continent and surrounding region of an International peer reviewed Scopus & Web of Science indexed Journal "Remittances Review" and “Migration Letters” published by Transnational Press London, United Kingdom March 2018-till date.
Reviewer in various journals such as Journal “Demography India” an official Journal of Indian Association for Study of Population (IASP), Asian Economic Letters" AEA, “Indian Economic Journal” IEJ, Sage Journal. "Child and Youth Services Review" Elsevier Journal. “Gender Technology and Development" Taylor and Francis Journal, Scopus indexed journal “Migration Letters”, “Border Crossing”, “Remittances Review”, Journal of Economic and Administrative Services, Emerald publishing, Migration and Diversity, published by Transnational Press London,United Kingdom, Springer Nature Humanities and Social Sciences Communications , Management & Labor Studies, Sage Publications; Asian and Pacific Migration Journal, Sage Publications etc.
Membership of Professional Bodies
Karnataka- State President (Telecom Council) Women’s Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (WICCI),Executive Committee Member -Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT),Member - Academy of International Business (AIB),Life member - Indian Soceity of Labour Economics (ISLE), Member -Asia-Pacific Applied Economics Association (APAEA)
Development Economics
Migration
Labor Economics
Green Economics and Labor
Gig workers and Platform Economy
Below mentioned are detailed list of Presentations in National/International Conferences highligting some of the major areas of Research Interests
1. Presented a research paper titled "Analysing Gender Differences in Multi-Morbidity with Migration Status among Older Adults in India:A Cross Sectional Study" in an International conference "Labor Migration and Sustainable Development in Asia:Oppurtunities, Challenges and Way Forward" held during 1st-3rd June, 2023 and organised by South Asia Centre for Labor Mobility and Migrants (SALAM) & International Institute of Population Studies (IIPS), Mumbai.
2.Presented reserach paper titled “Digital Divide and Inclusive Education: Bridging the Gap through Technology” in 9th National Conference on “Conference on Diversity and Development” held on 21st March, 2023, organised by Tata Institute of Social Sceinces, Mumbai India.
3. Presented research paper titled “Economic Implications of Rural-Urban migration at Macro level" in 62nd Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Labour Economics (ISLE) held during 11-13 April, 2022 at Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee, Uttarakhand. (Presented with 3 more authors)
4. Presented research paper titled “Eco-friendly packaging on the consumer buying decisions: Determinants, Challenges and Opportunities” authored by Prapti Shetty and co-authored by myself in an international AIB-SOUTH ASIA Chapter Conference, 2022 during (23-25 January 2022) hosted by the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Visakhapatnam. (Presented with 2 more authors)
5. Presented research paper titled “Brand Identity Strategy for NGO at infancy stage” authored by Falguni Kapoor and co-authored by myslelf in 'National Conference on Social Work in Rural Societies : Reflections on Method and Practice held during 26th & 27th August, 2021 organised by Tata Instititute of Social Sciences (TISS), Tuljapur. (Presented with 2 more authors)
6. Presented research paper titled “Educational Attainment and Occupational Structures: Evidence from Migrant Households in Rural Uttar Pradesh” and chaired sessions in 8th National Seminar on Conference on Diversity and Development held online on 21-22 August 2021 at Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai.
7. Presented research paper titled "Are Migrant Households better off than Non-Migrant Households: Insights from NSSO Unit-Level Data" authored by myself and co-authored by Prof.Dr.Uday Salunkhe and Dr.Vaishali Vivek Patil in largest global scholarly The Migration Conference 2021, from 6 to 10 July 2021 held ONLINE and hosted by Ming Ai (London) Institute and International British Business School, UK. (Presented with one more author).
8. Presented research paper titled "An Exploratory Study on Impact of COVID 19 on High Skilled Migrants’ Lives and Livelihoods " authored by myslef and co-authored by Dr.Garima Sharma at the 11th Conference on Excellence in Research and Education (CERE-2021) during 18th-20th June 2021 organised by IIM Indore. (Presented with one more author).
9. Presented research paper titled "Consumer Propensity and Consumer perception towards OnePlus in light of Country of Origin" authored by Tashu Pandey and co-authored my myself in an 16th SMISR Global Marketing Conference organized by S J Somaiya Institute of Management during 5th & 6th May 2021.(Presented with one more author)
10. Presented research paper titled "An Exploration of psycho-social Impact of COVID 19 On High- Skilled Migrants – Perspectives, Experiences from India" authored by myself and co-authored Dr. Garima Sharma in an International E-Conference"Migration, Diasporas and Sustainable Development: Perspectives, Policies, Opportunities and Challenges" held during 2-5 November 2020, Jointly Organised by Global Research Forum on Diaspora and Transnationalism (GRFDT), New Delhi, India, Migrant Forum in Asia (MFA), Manila, Philippines, Center for Research on North America (CISAN), UNAM, Mexico.
11. Presented research paper titled “Skilled workers during COVID-19: Impacts and Measures” authored by myself and Rohit Roy, PGDM Rural Management in an international conference titled "Migrants and Displaced Person amid COVID-19: Issues, Challenges and Policy Options" organised by Centre for Indian Diaspora Studies, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam Kerala, FLAME University, Pune and GRFDT, New Delhi, held during 15th October-17th October, 2020.
12. Presented research paper titled “A Journey from Black board to Smart board: A study in Schools of Rural Maharashtra" authored by Dr.Rachana Patil and co-authored by myself in 4th International Business Conference, entitled The Fourth Industrial Revolution: Transforming Businesses (FIR 2020) which was held in HCT-Sharjah campuses, University City, Sharjah, in the United Arab Emirates during 8th-9th April, 2020. Due to pandemic the conference is being held on 24th September 2020.
13. Presented research paper titled "Internal Migration, Remittances and Socio-Economic Development at Origin in Rural India: Evidence from National Sample Survey" authored by me and co-authored by Prem Shankar Mishra, ISEC Bengaluru in largest International Global Scholarly Conference in field of migration "The Migration Conference, 2020" which was supposed to be held in South East European University, Tetovo North Macedonia, Europe during 2-5 June, 2020. Due to pandemic the conference was converted into virtual (online) mode and was rescheduled for 8th September -11th September 2020.
14. Presented research paper titled "Caste and Migration: Insights from study of Migrant Men" in 7th National Conference on "Diversity and Development" held at Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai during 2nd-3rd March 2020.
15. Presented research paper titled "Diaspora and Remittances: A Study of Migrant Households in Rural Uttar Pradesh" authored by Dr.Ruchi Singh and Co-authored by Prof.Dr.Uday Salunkhe and Dr.Vaishali Patil in an International Conference "Diaspora and Governance in International Relations: Opportunities and Challenges for India" held at Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar during 10th-11th Feb, 2020.
16. Presented research paper titled "Migration and Marital Relationships: A Study on Women Left behind" authored by me in Two days National Seminar "Social and Economic Status of Women after Dissolution of Marital Relations: Problems and Legal Solutions" held at Department of Law, Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth (MGKVP), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh during 1st-2nd February, 2020.
17. Presented research paper titled “Patterns and Determinants of Migration in Maharashtra” authored by Prof.Dr.Uday Salunkhe and co-authored by project co-investigators Dr.Ruchi Singh & Dr.Vaishali Patil, in an International conference on “Future of Work, Workforce and Workplace” sponsored by AICTE and organized at Prin.L.N.Welingkar Institute of Management & Research, Mumbai during 13th -14th January, 2020.
18. Presented research paper titled “Gender Barrier in Construction Industry: A Review of Challenges faced by Women” in National Seminar “Gender Stereotyping in Occupational Choices: Impact on Women” sponsored by National Commission for Women, New Delhi, held at Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth (MGKVP), Varanasi on 4th May, 2019.
19. Presented research paper titled “Religious Concepts of Sexuality and Marriage in India” in two days national seminar “Ethical and Purity of Marriage Institution and Demand for Independence in Sexual Relations: Idealism & Reality” sponsored by Impress ICSSR, New Delhi, held at Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth (MGKVP), Varanasi during 27-28 April, 2019.
20. Presented research paper titled "Exploring the linkages between Social Capital and Subjective Well-being in Migrants: A Grounded Theory Approach" in Two-day International Conference on Sustainable HRM: Practices, Policies and Perspectives in South Asia organized by ICFAI Business School and Central University of Hyderabad on November 1-2, 2018 at Central University of Hyderabad. (Presented with one more author)
21. Presented research paper titled “Social Group and Occupational Structure: A Preliminary analysis in Rural India” in National Seminar on Structures and Processes of Social Exclusion and Inclusion” held during 27 - 28 April 2018 at Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.
22. Presented research paper titled “Credit Constraints and Rural Migration: Evidence from Six Villages in Uttar Pradesh” in The Migration Conference held at Harokopio University, Athens, Greece during 23rd-26th august 2017.
23. Presented research paper in titled “Impact of Male Out-migration on women left Behind: A study of Two Villages in Uttar Pradesh” in Oxford Symposium on Population, Migration and Environment held at St.Hughs College, Oxford, UK during 15th-16th March 2016.
24. Presented research paper titled “Trends and Patterns of Male Out-Migration from Rural Uttar Pradesh: NSSO Unit Level Analysis” in National Seminar on “Dynamics of Rural Labor Relations in India” held at National Institute of Rural Development (NIRD), Hyderabad during 10-12 March, 2016.
25..Presented research paper titled “Risk Diversification Motives for Migration: Evidence from Data and Field in Rural Uttar Pradesh” in National Seminar on “Population Studies and Public Health” sponsored by ICSSR, New Delhi, held at Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth (MGKVP), Varanasi during 24-25 January, 2015.
26. Presented research paper titled “The Role of Social Networks in Migration: A Case study of Migration from Uttar Pradesh to Mumbai” at the UGC-DRS sponsored National Seminar on “Migration, Poverty and Social Justice: Perspectives, Policies and Experiences” held at Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai on 24-25 March 2014.
27. Presented research paper titled “Socio-Economic Analysis of Migrant Workers in Mumbai: A Case Study of Auto and Taxi Drivers from Uttar Pradesh” in National Seminar on Demographic Transition and Development: Issues and Challenges in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar” organized by International Institute of Population Sciences (IIPS), Mumbai in collaboration with Sanjay Gandhi Post Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Lucknow during 11-13 March 2014.
28. Presented research paper titled “Migration as Risk Diversification and Poverty Reduction Strategy by Poor in Uttar Pradesh” in National Seminar on Poverty in India: Challenges and Possibilities (With Special Reference to Uttar Pradesh) sponsored by Higher Education Department of Government of Uttar Pradesh and organized by Department of Economics, Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth during 22-23 February 2014.
Book
She has published a book “Exodus of Men from Rural Uttar Pradesh,” published by Transnational Press London recently.
link: https://www.tplondon.com/product/exodus-men-up/
Journal
International
1. Research paper titled "Patterns and Drivers of Internal Migration:Insights from Jharkhand India" has been published in Scopus indexed "GeoJournal",published by Springer (June, 2023). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-023-10895-6 (Authored along with 3 co-authors).
Link:https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10708-023-10895-6#article-info
2. Research article titled "Origin of World’s Largest Migrant Population, India Seeks to Leverage Immigration- A Country Profile" published in an esteemed online Journal "Migration Information Source" published by Migration Policy Institute, Washington DC. USA, ISSN 1946-4037.
Link:https://www.migrationpolicy.org/article/india-migration-country-profile
3. Research paper titled "Nature and Determinants of Migration: Insights from NSSO data in Three States of India", published in Scopus and Web of Science and UGC indexed Journal “Migration Letters”, 18(3), 261–280, published by Transnational Press London. ISSN 1741-8984 | e-ISSN: 1741-8992. (Authored along with 2 co-authors)
Link: https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=949721
4. Editorial researh paper titled “Editorial for Special Issue of Migration Letters titled "Focus on Indian migration” published in Scopus and Web of Science and UGC indexed Journal “Migration Letters”, 18(3), 229–236, published by Transnational Press London. ISSN 1741-8984 | e-ISSN: 1741-8992. (Authored along with one Co-Author)
Link: https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=949709
5. Research paper titled "COVID-19 and high-skilled workers: Experiences and perspectives from India", published in an international peer reviewed Journal "Border Crossing" published by TPL , London. ISSN: 2046-4436 (Print) | ISSN: 2046-4444 (Online), 11(1), pp. 3–15. (Co-authored with one more author)
6. Research paper titled “Credit Constraints and Rural Migration: Evidence from Six Villages in Uttar Pradesh” published in an international and peer reviewed, Scopus, Web of Science and UGC indexed Journal “Migration Letters” 15(3), ISSN: 1741-8984, e-ISSN:1741-8992 pp:389-398 published by Transnational Press London.
7. Research paper “Impact of Male Out-Migration on Women Left Behind: A Study of Two Villages in Uttar Pradesh” published in Scopus indexed Journal “Remittances Review” 3(1), pp 75-92, ISSN 2059-6588 | e-ISSN: 2059-6596, May 2018, published by Transnational Press, London, UK.
Link: https://www.ceeol.com/search/article-detail?id=696842
National
1. Research paper “Performance of MGNREGA in Karnataka; Issues and Challenges” in UGC indexed International peer reviewed Journal ‘Research Directions’ 5(10), pp 1421-1427, ISSN 2321 5488,April, 2018. (Co-authored with 2 more authors)
2. Research paper “An Overview of Microfinance Credit Lending Models” International and peer reviewed UGC indexed Journal “Jyotirmaya Research of Education”, (2),4 ,pp 7-15, 2016. ISSN:2454 6070, July 2016.
3. Research paper “Challenges to Internationalization of Higher Education” in UGC indexed International Journal –Jigyasa and Interdisciplinary Referred Research Journal, (9),4 ,pp7-15, December, 2016.ISSN- 0974 – 7648. (Co-Authored with one more author)
4. Research paper “The Role of Social Networks in Migration: A Case Study of Out-migration from Uttar Pradesh to Mumbai” in International Journal of Studies in Dynamics and Change, (1) pp-137-144. (July 2014), ISSN 2348- 7038.
Case Studies Published
1. Case titled “Technocrat to Entrepreneur: An Inspiring Journey" has been published in UGC indexed Journal "AIMS Journal of Management" 7(2), January 2022, pp 431-441, ISSN 2395- 6852. (Co-authored with two more authors)
2. Case study titled "Z Chem Specialties: Positioning Indian Brands to Global Market" have been published in UGC indexed AIMS Journal of Management, 6(2), January, 2021,pp 272-289, ISSN 2395-6852.
Chapters in an Edited Books/Volumes
International
1. Chapter titled "Migrant Networks and Credit: Dynamics of Punjabi Migration to the Gulf Countries" has been published in an open access Gulf Series Volume 8 titled "Social Change in the Gulf Region Multidisciplinary Perspectives" published by Springer Singapore.
Hardcover ISBN978-981-19-7795-4, Softcover ISBN978-981-19-7798-5, eBook ISBN978-981-19-7796-1 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-7796-1
Link: https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-19-7796-1_13
2. Chapter titled “International Migration from India: A Historical Overview” have been published in an Edited book “Handbook of Culture and Migration” edited by Dr.Jeffrey Cohen, Ohio State University and Dr.Ibrahim Sirkeci, Regents University London, published by Edward Elgar Publishing House. ISBN 978 1 78990 345 4 (cased) ISBN 978 1 78990 346 1 (eBook).January, 2021.
Link:https://www.elgaronline.com/display/edcoll/9781789903454/9781789903454.00023.xml
3. Chapter titled “Migration and Income Inequality: Evidence from Rural Uttar Pradesh” have been published as a chapter in an edited book “India Migration Report 2019: Diaspora in Europe, 1st Edition”, published by Taylor and Francis. Routledge, India. HardBack- ISBN-9781138602113, ebook ISBN- 9780429758959, October 12, 2018.
Link:https://www.routledge.com/India-Migration-Report-2019-Diaspora-in-Europe/Rajan/p/book/9780367733216
National
1. Chapter titled “Skilled workers during COVID-19: Impacts and Measures” has been published in Edited book “Migrants and Displcaed amidst COVID-19: Issues Challenges and Policy Options” published by Adroit Publishers, New Delhi. November (2022), ISBN 10: 818739398X / ISBN 13: 9788187393986, pp-163-186. (Co-authored with one more author)
2. Chapter titled “Socio-Economic Analysis of Migrant Workers in Mumbai: A Case Study of Auto and Taxi Drivers from Uttar Pradesh” has been published in an edited Volume “Population Issues” by Rawat Publications, ISBN 978- 81-316-0850-0, pp 182-196 (2017).
3. Chapter titled “Risk Diversification Motives for Migration: Evidence from Data and Field in Rural Uttar Pradesh”, published in an edited Volume “Public Health Different Dimensions” ISBN- 978-938-5309-80-9, pp-275-296. (2014), published by Kala Prakashan.
4. Chapter titled “Migration as Risk Diversification and Poverty Reduction Strategy by Poor in Uttar Pradesh” published in an edited book “Poverty in India”, ISBN No.978-81-927285-2-0, pp 182-195. (2014), published by Aradhya Publications.
5. Chapter titled “Is Migration still induced by Regional Disparity: A Probe into Literature” published in an edited book “Regional Disparity in India”, ISBN No. 978-81-927285-1-3, pp248-260. (2014), published by Aradhya Publications.
1.Indian Council of Social Science Research-Impactful Policy Research in Social Sciences (ICSSR-IMPRESS) major research project of 1.5 Million INR titled “Rural Urban Migration and its Implication: Study in Three States of India” for two years from 11th March, 2019-Feb 2021(extended for 6 months on account of pandemic) as Co-Investigator of the Project.
2.Project of 1 lakhs titled “Wages in Construction Sector in India and Gulf Cooperation Council” funded and undertaken by Building and Wood Workers International (BWI), Switzerland from 21st September 2017 to 21st November 2017 as Independent Researcher.
3. Worked as Post Doctoral Research Fellow on Project titled "Impact Assesment of National Highways on Livelihoods" from NHAI of 2 Crores with Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIM-Bangalore).
4. Worked as Post Doctoral Research Fellow on Project titled "Public Distribution in Karantaka" from Auditor General of India of 40 lakhs.
Micro & Macro Economics
International Labor Standards
Green Economy & Labor
Consumer Behavior
Rural Management
Research Methods
Business Economics sessions for various MDP batches “Junior Management Leadership Program” for Infosys.
Teaching Assistant at IIT Bombay for economics course for graduate and masters students.
Delivered lectures in various national and international workshop, conferences as resource person.
