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M. Prasada Rao (Ph.D., University of SUSSEX, 2000) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics, Andhra University. He has completed his Ph.D. under the supervision of outstanding scholars Professor Michael Lipton, Dr. Diana Hunt and Late Dr. Pramit Chaudhuri, University of SUSSEX as a Commonwealth Academic Staff Scholar (1991-1994). His research interests are in rural development farm and non-farm activities related studies and employment generation in non-farm sector, poverty elevation in rural areas and policy related matters. He teaches Micro Economic Analysis, International Economics (for M.A. Quantitative Economics students). He is also Honorary Director, A.P. Study Circle, Visakhapatnam.

Prof. G. Ramachandrudu (B. 1950) is a student of Prof. B. Sarveswara Rao and an expert in Quantitative Techniques, Demography, Computer Applications, Human Development and Health Economics. He has published 4 books and 50 research papers and guided 12 Ph.D. and 6 M.Phil scholars. He worked as Honorary Director, Population Research Centre, Andhra University. He was associated with major research projects like National Family Health Survey of USAID, Baseline survey of the Integrate Nutritional and Health Programme of CARE (India), Evaluation study of A.P. First Referral Health systems of the World Bank and Evaluation study of the Visakhapatnam Slum Improvement Project of ODA (UK). He is currently Head of the Department or Economics, Andhra University.