T. N. Srinivasan, in fullThirukodikaval Nilakanta Srinivasan (27 March 1933 – 11 November 2018),^[4][5] was an Indian economist who had taught and worked in the United States. He was theEmeritus Samuel C. Park Jr. Professor ofEconomics atYale University.^[6] He was formerly chairman of the department of economics. He was a special adviser to the Development Research Center at theWorld Bank from 1977 to 1980, and taught at numerous academic institutions for over four decades, includingMIT,Stanford University, and theIndian Statistical Institute. In 2007, he received aPadma Bhushan decoration from the President of India for his contributions to Literature and Education.^[7]

He earned his Ph.D. in economics (1962) from Yale University, M.A. in mathematics (1954) fromUniversity of Madras, India and B.A. (Honors) Mathematics 1953 from University of Madras, India. He did his Professional Training in Statistics (1953-1955) at Indian Statistical Institute,Calcutta. He has made important contributions in the fields of economic growth and development economics, and international trade. He had been very active in policy debates concerning India. He was also the founding co-editor of theJournal of Development Economics.

He was visiting fellow at the Center for Research on Economic Development and Policy Reform,Stanford University; fellow of theEconometric Society,American Academy of Arts and Sciences, andAmerican Philosophical Society; and a foreign associate of theNational Academy of Sciences of the US. He has authored a prolific collection of books and articles oneconometrics,world trade, and developing country economics.^{[8][9][10][11]}

• Srinivasan, T.N.;Chenery, Hollis (1988).Handbook of development economics. Vol. 1. Amsterdam New York New York, N.Y., U.S.A: North-Holland Sole distributors for the U.S.A. and Canada, Elsevier Science Pub. Co.ISBN 9780444703378.
• Srinivasan, T.N.;Chenery, Hollis (1988).Handbook of development economics. Vol. 2. Amsterdam New York New York, N.Y., U.S.A: North-Holland Sole distributors for the U.S.A. and Canada, Elsevier Science Pub. Co.ISBN 9780444703385.
• Srinivasan, T.N.; Chenery, Hollis (1988).Handbook of development economics. Vol. 3A. Amsterdam New York New York, N.Y., U.S.A: North-Holland Sole distributors for the U.S.A. and Canada, Elsevier Science Pub. Co.ISBN 9780444823014.
• Srinivasan, T.N.; Behrman, Jere (1988).Handbook of development economics. Vol. 3B. Amsterdam New York New York, N.Y., U.S.A: North-Holland Sole distributors for the U.S.A. and Canada, Elsevier Science Pub. Co.ISBN 9780444823021.

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