Dr Paras Kharel is Executive Director, South Asia Watch on Trade, Economics and Environment (SAWTEE), Nepal.
Dr Kharel is an economist engaged in research, capacity building and policy advocacy on international trade and development. He has a PhD in Economics (University of Melbourne) with specialisation in international trade and applied microeconometrics. Dr Kharel’s research and publications span regional integration, trade facilitation, gains from trade, application of structural gravity models, World Trade Organization issues, export competitiveness, aid for trade, linkages between trade policy and industrialisation, structural transformation, sustainable development, development finance, economic reforms, SMEs, trade and development issues of least-developed and landlocked countries, and migration and remittances. His publications include two edited volumes on South Asian cooperation/integration, and articles in peer-reviewed journals such as Review of International Economics, International Economics, East Asian Economic Review and Review of Development Economics. He has consulted for national and international organisations. He has also worked as a journalist.
