Ragupathy's research focuses on the interface between computation and economics, economic dynamics, discrimination, causal inference, history and methodology of economics.
Dr Ragupathy Venkatachalam joined the Institute of Management Studies in 2016. He has previously taught economics at the Centre for Development Studies, Trivandrum, India and worked as a research fellow at the Artificial Intelligence Economics Research Center at the National Chengchi University, Taiwan.
He obtained his PhD from the University of Trento, Italy and a European Masters in Law and Economics from the University of Hamburg, University of Bologna and Université Paul Cézanne Aix-Marseille III. He has an MSc in Economics from the Madras School of Economics, Chennai, India and a BA (Hons) in Economics from Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi, India. He also serves as the associate editor of Economia Politica [Journal of Analytical and Institutional Economics].
His broad research areas include Endogenous Business Cycle Theory, Computable Economics, Behavioural Economics, Agent-Based Computational Economics and History of Economic Thought. His research focuses on the algorithmic modes of theorizing both at the micro and macro level, incorporating insights from computability theory and constructive mathematics.
Women, Pandemics and the Global South Sen, Amartya; Agarwal, Bina; Quadrio Curzio, Alberto; Cerniglia, Floriana; Venkatachalam, Ragupathy ORCID logo ; and Thomson, Jennifer, eds. 2022. Women, Pandemics and the Global South, Economia Politica, 39(1). 1120-2890
Computational Thinking in Economics and Finance: Introductory Remarks Venkatachalam, Ragupathy ORCID logo ; and Wang, Shu G.. 2023. Computational Thinking in Economics and Finance: Introductory Remarks. In: Ragupathy Venkatachalam, ed. Artificial Intelligence, Learning and Computation in Economics and Finance. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, pp. 1-12. ISBN 9783031152931
Resemblances and Disjunctions: Art, Mathematics and Economic Models Venkatachalam, Ragupathy ORCID logo . 2022. Resemblances and Disjunctions: Art, Mathematics and Economic Models. In: Stratos Myrogiannis and Constantinos Repapis, eds. Economics and Art Theory. Abingdon: Routledge, pp. 103-127. ISBN 9780367615383
Sraffa, Money and Distribution Venkatachalam, Ragupathy ORCID logo ; and Zambelli, Stefano. 2021. Sraffa, Money and Distribution. In: Ajit Sinha, ed. A Reflection on Sraffa’s Revolution in Economic Theory. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 455-497. ISBN 9783030472054
Sraffa, Money and Distribution: a reply to Velupillai Venkatachalam, Ragupathy ORCID logo ; and Zambelli, Stefano. 2021. Sraffa, Money and Distribution: a reply to Velupillai. In: Ajit Sinha, ed. A Reflection on Sraffa’s Revolution in Economic Theory. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan. ISBN 9783030472054
Uniqueness in Planar Endogenous Business Cycle Theories Venkatachalam, Ragupathy ORCID logo ; and Kao, Ying-Fang. 2021. Uniqueness in Planar Endogenous Business Cycle Theories. In: Kumaraswamy Velupillai, ed. Keynesian, Sraffian, Computable and Dynamic Economics: Theoretical and Simulational (Numerical) Approaches. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan, pp. 273-310. ISBN 9783030581305
The Use of Contextual Knowledge in a Digital Society Chen, Shu-Heng; and Venkatachalam, Ragupathy ORCID logo . 2018. The Use of Contextual Knowledge in a Digital Society. In: William Lawless; Ranjeev Mittu and Don Sofge, eds. Computational context: The value, theory and application of context with AI. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 9781138320642
On Complex Economic Dynamics: Agent-Based Computational Modeling and Beyond Chen, Shu-Heng; Du, Ye-Rong; Kao, Ying-Fang; Venkatachalam, Ragupathy ORCID logo ; and Yu, Tina. 2018. On Complex Economic Dynamics: Agent-Based Computational Modeling and Beyond. In: Shu-Heng Chen; Ying-Fang Kao; Ragupathy Venkatachalam and Ye-Rong Du, eds. Complex Systems Modeling and Simulation in Economics and Finance. Cham: Springer, pp. 1-14. ISBN 978-3-319-99624-0
Size Effects in Agent-Based Macroeconomic Models: An Initial Investigation Chen, Shu-Heng; Kao, Ying-Fang; Chie, Bin-Tzong; Meyer, Timo; and Venkatachalam, Ragupathy ORCID logo . 2017. Size Effects in Agent-Based Macroeconomic Models: An Initial Investigation. In: Utomo Sarjono Putro; Manabu Ichikawa and Manahan Siallagan, eds. Agent-Based Approaches in Economics and Social Complex Systems IX. 15 Post-Proceedings of The AESCS International Workshop 2015: Springer. ISBN 978-981-10-3661-3
Heterogeneity, Price Discovery and Inequality in an Agent-Based Scarf Economy Chen, Shu-Heng; Chie, Bin-Tzong; Kao, Ying-Fang; Magerl, Wolfgang; and Venkatachalam, Ragupathy ORCID logo . 2017. Heterogeneity, Price Discovery and Inequality in an Agent-Based Scarf Economy. In: Shu-Heng Chen; Ying-Fang Kao; Ragupathy Venkatachalam and Ye-Rong Du, eds. Complex Systems Modeling and Simulation in Economics and Finance. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing, pp. 113-139. ISBN 9783319996240
Computational Behavioural Economics Chen, Shu-Heng; Kao, Ying-Fang; and Venkatachalam, Ragupathy ORCID logo . 2017. Computational Behavioural Economics. In: Roger Frantz; Shu-Heng Chen; Kurt Dopfer; Floris Heukelom and Shabnam Mousavi, eds. Routledge Handbook of Behavioral Economics. Routledge. ISBN 9781138821149
Agent-Based Models and their Development Through the Lens of Networks Chen, Shu-Heng; and Venkatachalam, Ragupathy ORCID logo . 2017. Agent-Based Models and their Development Through the Lens of Networks. In: Yuji Aruka and Alan Kirman, eds. Economic Foundations for Social Complexity Science: Theory, Sentiments, and Empirical Laws. Singapore: Springer, pp. 89-106. ISBN 978-981-10-5704-5
Frank Plumpton Ramsey K, Velupillai Vela; and Venkatachalam, Ragupathy ORCID logo . 2016. Frank Plumpton Ramsey. In: Gilbert Faccarello and Heinz D. Kurz, eds. Handbook on the History of Economic Analysis Volume I. UK: Elgar, pp. 587-591. ISBN 978 1 84980 110 2
Economic Structures and Dynamics: A Morphogenetic View Venkatachalam, Ragupathy ORCID logo ; and Kumar, Sunil Mitra. 2022. Economic Structures and Dynamics: A Morphogenetic View. Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 61, pp. 474-485. ISSN 0954-349X
Women, pandemics and the Global South: an introductory overview Agarwal, Bina; Venkatachalam, Ragupathy ORCID logo ; and Cerniglia, Floriana. 2022. Women, pandemics and the Global South: an introductory overview. Economia Politica, 39(1), pp. 15-30. ISSN 1120-2890
Self-replacing prices with credit and debt Venkatachalam, Ragupathy ORCID logo ; and Zambelli, Stefano. 2022. Self-replacing prices with credit and debt. Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 60, pp. 451-466. ISSN 0954-349X
Herbert Alexander Simon: 15th June, 1916–9th February, 2001 A Life Velupillai, Kumaraswamy; and Venkatachalam, Ragupathy ORCID logo . 2021. Herbert Alexander Simon: 15th June, 1916–9th February, 2001 A Life. Computational Economics, 57(3), pp. 795-797. ISSN 0927-7099
Human and Machine Learning Kao, Ying-Fang; and Venkatachalam, Ragupathy ORCID logo . 2021. Human and Machine Learning. Computational Economics, 57, pp. 889-909. ISSN 0927-7099
Caste and credit: A woeful tale? Kumar, Sunil Mitra; and Venkatachalam, Ragupathy ORCID logo . 2019. Caste and credit: A woeful tale? Journal of Development Studies, 55(8), pp. 1816-1833. ISSN 0022-0388
Agent-Based Modelling as a Foundation for Big Data Chen, Shu-Heng; and Venkatachalam, Ragupathy ORCID logo . 2017. Agent-Based Modelling as a Foundation for Big Data. Journal of Economic Methodology, 24(4), pp. 362-383. ISSN 1350-178X
Robust measurement of national technological progress Zambelli, Stefano; Fredholm, Thomas; and Venkatachalam, Ragupathy ORCID logo . 2017. Robust measurement of national technological progress. Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 42, pp. 38-55. ISSN 0954-349X
Information aggregation and computational intelligence Chen, Shu-Heng; and Venkatachalam, Ragupathy ORCID logo . 2017. Information aggregation and computational intelligence. Evolutionary and Institutional Economics Review, 14(1), pp. 231-252. ISSN 1349-4961
Albert Aftalion and Business Cycle Theory: A Note Kumaraswamy, Velupillai Vela; Venkatachalam, Ragupathy ORCID logo ; and Zambelli, Stefano. 2014. Albert Aftalion and Business Cycle Theory: A Note. Economia Politica, XXXI(3), pp. 487-490. ISSN 1120-2890
Optimal Interest Rates in Cooperative Banks with Non-member Customers Catturani, Ivana; and Venkatachalam, Ragupathy ORCID logo . 2014. Optimal Interest Rates in Cooperative Banks with Non-member Customers. Journal of Entrepreneurial and Organizational Diversity, 3(1), pp. 181-200. ISSN 2281-8642
