Rohan Byanjankar

Rohan Byanjankar is a central banker at Nepal Rastra Bank, Nepal’s central bank, where he serves as an Assistant Director. He holds an MA in Policy Economics from Williams College and an MA in Economics from Tribhuvan University. He is a Gold Medalist in Economics from Tribhuvan University and graduated among the top 15% of students at Williams College. His academic work has received further recognition through a research grant from the Rector’s Office of Tribhuvan University for his master’s thesis, “Determinants of Financial Access and Its Impact on Household Welfare in Nepal.” His independent study at Williams College was awarded the Jack Larned Prize (1942).

His work lies at the intersection of applied economics, monetary policy, financial economics, and development economics, with a particular focus on empirical research and the use of large datasets to address policy-relevant questions. His research spans both macroeconomic and microeconomic issues, with particular interests in financial inclusion, natural disasters, migration, remittances, and household welfare. His research has been published in journals including the Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics and Oxford Development Studies.

In addition to his work at Nepal Rastra Bank, Byanjankar has contributed to public policy through his work with Honorable Minister Sumana Shrestha at the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, where he contributed to budget design, economic analysis, and data-driven policy work. His research and policy work have also received attention from national media, including The Kathmandu Post, Kantipur Daily, and Onlinekhabar.

Beyond his professional and academic work, Byanjankar has a longstanding interest in economics education and knowledge dissemination. Through his economics blog, rohanbyanjankar.com.np, he publishes teaching-oriented materials on econometrics, mathematical economics, microeconomics, macroeconomics, research methods, and statistical software. He believes in making economics and quantitative methods accessible to students and researchers, an interest he has pursued since his graduate-student years.

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