REFERENCES
Timothy J. Halliday
Professor of Economics
halliday(at)hawaii(dot)edu
Lawrence H. Nitz
Professor of Political Science
lnitz(at)hawaii(dot)edu
Mark D. Hayward
Professor of Sociology & Centennial commission in the liberal arts
mhayward(at)prc(dot)utexas(dot)edu
EDUCATION
2014-2019 Ph.D. Economics, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, USA
Thesis Supervisors: Timothy J. Halliday (Chairperson), Theresa M. Greaney, Inessa Love, Teresa Molina, Lawrence H. Nitz, Jenjira Yahirun
2011-2013 M.A. Economics, Acharya Nagarjuna University, India
2008-2011 B.A. Mathematics, Economics, Statistics, Acharya Nagarjuna University, India
RESEARCH FOCUS
Education, Aging, Demography
EXPERIENCE
2023-Present Assistant Professor, Department of Economics and Finance, School of Management, Mahindra University, Hyderabad, India
2022-2023 Assistant Professor, School of Vocational Education, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India
2022 Guest Faculty, School of Management and Labour Studies, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India
2021-2022 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, International Institute for Population Studies, India
Project: Study on global AGEing and adult health (WHO-SAGE) – INDIA. Website Link. PI: Prof. T.V. Sekher
2020-2021 Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Department of Geography and Sustainable Development, University of St Andrews, UK
Project: Understanding Recent Fertility Trends in the UK and Improving Methodologies for Fertility Forecasting. Website Link. PI: Prof. Hill Kulu
2019-2020 Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, SRM University-AP, Amaravati, India
2017-2019 Research Assistant, Center on the Family, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, USA
Project: The Economic Well-Being of Hawaii’s Older Adults and Their Families. PI: Dr. Hua Zan, Dr. Jenjira Yahirun
2017 Lecturer, Department of Economics, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, USA
2016-2017 Research Assistant, Department of Political Science, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, USA
Project: Feasibility Study for a Limited, Mandatory, Long Term Services Social Insurance Program. PI: Prof. Lawrence Nitz
2014-2016 Teaching Assistant, Department of Economics, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa, USA
2010-2012 Research Intern, University of Hyderabad, India
Project: Nexus between Public Health Care Expenditure and Economic Development in South India. PI: Dr. Sridevi Gummadi
PEER-REVIEWED PUBLICATIONS
Kuang B, Berrington A, Vasireddy S, & Kulu H. 2025. “The changing inter-relationship between partnership dynamics and fertility trends in Europe and the United States: A review.” Demographic Research, 52. doi.org/10.4054/DemRes.2025.52.7
Vasireddy S, Kuang B, Kulu H, & Berrington A. 2023. “Education and Fertility: A Review of Recent Research in Europe” Comparative Population Studies, 48. doi.org/10.12765/CPoS-2023-21
Yahirun J, Vasireddy S, & Hayward M. 2023. “Black–White Differences in Offspring Educational Attainment and Older Parents’ Dementia” Journal of Health and Social Behavior, 0(0). doi.org/10.1177/00221465231168910
Berrington A, Ellison J, Kuang B, Vasireddy S, & Kulu H. 2021. “Scenario-Based Fertility Projections Incorporating Impacts of COVID-19.” Population, Space and Place, 28, e2546. doi.org/10.1002/psp.2546
Yahirun J, Vasireddy S, & Hayward M. 2020. “The Education of Multiple Family Members and the Life Course Pathways to Cognitive Impairment.” The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences, March. doi.org/10.1093/geronb/gbaa039
Robertson R, Halliday TJ, & Vasireddy S. 2020. “Labor market adjustment to third‐party competition: Evidence from Mexico.” World Economy, January. 00: 1– 30. doi.org/10.1111/twec.12918
POLICY BRIEFS
Berrington A, Ellison J, Kuang B, Vasireddy S, & Kulu H. 2022. “What is the likely impact of COVID-19 on fertility in the UK?” Center for Population Change, Series Number: 66. Policy Brief. link
Kuang B, Vasireddy S, Berrington A, & Kulu H. 2020. “Twenty years of having babies across different countries of the UK: How has parents’ partnership status changed?” Center for Population Change, Series Number: 56. Policy Brief. link
RESEARCH IN PROGRESS
Vasireddy S, & Sekher TV. “Linkages between Food Insecurity and Depression in Later Life: Evidence from India.”
Kuang B, Vasireddy S, Berrington A, & Kulu H. “The inter-relationships between partnership dynamics and fertility trends in Europe and the US: A review.” (Under review)
Vasireddy S, & Sekher M “Vocational Education: A Pathway towards Strengthening Employability and Livelihoods in India”
Vasireddy S, “Son Preference, Differential Stopping Behavior, and the Fertility Outcomes.”
Vasireddy S, & Sekher TV. “The Role of Educational Resources of Adjacent Generations in Later-Life Cognitive Decline: Evidence from India.”
Vasireddy S, & Sekher TV. “Association between Intergenerational Education and Later-Life Independence in Performing Activities of Daily Living”
Vasireddy S. “Trade Liberalization and Infant Mortality: Evidence from India.”
Zan H, & Vasireddy S. “The Effects of California’s Paid Family Leave Policy on the Health of Caregivers to Their Parents.”
Vasireddy S, Sanidad I, & Nitz LH. 2017. “Impact of Informal Care, Travel Distance, and Stress on Retirement Decision Making.” Innovation in Aging, Volume 1, Issue suppl_1, July, Page 606. Working paper. doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igx004.2123
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
2022 12th International Annual Comparative Education Society of India (CESI) Conference, Hyderabad, India
2021 Gerontological Society of America (GSA), Annual Scientific Meeting, Virtual, USA
2019 Population Association of America (PAA), Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas, USA
2018 The Western Economic Association International (WEAI) Conference, Newcastle, Australia
2018 International Graduate Student Conference (IGSC), Honolulu, USA
2017 International Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics Meeting (IAGG), San Francisco, USA
WORKSHOPS ATTENDED
2022 Harmonization of Ageing Data, International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, India
2022 Parity-specific Fertility Projections, European Social Research Council, Virtual, UK
2022 Fertility Analysis by Birth Order, European Social Research Council, Virtual, UK
STUDENT MENTORING
2022- Present
Research Advisory Committee
Ms. Jayabala Girish. MIT Art, Design and Technology University, Pune
FELLOWSHIPS & AWARDS
2018 The Burnham Campbell Award, Department of Economics, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
2017 The Burnham Campbell Award, Department of Economics, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
2017 Lisa Tsoi Hoshmand Fellowship, East-West Center
2017 Jean E. Rolles Fellowship, East-West Center
2017 Trudy and Al Wong ‘Ohana Scholarship, East-West Center
2015–2017 Toufiq & Ulrike Siddiqi Degree Scholars Award, East-West Center
2015–2017 EWCA Alumni Scholar, East-West Center
2016 Parvathy Menon – Mohan Fellowship, East-West Center
2016 College of Social Sciences Travel Award, University of Hawai’i at Mānoa
2013 Gold Medal, Ranked First, M.A. Economics, Acharya Nagarjuna University
COURSES
Instructor:
Industrial Economics and Labour Markets
Managerial Economics
Microeconomic Foundation for Labour Studies
Research Design
Descriptive Statistics for Social Science
Research through Analytical Platforms
Basics of Economics and Markets
Financial Literacy
Intermediate Macroeconomics
Intermediate Microeconomics
Macroeconomics and International Trade
Microeconomics
Principles of Macroeconomics
Teaching Assistant:
Principles of Macroeconomics
Graduate Econometrics II
CERTIFICATIONS
2017, 2019 Economics Panel Member, International Graduate Students Conference (IGSC)
2014 Quantitative Methods for Banking and Finance, Indian Institute of Banking and Finance (IIBF)
2013 Certified Market Professional – National Stock Exchange of India (NSE)
2010-2013 Teaching Volunteer, Make a Difference Foundation, Hyderabad, India
2009-2010 Diploma in Accountancy and Financial Management (Distance), Annamalai University, India
OTHER INFORMATION
Software: Stata (Advanced), QGIS (Intermediate), R (Basic), SAS (Basic)
Languages: Telugu (Native), English (Fluent), Hindi (Fluent), French (Basic-A1)
Professional Memberships: Comparative Education Society of India (CESI), Center for Population Change (CPC), Gerontological Society of America (GSA)
Referee: Journal of Gerontology: Psychological Sciences