Presentation of India Exim Bank International Economic Research Annual Citation (IERA Citation) 2024 by Ambassador Namgya Khampa, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of India, Washington, D.C, to the Citation winner, Dr. Prakrati Thakur on December 22, 2025 in Washington, D.C.

Dr. Prakrati Thakur, was declared the winner of Export-Import Bank of India’s (India Exim Bank’s) International Economic Research Annual Citation (IERA Citation) 2024 for her doctoral thesis titled “Essays on Trade, Environment and Regulation”. The Citation was presented by Ambassador Namgya Khampa, Deputy Chief of Mission, Embassy of India, Washington, D.C., on December 22, 2025, in Washington, D.C. The Citation comprises prize money of ` 3.5 lakh and a citation. India Exim Bank’s occasional paper based on Dr. Prakrati Thakur’s Citation-winning thesis was also released on the occasion by Ambassador Namgya Khampa.

The Winning Thesis

Dr. Prakrati Thakur received her doctoral degree in 2022 from the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign, USA. The thesis was written under the supervision of Prof. George Deltas (Chair); Prof. Dan Bernhardt; Prof. Tatyana Deryugina and Prof. Greg Howard.

India Exim Bank’s IERA Citation

India Exim Bank’s IERA Citation represents the Bank’s ongoing efforts at promoting research and analysis in the area of international economics, trade, development and related aspects of financing. The IERA Citation, instituted in 1989, is given to Indian nationals for their outstanding doctoral dissertations in the field of international economics, trade, development and related aspects of financing undertaken at Indian or foreign universities. The Bank has opened entries for the 2025 edition of the Citation.

To know more about the past winners and to apply for the IERA 2025, please visit: https://www.eximbankindia.in/awards/citations