Dr. Girish Bahal is an Assistant Professor of Economics in the Economics discipline of the UWA Business School. His key areas of research are macroeconomics, labor economics, and applied econometrics. His recent work on public and private investment in India was published in World Development. His other recent working papers have been published in Cambridge Working Paper in Economic Series (Cambridge University, UK).

Prior to joining UWA, Girish worked at the International Monetary Fund (Washington D.C.) and the National Council of Applied Economic Research (New Delhi). Girish received his Ph.D. in Economics from Cambridge University (UK) in 2017 where he was a Cambridge-Nehru scholar. He also received his MPhil and Graduate Diploma in Economics from Cambridge University. He received his Bachelor of Science (First Class Honours) in Mathematics from Delhi University.