Dr. Pami Dua is Senior Professor of Economics and Former Director of the Delhi School of Economics. She has served the University of Delhi also as Dean of Academic Activities and Projects; Chairperson, Research Council, Dean Research of Humanities and Social Sciences and Coordinator of the University’s Internal Quality Assurance Cell.

She has been a member of the first Monetary Policy Committee of the Reserve Bank of India (2016-2020). She has served as Co-Chair of the Task Force on Macroeconomics, Trade and Livelihoods under Think20 (T20) / G20 India in 2023. She earlier served as the President of the Indian Econometric Society and as the India Coordinator of the United Nations Global Forecasting Model - Project LINK. She has also served as Editor of the Indian Economic Review, journal of the Delhi School of Economics.

She is a Distinguished Fellow of the Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), New Delhi and a member of the Governing Council of the Centre for Advanced Financial Research and Learning (CAFRAL), Mumbai. She is also a Senior Research Fellow with the Economic Cycle Research Institute (ECRI) in New York.

She has published widely in time series econometrics, forecasting, macroeconometrics, monetary policy, business cycle analysis and sustainable development. Her recent edited book on Macreconometric Methods: Applications to the Indian Economy was published with Springer Nature, Singapore.

She has four decades of experience in teaching of macroeconomics, econometrics and forecasting. She earlier taught at the University of Connecticut, USA and Wayne State University, Michigan, USA, and has also been affiliated with Yale University as well as Columbia University.

She completed her B.A. (Hons.) in Economics from Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi and obtained her Masters (with distinction) and Doctorate in Economics from London School of Economics.

She has been conferred the highest honour of the University of Delhi, Nishtha Dhriti Satyam Samman, for exemplary contribution to the development of the University and adherence to its ideals, values and principles. She has been honoured with the Distinguished Alumni Award from Lady Shri Ram College. She has also been conferred the National Systems Gold Medal by the Systems Society of India for her outstanding contributions in the area of Economics and Social Sciences.