Abhinay Muthoo is currently a Research Lead and Fellow at the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR), a visiting professor at the Meghnad Desai Academy of Economics (MDAE), and Lead Academic of the UK Cross Parliamentary Party Youth Violence Commission.
He is an economist with broad interests, including in negotiations, game theory and public policy.
His academic journey spans over 39 years of teaching and research across several prestigious universities including Cambridge, LSE, Harvard, Bristol, Warwick, Essex, Paris, Delhi, and Mumbai.
He served as the Head of the Departments of Economics at the Universities of Warwick and Essex for a combined 15 years, the Dean of Warwick in London for four years, and the Dean of the Meghnad Desai Academy of Economics.
Muthoo's research interests include art and science of negotiations, Conflict, Dispute Resolution, Game Theory, Bargaining, Law and Economics, Political Institutions, Political Economy, Coalition Formation, Foundations of Social Order, Family, International Development, International Relations, Public Policy, Higher Education, Economics and Literature, and Political Philosophy.