Viram Sandhu
Viram Sandhu (PH.D.) is a Professor and HOD at the University Business School, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India. He has held various Experience, awards and research publications as well as member of various committees such as, UGC-SAP Advisory Committee, Solid and Liquid Management (SLRM) for making Zero waste campus under SWACHH BHARAT MISSION, member of CIQAC for ODL (Open Distance Learning) courses, Member of University Syndicate approved ROSTER COMMITTEE for preparation and promotion of non-teaching staff, Coordinated series of Management fests (EXORDIUM, 2.0 & 3.0 & 4.0), Member of various committees for Inspection of Institutes by GNDU, PTU and other universities, Member of Selection/promotion committees of various teaching and non-teaching posts, Member of Board of Studies (BOS), Board of Control (BOC) and other academic committees/ boards, and Member of Alumni Association of GNDU. He has directed more than 5 projects and currently guides more than 20 PhD students. Research Scholar as well.
Papers Published in World Economics:
Reassessing Global GDP Data Accuracy in the Digital Era
GDP’s reliability as a measure of economic performance has been increasingly undermined by rapid digitalisation of production and consumption between 2010 and 2024, particularly through the under-capture of intangible assets and cross-border digital value flows. Using secondary data from the IMF, OECD, and World Bank alongside simulated datasets, the study identifies structural biases in traditional national accounting frameworks and substantial cross-country differences in the extent of digital undercounting. A mixed-methods approach combining statistical trend analysis with qualitative interpretation quantifies the scale of this under-representation and highlights the resulting distortions in official GDP figures.
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