Department of Management & Professional Studies
Alert Mathew Joseph
Designation : Assistant Professor
Qualification : M.A
Email-ID : alertmathew@rajagiri.edu
Alert Mathew Joseph holds a Master's degree in Development Economics from Mahatma Gandhi University and is currently pursuing a PhD specialising in labour markets and return migration, with a strong focus on econometric modelling and quantitative methods. He is supported by a University Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) and is UGC-NET qualified in Economics. He has handled courses in Managerial Economics, Business Research Methodology, Financial Management, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, and Econometrics at UG and PG levels. He has worked with Ernst & Young on data analytics and Power BI dashboards, and served as Field Research Lead for the state-commissioned Kerala Migration Survey (KMS 2023) under the Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation, Thiruvananthapuram. His technical proficiencies include Power BI, SPSS, MAXQDA, and econometric tools.
- Ph.D. in Economics (Pursuing), Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala
- M.A. Development Economics, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, 2020
- B.Sc. Physics, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, 2016
- Assistant Professor (Business Administration), SCMS School of Technology and Management, Kochi — June 2024 to June 2025
- Assistant Professor in Economics, CMS College (Autonomous), Kottayam — September 2021 to March 2022
- Development Economics
- Labour Markets & Return Migration
- Econometric Modelling
- Macroeconomics
- Business Research Methodology
- Data Analytics & Visualisation
- ESG & Sustainability
- E-Commerce Analytics: Marketplace Price Optimisation Dashboard, Ernst & Young (EY), June 2024 — Developed interactive Power BI dashboards to identify irregular pricing trends and monitor performance KPIs across product categories, applying data cleaning and anomaly detection on large retail datasets to support strategic pricing decisions.
- Field Research Lead — Kerala Migration Survey (KMS 2023), Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation, Thiruvananthapuram, August–December 2023 — Led primary household data collection across Kottayam district for the state-commissioned survey, covering migration patterns, remittances, and reintegration outcomes; contributed to the state-level migration database.
- PhD Research: Remittances, Return Migration & Labour Market Reintegration, Mahatma Gandhi University, 2022–Present — Conducting applied econometric research on migration and remittance patterns using regression analysis, panel data methods, and qualitative approaches. Awarded the University Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) for research quality.
- Alert, M. J. & Shyni, T. A. (2024). An Examination of Remittance Proportions in Return Migration and Reintegration in Kerala. Social Vision, 11(3), 1–12.
- Joseph, A. (2022). Challenges to Sustainable Reintegration of Return Migrants into Kerala Labour Markets. Shodhghaghara: Multi Spectrum Publications. ISBN: 978-93-94428-36-2.