Venkataraman Bhaskar (born 18 March 1969) is an Indian economist and Sue Killam Professor of Economics at the University of Texas at Austin.^[1]

Bhaskar received his BA from Madras University and his MA from Jawaharlal Nehru University and completed his doctoral studies at Oxford University.^{[citation needed]}

He has previously taught at University College London (2005-2014), University of Essex (1998-2005), St. Andrews University (1995-1998) and the Delhi School of Economics (1989-1995).^[2] Bhaskar is known for his works on microeconomic theory and industrial organization.^[3]

• The North, the South and the Environment, edited with Andrew Glyn, Earthscan (London), February 1995^[4][5]
• Oxford Review of Economic Policy (Special Issue on India), edited with Bishnupriya Gupta, June 2007