There is a core group of about a dozen members drawn from the top departments in the country. The composition reflects a diversity of specializations and represents most research oriented departments. The core group collectively makes decisions, formulates policy and helps in putting together the annual workshop. The current members of the group are:
- Manaswini Bhalla, Indian Institute of Managaement, Bangalore.
- Abhinash Borah, Ashoka University, Sonepat.
- Sujoy Chakravarty, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi.
- Indraneel Dasgupta, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata.
- Parikshit Ghosh, Delhi School of Economics, Delhi.
- Tarun Jain, Indian School of Business, Hyderabad.
- Jyotsna Jalan, Centre for Studies in the Social Sciences, Kolkata.
- Ratul Lahkar, Indian Institute of Management Udaipur.
- Prachi Mishra, Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai.
- Sudha Narayanan, Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai.
- Tridip Ray, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi.
