Before joining Jamia Millia Islamia Dr Md Zakaria Siddiqui  was working as an Economist at the Department of Social Services, Government of Australia.

Dr Siddiqui served as an faculty at Gulati Institute of Finance and Taxation, Kerala and other prominent institutes such as BITS Hyderabad, Institute of Economics and Peace, Sydney, University of South Australia, Adelaide and  Institute of Development Studies Kolkata.

He conducts data driven research in Applied Economics and Public Policy research with themes such as Inclusive Growth, PublicHealth and Nutrition; Informal labour, Women and Work; Political Economy of Energy Sector Policies; Energy Poverty; Skilled Migration and Development; Positive Peace as a predictor of political/social instability; and  Development and Democracy.

Dr Zakaria Has contributed significantly 1) to  "Calorie Puzzle" Debate in India, 2) in unraveling complex role of socio-economic status in determining nutritional outcomes for different age groups 3) in understanding the role of scientific diasporas in the development process 3) on gender related issues in labour market and social policy 4)  in understanding the regulatory issues in power sector of India and 5) on Energy Poverty in India.   

Dr Zakaria has published his research in reputed journals like World Development, The Journal of Development Studies Public Health Nutrition, Health Policy and Planning, Energy Policy, Economic and Political Weekly. 

His detailed research profile can be accessed at ResearchGate  and GoogleScholar