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Hello, thank you for visiting my personal website. I am an Assistant Professor of Economics at the School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Management; Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar. My fields of research interest include empirical Political Economics & Public Policy, Labour and Health Economics, Law and Economics, Business Ethics, and Development Economics. Currently, I am studying topics related to public trust in institutions, time allocation, public healthcare policies, labour supply, corruption and crime in the Indian context.
In addition, I've been an adjunct faculty at Indian Institute of Technology Patna and a visiting faculty at National Law University Odisha. I serve as Associate Editor at the international peer-reviewed journals such as Cogent Economics & Finance (section: development economics, publisher: Taylor & Francis), Journal of Public Affairs (publisher: Wiley), SN Business & Economics (subject area: public policy and institutional economics, publisher: Springer), SN Social Sciences (subject area: education, development and social justice, publisher: Springer). I am also a Research Fellow, Global Labor Organization (GLO), Essen, Germany. I am a Reviewer of several international peer-reviewed economics, political science, and social science journals.
My past employment includes stints as Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Bhilai, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Management Amritsar, Fellow, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), New Delhi; Post-Doctoral Researcher, Chair of Political Economy & Development, University of Zurich, Zurich (Switzerland); and Visiting Scientist, Economic Analysis Unit, Indian Statistical Institute Bangalore. I have also had pre-doctoral stints at Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi, erstwhile Planning Commission, and Tata Motors Limited, Mumbai (in chronological order).
I had studied economics at University of Hyderabad (Masters), and Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (PhD Thesis title: "Essays on Empirical Political Economics", defence was in March 2017). During my student days, I'd achieved state-level top-ten and university-level merit ranks, several scholarships and awards at different stages. My Google Scholar page is here.
Current administrative responsibilities at the Institute:
Chairperson, Integrated Teacher Education Program (ITEP)
Chairperson, ITEP Internship Program, 2026
Co-Chairperson, ITEP Admissions 2026-27 (tenure over)
Subject Coordinator (Economics), ITEP
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