Labour markets and economic development
"Why labour unions are on the decline", The Hindu Business Line, 14th July 2021 (online), 15th July 2021 (print). [Weblink].
"Belabouring labour", The Financial Express, 13 May 2020. [Weblink].
"Fielding experiments: Randomised control trials are no panacea", The Financial Express, 18th October 2019. [weblink].
"Skilling can offset automation threat." The Financial Express. 12th July 2018. [weblink].
"Unemployment doles don't get the job done." The Financial Express. 22nd June 2018. [weblink].
"The language of employability". The Financial Express, 25th December 2017. [weblink].
"The possible impact of UBI on PDS". (with Santosh Kumar Dash). The Financial Express. 24th November 2017. [weblink].
Macroeconomics
"The GDP row is a fight of the fools." The Financial Express, 21st September 2018. [weblink].
"Bring oil under GST." The Financial Express, 29th May 2018. [weblink].
"Reading the NPA tealeaves". (with Santosh Kumar Dash). The Financial Express, 22nd May 2018. [weblink].
Business strategy and government policy
"Getting Railways on track, financially", (with Santosh Kumar Dash), The Hindu Business Line, 30th March 2022 (online), 31st March 2022 (print). [weblink].
"Passenger surveys: Helping optimise railway fare pricing." (with Santosh Kumar Dash). The Financial Express, 19th October 2018. [weblink]. Online title: "Bringing Indian Railways back on track: Reasons behind its bad financial health and how it can optimise fare pricing".
"Allowing outside food in cinema halls will push up ticket prices." The Hindu Business Line, 11th October 2018. [weblink].
"To bridge the digital divide, fix the phone industry first." (with Chavi Asrani). The Financial Express, 25th August 2018. [weblink].
Corruption and business ethics
"Johnson and Johnson faulty hip implant case: Why India is an easy victim for such malpractices." DailyO.in, (India Today Group), 8th September 2018.
"When bank boards go overboard". (with Biswamohan Mishra). The Financial Express, 7th June 2018. [weblink].
"Local political elite capture and BPL card allocation". Ideas for India, 8th April 2016.
"The economics of corruption". The Hindu Business Line, 3rd March 2012, print edition. Online edition: 2nd March 2012. [New link March 13, 2018]
Opinion on Odisha politics
"Why does Odisha love Naveen Patnaik?" The New Indian Express, 24th May 2019. [weblink].
"Does Odisha need a legislative council?", The New Indian Express, 9th September 2018. [weblink].
Quotations of my views on Odisha economy
"Covid pandemic: Will Naveen curtail existing schemes?", The New Indian Express, June 13, 2020.
"It’s a mixed bag for Naveen Patnaik in 2 decades of his Odisha rule", The Hindustan Times, March 6, 2020.
"Odisha betters national rate in economic growth: Study", The New Indian Express, August 10, 2018.
Writings in Odia media
In the years 2004-07 (during my undergraduate days), I had published 24 editorial-page articles on social, economic, and political topics in the leading Odia newspapers such as The Sambad, The Dharitri, and The Samaja. I will post the scanned PDFs here soon.