PhD students under my supervision

Thesis work phase:

Rajesh Kumar Sahoo (07/2023onwards): Field: political economics. Thesis work: Essays on political economics of public finance. 

Biswajit Behera (07/2023onwards): Field: law and economics. Thesis work: Essays on economics of crime. 

Sushree Subhadra (07/2022onwards, at IIT Bhilai): Field: political economics. Thesis work: Essays on political economics of corruption and governance. 

Pre-Registration (Thesis Proposal) phase: 

Shivakumar (01/2025onwards): Field: law and economics. Co-Supervisor: Dr. Avishek Bhandari. Thesis work: TBA. 

Iman Sinha (01/2025onwards, Co-Supervisor): Fields: business ethics, AI ethics. Supervisor: Dr. Sreetama Misra. Thesis work: TBA

Rahul Kumar (07/2024onwards): Field: public economics. Thesis work: TBA. 


Research Assistant

Sagnik Samanta. Ongoing Research Project: "The Deterrent Effect of Police and the Crime-Reporting Behaviour of Citizens: An Economic Analysis" (2024-26).


BTech Thesis Project students (current)

Kevin Benson:  Sports economics.

Bipasha Ray: Labor and finance.

Yubraj Das: Land and real estate market.