3rd Graduate Student Research Panel

6:00 AM – 6:05 AM, Dr. Alok K. Bohara, Opening Introduction 

6:05 AM – 6:10 AM: Dr. Disha Shende, Protocol Introduction 

Session 1: 6:10 AM – 7:10 AM

Moderator: Dr. Samrat Kunwar

(Each presenter gets 15 minutes to present their paper)

1. Effect of Financial Inclusion on Maternal and Newborn Health Outcomes in Nepal - Shreezal G.C.

2. Inequality in Child Stunting in Nepal: A Decomposition Analysis - Mohan Khanal  and Khagendra Katuwal

3. Health Shock, Remittances, and Household Welfare: Evidence from Nepal - Kapil Pokhrel 

4. Revisiting Alcohol Excise Taxes as a Measure to Address Drinking and Driving - Ana P. Milan Hinostroza, Brady Horn, and Xiaoxue Li

Feedback and Q&A: 7:10 AM – 7:30 AM

Session 2: 7:35 AM – 8:35 AM

Moderator: Dr. Aakrit Joshi

Theme: Economic Impacts and Investments

(Each presenter gets 15 minutes to present their paper)

1. Estimation of District-Level GDP using Night Lights: The Case of Bangladesh - Zaeem-Al Ehsan, Syed Abul Basher, Salim Rashid, and Mohammad Riad Uddin

2. Determinants of Financial Inclusion and its Impact on household welfare in Nepal - Rohan Byanjakar 

3. A study of performance and volatility of selected Indian Equity Mutual Funds - Dipanjan Basu

4. The Impact of External Debt and FDI Inflows on Nepalese Export Performance: A Gravity Modeling Approach - Basundhara Paudel, and Junu Sinjali Magar

Feedback and Q&A: 8:35 AM – 8:55 AM

Session 3: 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM

Moderator: Dr. Disha Shende

Theme: Exploring Environmental Dynamics

(Each presenter gets 15 minutes to present their paper)

1. Understanding the impact of climate change on the habitat of the rufous-necked hornbill using MaxEnt modeling in Bhutan - Arjun Nepal

2. The effect of mass layoffs on related industries: Evidence from a mining ban in India - Vikrant Kamble and Dylan Brewer 

3. Willingness to Pay for Preservation of Environmental Resources and Amenities: A Contingent Valuation Study in the State of Sikkim- Rimu Chaudhuri, Swati Sinha Babu, Anshuman Dhan, Sayantan Bose

Feedback and Q&A: 10:00 AM – 10:20 AM

10:25 AM – 10:30 AM: Closing Remarks, Dr. Sakib Mahmud 

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM: Post-Seminar Networking (Optional)

Conference Organizers

• Himalayan Policy Research Consortium and Nepal Study Center UNM -- Email: nsc@unm.edu 

• Tribhuvan University, Nepal

  • Prof. Shiva Raj Adhikari, Head of the Central Department of Economics -- Email: head@cdec.tu.edu.np; shiva.adhikari@cdec.tu.edu.np 

  • Associate Prof. Nirmal K. Raut, Central Department of Economics -- Email: nirmal.raut@cdec.tu.edu.np; nimsraut@gmail.com