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Dr. Tushar Kanti Das MA, M.Phil, Ph.D
  Sr. Lecturer
  Department of Business Administration
  Sambalpur University
   
He is currently the coordinator of the distance MBA Programme

Academic Qualification

 

Examination

Board

Year

Marks (%)

Class

Subjects

Ph.D

Sambalpur University

Awarded on June 1998

“Nature and Impact of Federal Transfers on Indian States (1960-61 to 1990-91)”

M.Phil

Utkal University

1993

66%

First

“Composition and Growth of Central Grants to Orissa- An Empirical Exercise”

M.A. (Eco)

Sambalpur University

1991

72.25%

First Class First

Econometrics, Mathematical Economics

Academic Affiliation / Experience

1. Now working as a Lecturer (Senior Scale) in the Department of Business Administration, Sambalpur University from 19th March 2002.
2. Research Officer (RBI-EU), Lecturer Grade in the Department of Analytical and Applied Economics, Utkal University from 4th April 1997 to 18th March 2002.
3. Senior Research Fellow under the UGC. Scheme in the PG Department of Economics, Sambalpur University from 12th July 1995 to 3rd April 1997.
4. Junior Research Fellow in the UGC. Scheme from 12th July 1993 to 11th July 1995.
5. RBI Research Fellow in the Department of Analytical and Applied Economics, Utkal University from 23rd November 1992 to 10th July 1993.
7. Qualified in the JRF and NET conducted by University Grants Commission, New Delhi on December 1991.

Professional Affiliation

1. Life Member of Indian Society for Ecological Economics (INSEE)
2. Life Member of The Indian Econometric Society (TIES)
3. Life Member of the Indian Economic Society

Training

1. Attended the “Refresher Course in Public Economics” organized by National Institute of Public Finance & Policy, New Delhi from 6th June 2005 to 2nd July 2005.
2. Attended the “Summer School in Mathematical Finance” organised by Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai with the collaboration of Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Mumbai from 4th to 9th April 2005.
3. Attended the “Faculty Up-gradation Program on Environmental Economics” organised by Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai from 3rd February to 28th February 2003.
4. Attended the Refresher Course in “Economics” organised by Academic Staff College, Sambalpur University from 27th August to 16th September 2002.
5. Attended the Workshop of “International Society on Bayesian Analysis” organised by Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore from 10th to 15th January 2000.
6. Attended the Summer School on “Advanced Econometric Techniques and their Applications” conducted by the Economic Research unit of the Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta from 19th June to 7th July 1995.
7. Attended the 2nd Winter School held at Delhi School of Economics, Delhi from 14th to 23rd December 1994 on “Development Economics”.

Area of Research / Specialization

Interests include Econometrics, Mathematical Economics, Public Finance, Environmental Economics.

Projects

1. Worked on “Nature and Impact of Federal Transfers on Indian States (1960-61 to 1990-91)"
  For Ph. D degree.
2. Worked on “Composition and Growth of Central Grants to Orissa – An Empirical Exercise"
  For M. Phil. degree

Publications

1. Fiscal Responsibility of Indian States
  Indian Economic Association Conference Volume, Andhra University, Vizag. (2005)
2. Agricultural Land to Shrimp Pond in Orissa: Problems and Prospects
  International Journal of Environment and Development, June (2004)
3. Infringement of Intellectual Property Rights
  Excellence: Special Issue on Intellectual Property Rights, Vol. 1, March, Pp. 103-114. (2004)
4. Do Real Wages across States Converge?
  Artha Vijnana, Pune, Vol. XLIV, Nos. 3-4, September-December, Pp. 305-316. (2002)
5. Convergence across Indian States: Cross sectional and Panel Estimations
  South Asia Economic Journal, SAGE, New Delhi, Vol. 3, No. 2, July – December, Pp. 227-239. (2002)
6. Economic Growth and Convergence across Indian States
  International Symposium on Development Policies for the New Millennium in Honour of Professor Kirit S. Parikh, Contributed Papers, IGIDR, Mumbai, 12th & 14th July, Pp. 89-94. (2000)
7. Political Economy and Regional Imbalance
  Regional Planning and Sustainable Development edited by Amitabh Shukla, Kaniska Publishers, New Delhi, Pp. 71-84. (2000)
8. Developmental Expenditure in Orissa: An Analysis
  Orissa Economic Journal, Bhubaneswar, Vol. XXXII, No. 1 & 2, Jan – Jun and July – Dec, Pp. 231-239. (2000)
9. Human Development and Economic Growth: A Study in Orissa
  Utkal Economic Papers, Bhubaneswar, Vol. 12, Pp. 80-87. (1999)
10. Economic Reforms and Real Wages across the States of India
  Utkal Economic Papers, Bhubaneswar, Vol. 11, Pp. 98-108. (1998)
11. Convergence across Indian States
  Indian Economic Association Conference Volume, Bangalore University, Bangalore, Pp. 503-513. (1998)
12. Food Security and Inequality in India
  Orissa Economic Journal, Bhubaneswar, Vol. XXX, No. 1 & 2, Jan – Jun and July – Dec, Pp. 55-59. (1998)
13. Private Final Consumption Expenditure in India
  Orissa Economic Journal, Bhubaneswar, Vol. XXIX, No. 1 & 2, Jan – Jun and July – Dec, Pp. 72-79. (1997)
14. Infrastructure Development of “Major States of India
  Indian Economics Association Conference Volume, Osmania University, Hyderabad, Dec. 27-29, Pp. 665-673. (1997)
15. Devolution to Orissa Through the Tenth Finance Commissions: A Comparative Analysis
  Indian Journal of Applied Economics, Bangalore, January-March, Vol-6, No-1, Pp 83-97. (1997)
16. TFC – A Study on Rewards to States
  Orissa Economic Journal, Bhubaneswar, Vol. XXVIII, No. 1 & 2, Jan – Jun and July – Dec. (1996)

Papers

1. Cost and Benefit of Land Conversion from Paddy to Prawn in Orissa
  Presented in the Faculty Up-gradation Program in Environmental Economics organised by IGIDR, Mumbai during 3rd to 28th February, 2003.
2. Rice Paddy to Shrimp Pond in Orissa: Problems and Prospects
  Presented in the National Seminar on Agrarian Transformation organised by PG Department of Economics, Sambalpur University during 21st and 22nd March, 2003.
3. Power Sector Reforms in Orissa: Achievements and Prospects
  Presented in the III International Institute of Development Studies, Queensland conference held at NKC Centre for Development Studies, Bhubaneswar on 3rd to 6th January 2002.
4. Regional Growth in India: Convergence or Divergence?
  Presented in the III International Institute of Development Studies, Queensland conference held at NKC Centre for Development Studies, Bhubaneswar on 3rd to 6th January, 2002.
5. Human Development in Orissa
  Presented in the National Seminar organised by RICOR and Department of Analytical & Applied Economics, Bhubaneswar on 15th December, 2001.
6. Infrastructure Development: An Analysis of Jharsuguda District
  Presented in the UGC sponsored National Seminar organized by LN College, Jharsuguda during 11th & 12th December, 1999.
7. Convergence of Sectoral Income in Orissa
  Presented in the National Seminar on Economic Transformation in Orissa during 19th and 20th March, 1999 held in the PG Department of Economics, Sambalpur University.
8. Infrastrural Development in Orissa
  Presented in the National Seminar held in the Department of Analytical and Applied Economics, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar on 26th and 27th February 1999.
9. Convergence and Growth: An Analysis with South Asian and South-East Asian Countries
  Presented in the 1998 meetings of the Indian and South-East Asian Economic Society Conference held at Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi from 15th to 17th December 1998.
10. ‘Convergence’ and ‘Catch-up’: An Empirical Analysis with Fourteen Major States of India
  Presented in the Center for Economics Studies & Planning, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi from October 8th to 10th December, 1998.
11. Political Economy of Regional Imbalance of Major States of Indian
  Presented in the 30th Annual Regional Science Conference held in the Department of Analytical and Applied Economics, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar from May 7th to 9th, 1998.
12. Convergence: An Empirical Analysis with South Asian and South-East Asian Countries
  Presented in the 34th Annual Conference of the Indian Econometric Society held at Mangalore University, Mangalore from 27th to 30th March 1998.
13. The Concept of Boundary in Economics
  Presented in the National Workshop on New Institutional Economics, Sambalpur University from 12th to 14th May 1996.

Paper Communicated

1. Conversion of Agricultural Land to Shrimp Pond in Orissa
  Sent for publication

Contact

He can be contacted at tkdas@inbox.com