Analytical and Applied Economics

Publications

Research Projects

Workshop/Seminar Details

Workshop/Seminar/FDP details

The Department conducts seminars/conferences on a regular basis to promote the research culture and update with the latest development in a specific areas of research. Besides this, the department also conducts Refresher courses/Faculty Development Programmes for College and University teachers at different periods of time.

List of Seminar/Conferences/Refresher Course/FDP organized( 1st June 2016 to 31th December 2021):

Achievements

In recognition of the significant contributions made by this department in the field of economics research, the University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi selected the department as a Centre for Teacher-Fellowship Program in Economics in the year 1977, as a Department of Special Assistance (DSA) in the year 1989, ASIHSS grant awardees in 2006 and has been upgraded to Center of Advanced Study (CAS) in Economics from 2010-11 academic session. The academic and research contribution of the department was also recognized by the State Bank of India and it instituted a Chair in Rural Economics in 1981, by creating an Endowment of Rupees six lakhs and it functioned till 2000. The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) also instituted a Chair in Institutional Finance in 1982 which is now functioning. As a leading teaching and research center in India, the department holds seminars, conferences, discussions and interactive sessions regularly in the areas of social sector economics, rural economics, environmental economics, agricultural economics et cetera.

Ph.D Awarded (1 June 2016 to 31 December 2022)

Students (NET/GATE) (1 June 2016 to 31 December 2022)

Other Achievements

Placement

Students

Alumni

Introduction

The Alumni Association of the Department of Analytical and Applied Economics holds a regular lecture series in memory of the founder of the Department Prof. Bidyadhar Mishra. In addition, it also undertakes several other activities to support profiling of the department. Unfortunately, many scheduled activities of the association during last couple of years were affected due to the outbreak of COVID.

Activities

2017

The Alumni Association of Post Graduate department of A & A Economics, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, organised the 2nd Bidyadhar Misra Memorial Lecture on 18 October, 2017 at the Conference Hall of the Post Graduate Council. The Lecture Series has been instituted in memory of the founder professor of the department, Late Professor Bidyadhar Misra. This year’s talk was delivered by one of the distinguished alumnus of the department, Dr Michael Debabrata Patra, Executive Director of Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai. The topic of his deliberation was “Monetary policy in challenging times”. As a member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the RBI, which is vested with the responsibility of framing the monetary policy of the country, Dr Patra started with giving a broad macro-economic perspective of the Indian economy while assessing the performance of different keys sectors. The talk was attended by the Vice Chancellor of Utkal University, Prof S M Pattnaik, the Chairman PG Council, Prof B Satpathy, the President of the Alumni Association, Prof K B Das, the Vice President, Dr S C Kumar, the Secretary Dr Mitali Chinara besides the faculty members of departments, research scholars, current and past students of the department.

Prof Bidyadhar Mishra Memorial Lecture by the AA ECO Alumni Association on 18^th October 2017 on “Monetary policy in challenging times”. Chief Guest Dr Michael Debabrata Patra, Executive Director of Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai (in the centre).

Prof Bidyadhar Misra Memorial Lecture by the AA ECO Alumni Association on 18^th October 2017 on “Monetary policy in challenging times”, attended by dignitaries such as (from right to left on front row) Prof. Padmaja Mishra (first), Prof. Binayak Rath (third), Prof. Basudev Sahu (fifth)

Press Coverage of Professor Bidyadhar Misra memorial lecture 2017.

2019

Annual General Body Meeting of the Alumni Association held in 2019

Annual General Body Meeting of the Alumni Association held in 2019

2021

The Alumni Association of the Department of Analytical and Applied Economics, Utkal University organised the 3rd Prof. Bidyadhar Misra Memorial Lecture  in virtual mode on 5 September 2021. Padma Bibhushan Dr. Y.V. Reddy, Former Governor of the Reserve Bank and the Chairman of the Fourteenth Finance Commission was the Chief Speaker in the lecture. He spoke on the topic “Centre State Relations: Reviews and Prospects”. The virtual discussion was attended by 270 participants from academia and policy circles. This year’s lecture was the third in series to deliberate on contemporary policy issues. The lecture was started with the welcome address by Prof. Mitali Chinara, Secretary Alumni Association. The context was set by Prof. Sabita Acharya, Vice Chancellor, Utkal University who remembered the achievements of prof. Bidyadhar Mishra as a notable economist and policy critique of Odisha. Prof. Sabita Acharya also highlighted the gravity of crisis the economies of India and Odisha are going through in the times of the ongoing pandemic. Taking forward the discussion, Prof. Y. V. Reddy gave an overview of the political economy of the economic federalism in India and said that given more authorities and options for resource mobilisation, the centre has a historic role in supporting the state government for addressing their economic problems.

2022

Noted Alumni

• Professor Radhamohan, is the topper of first batch of the department. He taught the subject across the colleges of the state and retired as the Principal of SCS Autonomous College, Puri. He was the State Information Commissioner of Odisha and is the founder of an organisation “Sambhav”, which is a grass root level initiative for sustainable development and organic agriculture. He was conferred the “Padmashree” for his lifelong contributions.
• Prakash Mishra, passed out of the department in the year 1976, and won the University Gold medal for securing first position in first class. He started his professional career with a brief stint as a Lecturer in the department before joining Indian Police Service in 1977 batch. He had a brilliant career in the service adorning important posts like DG, Police, Odisha, DG, NDRF, Additional DG, NIA, DG, CRPF etc.
• Dr Michael D. Patra, presently is the Deputy Governor of Reserve Bank of India, is a career Central banker. He holds a PhD in economics from the Indian Institute of Technology, Mumbai, in Mumbai and has done a post-doctoral on financial stability from the Harvard University. He has also received professional training at IMF Institute on Financial Programming and Policy and at the Bank of England’s Centre for Central Banking Studies.
• Dr. Ranjit K Patnaik, is former Central banker and a present Professor at SP Jain Institute of Management and Research. He holds a PhD in Econo0mics from the IIT, Mumbai. He has publications both in national and international level journals and vast experience of drafting various reports of high policy importance.
• Dr. K. P. Rath, is an Associate Professor, Department of Economics, Jenkins Nanovic Halls, University of Notre Dame, Indiana, USA, holds a Master of Arts degree from John Hopkins University and PhD from the same university. He has expertise in Game Theory, Mathematical Economics, Micro Theory, Industrial Organization and Welfare Economics. He has several publications dealing in these areas in reputed journals and has also presented his research works in several international seminars and conferences of the Econometric Society and Society for Advancement of Economic Theory.
• Dr. Suchismita Mishra, is the Chair Professor of Finance, School of Business, Florida International University, USA, holds a Master of Arts degree from the Department of Analytical and Applied Economics, Utkal University and from University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska and PhD in Finance from the same university. She has received the Ryder Systems Research Fellowship. When she joined Florida International University in 2003, she became the first woman to achieve full professor status in the Department of Finance at the university.
• Dr. N. C. Nayak, IIT Kharagpur is currently the Professor (Economics) and Head, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Kharagpur. He completed his MA and PhD degree from Department of Analytical and Applied Economics, Utkal University. He has worked on a number of research issues and has also worked as the Joint Secretary (Eastern Region) of the Indian Economics and Allied Sciences Association.
• Dr. Dukhabandhu Sahoo, is an Assistant Professor in the department of Humanities, Social Sciences and Management, at the IIT Bhubaneswar. His areas of interest include Open Macroeconomics, Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, Social Sector, Public Policies and Applied Econometrics
• Dr. Tapas Mishra, is currently the Professor and Head of Banking and Finance, Southampton Business School, University of Wales, holds an integrated MSc-PhD under the European Doctoral Program at the Centre for Operations Research and Econometrics, Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium. He also holds a post-doc in economic theory and cliometrics from University of Strasbourg, France. His research works have found place in leading scientific journals like Nature, World Development, Social Indicators Research, Journal of Forecasting, Journal of Macroeconomics, European Journal of Finance, Manchester School, and Economics Letters and also in conferences like the Royal Economic Society, the American Economic Association, Economic History Association, EURAM, Econometric Society, and Science and Public Policy Conference at Harvard University.
• Dr. Mamta Parhi, currently at University of Wales, UK, did her Master’s degree in Analytical & Applied Economics from Utkal University and a Doctorate degree in Economics and Policy Studies of Technical Change from the UNU-MERIT, the University of Maastricht, Netherlands. She has worked as a faculty member at Swansea University and Wales Institute of Social & Economic Research, Data & Methods (WISERD), as a researcher at the University of Strasbourg in France, and as a consultant at the National Institute for Public Finance and Policy in India.
• Dr. Aurobinda Behera, IAS, has held important positions in the Government of Odisha like Principal Secretary Water Resources, Forest & Environment, Rural Development, etc. His rich experience and interest in Social Research is highly regarded by various academicians and institutions. Post his superannuation, he was appointed as the Director in Ferro Scrap Nigam limited, a PSU under the Ministry of Steel and independent external monitor of NALCO.
• Tarun Kanti Mishra, Former Chief Secretary, Government of Odisha, is a 1975 batch IAS and is well-known as a dynamic civil servant and a distinguished writer. He has worked as Secretary in several Government Departments in his career. He is credited for several innovations and reforms during his stints. He has received ‘Think Odisha Leadership Award’ for excellence in Government service. He has been conferred with D.Litt. (Honoriscausa) from North Odisha University. Post his superannuation, he was appointed as the State Chief Information Commissioner by the Government of Odisha.
• Raman Agarwal, is presently the Head, Strategic Initiatives, TCS, received the KikaBhai Senior Merit Scholarship from the Delhi School of Economics during his student days and completed his PhD in Economics from the Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi. He also served as a professor in Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi, from 1995-2001.
• Nandita Mishra, currently working in Ministry of Corporate Affairs as an Economic Adviser, passed out of the department in 1991. She has over 27 years of development sector professional experienceon formulation, implementation and monitoring of social sector/infrastructure schemes in India. She belongs to the 1993 batch of the coveted Indian Economic Service. As part of her service career, she has been sent to various Institutes both in the country and abroad, and has served as International Adviser, through UNDP in Govt. of Afghanistan and being based there in crisis ridden and strife torn Afghanistan in the years 2008 & 09.
• Madhusmita Sahu cleared the Indian Administrative Service examination in 2013 after doing her post-graduation from Utkal University. She is currently working in the department of Water Resources, Government of Odisha.
• Pragyansmita Sahoo did her post-graduation from the department and stood first in the First Class to win the University Gold medal. She cracked the Indian Economic Service examination in 2012, prior to which she worked at the RBI. She has done a PhD in Economics from Utkal University as well from the Naba Krushna Choudhury Centre of Development Studies.
• Aparajita Priyadarshini, earned her Master’s in A&A Economics from Utkal University in 2012 and her MPhil in Economics from JNU in 2014. She joined Indian Economic Service in the year 2015 and is currently working as Deputy Director in Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance looking after Financial Sector Reforms and Legislation