About Us

Ph.D (Economics), JNU

Visiting Research Fellow, School of Environment, Education and Development,University of Manchester, 2015

Competencies

CGE, Trade Data analysis, Productivity Analysis, Structural Equaition Modelling, Limited Dependent Variable Models, Survey design and Analysis.

Courses Taught

Macroeconomics (MBA), Trade Analytics (MBA), Macroeconomic Theory (MA in Economics and Ph.D.), Advanced Topics in Macroeconomics (MA in Economics and Ph.D.), Development and Economic Policy in India (MA in Economics) and Banking and Financial Intermediation (MA in Economics)

Training

Microfinance, Trade Data analysis, Survey - Planning, Execution and analysis, Simulations

• Currently serving the Institute as ‘Associate Professor” of Economics.

• Research Projects Completed/Ongoing

1. Study on Disability and Identification of Market Opportunity in Foreign Trade for ALIMCO
2. India-UK Trade and Investment Study, DFID 
3. Project on identifying the bottlenecks in improving India's Rank in Trading Across Border, DIPP 
4. Export Strategy Plan for Increasing Export of Spice and Value Added Products of Spices from India, Spices Board
5. Export Strategy Document for the State of West Bengal, Sponsored by Department of Industries, Govt. of West Bengal.
6. Export Strategy Document for the State of Madhya Pradesh, Sponsored by Department of Industries, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh.
7.  Project Sponsored by Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP), Canada titled: “Impact of Trade Liberalization on Manufacturing Employment in India”. Decision Letter No. MPIA 12598.
8. Viability of Diamond Harbour Port, Sponsored by CPT.
9. 100% Physical Verification of PMEGP Units in West Bengal, (Sponsored by KVIC)
10. Foreign Capital Flows and Performance of MFIs in India (Sponsored by Global Development Network and IIFT)
11. Export Potential of Auranachal Pradesh (Sponsored by Department of Industry and Commerce, Govt. of Auranachal Pradesh).
12. Enhancing Competitiveness of Unregistered Manufacturing Industries in India (Sponsored by National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council, GOI)
13.  India-Thailand FTA: Opportunities, Threats and Implementation Issues (Sponsored by MOC, GOI).
14. Indo-Malayasia CECA: Inputs for Negotiation (Sponsored by MOC, GOI).
15. Monitoring India Singapore CECA (Sponsored by MOC, GOI)
16. Export Potential Survey and Strategies for Karnataka (Sponsor: VITC, Govt. of Karnataka).

• Served the National Council of Applied Economic Research (Industry Division), New Delhi as a Consultant (From August 2003 to 1.1.2006).

Worked on the following projects:

1. “Evaluation study of MOU system”
2. “E-Readiness Assessment of the Indian States 2004 &2005”
3. “A Snap survey of Registered Dealers under the CST Act in Punjab”

Journal Articles

• Chaudhuri, B R, Chakraborty, D and Sengupta (2022), ARising Import Threat influencing India’s Withdrawal from Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership? Evidence from Structural Break Results, Empirical Economics Letters, 21 (3), March 2022.
• Bannerjee S., Chaudhuri B.R. (2021) ‘Brand love and party preference of young political consumers (voters)’, International Review on Public and Nonprofit Marketing.
• Chaudhuri B.R., Chakraborty D. (2021) ‘India’s Withdrawal from the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership: Deciphering Commodity Level Undercurrents’, Economic & Political Weekly (EPW), 56(48), pp-26-30.
• Julien C, Chakraborty D, Chaudhuri B.R, (2020), ‘The Rise and Fall of Free Trade Agreements: Analytical Evidence from India’s Practice’, Journal of Law, Economics, and Policy.
• Banerjee S, Chaudhuri B.R. (2020) ‘Factors Shaping Attitude of Voters about Celebrity Politicians: Direct and Indirect Effects’, Journal of Business Research, 109: 210-220. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusres.2019.12.009.
• Chaudhuri, B.R., Chatterjee, S. and Dutta, D. (2019) 'Technology In Telecom Sector: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach', Global Business Review, Vol (No.20(1)): pp.166-178 https://doi.org/10.1177/0972150918802534.
• Chaudhuri, B.R. and Banerjee, S. (2018) 'Influence of Voter Demographics and Newspaper in Shaping Political Party Choice in India: An Empirical Investigation', Journal of Political Marketing, 17(1): 90-117. https://doi.org/10.1080/15377857.2016.1147513
• "Impact of Spill-over Effects of FDI and Technology Gap on IT Services Firms in India", Pragyaan, (with Goutam Das)
• "Impact of FDI on Labour Productivity of Indian IT Firms: Horizontal Spillover Effects", Prajnan,  (with Goyutam Das)
•  "Efficiency of MFIs in India during the Crisis Years: A Data Envelopment Analysis Approach", Prajnan,  Vol. XLVII, No. 1, 2018-19 (With Shubhasree Bhadra and T P Ghosh)
 
• “Determinants Of Adoption Of New Technology In Telecom Sector: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach”, Forthcoming,  Global Business Review, Sage Publications (January-February 2019) issue.(With Susmita Chatterjee & Debabrata Dutta)
• “Factors responsible behind political brand preference: an empirical study on Indian voters”, Marketing Intelligence & Planning (Emerald) 34(4):559-582 · June 2016 (with Saikat Bannerjee)
• “Influence of Voter Demographics and Newspaper in Shaping Political Party Choice in India: An Empirical Investigation”, Journal of Political Marketing (Taylor & Francis) · February 2016, DOI: 10.1080/15377857.2016.1147513 (With Saikat Bannerjee)
•  “Outward FDI vs. Exports: The Case of Indian Manufacturing Firms”, The Journal of Industrial Statistics, Volume 5, No. 1, 2016. (With Abhishikta Roy Chowdhury) .

•  ‘Microfinance and Rural Development in West Bengal ‘, December, 2014, Artha Beenkshan- Journal of Bangiya Arthaniti Parishad, vol 23, no 3, ISSN 0972-1185 (With Shubhashree Bhadra).

•  “Influence of COO on Product evaluation of Mobile Phones”, Journal of Asian Business Studies, Emerald Group Publishing, (Co-authored), Vol8, No.3, 2014.
• “Determinants of Manufacturing FDI in India: A Sectoral Analysis”, The Journal of Industrial Statistics, Vol21 Issue 2, September, 2013 (Co-authored)
• ‘Manufacturing Sector in West Bengal-Advantages and Potential’, The Journal of Industrial Statistics, Vol.1 Issue 2, September, 2012 (Co-authored) 
• ‘Is Indian Textile Sector Ready to Face Post-MFA Challenges? Firm-Level DEA Analysis on Input Efficiency’ (Co-authored), Abhigyan – A Management Journal, 2006.
• ‘India’s Economy in the 21st Century – A Management Perspective’ in 8M - A management Journal, (Co-authored) 2005.

Papers Communicated/Under Review

•  “Pharmaceutical Exports and Patents in India – An Empirical Investigation” with S Bhattacharyya, S Chatterjee and D Chakraborty.
• “A Multi-Dimensional Index of Financial Inclusion” with S Bhadra and P Khari
• “What Ails India’s Tech Exports: Role of NTBs and Knowledge formation” with S Bannerjee.

Reports Published as Books

• Co-authored “Export Potential of Auranachal Pradesh” (Sponsored by Department of Industry and Commerce, Govt. of Auranachal Pradesh) Published by IIFT, 2010.
• Co-authored “Enhancing Competitiveness of Unregistered Manufacturing Industries in India” (Sponsored by National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council, GOI) Published by IIFT, 2009.
• Co-authored “Export Potential Survey and Strategies for Karnataka” (Sponsor: VITC, Govt. of Karnataka) Published by IIFT, 2008.
• Co-authored "E-readiness Assessment of the Indian States: 2005" a book published by Department of Information and Technology, Government of India and NCAER.
• Co-authored "E-readiness Assessment of the Indian States: 2004" a book published by Department of Information and Technology, Government of India and NCAER.

Working Papers

•  Chaudhuri, B.R., Bhattacharyya, S. and Chatterjee, S. (2019) ‘Pharmaceutical Exports and Patents in India – An Empirical Investigation’, IIFT Working Paper Series, W.P. No. EC - 1 9 - 3 9.
• Raju, S., Chaudhuri, B.R. and Mishra M.S., (2016) . "Trade liberalization and employment effects in Indian manufacturing: An empirical assessment," Working Papers MPIA 2016-19, PEP-MPIA.
• Chaudhuri, B.R. and Bhadra, S. (2015) 'Total Factor Productivity of Indian Microfinance Institutions', Working Paper No. GM-14-26, IIFT Working Paper Series, February, 2015, New Delhi.  
• Chatterjee, S, Chaudhuri, B.R. and Datta, D. (2012), ‘An Investigation into the Prospect of 3G Adoption in Kolkata: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach’, Working Paper No. EC-12-14 IIFT Working Paper Series, 2012.
• Chaudhuri, B.R. and Ghosh, T.P. (2012), “Impact of External. Capital Flows on. MFI Performance”, GDN Working Paper series.
• Chaudhuri, B.R. and Chakraborty, D. (2011), “Export Potential at the State-Level: A Case Study of Karnataka”, Working Paper No. EC-10-02 IIFT Working Paper Series, 2011.

Occasional Papers

• “Inward Foreign Investments in India and China: A Comparative Perspective ", IFPS/CPWAS Occasional Paper Series No. 4, 2013.

Conference Proceedings

• “Country Level Determinants of Ownership Pattern of India’s Outward Foreign Direct Investment”,CSO, Conference Proceedings published as a Supplement to Annual Survey of Industries, 2017 (co-authored).

• “Outward FDI vs. Exports: The Case of Indian Manufacturing Firms”, CSO, Conference Proceedings published as a Supplement to Annual Survey of Industries, 2014(co-authored).
• ‘Determinants of Manufacturing FDI in India: A Sectoral Analysis’ CSO, Conference Proceedings published as a Supplement to Annual Survey of Industries, 2012(co-authored).
•  ‘Manufacturing Sector in West Bengal-Advantages and Potential’, CSO, Conference Proceedings published as a Supplement to Annual Survey of Industries, 2011(co-authored).
•  ‘Outreach of SHG-Bank Linkage in India – A District-level Analysis’, Conference Proceedings, Osmania University, Published by Himalaya Publications 2009.

Web & Other Articles:

• “Outward Foreign Investment from India and China”, YOUTHINK, Volume X, 2015.
• ‘Transition from NBFC to a Bank-The Curious Case of Bandhan Financial Services Limited’, IMI Konnect, Volume VIII, December 2014.
•  Article "Credit and Women Empowerment: Is the Relationship Positive?" published in the Issue XII of Gender and Trade Newsletter of Commonwealth Secretariat. http://www.genderandtrade.org/gtinformation/164143/179758/239761/239764/article/

Unpublished Work

•  ‘Impact of September 11th Incident on The Indian Economy – An Econometric Analysis using Trends and Cycles’ with Prof. D.N.Rao.
•  'Study on the Revamping of the MOU System', September 2004, a Report, National Council of Applied Economic Research, New Delhi.
•  “A Snap survey of Registered Dealers under the CST Act in Punjab”, a Report, National Council of Applied Economic Research, New Delhi.

Book Review

•  “International Trade in Services in India: Implications for Growth and Inequality in a Globalizing World” by Ajitava Roy Chowdhury and Prabir De, ISBN 0-19-807937-0, 2012 OUP Foreign Trade Review, vol. 48, 1: pp. 161-163.©2013
• "Trade, Investment and Economic Development in Asia: Empirical and Policy Issues", by Debashis Chakraborty and Jaydeep Mukherjee (Eds), Abingdon: Routledge, 2016, £95, 387 pp., ISBN 978-1-138-96243-9 in Foreign Trade Review 52(4) 265–267 ©2017.

Ongoing Work

•  “Productivity of Indian MFIs-a KAM approach” with S Bhadra
• “Does Mission Drift Mediate the Relationship between Regulation and Performance of MFIs in India” with S Bhadra
• “Does National-level Trade Policy effect State-level Exports” with R Bhattacharyya and S Mondal.
• “Market outcome when a Leader Exits” with S Bhadra.
• “Labour Mix, bargaining power and Effect of Liberalization”, with O Dey
•  “Mission Drift and Type of MFIs”, with P Khari
•  “Impact of introduction of AI on wage inequality in the presence of heterogenous labour” with S Marjit and S Roy.
• “Impact of Servicification and FDI on Exportability of Steel Firms”, with P Mitra Mukherjee.
• “Effectiveness of Monetary Policy in the presence of CBDCs”, with T Ajaz.

PhD Guidance:

Supervisor

• "Impact of Inward FDI in IT sector in India – Industry and Firm-level effects", Goutam Das, PhD 2012 Batch, IIFT. (Awarded)
• "Borrower Characteristics, Loan Size, Repayment rate and efficiency of MFIs in India", Subhasree Bhadra, PhD 2013 student at University of Calcutta. (Awarded)
• “Perspectives on the Future of India’s Exports”, Subhasree Banerjee, PhD 2018 Batch (Ongoing).
• “Mission Drift its causes and Consequences: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis”, Pooja Khari PhD 2019.
• “Impact of Artificial Intelligence on a Developing Economy with Heterogenous Skills”, Shreya Roy PhD 2019 jointly with Prof. Sugata Marjit.

Doctoral Advisory Committee

For Six students at IIFT