Dr. Bibek Ray Chaudhuri
Professor and Head of Economics Division, Kolkata Campus
He earned his Ph.D. in Economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. Currently Professor of Economics at the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), Kolkata, India. Started his career as a Consultant at the National Council for Applied Economic Research (NCAER), a leading Think tank in New Delhi, India. Was a Visiting Fellow at the School of Environment, Education and Development (SEED), the University of Manchester, UK. His research interests include trade, microfinance, and political marketing. Published in Journals like Journal of Business Research (Elsevier), Market Intelligence and Planning (Emerald), Journal of Political Marketing (Taylor and Francis), Journal of Industrial Statistics, Journal of Asian Business Studies (Emerald). Was a recipient of the prestigious �Japanese Award for Outstanding Research on Development�, conferred by the Ministry of Finance, Government of Japan and Global Development Network (GDN). An avid traveler and likes to visit places, other hobbies include reading and sports.
- Ph.D. (Economics), Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU)
- Visiting Research Fellow, School of Environment, Education and Development, University of Manchester, 2015
- Competencies: CGE, Trade Data Analysis, Productivity Analysis, Structural Equation 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)
- Banking and Financial Intermediation (MA in Economics)
- Training: Microfinance, Trade Data Analysis (CGE), Survey - Planning, Execution and Analysis, Simulations
- Currently serving the Institute as Professor of Economics
- Research Projects Completed/Ongoing:
- External Vulnerability of India, MOC, GOI
- Study on Disability and Identification of Market Opportunity in Foreign Trade for ALIMCO
- India-UK Trade and Investment Study, DFID
- Project on identifying the bottlenecks in improving India's Rank in Trading Across Border, DIPP
- Export Strategy Plan for Increasing Export of Spice and Value Added Products of Spices from India, Spices Board
- Export Strategy Document for the State of West Bengal, Sponsored by Department of Industries, Govt. of West Bengal
- Export Strategy Document for the State of Madhya Pradesh, Sponsored by Department of Industries, Govt. of Madhya Pradesh
- Project sponsored by Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP), Canada, titled: “Impact of Trade Liberalization on Manufacturing Employment in India”. Decision Letter No. MPIA 12598
- Viability of Diamond Harbour Port, Sponsored by CPT
- 100% Physical Verification of PMEGP Units in West Bengal, Sponsored by KVIC
- Foreign Capital Flows and Performance of MFIs in India, Sponsored by Global Development Network and IIFT
- Export Potential of Arunachal Pradesh, Sponsored by Department of Industry and Commerce, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh
- Enhancing Competitiveness of Unregistered Manufacturing Industries in India, Sponsored by National Manufacturing Competitiveness Council, GOI
- India-Thailand FTA: Opportunities, Threats and Implementation Issues, Sponsored by MOC, GOI
- Indo-Malaysia CECA: Inputs for Negotiation, Sponsored by MOC, GOI
- Monitoring India-Singapore CECA, Sponsored by MOC, GOI
- 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:
- Evaluation study of the MOU system
- E-Readiness Assessment of the Indian States 2004 & 2005
- A Snap Survey of Registered Dealers under the CST Act in Punjab
Journal Articles
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Banerjee, S, Chaudhuri, B R, Chakraborty, D, and Shankar R G,(2025). Is a Celebrity Politician always a Celebrity? An empirical Investigation, Asian Journal of Political Science, https://doi.org/10.1080/02185377.2025.2574565.
- Singh S and Chaudhuri B.R, (2024). Assessing India’s Production-linked Incentives: A Case for Realignment of Objectives, Economic & Political Weekly (EPW), 59(49), December, 2024.
- Chaudhuri B.R and Chakraborty D, (2024). Divergence in Environmental Performance and Intra-Industry Trade: Empirical Results for India, Empirical Economics Letters, 23(Special issue 1), May 2024.
- Bhattacharyya, S, Chaudhuri, B R, Chatterjee, S and Chakraborty, D, (2024). Pharmaceutical exports and patents in India - a systems approach, Indian Growth and Development Review, 17(3), 341-360.
- Bannerjee, S and Chaudhuri, B R, (2024). Barriers to India’s Technology Intensive Exports: A Gravity Model Approach, Empirical Economics Letters, 23(2), February 2024.
- Roy, S and Chaudhuri, B R, (2024). Artificial Intelligence and its Impact on Skilled-Unskilled Wage Gap, Empirical Economics Letters, 23(1), January 2024.
- Bhadra, S, Khari, P and Chaudhuri, B R, (2003). A Multidimensional Index of Financial Inclusion for India, Empirical Economics Letters, 22(4), April 2023.
- Chaudhuri, B. R., Chakraborty, D., & Sengupta. (2022). A Rising Import Threat influencing India’s Withdrawal from Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership? Evidence from Structural Break Results, Empirical Economics Letters, 21(3), March 2022.
- Banerjee, 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., & Dutta, D. (2019). Technology In Telecom Sector: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach, Global Business Review, 20(1), pp. 166-178. https://doi.org/10.1177/0972150918802534.
- Chaudhuri, B. R., & 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 Goutam 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 & T. P. Ghosh).
- Factors responsible behind political brand preference: an empirical study on Indian voters, Marketing Intelligence & Planning (Emerald), 34(4), 559-582, June 2016 (with Saikat Banerjee).
- 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 Banerjee).
- Outward FDI vs. Exports: The Case of Indian Manufacturing Firms, The Journal of Industrial Statistics, 5(1), 2016 (with Abhishikta Roy Chowdhury).
- Microfinance and Rural Development in West Bengal, Artha Beenkshan - Journal of Bangiya Arthaniti Parishad, 23(3), December 2014, ISSN 0972-1185 (with Shubhashree Bhadra).
- Influence of COO on Product evaluation of Mobile Phones, Journal of Asian Business Studies, Emerald Group Publishing, 8(3), 2014 (Co-authored).
- Determinants of Manufacturing FDI in India: A Sectoral Analysis, The Journal of Industrial Statistics, 21(2), September 2013 (Co-authored).
- Manufacturing Sector in West Bengal-Advantages and Potential, The Journal of Industrial Statistics, 1(2), September 2012 (Co-authored).
- Is Indian Textile Sector Ready to Face Post-MFA Challenges? Firm-Level DEA Analysis on Input Efficiency, Abhigyan – A Management Journal, 2006 (Co-authored).
- India’s Economy in the 21st Century – A Management Perspective, 8M - A Management Journal, 2005 (Co-authored).
Papers Accepted/Communicated/Under Review
- Roy S, and Chaudhuri BR. Artificial Intelligence, Demand Switching and Sectoral Wage Gap, Accepted in EPW for publication.
- Bhadra S and Chaudhuri BR. Resilience of Microfinance Institutions in India: KAM Approach, under review.
Reports Published as Books
- Co-authored Export Potential of Arunachal Pradesh (Sponsored by Department of Industry and Commerce, Govt. of Arunachal 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 (Sponsored by VITC, Govt. of Karnataka), Published by IIFT, 2008.
- Co-authored E-readiness Assessment of the Indian States: 2005, Published by Department of Information and Technology, Government of India and NCAER.
- Co-authored E-readiness Assessment of the Indian States: 2004, Published by Department of Information and Technology, Government of India and NCAER.
Working Papers
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Roy S, Marjit S and Chaudhuri BR, (2022). Role of Artificial Intelligence in Intra-Sectoral Wage Inequality in an Open Economy: A Finite Change Approach, CESifo Working Paper Series 9862, CESifo.
- Chaudhuri, B. R., Bhattacharyya, S., & Chatterjee, S. (2019). Pharmaceutical Exports and Patents in India – An Empirical Investigation, IIFT Working Paper Series, W.P. No. EC-19-39.
- Raju, S., Chaudhuri, B. R., & 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., & Bhadra, S. (2015). Total Factor Productivity of Indian Microfinance Institutions, IIFT Working Paper Series, No. GM-14-26, February 2015, New Delhi.
- Chatterjee, S., Chaudhuri, B. R., & Datta, D. (2012). An Investigation into the Prospect of 3G Adoption in Kolkata: A Structural Equation Modeling Approach, IIFT Working Paper Series, No. EC-12-14, 2012.
- Chaudhuri, B. R., & Ghosh, T. P. (2012). Impact of External Capital Flows on MFI Performance, GDN Working Paper Series.
- Chaudhuri, B. R., & Chakraborty, D. (2011). Export Potential at the State-Level: A Case Study of Karnataka, IIFT Working Paper Series, No. EC-10-02, 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
- Chaudhuri BR, Increasing Returns to Scale and Way Forward to a Sustainable Future, ECOECHOES, Volume 22, pages 44-47, Post Graduate and Research Department of Economics, St. Xavier's College, 2025.
- 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.
- Credit and Women Empowerment: Is the Relationship Positive?, Gender and Trade Newsletter of Commonwealth Secretariat, Issue XII. Link.
Books
- McConnell, Brue, Flynn, Chaudhuri BR. ECONOMICS, McGraw Hill, 978-9390491926, 25 June 2021.
- McConnell, Brue, Flynn, Chaudhuri, BR, MACROECONOMICS, McGraw Hill 9789390727117, 25 June 2021.
- McConnell, Brue, Flynn, Chaudhuri, BR, MICROECONOMICS, McGraw Hill 9789390727315, 25 June 2021.
Book Chapters
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· Chaudhuri, B.R. and Sengupta, A, ( 2022). India-European Union Free Trade Agreement: Possible Threats to Indian Agriculture in India’s Agriculture and Food Exports: Opportunities and Challenges, pages: 82-100, Bloomsbury 978-93-54357-97-8
· Chaudhuri, B.R. and Bhattacharyya, R, (2022). Are SHG Loans Demand Constrained in Backward Areas? Revisiting the Indian Financial Sector Recent Issues and Perspectives, pages:149-172, Springer 978-981-16-7668-0.
· Chaudhuri, B.R. and Chakraborty, D, (2021). India-UK FTA: Export Prospects for Indian Agriculture Indian Agriculture Under the Shadows of WTO and FTAs Issues and Concerns, pages: 91-116, Springer 978-981-33-6853-8.
· Bannerjee, S and Chaudhuri, B.R, (2024). Technology Intensive Indian Exports – Hurdles and Puzzles in Contemporary Issues in International Trade: Challenges and Opportunities, pages: 95-112, Emerald 978-1-83797-321-7.
· Chaudhuri, B.R, (2024). Trade Impact of Crisis: A Tale of Three Episodes Contemporary Issues in International Trade: Challenges and Opportunities, pages: 37-48, Emerald 978-1-83797-321-7.
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 Reviews
- 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, Foreign Trade Review, 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, Foreign Trade Review, 52(4), 265–267, 2017.
Ongoing Work
- Does Mission Drift Mediate the Relationship between Regulation and Performance of MFIs in India, with S. Bhadra.
- Does National-level Trade Policy affect State-level Exports, with R. Bhattacharyya & 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 heterogeneous labour, with S. Marjit & 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 (Awarded).
- Mission Drift its causes and Consequences: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis, Pooja Khari, PhD 2019 (ongoing).
- Impact of Artificial Intelligence on a Developing Economy with Heterogeneous Skills, Shreya Roy, PhD 2019, jointly with Prof. Sugata Marjit (Awarded).
- Nurturing the Hidden Wealth of a Nation: Outlook of India towards Forest Conservation, Kinnori Sinha, PhD 2023 jointly with Prof. Debashis Chakraborty (Ongoing).
Doctoral Advisory Committee
- For six students at IIFT.
Awards/Fellowships
- Best Paper Award: Roy, S and Chaudhuri, BR, Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Wage Gap due to an Adaptability Factor: An Empirical Study, at International Conference on Sustainable Development - A Value Chain Perspective, MDIM,National, February, 2023
- Best Paper Award: Banerjee, S and Chaudhuri, BR, What Ails India’s Tech Exports? Role of NTMs and Knowledge Formation, at Contemporary Issues in International Trade: Challenges and opportunities, Heritage College, Kolkata, National, December, 2022
- Second Prize in the category “Outstanding Research on Development”, conferred by Ministry of Finance, Government of Japan, in the Annual Global Development Network Conference, at Universidad Los Andes, Columbia in January, 2011.
- Junior Research Fellowship awarded by University Grants Commission in December 1998.
- Second Prize in the Research Paper Contest, “India’s Economy in the 21st Century – A Management Perspective” organized jointly by IIFT and JIMS, New Delhi.
Special Training Attended
- “CGE Modeling using GAMS”, Ecomod Singapore chapter, January 2014.
- "Microfinance Training of the Trainers Programme" (Online), Conducted by Asian Development Bank Institute, China Development Bank and Tokyo Development Learning Centre, World Bank, July-November, 2013.
- "Short Course in Global Trade Analysis Package (GTAP)", Purdue University, USA in August 2009 at UNESCAP office Bangkok, Thailand.
Conferences Attended (Recent)
- Chaudhuri, B. R. (2019). A Multidimensional Index of Financial Inclusion for India, paper presented at International Conference on Sustainable Development - A Value Chain Perspective, MDI Murshidabad, 6 December, Kolkata, West Bengal.
- Chaudhuri, B. R. (2019). A Multidimensional Index of Financial Inclusion for India, paper presented at PhD Scholar’s Workshop, International Conference on Sustainable Development - A Value Chain Perspective, 5 December, IIFT Kolkata, West Bengal.
- Chaudhuri, B. R. (2019). WTO and India’s Engineering Exports: Trends and Challenges, paper presented in Conference on 25 Years of the WTO and India: A Retrospective, 5 September, Seminar Hall 1, India International Centre, New Delhi.
- Chaudhuri, B. R. (2018). Destination-wise Macro Determinants of Equity vs Non-Equity Mode of International Market Access by Indian Firms, paper presented at EIITF, 13 December, New Delhi.
- Chaudhuri, B. R. (2018). Prospects for Indian Agricultural Products from Proposed India-UK FTA, paper presented at EIITF, 14 December, New Delhi.
- Chaudhuri, B. R. (2018). Prospects for Indian Agricultural Products from Proposed India-UK FTA, paper presented at 6th Agricultural Conference, 11 October, New Delhi.
- Invited to Present on, "India's Trade with ASEAN: From Look East to Act East", Tri-Department Conference, University of Calcutta, 05 January 2018.
- Reviewed a paper titled, "The Effect of health insurance on the duration of hospital Stay in India: A Semiparametric Copula Analysis", at Finance and Economics Conference (FINECON) 2017, 28 December 2017, IMI Kolkata.
- Presented a paper on, "Country Level Determinants of Ownership Pattern of India’s Outward Foreign Direct Investment”, 8th National Seminar on Industrial Statistics, 15 December 2017, Kolkata.
- Presented a paper on, “Does national-level trade policies impact State-level exports? A case of West Bengal,” 6th IGC-Jadavpur University-ISI West Bengal Growth Conference, Anita Banerjee Memorial Hall, Faculty of Arts, Jadavpur University, Jadavpur Campus, Kolkata, India, 29 December 2016.
- Chaired two sessions at, Conference on "Emerging Perspectives in Commerce, Economics and Management - Policies for a Better World", St. Xavier's College (Autonomous), Kolkata, 2-3 November 2017.
- Presented a paper on “Trade Liberalisation and Employment Effects in Indian Manufacturing: An Empirical Assessment”, EIITF5, Kolkata, India, 16 December 2016.
- Co-author of a paper on, “Firm-level Determinants of FDI – WOS vs. JVs”, EIITF5, Kolkata, India, 16 December 2016.
- Presented a paper on “Trade Liberalisation and Employment Effects in Indian Manufacturing: An Empirical Assessment”, 10th Inha-Le Havre International Conference “International Trade, Capital Flows and Economic Development: Capacity Building and Economic Initiatives”, Incheon, South Korea, 20 October 2016 (Travel Grant received from PEP, Canada).
- Presented a paper on “Trade Liberalisation and Employment Effects in Indian Manufacturing: An Empirical Assessment”, PEP India Policy Conference, IIFT Kolkata, India, 19 August 2016.
- Roy Shreya, Marjit, Sugata and Chaudhuri, BR, at IIFT EIITF Conference, Role of Artificial Intelligence in Intra-Sectoral Wage Inequality in an Open Economy: A Finite Change Approach, International, December, 2022
- Chaudhuri, BR & Dey, O, at IIFT EIITF Conference, Labor Mix, Bargaining Power and Effect of Liberalization: A Bargaining Framework Analysis, International December, 2022
- Banerjee, S & Chaudhuri, BR, at IIFT EIITF Conference, What Ails India’s Tech Exports? Role of NTMs and Knowledge Formation , International, December, 2022.
- Chaudhuri, BR & Mitra, P, at IIFT EIITF Conference, Does Servicification of Steel Firms help to increase exports? International, December, 2022.
- Banerjee, S & Chaudhuri, BR, at Contemporary Issues in International Trade: Challenges and opportunities, Heritage College, Kolkata, What Ails India’s Tech Exports? Role of NTMs and Knowledge Formation, National, December, 2022
- Roy, S and Chaudhuri, BR, at International Conference on Sustainable Development - A Value Chain Perspective, MDIM, Impact of Artificial Intelligence on Wage Gap due to an Adaptability Factor: An Empirical Study, National, February,2023
- Roy Shreya, Marjit, Sugata and Chaudhuri, BR, at Imperfect Resource Mobility and Economic Adjustments in a Changing World- Celebrating 50 years of the Specific Factor Model, St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata, Role of Artificial Intelligence in Intra-Sectoral Wage Inequality in an Open Economy: A Finite Change Approach, National, February,2023.
- Roy, S and Chaudhuri, B R, at AIB South Asia Chapter, 7th January, 2024, Katmandu, Nepal, Artificial Intelligence, Workforce Adaptability, and Skilled-unskilled Wage Gap: A Panel Data Analysis, International, 7th January, 2024.
- Chaudhuri, B R and O Dey, at Contemporary Issues in Labor Economics, Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta, India, Rewards of Low Bargaining Power: Gender Gap and Wage-bargaining in the Organized Manufacturing Sector in India, National, March 25-26, 2025.
- Chaudhuri, B R and Mitra P, at IIFT Global Business Research Conference (GBRC) 2025, IIFTD, Impact of Servicification on Export Intensity and Export Participation of Steel Firms in India: Role of Foreign Ownership, International, 26th-28th March 2025.
Management Development Programmes Offered (Recent Programmes)
- One-Day Export Awareness Programme for Entrepreneurs of Assam(Total two days), May, 2022, Government of Assam/Tinsukhia and Dibrugarh.
- 9 month professional training program for the ITS probationers, June, 2022, Ministry of commerce, GOI
- One-Day Export Awareness Programme for Entrepreneurs of Assam (Total two days), September, 2022, Government of Assam/Barpeta and Nalbari
- Certificate Program in "International Business Excellence", March, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025, TVS Motors, Hosur
- Exporting issues and trade barriers for Shefexil products,July, 2022, Shefexil
- SIAM Capacity Building Session, September, 2022, SIAM
- Structural Equation Modelling, Dec, 2022, 2023, 2024, MDC, IIFT, Kolkata
- Advanced Trade Analytics Programme, Jan 2023 and Feb, 2023, DGFT, GOI
- SMPK Officers’ Induction Programme, 7th May, 2025, Kolkata Port Trust
- Advanced Foreign Exchange Trade for UCO bank Officers, 6th January, 2025, UCO Bank
- Preparedness of MSMEs for Export Business, 20th July 2024, CII
- Specialized Training Program (STP) on International Banking and Global Market for
- General Managers and Deputy General Managers IN COLLABORATION WITH SBIL, 29th January, 2024, SBIL
- MDP Schedule - Training of Master Trainers for Export Consultancy in the Gems and Jewellery & Apparel Sector of West Bengal, Sponsored by WBIDC, November 2021.
- Comprehensive Training Programme on “International Business – Destination Identification”, Sponsored by HPCL, November 2020.
- Strategies for International Business Collaboration, IIFT and Talentedge, May 2020.
- Training programme on International Trade & Business for ITS Officers, Sponsored by MOC, GOI, April 2021, April 2020, March 2019, February 2018.
- Certificate Programme in International Business, Sponsored by TVS Motors, November 2019, November 2020, and March 2022.
- Advance Level Handholding Program For The Entrepreneurs of West Bengal, Sponsored by MSME Department, Government of West Bengal, November 2019.
- Export Opportunities and Threat Assessment, Open programme, August 2019.
- Comprehensive Training Programme on International Trade, Sponsored by DGCI&S, March 2019.
- Export Potential of North Eastern States and Procedures, Sponsored by North Eastern Council, February 2019.
- Export Potential of West Bengal and Procedures, Sponsored by Department of Industries, Government of West Bengal, August 2018.
- "A day Workshop on Facilitating International Business: Free Trade Agreements (FTAs), Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs)", For members of CII Eastern Region, July 2018.
- "Export Potential and Procedures for Officers of Government of West Bengal", July 2018.
- "10 days Programme on International Business for DGCI&S Staff", April 2018.
- “5-Days Residential Training Programs for the Officers of Industries and Commerce, Government of Assam, on Export Potentialities of North East Region and Procedures”, August 2017, IIFT, Kolkata.
- “Capacity Building Programme on Career Counselling for the Employment Exchange Officers/Career Counsellors” at IIFT Kolkata campus on the topic ‘Marketing prospecting - Directory, Occupation codes etc.’, April to July 2017.
- "Comprehensive Training Programme on International Business" for DGCI&S officials, 20th-30th March 2017.
- Two Days MDP on "Export Opportunities and Threat Assessment" at IIFT Delhi, 9th-10th March 2017.
- "International Trade Operations, Informatics and Analytics" for Officers of DGCI&S, 13th to 17th February 2017.
- Workshop on “Microeconomics and Macroeconomics” for International Business Managers of Coromandel Fertilisers, a leading International Business Company (Trained them on evaluating and dealing with supplier’s risk), 21 March 2016.
- Executive Development Programme, Nairobi, Kenya, September 2015, on International Business.
- GI Workshop for Producers in West Bengal, 25 June 2015, Programme Coordinator.
Teaching Assignment (International)
- Taught ‘International Business Environment’ and ‘WTO & Trade Policy’ to students of MBA (IB), Institute of Financial Management, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.
- Delivered lectures on ‘Trade Research Methodology’ to Faculty Members of Vietnam Foreign Trade University, Vietnam.
Reviewer
- Economic Modelling
- Indian Growth and Development Review
- Economic and Political Weekly
- Indian Economic Review
- Journal of Political Marketing
- Journal of Quantitative Economics.
- Margin.
- The South Asia Economic Journal (SAGE Journal).
- Journal of Business Management.
- Foreign Trade Review (SAGE Journal).
- Market Intelligence and Planning (Emerald).
- International Journal of Economic Policy in Emerging Economies (Inderscience).
Visiting Faculty
- Indian Institute of Management, Shillong
- Indian Institute of Management, Rohtak
- Management Development Institute, Mushirdabad
- Indian Institute of Management, Kashipur.
- Indian Institute of Management, Sirmaur.
- University of Calcutta.
- Indian Institute of Management, Raipur.
- International Management Institute, Kolkata.
- Enterprise Development Institute, BNCCI, Kolkata, India.
- University of Petroleum and Energy Studies, New Delhi.
Academic Administrative Work
- Chairman Admission Committee, Economics
- Head of Economics Division, Kolkata Campus
- Programme Director MA Economics, 2019-21, 2021-23, 2023-25 and 2025-27
- Programme Director: MBA (IB) 2008-10 (Full-time Programme) and MBA (IB) 2012-15 (Part-Time Programme).
- Faculty-in-Charge (Exams): July 2016 to 2023.
- Purchase Committee Member: 2016.
- Member “Research Admissions Procedure Committee”: 2014.
- Associate Editor: Foreign Trade Review (A SAGE Publication), 2014 till Present.
- Member, Board of Studies, IIFT.
- Member Academic Council, IIFT.
Other Engagements
- Member, Research Advisory Committee, St. Xavier's University.
- Member, Doctoral Advisory Committee, Presidency University
- Member, Economic Affairs Committee, Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI).
- Co-Chair, International Trade Committee, BCCI.
- Member Interview Board, DGCI&S for Research Interns.
- Member Board of Studies: IMT CTDL, Kazi Nazrul University, IGNOU, Management Department.
- On Expert Panel to Decide appropriate Trade Indices to be monitored by DGCI&S.
- Reviewer of "Macroeconomics Course" for BBA Programme of St. Xavier's College, Kolkata.
- Member "Trade Policy Expert Group", Bengal Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI).
