Assistant Professor

Dr Aurolipsa Das

Department of Economics

Interests

  1. Development Economics
  2. Macroeconomics
  3. Microeconomics

Education

2015

Utkal University
India
B.A. (Economics Hons.)

2017

University of Hyderabad
India
M.A. (Economics)

2024

National Institute of Technology,Rourkela
India
PhD(Economics)

Experience

  • Sept 2023 – March 2024 - Assistant Professor - KIIT (deemed to be) University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha

Research Interests

  • Preferences of the social welfare beneficiaries for cash or in-kind transfers
  • Political economy of Universal Basic Income
  • Panel data and time series analysis

Awards & Fellowships

  • 2017–National Eligibility Test – UGC

List of Publications

Research Papers

  • Das, A., & Sethi, N. (2023). Cash and In-kind Transfers in India: Preferences, Context, and Evidence. International Journal of Social Economics. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSE-03-2023-0158 (ESCI/SCOPUS/ABDC) (Impact factor: 2)
  • Das, A., & Sethi, N. (2023). Cash transfers and human capital outcomes of children in LMICs: A systematic review using PRISMA. Heliyon, 9(4), e14758. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14758 (SCIE/SCOPUS) (Impact factor: 4)
  • Das, A., & Sethi, N. (2022). Modelling the environmental pollution-institutional quality nexus in low-and middle-income countries: exploring the role of financial development and educational level. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 1-27.DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-021-02105-5 (SCIE/SCOPUS) (Impact factor: 4.08)
  • Das, A., Dash, D. P., & Sethi, N. (2020). Innovation, Corruption, And Economic Growth in Emerging Asia. Buletin Ekonomi Moneter Dan Perbankan, 23(3), 347-364. https://doi.org/10.21098/bemp.v23i3.1183 (SCOPUS/ABDC) (Impact factor: 2.3)
  • Sethi, N., Das, A., Sahoo, M., Mohanty, S., & Bhujabal, P. (2020). Foreign direct investment, financial development and economic prosperity in major south Asian economies. South Asian Journal of Business Studies. https://doi.org/10.1108/SAJBS-12-2019-0225 (ESCI/SCOPUS) (Impact factor: 3.1)
  • Sethi, N., Mohanty, S., Das, A., & Sahoo, M. (2020). Health Expenditure and Economic Growth Nexus: Empirical Evidence from South Asian Countries. Global Business Review. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/0972150920963069 (ESCI/SCOPUS/ABDC) (Impact factor: 2.3)
  • Das, A., & Sethi, N. (2019). Effect of foreign direct investment, remittances, and foreign aid on economic growth: Evidence from two emerging South Asian economies. Journal of Public Affairs, e2043. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/pa.2043 (ESCI/SCOPUS) (Impact factor: 2.6)
  • Sethi, N., Bhujabal, P., Das, A., & Sucharita, S. (2019). Foreign aid and growth nexus: Empirical evidence from India and Sri Lanka. Economic Analysis and Policy, 64, 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eap.2019.07.002 (SSCI/SCOPUS) (Impact factor: 6.5)

Articles

  • Contextualising Skill and Work in Budget 2024: Market Solutions or Missed Opportunities? The Wire. Boddu, S. and Aurolipsa, D. 2024.
  • Political manifestos ignore the labour class. The News Minute. Boddu, S. Aurolipsa, D and Sipoy Sarveswar, 2024.

Conferences Presentations/Symposium

  • “Labour Process in the Unorganized Sector and Universal Basic Income in India: Insights from a Survey on Casual Labourers”, presented at the 42nd International Labour Process Conference, the University of Goettingen, Germany, from the 3rd to the 5th April 2024.
  • Attended the Symposium on the History of Indian Economic Thought organised by IDEAS and Indian Society for the History of Economic Thought on April 13, 2024.

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