Designation: Assistant Professor Extn: 244 Email: pritish.sahu@bgu.ac.in Area: Economics
Brief Profile
Dr. Sahu has earned his PhD (and M.Phil) in Economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. He has over 13 years of experiences (of which over 9 years of post-PhD experiences) in teaching, research and policy making areas with academic institutions and international organisations. He worked with United Nations (UN) Conference on Trade and Development, Centre for WTO Studies, Delhi University and Multimedia University during this period. His research works and columns/opinions are published in reputed international/national journals, edited books and in popular newspapers (Bangkok Post, Hindu Business Line, Jakarta Post, Times of India, moneycontrol, New Strait Times etc.). Some of his research and policy papers are also published as working papers in the reputed organisations and industry body such as UNCTAD, Commonwealth Secretariat, Centre for WTO Studies and Confederation of Indian Industry. In addition, Dr. Sahu has written economics books and contributed to Nobel Laureate Paul Krugman’s three global edition textbooks namely, International Economics, International Trade and International Finance. His research papers are cited in several journals and policy reports including Economic Survey (Govt. of India). He taught several core economics papers, supervised M.Phil/PhD students and chaired MPhil/PhD progress monitoring committee in several occasions. Dr. Sahu has honorary appointment as editor in chief, advisory board member, associate editor and editorial board member of several organisations, both at national/international level.
Academic Qualification
PhD Economics
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi.
Thesis Title: “Liberalisation, Foreign Direct Investment and Spillover: The Case of Indian Manufacturing”
M. Phil- (Eco)
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. (Ranked 1st in MPhil/PhD entrance Examination).
Title of Dissertation – “Employment and Investment in Organised Manufacturing Sector in India: An Interstate Analysis”
M.A.- (Eco)
University of Hyderabad (HCU), Hyderabad.
B.A. – (Eco. Hons.)
N.C. College (Utkal University).
Academic and Professional Experience
Previous Positions
June 2012- Sept 2019: Assistant Professor, Economics and Quantitative Analysis Unit, Faculty of Business, MMU, Malaysia.
Jan 2011– May 2012: Senior Research Fellow, Centre for WTO Studies, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi.
Nov. 2009- Dec. 2010: Consultant, United Nations Conferences on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).
Honorary and Visiting Positions
Independent Consultant to the commonwealth Secretariat, London (Project based, since 2014).
Advisory Board member (Continuing since 2018)- South Asian Institute for Advanced Research and Development, Kolkata, India.
Editor in Chief of CSCS Newsletter, Bhubaneswar (Since 2017).
Teaching, Research and Supervision
Research Areas
Development Economics and Growth
Macro Economics
Issues on Free Trade Agreement and International Capital Flows
Trade and environment
Public Policy and Development issues
Migration and Remittance
Teaching Areas
International Trade Operations
Macroeconomics
Microeconomics
Managerial Economics
Business Environment
Indian Economic Development
Economic Planning and Development
Supervision (As Main Supervisor)
Supervised 2 M.Phil students in Economics
Supervised and evaluated 57 “Industrial Training Reports”
Supervised 39 “Final Year Projects” and 2 “Masters Project” during 2012-2018.
Consultancy and Policy Research
Trade Policy Consultant to the Commonwealth Secretariat, London
Aug – Jan 2019 – Consultant to the Commonwealth Secretariat on the Trade Policy report to Grenada in the project entitled “New Product and New Market for Grenada”, Trade Policy Division, Commonwealth Secretariat, London.
Oct – Nov 2016 – Consultant to the commonwealth secretariat on the Trade Policy report to Sri Lanka on the project entitled “Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement: Trade effect and Policy decision”, Trade Policy Division, Commonwealth Secretariat, London.
June – July 2015 – Consultant to the commonwealth Secretariat for the trade policy report Nigeria on the project entitled “Policy Advocacy for Nigeria and West Africa-European Union Economic Partnership Agreement”, Trade Policy Division, Commonwealth Secretariat, London.
April – May 2016 – Short term Consultant to the commonwealth Secretariat for the trade policy report to Papua New Guinea in the project entitled “Estimating the Trade Impact of PACER Plus Countries on Papua New Guinea”, Trade Policy Division, Commonwealth Secretariat, London.
With Centre for WTO Studies
Aug – Sept 2015 – Consultant in project entitled “Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPPA): Implication for India’s Trade and Investment”. Published at CWS centre, Indian Institute of foreign trade, October 2015.
Publications (Journals)
(2019) ‘Tariff Elimination under Transpacific Agreements and its Impact on Indonesia’s Trade” , Journal of Indonesian Economy and Business, vol.34, no.1, pp-17-34.
(2017) “India’s competitive advantage and Export: Gravity Model Approach”, Arthshastra: Indian Journal of Economics and Research, Vol.6, No.6., pp. 23-37.
(2017) “Globalization and its effect on pollution in Malaysia: the role of Transpacific Partnership (TPP) agreement” Environmental Science and Pollution Research, vol. 24, no. 29, pp- 23096-23113, Springer, (Scopus and ISI-Thomson Reuters Indexed journal).
(2016) ‘Malaysia’s Domestic Value Added Export: The role of Policy Reforms and Governance’, International Journal of Economics and Financial Issues, vol.6, no.4, pp. 1578-1584, (Scopus).
(2015) ‘Free Trade Agreement and its Success: An Evaluation in the Light of Malaysia’s Strategic Policy Plans and Reforms’, Bulletin of Political Economy, vol.9, no. 2. Pp.171-196 (JEL-AEA).
(2015) ‘Free Trade Agreements and the Extra Regional FDI: The case of ASEAN and India FTA’, International Journal of Economic Research, vol.12, no.4, pp. 1029-1041, (Scopus).
(2015) ‘Effects of Military Expenditure on Stock Market Development: Panel Evidence from System GMM Estimates’, Defence and Peace Economics, Taylor and Francis, vol.26, no.2, pp. 271-287 (ABDC, Scopus and ISI-Thomson Reuters)
(2015) ‘Technical Efficiency of Domestic and Foreign Firms in Indian Manufacturing: A firm level Panel Analysis’, Arthshastra: Indian Journal of Economics and Research, vol.4, no.2, pp.7-21 (JEL-AEA)
(2014) ‘Does Higher Productivity and Efficiency Leads to Spillover: Evidence from Indian Manufacturing’, Journal of Developing Areas, vol.48, no.3, pp.175- 193 (ERA-ABDC).
(2014) ‘The Influence of Malaysian FTA on Trade and Investment, with Special Reference to India- Malaysian FTA’, The IUP Journal of Applied Economics, vol.13, no.2., pp.48-70 (ERA-ABDC)
(2014) ‘Government Procurement in India: The case of Public Sector Undertakings in the light of WTO agreements’, Journal of Studies in Dynamics and Change, vol.1, no.2, pp. 49-56.
(2013) ‘Convergence or Divergence in CFA FRANC Countries: A Time Series Analysis’ Journal of Applied Business and Economics, North American Business Press, vol.14, no.2, pp.112-127 (ERA-ABDC).
(2013) ‘Foreign Shareholding and Productivity Spillover: A firm level analysis of Indian Manufacturing’ The IUP Journal of Applied Economics, vol.12, no.2, pp.1-16. (ERA-ABDC)
(2012) ‘Foreign Multinationals and Export Competitiveness: The Case of Indian Manufacturing’, International Journal of Arts and Commerce, vol.1, no.1, pp.58-82.
(2019), “The influence of crude oil price on the demand for renewable energy in the United States? An empirical investigation”, (Forthcoming, Resubmitted after reviewer’s comments).
Books/Books Chapters/ Newspaper/ Periodicals
Books
Sahu P.K. (2018) ‘Asia`s New Global Investors: The Rise of Indian Outward FDI’, Serial Publications, New Delhi, July. ISBN: 978-93-86611-352.
(2017) “Prediction of Financial Distress for Electricity Sectors using Data Mining”, in Saeed et. al. (ed.), ‘Recent Trends in Information and Communication Technology’, Book Series, Volume 5, pp. 3-11, Springer publisher. 2. (2013) ‘Impact of Remittances on Poverty in India: Empirical Evidence’, In Sidharthan and Narayanan (ed.), Human Capital and Development: The Indian Experience; Chapter-6, pp. 77-101, Springer publisher.
Newspaper Columns/Editorial Articles
Oct 20, 2019- ‘From Farm to Plate and all things in between’, Guest Column, Times of India, Bhubaneswar.
Dec 6, 2014- ‘Currency crisis and Foreign Exchange Inflow’, Sin Chew Daily, Daily Newspaper, Malaysia. Inputs by- Pritish K. Sahu.
Working Papers, Contributions and Reports
(2017) ‘Supporting Sri Lanka’s Free Trade Agreements’, Trade Competitiveness Section, Trade Division, Commonwealth Secretariat, Report prepared on the Request of Department of Commerce, Ministry of Industry and Commerce, Sri Lanka.
(2016) ‘Estimating the Trade Impact of PACER Plus Countries on Papua New Guinea’, Trade Competitiveness Section, Trade Division, Commonwealth Secretariat, Report prepared on the Request of Department of Commerce and Industry, Papua New Guinea.
(2015) ‘Transpacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA): Implication for India’s trade and Investment’, Centre for WTO Studies, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Working Paper, No. CWS/WP/200/24, New Delhi.
(2015) ‘Policy Advocacy for Nigeria and West Africa-European Union Economic Partnership Agreement’, Trade Competitiveness Section, Trade Division, Commonwealth Secretariat, Report prepared on the request of Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment, Nigeria.
(2010) ‘FDI, Wage Inequality and Employment in Emerging Economies: Recent Evidence from Indian Manufacturing’, Munich Personal RePEc Archive, Germany, Paper No-35149, July.
(2008), ‘India@ Risk 2008’, Global Risk Network Team, World Economic Forum, Geneva, REF: 101108. ISBN-10:92-95044-13-4 (with team members)
(2009) ‘State of the Economy’, Economic Policy Report, Confederation of Indian Industry, Gurgaon, February.
(2008) ‘State of the Economy’, Economic Policy Report, Confederation of Indian Industry, Gurgaon, October.
Contributions in Global Textbooks
Contributed in Paul Krugman, Maurice Obstfeld and Marc Melitz’s Textbook ‘International Economics: Theory and Policy’ 10th Global Edition, Pearson Publisher. Global Contributor- Pritish K. Sahu and S. Paladini (UK), June 2014.
Contributed in Paul Krugman, Maurice Obstfeld and Marc Melitz’s Textbook ‘International Finance: Theory and Policy’, 10th Global Edition, Pearson Publisher. Global Contributor- Pritish K. Sahu and S. Paladini (UK), July 2014.
Contributed in Paul Krugman, Maurice Obstfeld and Marc Melitz’s Textbook ‘International Trade: Theory and Policy’, 10th Global Edition, Pearson Publisher. Global Contributor- Pritish K. Sahu and S. Paladini (UK), June 2014.
Selected Presentations/Publications in Conference Proceedings
(2019) “Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership: India’s Trade Gain and Losses”, in the international conference entitled “Issues and Challenges of Business in Emerging Economy”, 11th-12th January, Birla Global University, Bhubaneswar.
(2018) “India’s Presence in RCEP: An evaluation of Agricultural Trade”, In the international conference, 11th-12th October, Centre for WTO Studies, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi.
(2018) ‘FDI in Odisha: Trends, Patterns and Reforms’ in the national Seminar entitled “Transforming Odisha: Policies, Institutions and Innovations”, 3rd-4th March, organised by Centre for the Study of Contemporary Societies (CSCS), Bhubaneswar.
(2017) ‘Prediction of Financial Distress for Electricity Sectors using Data Mining’, in the International Conference entitled “Reliable Information and Communication Technology IRICT 2017”, April 23 – 24, University Teknologi Malaysia, organized by the Information Service Systems and Innovation Research Group (ISSIRG).
(2014) ‘Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA): Implications for India’ in the International Conference on “Mega Trading Blocs: Implications for the South” Jointly organised by Commonwealth secretariat, UNCTAD and centre for WTO Studies 15-16 December 2014, New Delhi, India.
(2014) ‘Efficiency of foreign and domestic firms: The case of Indian Transport industry’ in the proceedings of ‘International conference on Transgenerational Entrepreneurship, Economy & Innovation Dynamics for Sustainability’ Article no-1, pp. 3-7, (ISBN: 978-93-81212-58-5), Christ Institute of Management, Rajkot, Gujarat.
(2013) ‘The rise of Indian Multinationals outward investment: An empirical approach”, International Conference on Banking, Marketing and Economy, 13-14th April, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
(2010) ‘Impact of Indo-ASEAN Free Trade Agreement on Bilateral Investment Flows’ in the Conference Proceedings ‘ASEAN India and Way Forward’ Centre for Development Studies, Kerala, 5th February.
(2010) ‘Impact of Remittances on Poverty in Developing Countries’ in the international conference on ‘Science, Technology and Economy: Human Capital and Development’. 11-12th October, IIT Bombay.
Completed Projects
As Sole Principal Investigator
‘India-Malaysia Free Trade Agreements: Opportunities for Malaysian Firms’, (funded by Multimedia University, Malaysia)- 2013.
As Project Team Member/ Co-Investigator
‘Policy Advocacy for Nigeria in West Africa EU-Economic Partnership Agreement’ (Commonwealth Secretariat, United Kingdom- 2015)
Trade Impact of PACER Plus Countries on Papua New Guinea (Commonwealth Secretariat, United Kingdom- 2016)
Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement: Trade effect and Policy decision (Commonwealth Secretariat, United Kingdom- 2016)
‘Natural Resource Requirements in BRIC Countries’ (Centre for WTO Studies, IIFT).
Government Procurement in India: A Study of PSUs’ (funded by Ministry of commerce, Govt. of India- completed at Centre for WTO Studies, IIFT)- 2011
‘Foreign Direct Investment in Africa: Opportunities for Indian Manufacturing’ (funded by Ministry of Commerce, GOI, Completed at UNCTAD-India)
‘Impact of Migration on Poverty in Developing Countries: A Case Study of India’ (funded by UNCTAD, Geneva)
‘Impact of Indo-ASEAN FTA on Bilateral Investment Flows’ (project completed at UNCTAD, India)
‘India@ Risk 2008’ (Project at Confederation of Indian Industryin collaboration with Global Risk Network team, World Economic Forum)
Applied research project on “Globalisation and the poor: Sustaining rural livelihoods in India, a study on Madhya Pradesh (India)” – (Project completed at Jawaharlal Nehru University in collaboration with University of Guelph, Canada).
Awards and Affiliations
Awards and Achievements
January 2015- Received the ‘Hind Rattan Award’ from the Non Residence Indian Welfare Society at New Delhi, 25th Jan, 2015.
December 2003- National Eligibility Test (NET) conducted by University Grants Commission (UGC).
July 2003- Rank 1 in M. Phil/PhD (CSRD/ Economics) Entrance Examination conducted by Jawaharlal Nehru University in 2003-04.
Oct- 2012, Feb 2013, Feb 2017 and June 2018- Congratulation/ Appreciation letters from the President of Multimedia University, for obtaining excellent score in ‘Academic evaluations and assessments’ undertaken by the students.
Academic Affiliations and Membership
Associate Editor- AshEse Journal of Economics, Woolwich, UK.
Editorial Board (Member) – Journal of studies in Dynamics and Change, India.
Editorial Review Board Member- Amity Journal of Economics, India
Reviewer- Journal of Developing Areas (ISSN 0022-037X).
Reviewer- International Academy of Business and Economics
Life Member- Forum for Global Knowledge Sharing (Knowledge Forum)
Scientific Committee Member for the International Conference on ‘Applied Sciences, Engineering, Technology & Management’, to be held in Asia Pacific University on 16th and 17th October 2019, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
