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Name Dr. Ramesh Chandra Das
Designation Professor
Department Name ECONOMICS
Office Phone No +91 3222 298-322 / Centrex Extn. 322
Email ID ramesh051073@gmail.com
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Mobile No 8768214483
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Address Department of Economics, Vidyasagar University, Midnapur 721102
Educational Qualification
Degree NameInstituteYear of passing/awarded
PhD EconomicsCalcutta University2011
MPhil EconomicsCalcutta University2000
MSc EconomicsCalcutta University1996
BSc EconomicsCalcutta University1994


Career Profile / Teaching Experience
Associate Professor of Economics, Vidyasagar University, India, March 13, 2019 onwards…
Assistant Professor to Associate Professor of Economics, Katwa College, WB, India, December 22, 1999 to March 12, 2019

Specialization/Research Area
Field of SpecializationResearch Area/ Areas of Interest
Advanced Economic Theory
Theoretical and Quantitative Economics, Growth Economics, Public Economics, Economics of Governance, and Environmental and Health Economics, Economics of Banking and Finance

Course/ Subject Taught
Macroeconomics, Applied Time Series

Conference/ Symposium /Journal Paper / Books Published
International Publication
TitlePublished inYearPublished by
Sustainability of Urbanization, Non-Agricultural Output and Air Pollution in the World’s Top 20 Polluting CountriesData, 6(6)2021MDPI (with two coauthors), June
COVID Incidences and Stock Market Movements: Long run relationships and short run dynamic analysis for world highly affected countriesJournal of Policy Modeling, Working paper, February2021Elsevier with one coauthor
Long Run and Short Run Linkages between Credit and Output: An appraisal of the districts of West Bengal in IndiaInternational Journal of Asian Business and Information Management, vol 12(2)-April-June 20212021IGI Global (with one coauthor)
Book chapter on Interplay Among Strategic Macroeconomic Variables in Selected Competitive Economies: Insights from Dynamic Panel StudiesManagement Strategies to Survive in a Competitive Environment-How to Improve Company Performance, May2021Springer (with one coauthor)
Book chapter on Management of COVID-19 Through Strategic Roles of Governments: A Study on Highly Affected CountriesManagement Strategies to Survive in a Competitive Environment-How to Improve Company Performance, May2021Springer
Is pollution a cost to health? Theoretical and empirical inquest for the world’s leading polluting economiesInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(12)2021MDPI (with one coauthor), June
Prediction of Number of Cases and Deaths due to the Second Wave of COVID-19 using ARIMA Model for May 11-June 30, 2021: A Study on India and Its Major StatesAsian Journal of Research in Social Sciences and Humanities , Vol 11, No 62021Asian Research Consortium
Analysis of the Strategic Emission-Based Energy Policies of Developing and Developed Economies with Twin Prediction ModelComplexity (corresponding author)2020Wiley-Hindwai
COVID-19 Pandemic: Trends, Possible Causes, Impacts and Remedies, with Special Reference to IndiaVidyasagar University Journal of Economics2020Deptt. of Economics, VU
Growth and Convergence of Social Sectors’ Expenditure in Indian States: Upshots from Neoclassical Growth and Panel Unit Roots ModelsJournal of Infrastructure Development,June2020Sage (with one coauthor)
Forecasting Incidences of COVID-19 using Box-Jenkins Method for the Period July 12-September 11, 2020: A study on highly affected countriesChaos, Solitons and Fractals: the interdisciplinary journal of Nonlinear Science, and Nonequilibrium and Complex Phenomena, August2020Elsevier
Trade Liberalization and R&D Activity: Examining long and short run linkages for individual and panel of leading countries and groupsEconomic Change and Restructuring, August2020Springer (with one coauthor)
Book Chapter on Interplays Between R&D Activity and Net Receipts on the Uses of Intellectual Property Rights: A Study on World’s Major Economic GroupsStrategic Outlook for Innovative Work Behaviours: Interdisciplinary and Multidimensional Perspectives, August2020Springer
Long run association between bank credit and output: A study on districts panel of West Bengal, IndiaGlobal Business Review, May2020Sage (with one coauthor)
Book chapter on Roles of Strategic and Innovative Variables in Analyzing and Predicting Recession and Slowdowns: A Study of Selected CountriesEdited Book2020Emerald Insight, UK (as coauthor)
Interplays among R&D Spending, Patent and Income Growth: New empirical evidence from the panel of countries and groupsJournal of Innovation and Entrepreneurship, September2020Springer
Does Globalisation Influence Employment? Empirical Investigation on Individual as well as Panel of South Asian CountriesReview of Market Integration2020Sage, India Development Foundation (one coauthor)
Inter-district analysis of credit convergence: Outlooks from Neoclassical Growth and Panel Unit Roots models for West Bengal, IndiaMarch 20192019Global Business Review, Sage
Do spending on R&D influence income? An enquiry on world’s leading economies and groups (with Sujata Mukherjee as coauthor)Journal of the Knowledge Economy,May2019Springer Nature
Long run relationships and short run dynamics among unemployment and demand components: A study on Sri Lanka, India and Bangladesh (with Kamal Ray as coauthor)Vol. 11(1), 20192019Regional Science Inquiry
BRICS Nations and Income Convergence: An insight from the quarterly data for the period 2006Q1-2017Q2, (with Utpal Das and Amaresh Das as coauthors)Global Business Review, June2019Sage
Determinants of Terrorism in South Asia: Insights from a Dynamic Panel Data Analysis (with Sovik Mukherjee as coauthor)International Journal of Cyber Warfare and Terrorism, Vol. 8, No. 4, 20192019IGI Global,USA
Linkage between Social Sector’s Spending and HDI: Study on individual as well as panel data of Indian statesReview of Social Economy2019Taylor & Francis
Linkages between employment and net FDI inflow: Insights from individual as well as panel data for emerging South Asian labour marketGlobal Business Review2019Sage
Is there cross country income convergence among the BRICS nations? An examination,Journal of Infrastructure Development2019Sage
Factors behind Growth for India and China-Access for the Period of 1981-2017International Journal of Innovative Technology and Exploring Engineering (IJITEE), 8 (11S)2019BEIESP
Interplays between Methane Emission and Agricultural Output: Time series outcomes for world’s low to high income groupsInternational Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development (IJSESD), 11(4)2019IGI Global
Book Chapter on Globalization, Financial Integration and Growth: Any linkage so far for Brazil, China and India?Edited book on Gains and Pains of Financial Integration and Trade Liberalization- Lessons from Emerging Economies,2019Emerald Insight, UK
Book Chapter on Analysis of fluctuations in Credit-Deposit Ratio of Indian States: From Pre-Globalization to Post Financial Crisis PhaseHandbook of Research on Managerial Thinking in Global Business Economics2018IGI Global, USA
Book Chapter on Reflections on Microfinance: Poverty Nexus From India –An Empirical InquestHandbook of Research on Microfinancial Impacts on Women Empowerment, Poverty, and Inequality2018IGI Global, USA
Book Chapter on Impact of Microfinance on Investment Decision and Consumption Smoothing: A Theoretical ApproachMicrofinance and Its Impact on Entrepreneurial Development, Sustainability, and Inclusive Growth2018IGI Global, USA
Causal links among Banks’ Investments on Government Securities, GDP and different heads of Central Plan Expenditures in India,International Journal of Asian Business and Information Management (IJABIM), Vol 10, No 12018IGI Global, USA
Analysis of growth and convergence of CO2 emissions in BRICS NationsVol. 10 (1) 20182018Regional Science Inquiry, Hellenic Association of Regional Scientists,
Convergence anatomization of aquaculture production in leading fish-producing countries during the period 1997-2013,International Journal of Social Ecology and Sustainable Development (IJSESD),2018IGI Global, USA
Examining Forward and Backward Linkages between Public and Private Investments-A cross country analysis,Review of Market Integration2018SAGE
Defense Outlays across Countries: Are they converging?South Asian Journal of Macroeconomics and Public Finance2018SAGE
Book Chapter on Interplays among Railway Investment, Revenue and GDP in India: An Empirical Study (as coauthor)Handbook of Research on Economic, Financial, and Industrial Impacts on Infrastructure Development2017IGI Global, USA
Book Chapter on Health Expenditures across Major States of India: Issues of Convergence and EqualityIssues on Health and Healthcare in India: Focus on the North Eastern Region2017Springer Nature, Singapore
Book Chapter on Feasibility of Financial Inclusion Mission in India under Reform and Global Financial CrisisGlobal Financial Crisis and Its Ramifications on Capital Markets2016Springer
Book Chapter on Is the link between the Real and Financial sectors affected by mechanism of governance? A cross-country analysis in AsiaGlobal Financial Crisis and Its Ramifications on Capital Markets2016Springer
Book Chapter on Convergence and Equality of Road Infrastructure: A Cross Country AnalysisHandbook of Research on Global Indicators of Economic and Political Convergence2016IGI Global, USA
Book Chapter on Convergence Aspect of Capital Formation: A Study on Major Countries,Handbook of Research on Global Indicators of Economic and Political Convergence2016IGI Global, USA
Book Chapter on Convergence Analysis of Households’ Consumption Expenditure: A Cross Country Study,Handbook of Research on Global Indicators of Economic and Political Convergence2016IGI Global, USA
Is MGNREG Scheme Complementary to Fishing Activities? A Study on Some Selected States of India,Journal of Research in Business & Social Science, 5 (1),2016, 47-532016Society for the Studies in Social Sciences, Turkey
Are performances in Governance Indicators Complementary to Corruption Abatement? A Cross-Country Analysis,International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science, Vol.4 No.32015Society for the Studies in Social Sciences, Turkey
Book Chapter on Governance and Capital Accumulation under Globalization: A Study on some Selected Counties (as coauthor)Handbook of Research on Globalization, Investment and Growth-Implications of Confidence and Governance2015IGI Global, USA
Book Chapter on Does consumers’ confidence cause consumption spending?-An analysis of selected countries under the purview of global financial crisisHandbook of Research on Globalization, Investment and Growth-Implications of Confidence and Governance2015IGI Global, USA
Causal Link between Military Expenditure and GDP - A Study of Selected Countries;International Journal of Development and Conflict, 5(2), 114-1262015Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, India
Interrelationships among Growth, Confidence and Governance in the Globalized World-An experiment of some selected countries;International Journal of Finance and Banking Studies, Vol. 3, No. 42014Society for the Studies in Social Sciences, Turkey
Management of NPA via Capital Adequacy Norms: Its Effect upon the Profile of Indian Banks and Credit Deposit Ratio;International Journal of Finance and Banking Studies, Vol. 3, No. 12014Society for the Studies in Social Sciences, Turkey
Book Chapter on Confidence, Governance and Growth: A Missing LinkGlobalization and Governance in the International Political Economy2014IGI Global, USA
Book Chapter on Causality between Credit Deposit Ratio and Credit Share in Major Indian States during 1972-2008Global Strategies in Banking and Finance2014IGI Global, USA
Book Chapter on Convergence in Bank Credit: A Study of the Major Indian States over the Period 1972-2010Global Strategies in Banking and Finance2014IGI Global, USA
CO2 Emissions in India: Are the States Converging?Beykent University Journal of Social Sciences, Turkey, Vol. 6, No. 22013Society for the Studies in Social Sciences, Turkey
Economics vis-à-vis Politics of Venezuela under the Chavez Regime 1998-2012 (with S Dinda as coauthor),International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science, Vol. 2, No. 32013Society for the Studies in Social Sciences, Turkey
Industrial Credit and Economic Inequality: a descriptive study of the major Indian states before and after economic reforms,Sumedha Journal of Management, Hyderabad, Vol 2, No. 2, pp 58-802013CMR College of Engineering & Technology
The Protective Role of High Dietary Protein on Arsenic Induced Gonodal Toxicity in Albino Rat” (Coauthor),Asian Journal of Research in Social Sciences and Humanities , March2013Asian Research Consortium, Haryana
Book Chapter on the Conference Proceedings-Is Governance a Precondition to Growth? A Study of Selected Countries in the Globalized WorldGOGEP Complutense, Madrid, Spain2013Complutence University, Madrid, Spain
Economics of Summer Paddy - Jute Substitution: A Profile of Environmental Cost (with two coauthors),Asian Journal of Research in Social Sciences and Humanities2012Asian Research Consortium, Haryana
Economic Reform and Sector-wise Allocation of Credit: an extensive study of the major states in India,Asian Journal of Research in Banking and Finance, Vol 2, No. 12012Asian Research Consortium,Haryana
Small Scale Industrial Credit and Economic Inequality: A Study of the Major Indian States before and after Reform,Asian Journal of Research in Social Sciences and Humanities, Vol 1, No. 2, pp 1-212012Asian Research Consortium, Haryana
Protective Role of Moringa oleifera on Nimesulide induced Hepatotoxicity in Albino Rat Model (as coauthor)Asian Journal of Research in Social Sciences and Humanities , Vol II, August2012Asian Research Consortium, Haryana


National Publication
TitlePublished inYearPublished by
Crime against Women and Human Development: Do they have co-movements in Indian States?Vidyasagar University Journal of Economics, Vol 15, 117-1282021Department of Economics, VU (with one coauthor)
Book chapter on Examining the role of good governance on growth of per capita income in South Asia: A debate on Means and EndsUnderstanding Governance in South Asia, January2020Manohar Books,a partner of Routledge, New Delhi
Book Chapter on District Credit Concentrations and Inequality in West Bengal: Bank nationalization and reform perspectivesEmerging Issues in Indian Banking-performance, challenges and reforms2019Shandilya Publications, New Delhi
Book Chapter on India’s Economy in the Millennium, Selected Essays by Bimal Jalan-A Close Look (as coauthor)Financial Sector Liberalisation in India-Theory and Empirics2014Regal Publications, New Delhi
Book Chapter on Interlinkages among Non-Performing Assets, Investment in Government Securities and Credit Deposit Ratio: A Case for India in Reform PeriodFinancial Sector Liberalisation in India-Theory and Empirics2014Regal Publications, New Delhi
Linkages among Confidence, Governance and Growth in the Era of Globalization-A study of some Asian countries;Vidyasagar University Journal of Economics, Vol. XVII2012Department of Economics with Rural Development, Vidyasagar University
International Trade, Energy Consumption and Environment: A Computable General Equilibrium Analysis for India (as Coauthor),Asian Journal of Research in Business Economics and Management2012Asian Research Consortium, Haryana
Macroeconomic Policy Combination and Environmental Sustainability,Mahishadal Journal of Economics (a journal of invited papers), West Bengal2012Department of Economics, Mahishadal Raj College, WB, India


Other Publication


Books Published
Title of the BookPublished byYearRole
Global Tariff War: Economic, Political and Social ImplicationsEmerald, UK (March)2021Editor
Optimum Size of Government Intervention: Emerging Economies and Their ChallengesRoutledge, UK (August)2021Editor
Role of IT-ITES in Economic Development of Asia: Issues of Growth, Sustainability and GovernanceSpringer Nature, November2020Corresponding Editor
The Impacts of Monetary Policy in the 21st Century: Perspectives from emerging economiesEmerald, UK2019Editor
The Impact of Global Terrorism on Economic and Political Development: Afro-Asian PerspectivesEmerald, UK2019Editor
Economic and Political Implications of Green Trading and Energy UseIGI Global, USA2019Editor
Handbook of Research on Microfinancial Impacts on Women Empowerment, Poverty, and Inequality IGI Global, USA2018Editor
Microfinance and Its Impact on Entrepreneurial Development, Sustainability, and Inclusive GrowthIGI Global, USA2018Editor
Handbook of Research on Military Expenditure on Economic and Political ResourcesIGI Global, USA2018Editor
Text Book on Macroeconomics-from short run to long runSage, India2018Coauthor
Text Book on Microeconomics-Theory and Practice, Second EditionKunal Books, New Delhi2017Author
Handbook of Research on Economic, Financial, and Industrial Impacts on Infrastructure DevelopmentIGI Global, USA2017Editor
Social, Health, and Environmental Infrastructures for Economic Growth, Scopus and WoS IndexedIGI Global, USA2017Editor
Video Lecture on Microfinance and the Implications of the Global Economic CrisisIGI Global, USA2017Speaker
Handbook of Research on Global Indicators of Economic and Political Convergence, Scopus IndexedIGI Global, USA2016Editor
Handbook of Research on Globalization, Investment and Growth-Implications of Confidence and Governance, Scopus IndexedIGI Global, USA2016Editor
Text Book on Microeconomics-Theory and Practice, First EditionKunal Books, New Delhi2011Author

Project Work



Completed Project Works
Project titleWorked asFunding AgencyAmount in Rs.Duration in yearsPeriod
Year to Year
Status
Allocation of Service Sector Credit in Major States of India: Issues of its Growth and Disparity for the Period 1972-2012Principal InvestigatorUGC2470001 year and 6 months20142016
Industrial Credit and Economic Inequality in Major Indian States during the Pre and Post ReformsPrincipal InvestigatorUGC1336001 year and 6 months20102012
Allocation of Commercial Bank Credit in West Bengal vis-à-vis other States before and after the Economic ReformsPrincipal InvestigatorUGC595001 year and 6 months20052007

Invited Lectures 
TitleOrganized byVenueYear
COVID-19 Pandemic: Trends, Possible Causes, Impacts and Remedies, with Special Reference to IndiaCovid 19 Pandemic: Issues, Challenges,... by Shri Asaramji Bhandwaldar Arts, Commerce and Science College, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, May 29thInternational Webinar2020
Control and Management of COVID-19 Pandemic: Choice between Herd Immunity Development and VaccinationIndian Medical Association, Katwa branch & Bijnan Chetona, Katwa, September 13thNational Webinar2020
Examining the role of good governance on growth of per capita income in South Asia: A debate on Means and EndsUMISARC and South Asian Study CentrePondicherry University2017

Association with Professional Bodies
Type of Professional ActivityPeriod
Paper Setter, BOS member, Examiner 2018-20202018 to 2020
a. Editor-in-chief: Asian Journal of Research on Business Economics and Management, www.aijsh.com2016 to 2020
Associate Editor: International Journal of Research on Social and Natural Sciences, www.katwacollegejournal.com2016 to 2020
Editorial Board Member: i. International Journal of Research in Business and Social Science (2147-4478), http://www.ssbfnet.com/ojs/index.php/ijrbs/about/editorialTeam ii. International Journal of Finance & Banking Studies (2147-4486)2016 to 2020
Special Issue Editor: International Journal of Research on Sustainable Economies Management, IGI Global2016 to 2020
Reviewer of Papers in International Studies Quarterly, Wiley2016 to 2020
Reviewer in International Journal of Research on Asian Business Information Management, IGI Global2016 to 2020
Reviewer in International Journal of Research on Social Ecology and Sustainable Development, IGI Global2016 to 2020
Reviewer in International Journal of Research on Sustainable Economies Management, IGI Global2016 to 2020
Reviewer in Journal of the Knowledge Economy, Springer2016 to 2020
Reviewer in Journal of Labour & Society, Wiley-Blackwell2016 to 2020
Reviewer in International Journal of Environment and Health, Inderscience2016 to 2020
Reviewer of Book Proposal off Emerald Insights, UK2016 to 2020
Reviewer of Book Proposal off Sage, India2016 to 2020

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