ARINDAM BANIK, Ph.D. (Department of Economics, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi)
Director, International Management Institute, Kolkata , July 14, 2014 onwards.
Distinguished Professor;
Associated Cement Companies Chair Professor in International Business and Finance.
International Management Institute, New Delhi,India
Editor, Global Business Review, Sage Publications
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1HONORS AND AWARDS
1.14Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia ( AMDISA) Research Fellow in 2013 in Pune, India.
1.13Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia ( AMDISA) Research Fellow in 2010 in Kathmandu, Nepal.
1.12SANEI (South Asia Network of Economic Research Institutes, Islamabad, Pakistan) Research Award (sponsored by Global Development NetWork; with B. B. Bajracharya of Nepal, Monzurul Haque of Bangladesh and Prabir De of India) to study on, “Trade in Health Services in South Asia: An Examination of the Need for Regional Cooperation”, November, 2008.
1.11SANEI Research Award under Asian Development Bank-ADB RETA 6417 to study on, "Measuring the Barriers to Trade in Services in South Asia: An Empirical Exercise",( with Prabir De of India ) November, 2008.
1.10Affiliated Professor, Centrum Centro De Negocios, Ponficia UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL PERU, 2007 -
1.9Campus Research Awardee ( May 2003), University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus to present a paper on “ Globalization, Model for Competitiveness and Human Skill Development in the Caribbean”, in the Twelfth Annual Conferenceon Challenges of Globalization in a Changing World Order, Washington D.C.,USA, Washington Marriot Hotel,May 22-25,2003.
1.8Campus Research Awardee (May 2002), University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus to present a paper on “Exchange Rate, Foreign Borrowing and Economic Stability in the Caribbean “(with Sunday Iyare) at Rethymno, Greece.
1.7Visiting Scholar, Centre of Asian Studies, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong from August 26-August 29,2001.
1.6Campus Research Awardee ( May 2001) , University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus to pursue research on “FDI in China, India and the Caribbean “.
1.5Associated Cement Companies Chair Professor in International Finance and Business, International Management Institute, New Delhi (permanent position at IMI)
1.4Association of Management Development Institutions in South Asia ( AMDISA) Research Fellow in 1997 and 1998.
1.3Indian Council for Cultural Relations Fellow, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi : February 1986 to May 1992.
1.2Winrock International( USA) Research Awardee, 1988-1989, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi.
1.1University Merit Scholarship, University of Jahangirnagar, 1977-80 and 1981-82.
2Education:
2.4Post-Doctoral research experience
Visitor, Department of Economics, Cambridge University, Cambridge and London School of Economics , London, January –February,1996.
Visiting Fellow, Manchester Business School, University of Manchester, March – April, 1996.
2.3Ph.D ( Department of Economics,Delhi School of Economics
University of Delhi, India)) :Awarded in May, 1993
2.2M.Sc in Economics: Department of Economics
University of Jahangirnagar
Dhaka , Bangladesh; Awarded in 1983.
2.1B.Sc ( Honours) in Economics:Department of Economics
University of Jahangirnagar
Dhaka , Bangladesh; Awarded in 1981.
2Member: Professional Societies
3.8Asia Pacific Economic Association
3.7Bengal Economic Association, Kolkata
3.6Indian Economic Association
3.5Vice-President, Strategic Academy, Kolkata.
3.4Euro-Asia Management Studies Association, Tokyo, Japan ( Since November, 2000).
3.3American Economic Association, Nashville, USA ( Since February, 2001).
3.2Global Awareness Society International,Bloomsburg University, Bloomsburg, USA ( Since May, 2001).
3.1Knowledge Forum, New Delhi, India ( Since November, 2007).
Sponsored Research
4.5Research grant awarded by All India Council for Technical education to study on “Market Structure, FDI, Imitation and Innovation: An Empirical Verification based on North-South Intellectual Property Rights Conflicts”, ( with Pradip K Bhaumik), March, 2015.
4.4“Banking and Other Financial Services: India Country Study”, Report submitted to Asian Development Bank Institute, Tokyo, April, 2012.
4.3 “Trade in Health Services in South Asia: An Examination of the Need for Regional Cooperation”, SANEI ( South Asia Network of Economic Research Institutes, Islamabad, Pakistan) Research Award (sponsored by World Bank and Global Development Network), September, 2009 ( number of pages 226).
4.2"Measuring the Barriers to Trade in Services in South Asia: An Empirical Exercise", SANEI Research Award under Asian Development Bank-ADB RETA 6417, September, 2009 ( number of pages 121).
4.1The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, Government of India, has sanctioned a major initiative entitled, “ National Competitiveness in the Knowledge Economy” is being implemented jointly by the Indian Institute of Technology-Chennai, Indian Institute of Technology-Roorkee, National Productivity Council and International Management Institute, New Delhi. Dr Arindam Banik ( with Pradip K Bhaumik) has submitted the following research findings:
“ Transition to a Knowledge Economy: Implications for India”,( Report submitted)
“Spatial Distribution of Local Innovation Capacity and Skills in Different States and Regions in India” ( Report submitted)
“From Adoption to Innovation: The Dynamics of Indian Knowledge Firms’ Technology Learning”, ( Report submitted)
5Consultancy
5.16Assessment of Inputs and Skill-set Requirements of Units Operating from IIE-Haridwar, ( with Pradip K Bhaumik) , German Agency for Technical Co-operation (GTZ), New Delhi, November , 2008 ( Number of pages 180).
5.15Impact and Assessment of Poverty Alleviation Programmes in Assam ( with Pradip K Bhaumik), Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, March, 2003 ( Total number of pages 279).
5.14Impact and Assessment of Poverty Alleviation Programmes in Bihar ( with Pradip K Bhaumik), Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, April, 2002 ( Total number of pages 270).
5.13Impact and Assessment of Poverty Alleviation Programmes in Jagatsinghpur District of Orissa ( with Pradip K Bhaumik), Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, January, 2001 ( Total number of pages 275).
5.12Impact and Assessment of Poverty Alleviation Programmes in Nabarangpur of Orissa ( with Pradip K Bhaumik), Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, January 2001 ( Total number of pages 285).
5.11Quick Evaluation Study of Supply of Improved Toolkits to Rural Artisans ( SITRA),( with Pradip K Bhaumik) an Evaluation Report of Public Expenditure submitted to the Ministry of Rural Development, Government of India, November 2000 ( Total no. of pages 292).
5.10FDI Flows to India in the Post Reform Period: An Analysis of the Structural and Policy Impediments, ( with Nitish Sengupta and Rajat Kathuria) a technical report submitted to the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, New Delhi, India , October 1996( Total no. of pages 175).
5.9Agricultural Growth in India: Case of West Bengal, a report submitted to World Bank Office, Dhaka, Bangladesh, December 1998( Total no. of pages 101).
5.8Forecasting Cement Demand in Bangladesh, a technical report submitted to the Associated Cement Companies, Mumbai, India, August ( Total no. of pages 75).
5.7Agricultural Development in Bangladesh, a report submitted to World Bank, Washington D.C., May 1998 ( total no. of pages 210).
5.6Investment in Small Manufacturing Sector in Karnataka, Tamilnadu, Kerala and Andhra Pradesh, a technical report submitted to UNIDO, New Delhi, October 1996 ( Total no. of pages 151).
5.5Trade Patterns in the SAARC region, a research report submitted to Associated Cement Companies Limited, Mumbai, April 1995 ( Total no. of pages 65).
5.4Pulses production in India, a research report submitted to Indo-Canadian Cooperation Unit, New Delhi May 1994 ( Total no. of pages 71).
5.3Employment and Training in the Chemical Industries in India, a technical report submitted to International Labour Organisation, South Asia Advisory Team, New Delhi, May 1994 ( Total no. of pages 85).
5.2Employment in the Manufacturing sector in India, a technical report submitted International Labour Organisation, South Asia Advisory Team, New Delhi, July 1994 ( Total no. of pages 96).
5.1Production Behaviour of Farms under different types of Water Management in South Asia, a technical report submitted to International Development Research Centre, South Asia Regional Office, New Delhi, April 1993 ( Total no. of pages 230).
6WORK EXPERIENCE
ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
2005 ( July)- / Professor,International Management Institute, New Delhi ,India.2001-2005(June) / Faculty member,(Tenured track position) Department of Economics, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados ( West Indies), Offered indefinite tenure-ship.
1999-2001(January) / Professor, International Management Institute, New Delhi( India),
1994-1999 / Associate Professor, International Management Institute, New Delhi (India).
1986-1992 / Research Fellow, Department of Economics, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi ( India)
OTHER APPOINTMENTS AND AFFILIATIONS
1993-1994 / Consultant, International LabourOrganisation, South Asia Advisory Team, New Delhi ( India)1992-1993 / Consultant International Development Research Centre, South Asia Regional Head Office, New Delhi ( India)
1992 ( June)-1992(Nov.) / Consultant, World Bank Office, New Delhi ( India)
1982-1986 / Junior Executive, American Express Bank , Foreign Exchange Section ,Dhaka ( Bangladesh )
7TEACHING
7.5MBA: International Business and Economic Environment, International Economics, International Finance (emphasis on foreign exchange market, risk exposures, future and options) Macro-economics, Managerial Economics and Statistics for Business at International Management Institute, New Delhi, (India )
7.4Masters Programme in Trade Policy: Macro economics, Micro economics, International Finance (emphasis on foreign exchange market, risk exposures, future and options), University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados ( West Indies).
7.3Masters in Project Management: Social Cost and Benefits at Department of Management, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados ( West Indies).
7.2Master of Science in Economics: Development Economics, International Finance(emphasis on foreign exchange market, risk exposures, future and options) at Department of Economics, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados ( West Indies).
Havingstrong skills in survey or similar research operations including questionnaire design, cognitive interviews, sampling, and survey administration and competence with statistical softwares.
Teaching and research experience in related fields such as youth, poverty, ageing, crime, social problems and health related areas at the University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados.
7.1Undergraduate: International Finance, Elements of Macroeconomics, Intermediate MacroeconomicsI, Economic Development , Economic Planning and Project Appraisal at Department of Economics, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados ( West Indies) .
8RESEARCH AND PUBLICATIONS
Research Activities
Corporate Governance
Financial Sector Reform and Economic Growth
International Finance
Trade in Services
Trade,Investment and Competitiveness: Perspective Developing and Small Island Nations
Measurement of poverty and policy implications
Impact and assessment Study of Public Expenditure
Technology transfer and multinationals
9Books
Forthcoming
9.4Trade in Health Services in South Asia: An Examination of the Need for Regional
Co-operation ( with Pradip K Bhaumik as second author), Springer, Germany, forthcoming in November, 2016.
Published
9.3Corporate Governance, Responsibility and Sustainability Initiatives in Emerging Economies (edited by Pradip K Bhaumik and Ananda Das Gupta as second and third editor)Palgrave-Macmillan’s Global Academic Publishing, Macmillan publishers Limited, London, September, 2015.
9.2Foreign Capital Inflows to China ,India and the Caribbean - Trends Assessments and Determinants , ( with Pradip K Bhaumik as second author) Palgrave-Macmillan’s Global Academic Publishing, Macmillan publishers Limited, London, July, 2006.
9.1New Technology and Land Elevations- Small Farms in Bangladesh, University Press Limited, Dhaka (January), 1998.
10Book Chapters
11.16“Service Quality and Quality Assurance in Higher Education: A Case on Bangladesh”, ( with Monzurul Huq) edited by Neeta Baporikar , Management Education for Global Leadership, IPE Global, forthcoming.
10.15“ Social Responsibility Strategies in China and India: A Comparative Exploration”, ( with Tirthankar Nag, Miao Pang and Chen Jixiang ) edited by Paramita Mukherjee, Arnab K. Deb and Miao Pang in China and India: History, Culture, Co-operation and Competition, Sage India , New Delhi, pp. 203-214, 2016 (October).
10.14“Regional Inequality over the Post –Globalization Era: A Study on India and China” (with Arnab K Deb), edited by Paramita Mukherjee, Arnab K. Deb and Miao Pang in China and India: History, Culture, Co-operation and Competition, Sage India , New Delhi, pp. 133-152, 2016 ( October).
10.13“ Trade in Health Services in South Asia: An Examination of the Need for Regional Cooperation”, ( with Pradip K Bhaumik, Sheikh Md. Monzurul Huq and Bhuban B Bajracharya) in Adjusting to Global Economic Volatality: The Case of South Asia, edited by Mustafa F. Mujeri and Wahiduddin Mahmud, Academic Foundation, New Delhi, pp. 285-360, 2014 ( August).
10.12“Corporate Governance and the Role of Independent Directors in China and India: An Assessment of the Evidence”, ( with Pradip K Bhaumik) , in Developing South Asia as a Global Hub of Management Professionals-Role of Management Education, Ashok Joshi, A.V. Raman, Subhash W. Bhave and Baishali Mandal edited, Himalaya Publishing House Private Limited, Mumbai, 2013 ( October),pp. 13-22.
10.11“Corporate Governance and Role of Independent Directors”, (with Pradip K Bhaumik as second author) in Ethics, Business and Society-Managing Responsibly, edited by Ananda Das Gupta , Response Books, New Delhi, 2010 (June).
10.10“Measuring the Barriers to Trade in Banking and Insurance Services in South Asia: An Empirical Exercise”, (with Sankalan Hazra as second author), in Indian Economic Development: Contemporary Issues, A Festschrift in Honour of Raj Sekhar Sen, D.N. Bhattacharya, edited, Regal Publications, New Delhi, 2012 ( February), pp.571-603.
10.9“Flow of Foreign capital to and from India and China: A Tale of Two Economies”, (with Pradip K Bhaumik as second author) inIndian and Chinese Enterprises :Global Trade, Technology and Investment Regimes ,edited byN.S. SiddharthanandK . Narayanan, Routledge, London and New Delhi,2009 ( October),pp. 117-156.
10.8“Effect of Structural and Conditional Rigidities: ACase Study of a Poverty Reduction Programme” ( with Pradip K Bhaumik as second author) in Growth and Human Development in North-East India, edited by P. Nayak , Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2009 ( September),pp.63-85.
10.7“ India’s Transition to Knowledge Economy: Variation Across States”, ( with Pradip K Bhaumik as second author), in Knowledge Economy: The Indian Challenge, edited by Ashoka Chandra and M K Khanijo , Sage Publications Limited, New Delhi ,2009 ( February),pp.47-59.
10.6“ Neighbourhood Approach of Foreign Investment Inflows to the Emerging Economies: Does the present structure of Caribbean Skill Development System Constitute an Impediment?”,( with Pradip K Bhaumik and Sunday O Iyare as second and third author respectively) in Size, Power and Development in the Emerging World Order :Caribbean Perspectives edited by Ramesh Ramsaran , Lexicon Trinidad Limited , San Juan, Trinidad, 2006.
10.5 “Technology Transfer”, ( with Pradip K Bhaumik as second author) entry for TheOxford Companion to Economics in India, edited byKaushik Basu , Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 2007 ( February),pp.519-522.
10.4“Japanese Foreign Direct Investment in the BIMSTEC Region: A Neighbourhood Based Analysis”, (with Pradip K Bhaumik as second author), in Towards BIMSTEC-Japan Comprehensive Economic Co-operation:The Benefits of Moving together, Anthem South Asian Studies, New Delhi, 2006 ( September),pp.227-249.
16.3“ The Cement Industry in Bangladesh: Competitive Structure and Prospects’( with Pushpa Kumari as second author), Management of Development: Growth and Equity, edited by Abdur Rab , Excel Book , New Delhi,1998 ( April).
10.2“ Strategies for Financing Business and Management Schools in South Asia: Case of IMI,”( with Nitish Sengupta as second author) in Strategies for Financing Business and Management Schools in South Asia-Proceedings and cases, edited byAbdur Rab , Excel Book, New Delhi, 1999 ( January).
10.1“ Indo-US Trade: A Birds Eye View of the Issues”,( with Gouranga Gopal Das and Rajat Kathuria as second and third author respectively) in Issues in the U S Trade,edited by Pranab Banerji , Kanishka Publishing House, New Delhi,1996.
11Papers published in Refereed Journals
11.24“Poverty and Earning Compulsions for the family have Pushed Children out of Schools: A Study in Dropouts in Basic Education Level in Tribal Areas of North-East India” , International Journal of Social Economics, vol. 42, issue no. 10, 2015.
11.23 “ Índia em transformação: o novo crescimento econômico e as perspectivas pós-crises” ( Fernando Padovani as second author)Revista de Sociologia e Politica, vol. 22, no. 50, Curitiba, April-June, 2014
11.22“ Assessing the Barriers to Trade in Services in South Asia”, Global Business Review, Vol.15, No.4, 2014, pp.795-814.
11.21“Role of Knowledge in Supporting Growth across Indian States: A Co-integration and Causality Approach”, (with Rabia Khatun as second author), Modern Economy , Vol.3, no. 3,2012, pp.345-353.
11.20“Rigidities restraining movement of a rural artisan from Poor to Non-Poor state: An empirical investigation of an Indian poverty reduction program”, ”, (with Pradip K Bhaumik as second author) International Journal of Social Economics, vol. 37 (2),Issue 1, January, 2010,pp.17-40.
11.19“Are Poverty Reduction Programmes Less Effective in Troubled States? An Empirical Household Level Investigation in Rural India”,(with Pradip K Bhaumik as second author), Savings and Development, issue 4, vol.32 (4), 2008, pp.321-352.
11.18“Exogenous Technological Change and Wage Inequality in Rural India: A Theoretical Note”,(with Pradip K Bhaumik and Sunday O Iyare as second and third author respectively), International Journal of Social Economics part II, vol.34, no. 10,(September), 2007,pp.735-740.
11.17“Aging Population,Emigration and Growth in Barbados”, International Journal of Social Economics, (with Pradip K Bhaumik as second author), vol.33, issue 11, 2006, pp.781-788.
11.16"Project Management and Development of Human Capital in the Caribbean: Three Case Studies", (with Pradip K Bhaumik as second author) Management Decision, vol.44, issue 8,2006, pp.1076-1089.
11.15“Supporting the poor but skilled Artisans by making assets available to them-An empirical investigation in Rural India”, (with Pradip K Bhaumik as second author), Journal of International Development, Vol.15, Issue 1,2005, pp.45-66.
11.14“Evolution of Rural Informal Financial Institutions in South Asia”, Savings and Development, issue 4, XXVII, 2003,pp.361-375.
11.13 “Foreign Direct Investment Inflows to India and China- Trends ,Assessments and Determinants”, Savings and Development, Issue 1, XXVII,April,2003,pp.5-22.
11.12“FDI Inflows in the Caribbean: a neighborhood based analysis”, ( with Pradip K Bhaumik as second author), Journal of Global Awareness, Vol. 6, No.3,2005 ( autumn), pp.60-74.
11.11An Assessment of the Caribbean Skills Development System: Does it constitute a Viable Model for New economy”, Global Development Studies, International Development Options, Vo. 3 (1-2), Winter 2002-Spring 2003, pp.283-298.
11.10“Alternate Explanations of FDI Inflows in the Caribbean: The Evidence So Far” (with George Belle), Management Perspectives, Vol.1, No. 1, January-June, 2009, pp.2-12.
11.9“Technical Efficiency of Irrigated Farms in a Village of Bangladesh”, Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics, vol. XLIX,No.1,1994:pp 70-78.
11.8“Structure of the Credit Market and its Link with the Other Markets: An Analysis of Village Survey Data in Bangladesh”, Indian Economic Review,vol. XXVIII,no.1,1993.pp.55-77.
11.7“Changes in the Agrarian Structure in Bangladesh: 1960-1984”, The Bangladesh Development Studies, vol.XVII,no.4,1990:pp.55-65.
11.6“FDI, skilled Labourand the Caribbean’s Emerging Competitive Disadvantage”, (with Pradip K Bhaumik as first author), Global Business Review, Vol.7,No.2, 2006,pp.174-193.
Refereed Research Papers/Case Study