Ph.D.(JNU), MPhil (JNU)
Subject : Economics
Official e-mail ID : s.bera@isbm.ac.in
Dr. Subhasis Bera is an Associate Professor in the area of Economics and Quantitative Technique, International School of Business and Media, Kolkata. He has more than fourteen years of experience in research and teaching. He has worked as a Fellow at Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), New Delhi and has worked at World Bank (New Delhi) as a consultant. He also taught courses in Applied Microeconomics at Postgraduate level and Graduate level.
His areas of expertise are Economics of Technology, Econometrics, Development Economics and International Trade; In particular, he has worked on Digital Divide and Open Source Software Development, Foreign Direct Investment, Information and Communication Technology and Applied Econometrics.
Silver Medalist (MA)
PhD (Economics) |2009
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
Thesis Title: “Open-Source Software Development: Theoretical Perspectives”, Supervisor: Professor Amit Shovon Ray
M Phil (International Trade and Development) |2006
Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India
Thesis Title: “Measurement of Digital Divide in Asia and India: A Framework for Cross-Country and Inter-State Analysis”, Supervisor: Professor Amit Shovon Ray
Awarded “Outstanding (A+)” grade in Dissertation
M A (Economics, Specialization in Statistics and Econometrics) |1998
Vidyasagar University, Midnapur, India
Dissertation Title: “Inter-Regional Disparity in Economic Development of India during 1960- 1987”, Supervisor: Professor Debashis Mondal
Awarded Silver Medal
UGC-NET
Eligibility Test Qualified for Lectureship in Indian Colleges and Universities| 2000
Associate Professor I January 2019- International School of Business & Media, Kolkata, India
Associate Professor I April 2014- October 2018 FORE School of Management, New Delhi, India
Assistant Professor I September 2011- March 2014 FORE School of Management, New Delhi, India
Fellow I February 2008- September 2011 Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations (ICRIER), New Delhi, India
Consultant I October 2007- December 2007 World Bank, New Delhi, India
Lecturer (Ad Hoc) I Lecturer (Ad Hoc) I October 2000- July 2003 Contai Prabhat Kumar College, Contai, W.B., India
Lecturer (Ad Hoc) I October 2000- July 2003 Contai Prabhat Kumar College, Contai, W.B., India
“Digital Transformation for Inclusive and Sustainable Development in Asia” edited ( with Yixin Yao, Amitendu Palit, Dil Bahadur Rahut), ADBI- NUS-ISAS, Japan, 2024
“Business Sustainability: Challenges and Issues” edited (with Jitendra Das, Shalini Taneja, Reeta Raina), Bloomsbury, India, January 2015
“The Issues of Competition in Mainframe and Associated Services in India”, ICRIER-INDICUS Report, ICRIER-INDICUS, 2010, (with Rajat Kathuria, Shikha Gupta, Mamta, Raj Kumar Shahi)
“In the Pursuit of Sustainable Development Goal 7-Evidence of Clean Cooking Fuel Usage from 46 countries”, The Electricity Journal, Volume 37, Issues 4–5, May–June 2024, ( with Raman Mishra, Dil B Rahut, Ngawang Dendup, Tetsushi Sonobe)
“Technology development pathways: enigmas of appropriate technology choice”, Discover Sustainability, March 2024, Springer Nature ( with Dil Raut)
“Driving Global Innovation Convergence: Evidence of 104 Countries’ Productivity and Efficiencies of National Innovation System”, Journal of the Knowledge Economy, February 2024, Springer (with Dil Rahut)
“Geospatial and environmental determinants of stunting, wasting, and underweight: Empirical evidence from rural South and Southeast Asia”, Nutrition, 2024, Elsevier ( with Dil Rahut, Raman Mishra)
“Navigating the Digital Divide - Connectivity, Inclusion, and Progress in Asia and the Pacific” in Digital Transformation for Inclusive and Sustainable Development ed by Bera, Yao, Palit, Rahut, ADBI-NUS, January 2024, Tokyo
“Digital Connectivity and Digital Trade - Understanding the Linkages and Policy Challenge” in Digital Transformation for Inclusive and Sustainable Development ed by Bera, Yao, Palit, Rahut, ADBI-NUS, January 2024, Tokyo
“Digital Governance Pathways: Multidimensional Challenges and Way Forward”, China Internet and Information, Vol 19, China Central Committee of Internet and Information Management Office and China State Council of Internet and Information Affairs, July 2023 ( with Dil B Rahut, Yixin Yao)
“Digital Governance Pathways: Multidimensional Challenges in the Absence of a Scientific Foundation Are Not a Deterrent to Successful Implementation”, ADBI Working Paper 1363, Asian Development Bank Institute, March 2023 ( with Dil B Rahut, Yixin Yao)
“Digital Pathways to Resilient Communities: Enabling Universal Internet Access and Utilizing Citizen-Generated Data”, G20 Insights Policy Brief, T20 Indonesia.org, 2022 (with A. Abdou, K. El-Sayed, Y. Lotfi, R. Morsey, D.B. Rahut)
“Impact of Diversification on Performance of Top Indian ICT Outsourcing Firms: An Entropy Analysis”, International Journal of Innovation and Technology Management, Vol 17, No. 2, World Scientific Publishing, 2020 (with Rajneesh Chouhan)
“Club Convergence and Drivers of Digitalization Across Indian States”, Telecommunications Policy, Vol 43, Issue 8, Elsevier, 2019
“Cyber- attack and COO effect on Russian Software Industry”, In JK Das, H Arora (ed) Reinventing Indo-Russia Relations, Bloomsbury, 2019
“Determinants of Indian Economic Growth” in Imagining India as a global power: Prospects and Challenges ed by Sangit K. Ragi, Sunil Sondhi, Vidhan Pathak, Routledge, 2017
“Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Total Factor Productivity in Vietnam” in Vietnam: The Emerging Asian Star From A War-Stricken Nation ed by Das, Arora, Bloomsbury, 2017
“Economic and Political Determinants of Bilateral FDI between Italy and India” in “Reviving Italy: Reflections”, ed by Das, Arora, Bloomsbury, New Delhi, 2015
“The Core Group in OSS: A Behavioural Model for Sustainable Development” in “Business Sustainability: Challenges and Issues”, ed by Das, Bera, Taneja, Raina, Bloomsbury, India, 2015
“Business Sustainability: An Integrated Approach” in “Business Sustainability: Challenges and Issues”, ed by Das, Bera, Taneja, Raina, Bloomsbury, 2015 (with Das, Taneja, Raina)
“India-Malaysia Bilateral Trade: Performance and Policies”, In “Malaysia: Challenges and Perspectives”, ed by Das, J. And H. Arora, Bloomsbury, 2014.
“Role of Technological Factors in the Price: A Cross Country Comparison across Server Vendors”, World Review of Business Research, Vol 4, No. 1, pp.36-47, March 2014,
“The Issues of Competition in the Indian Server Market”, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol 45, No. 35, August 28-September 03, 2010, pp58-65, (with Rajat Kathuria)
“Digital Divide Among the Selected Industrialized States in India: Myth or Reality?” in V. Upadhyay et al. (editors) Productivity and Quality: A Multidisciplinary Perspective, Tata McGraw-Hill: New Delhi, 2006. (with Amit Shovon Ray)
“Increasing trust in cross-border e-commerce and artificial intelligence”, Asia Pathways, Asian Development Bank Institute, April 1, 2024 ( with Sunetra Maitra Paul, Dil Rahut)
“Uncovering women’s burden of “unseen” work”, Asia Pathways, Asian Development Bank Institute, May 1, 2023 ( with Dil Rahut and Aichurek Kurmanbekova)
“ChatGPT and structural change: Proceed with caution”, Asia Pathways, Asian Development Bank Institute, April 18, 2023 (with John Beirne, Dil Rahut)
“Putting an end to the social disease of domestic violence”, Asia Pathways, Asian Development Bank Institute, March 8, 2023 ( with Aichurek Kurmanbekova, Dil Rahut)
“Servitization of digital technologies to advance health inclusion in developing countries”, Aisa Pathways, Asian Development Bank Institute, September 9, 2022(with Vinaytosh Mishra and Dil Rahut)
“Digital governance can unlock connectivity potential and transformation”, Asia Pathways, Asian Development Bank Institute, MAY 24, 2022, (with Dil Rahut and Yixin Yao)
“Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Total Factor Productivity in Vietnam”, FORE Working Paper, WP2016/04, March 2016
“India Uzbekistan Bilateral Merchandise Trade Relations”, FORE Working Paper, WP2015/16, December 2015
“Economic and Political Determinants of Bilateral FDI between Italy and India”, FORE Working Paper, WP2014/03, December 2014
“India-Malaysia Bilateral Trade: Performance and Policies”, FORE Working Paper, WP2013/19, August 2013
“How China is Different from India?”, FORE Working Paper No. Dec 2011, WP 4, 2011
“South-South FDI vs North-South FDI: A Comparative Analysis in the Context of India”, ICRIER Working Paper 238, July 2009(with Shikha Gupta)
“To Contribute or not to Contribute: Micro-theoretical Models of the Open Source Software (OSS) Development”, CITD Discussion Paper DP0909, April 2009 (with Amit Shovon Ray)(available at
http://www.jnu.ac.in/Academics/Schools/SchoolOfInternationalStudies/CITD/DiscussionPapers/OSS.pdf )
Managerial Economics
Advanced Econometrics for Managers
Rastriya Shikhsha Gourav (Best Faculty Award), 2021
RULA International Innovative Researcher in Economics, 2019
Outstanding Reviewer of Energy Economics, Elsevier, 2018
Silver Medallist, MA, Vidyasagar University, 1998
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