Teaching
Microeconomics
Macroeconomics
Econometrics
Principles of Economics
Managerial Economics
Designation: Assistant Professor
Department: Management Studies and Industrial Engineering
Email: prajukta[at]iitism[dot]ac[dot]in
Contact Number: 8895659895
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About Me: I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Management Studies & Industrial Engineering at IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, India. Before this position, I worked as an Assistant Professor at SRM University AP in Andhra Pradesh from March 2025 to April 2026. Before that, I was working as an Assistant Professor at the Institute of Technical Education and Research, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be) University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, from September 2023 to March 2025. I completed my PhD in Economics from the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela, Odisha. I received my M.Phil. degree from the School of Economics, Central University of Hyderabad, Telangana. I completed my postgraduate degree in economics from the Department of Analytical and Applied Economics at Utkal University, Odisha.
Research Interest: Energy Economics, Environmental Economics, and Industrial Economics.
Microeconomics
Macroeconomics
Econometrics
Principles of Economics
Managerial Economics
Ph.D.
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences (HSS), National Institute of Technology (NIT) Rourkela, Odisha. Thesis Title: “Energy Efficiency of Indian Manufacturing Industries: Evidence from Unit-level Analysis.” Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Bikash Ranjan Mishra, Associate Professor, Department of HSS, NIT Rourkela.
M.Phil.
School of Economics, University of Hyderabad, Telangana, December, 2017; Thesis Title: “Accessibility and Utilization of District Mineral Foundation Fund in the Mining-rich Districts of Odisha.” Thesis Supervisor: Dr. Prajna Paramita Mishra, Assistant Professor, School of Economics, University of Hyderabad
PG (M.A. in Economics)
Department of Analytical and Applied Economics, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, June 2016. Special Papers: Advanced Econometrics, Mathematical Economics, and International Finance.
UG (B.A. in Economics)
Department of Economics, Bhadrak Autonomous College, Fakir Mohan (F.M.) University, Odisha, June, 2014.
Intermediate (+2 Arts)
Bhadrak Junior College, Council of Higher Secondary Education, Odisha, June 2011.
Matriculation (10th)
Bonth Girls High School, Board of Secondary Education, Odisha, May, 2009.
4th May 2026-Present: Assistant Professor- Department of Management Studies & Industrial Engineering, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad, Jharkhand, India.
3rd March 2025- 1st May 2026: Assistant Professor- Department of Economics, ESLA, SRM University AP, Andhra Pradesh, India.
1st September 2023-1st March 2025: Assistant Professor - Department of HSS, Institute of Technical Education and Research, Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan (Deemed to be) University, Odisha, India.
Institute Scholarship during January 2018- December 2022 from MHRD through UGC-NET for pursuing Ph.D. at National Institute of Technology Rourkela.
University Grant Commission - National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) in January, 2017.
Non-NET Scholarship during August 2016-December 2017 from the University of Hyderabad, Telangana, for pursuing the MPhil course in Economics.
Tripathy, P., Patra, S., & Panda, S.S. (2020). Economy and Education: The Post-COVID Scenario of Odisha. COVID-19 Migration and Sustainable Development, KUNAL BOOKS. ISBN: 978-93-89224-65-8, 211-227.
Behera, P., Tripathy, P. & Mishra, B. R. (2026). Country Risks and Bilateral Direct Investments of Emerging Countries: An Exploration of Source and Host Perspectives. Global Business Review. https://doi.org/10.1177/09721509261430052
Tripathy, P., Brahmi, M., Pallayil, B. & Mishra, B. R. (2025). Mediating Effects of FDI inflows on Carbon Dioxide Emissions: Evidence from India. Economies, 13(1),18. https://doi.org/10.3390/economies13010018
Mishra, N.R., Tripathy, P., & Biswal, D. (2025). Extraction of coal and the local people’s health outcomes: Evidence from Talcher coalfield of Odisha, India. Journal of Health Management, 27 (3), 18. https://doi.org/10.1177/09720634251341020
Samal, L., Tripathy, P. & Mishra, B.R. (2024). Does carbon intensity affect technical efficiency? An empirical assessment of manufacturing industries in Maharashtra, Odisha, and India. Discover Sustainability, 115. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43621-024-00306-2
Tripathy, P., Jena, P. K., & Mishra, B. R. (2024). Systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis of energy efficiency. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 200, 114583. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2024.114583
Tripathy, P., Behera, P., & Mishra, B. R. (2023). Study of linkages between productivity, export, and outward foreign direct investment: An empirical perspective of Indian manufacturing industries. International Journal of Finance & Economics, 28(2), 1527-1548. https://doi.org/10.1002/ijfe.2492
Tripathy, P., Behera, P., & Mishra, B. R. (2022). Why do specific regions attract more FDI inflows in India? Role of region-specificities and insights from the dynamic panel econometrics. International Journal of Economics and Business Research, 23(4), 411-434. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJEBR.2022.123171
Tripathy, P., Khatua, M., Behera, P., Satpathy, L. D., Jena, P. K., & Mishra, B. R. (2022). Dynamic link between bilateral FDI, the quality of environment and institutions: evidence from G20 countries. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29(18), 27150-27171. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-021-18368-4
Behera, P., Tripathy, P., & Mishra, B. R. (2021). The Directionality of Outward FDI and Its Determinants: Findings from Asian Emerging Countries. Asian Economics Letters, 3(1). https://doi.org/10.46557/001c.25378
Behera, P., Tripathy, P., & Mishra, B. R. (2020). Do export, financial development, and institutions affect FDI outflows? Insights from Asian developing countries. Theoretical and Applied Economics, 623(2), 175-190.