Arindam banik, Ph. D. (Department of Economics, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi)

22.83 Delivered lecture on, “Towards a Sustainable Global Economic Order” at 4th Annual International Conference on Sustainability: People Policy and Practices, RGIIM , Shillong, 11-12 March, 2015.

22.82 Presented a paper in a conference entitled, “The 2014 Bangladesh-China-India –Myanmar Economic Corridor (Chengdu) Development Forum, Ascott Raffles City, Chengdu, China, October 30-31, 2014.

22.81 Talked on “Micro Finance in India”, at Ritsumeikan Asia –Pacific University, Beppu, Fukwaka, Japan, November 5, 2014.
22.80 Member, Advisory Committee, International Conference on, “Environment Technology and Sustainable Development: Promises and Challenges in the 21^st Century”, March 2-4, 2014, ABV IIIT, Gwalior.
22.79 Talked on, “Role and Responsibilities Independent Directors under Companies Act. 2013”, in a Director Level Meeting at Indian Institute of Corporate Affairs, Manesar, Haryana, March 6, 2014.
22.78 Panelist ( with Ashok Viswanathan, N.G. Khaitan, Kishore Bhimani, Kunal Sirker, Saugata Roy, Suman Mukherjee and Tathagata Roy) in a panel discussion on, “ India Against Corruption”, International Management Institute, Kolkata Campus, February 15, 2014.
22.76 Panelist (with Professosr Dhankar, Subhash Sharma and Pradip Kumar ) in a panel discussion on “ India at the Cross Roads : The Way Ahead”, Indus Business Academy, Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, February 7, 2014.
22.75 Chaired a session in 14th Western China International fair, Opening-up, Cooperation and Economic Growth jointly sponsored by Chinese Academy of International Trade and Economic Cooperation , Sichuan Academy of Social Sciences , 21st Century China -India Center for Culture and Communication, Institute for Social and Economic Change, India at Jingchuan Hotel, Chengdu, China, October 25-26, 2013.
22.74 Talked on “ Foreign Exchange Management in India”, at Department of Business Administration , Tezpur Central University, Assam, September 21, 2013.
22.73 Talked on “Alternate Energy”, in a National Symposium entitled, Security and Effectiveness of Energy Sector at International Management Institute, Kolkata, August 7-8, 2013.
22.73 Panelist (with Professor Anil Bissen, Dr. Abhijit Sengupta) in a panel discussion on “ International Capital Flows: Opportunities and Challenges organized by Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi, July 5, 2013..
22.72 Lecture delivered on, “Methodology of Econometric Research”, in a Programme ( Faculty Development Programme) entitled, 3rd Faculty Development Programme on Application of Econometrics for Management Research, at ABV-Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior, June 21, 2013.
22.71 Lecture delivered on, “Teaching Managerial Economics in MBA classes”, at Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida, June 17, 2013.
22.70 Member, Faculty Selection Committee, Faculty of Social Sciences, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, Meghalaya, March 23, 2013.
22.69 Lecture delivered on “Organized Retailing in India”,in a University Grants Commission sponsored two day National Seminar entitled, Retail Business in India: Understanding Growth with Equity, at Lalbaba College, Belur, Howrah, West Bengal, University of Kolkata ( West Bengal), March 6-March 7, 2013.
22.68 Delivered a lecture on, “Writing a Good Research Paper” at Jaipuria Institute of Management, Noida, December 18, 2012.
22.67 Chaired a session in a two day International Conference entitled, Economic Growth, Trade and Poverty on December 6, 2012 , organized jointly by Institute of Social and Economic Change, Bangaluru; Indian Council for Social Science Research, New Delhi and Sichuan Academy of Social Sciences, China at Bangaluru, December 6-7, 2012.
22.66 Panelist (with Professors Vinod Vyasulu, Xiang Baoyun, Gautam Sen, and Saurabh Kumar) in a Panel discussion on “Economic Growth, Trade and Poverty: Lessons from India and China Experience”, in a two day International Conference organized jointly by Institute of Social and Economic Change, Bangaluru; Indian Council for Social Science Research, New Delhi and Sichuan Academy of Social Sciences, China at Bangaluru, December 6-7, 2012.
22.65 Resource Person, “ Writing a Good Research Paper”, in a Faculty Development Programme entitled, Statistics an Enabling Tool for Understanding Research Methodology, at ABV Indian Institute of Technology and Management, Gwalior, November 27-29, 2012.
22.64 Addressed the participants of The ESPM on, “Prospects for BRICS Cooperation: Stability and Growth”, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October 21, 2012.
22.63 Addressed the third year undergraduate students on,”India’s Economic Transformation”, at the Pontificia Universidade Catolica do Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, October 17, 2012.
22.62 Key Speaker on International Business in an International Conference on Transcending Barriers- A Global Perspective in Business at Apeejay College of Fine Arts, Jalandhar, September 7-8, 2012.
22.61 Member, Faculty Selection Committee, Indian Institute of Management, Kashipur, August 28, 2012 ( held at IIM-Lucknow Noida Campus).
22.60 Key Speaker, “ Application of Econometrics for Management Research” in a Faculty Development Programme at ABV Indian Institute of Technology and Management, Gwalior, July 16-22, 2012.
22.59 Member, Faculty Selection Committee, Faculty of Social Sciences, North-East Hill University, Shillong, Meghalaya, April 24, 2012.

22.58 Discussant in a Panel discussion entitled, “Census of India -2011”, ( with C.R. Malakar), in 32^nd Annual Conference of Bengal Economic Association at Maulana Azad College, Kolkata, February 18-19,2012.

22.57 Delivered lecture on, “Advice for Aspiring Economists”, in a Career Choice Programme for the students of Class X, organised by Delhi Public School, R.K.Puram, New Delhi, February 3, 2012.
22.56 Delivered lecture on,” India’s Growth Story" in a University Grants Commission sponsored two day National Seminar entitled, Economic Liberalisation and Exclusion in the Indian Context, at Sushil Kar College, University of Kolkata ( West Bengal), January 31-February 1, 2012.
22.55 Delivered Professor P.C. Bora Memorial Lecture on “Understanding Indian Economy in Troubled Times”, at Council Hall, Tejpur Central University, Nappam, Tejpur, Assam on November 16, 2011.

22.54 Discussant in a panel discussion entitled, “US Debt Trap and its Implications on global and Indian Business”( with Raj S Dhankar and Abheek Barua) on 31st August 2011, organized by J. K.  Padampat Singhania Institute of Management and Technology, Gurgaon.

22.53 Discussant of two papers entitled, “ Financial Infrastructure”( authored by Dr Mario B Lamberte) in a session entitled, “Financial Development” and “ service as a New Engine of Growth ( authored by Dr Ben Shepherd) in a session entitled, “ Infrastructure, Innovation and Services”, in a two day Technical Workshop on Role of Key Emerging Economies-ASEAN, PRC and India –for a Balanced, Sustainable and Resilient Asia ,organized by Asian Bank Development Institute, Asian Development Bank , Taj Palace Hotel, New Delhi, 18-19 August , 2011
22.52 Chaired a session entitled, Asian Economies-II on July 6, 2011, at International Economic Association’s 16^th World Congress, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China July 4-8, 2011.
22.51 Key Speaker, “ Econometrics in Management Research and Applications”, in a Faculty Development Programme at ABV Indian Institute of Technology and Management, Gwalior, April 15-16,2011.
22.50 Member, Management Trainee Recruitment Board, Central Bank of India at Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi; Birla Institute of Management and Technology, Greater Noida; Accman Institute of Management , Greater Noida, February 1-3, 2011.
22.49 Discussant of a paper entitled, “ Export Potentialities among SAARC Countries: An Empirical Measurement” ( authored by Dr Swapan Bhattacharya) in a session entitled, “Trade and Finance” in a two day International Conference on Changing Structure of Trade and Investment: Implications for Growth and Development organized by Department of Economics, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 2-3 March 2011.

22.48 Chaired a session entitled, “Trade Modeling and Applications” in a two day International Conference on Changing Structure of Trade and Investment: Implications for Growth and Development organized by Department of Economics, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 2-3 March 2011.

22.47 Panelist ( with Professor Partha Sen, Dr Pronab Sen, Mr. Abhijit Das ) in a Panel discussion on “Changing Structure of Trade and Investment: Losers and Gainers” in a two day International Conference on Changing Structure of Trade and Investment: Implications for Growth and Development organized by Department of Economics, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi, 2-3 March 2011.
22.47 Chaired a session entitled, “Impact of Integrated Global Economy on Indian Business”, in a two day international Conference entitled, India Emerging : Opportunities and Challenges, organized by Indus Business Academy , Greater Noida, February 26-27,2011.

22.46 Inaugurated Faculty Development Programme and talked on “Research Methodology in Business Economics”, Northern Institute for Integrated Learning in Management (NIILM), Greater Noida, January 27, 2011.

22.45 Invited as an expert to talk on, “ Case Method of Teaching”, in a Faculty Development Programme, Organised by Indus Business Academy, Greater Noida, November 27,2010.
22.44 Invited as an expert in a Curriculum Design Workshop in Social Sciences at ABV-IIITM Gwalior 11-12 December, 2010.
22.43 Chaired a session entitled, “Trade Theory and Policy”, in a two day international Conference entitled, Empirical Issues in International Trade and Finance, organized by Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi , December 16-17,2010.
22.42 Member, The Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) National Council on Skills Development for the year 2010-11
22.41 Course Lecturer on “Mergers and Acquisitions” for the Senior Management Executives Jointly organized by Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata and NIIT, July 10- August 22,2010
22.40 Member of the Course evaluation Committee, Economics and Strategy Area at the Asia Pacific Institute of Management, New Delhi, June 29, 2010.
22.39 Member of the Academic Advisory Council in Economics (AACE) pertaining to the area of Economic Environment and Strategy (EES) at the Institute of Management Technology (IMT), Ghaziabad.
22.38 Member, Management Trainee Recruitment Board, Central Bank of India at Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi; Department of Economics, Delhi School of Economics, Delhi; Birla Institute of Management and Technology, Greater Noida; IMT Gaziabad; Indian Institute of Technology, Roorkee; December,2009-February, 2010.
22.37 Discussant of papers entitled, “Entrepreneurship and Technological Change in Malaysian SMEs” authored by Kaushalesh Lal and Shampa Paul; “ International technology Diffusion and Productivity”, authored by Saon Ray; “ What Factors Make a World Small”, authored by Bino Paul and M Krishna in an International Conference ( Fourth Annual Conference of the Forum for Knowledge Sharing) entitled, Science, Technology and Economy: Emerging and Developed Countries organized jointly by Tata Institute of Social Sciences ( TISS), Mumbai and Forum for Global Knowledge Sharing, October 9-10, 2009 held at Conference Hall, TISS, Mumbai.
22.36 Invited by Indian Institute of Management, Kolkata to lecture on,” Strategic Choices-Growth Options” for the Senior Executives of Indian Oil, at the Indian Oil Petroleum Management Institute, Gurgaon, August 31,2010.
22.35 “The Global Financial Crisis and Developing Economies”, delivered lecture at The Rajiv Gandhi Indian Institute of Management-Shillong, August 10, 2009.
22.34 Member, Faculty Selection Board, Jaipuria Institute of Management, Jaipur May 15, 2009.
22.33 Discussant of papers entitled, “Drivers and Effects of Internationalising Innovation by SMEs” authored by Christian Rammer and Anja Schmiele; “ R and D Product Renewal and Clusters in Belgium” authored by Filip de Beule and Ilke van Beveren; “ Entrepreneurship and Innovation Strategies in ICT SMEs in Enlarged Europe ( E25)” authored by Kaushalesh Lal and Theo Dunnewijk in an International Conference ( Third Annual Conference of the Forum for Knowledge Sharing) entitled, Globalization of Knowledge Development and Delivery under the session, European Experience organized jointly by Institute for Studies for Industrial Development (ISID), New Delhi and Forum for Global Knowledge Sharing, October 17-18, 2008 held at ISID, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi.
22.32 “Price and Income elasticities and Business Decisions-An Indian Perspectives”, delivered lecture at the Institute for Integrated Learning in Management, Greater Noida, August 9, 2008.
22.31 Member, IMI Board of Governors during the period September 16, 2008-September 15, 2010.
22.30 Discussant of papers entitled, “Impact of Food Prices on Poor” authored by Shubhashish Gangopadhyay ; “Alleviating Poverty in India“ authored by Subir Gokarn in a Conference on Rising Food Price and its implications on Poverty organized by Institute for Financial Management and Research ( IFMR) , Chennai, , August 23,2008.
22.29 Delivered lecture on, FDI in India: Policies and Performance, in a Capacity-Building programme on International Issues and Development Policy for the researchers, Officials and journalists from Sri Lanka, Ghana, Ethiopia, Mauritius, Russia, Oman, Uzbekistan, Belarus and Estonia, February 27,2008( Organized during February 18-March 14,2008),Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi.
22.28 Talked on Trade and Foreign Capital Inflows to India and China: A Tale of Two Economies in a panel session entitled National Conference on Opportunities and Challenges in Emerging Markets: Focus on Asia at Jaipuria Institute of Management , Noida, February 09, 2008.
22.27 Chaired a session on Social Economics at the All China Economics International Conference organized by City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, held on December 12-14,2007.
22.26 Chaired a session on China, India and Europe at the All China Economics International Conference organized by City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, held on December 12-14, 2007.
22.25 Acted as discussant of papers entitled, “International Economic Organizations in Era of Globalization: Co-operation or Competition” (Session Theme-Trade and Globalization) authored by Sergei Sutyrin and Nikita Lomagin ; “International Collaborations” ( Session Theme-Trade and Welfare) authored by Pinijsorn Luechaikajohnpan, Arghya Ghosh and Hodaka Morita; and “ Globalization and Governance: A Case Study of Village Level Institutions in India” ( Session Theme-China, India and Europe) authored by Dhanmanjiri Sathe at All China Economics International Conference organized by City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR ,December 12-14, 2007.
22.24 Resource Person in a course entitled, “ Economic and Social Environment of Business”, for the MBA students in Ethiopia in a virtual Class Room organized jointly by Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India and Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi, July 21-October 25,2007.
22.23 Discussant of the papers entitled, “BICS as Markets and Sources of Investments and Technologies for other Developing Countries: The Case of South Africa” authored by Stephan Gelb and “BICS as Markets and Sources of Investments and Technologies for other Developing Countries: The Case of Brazil” authored by Maria Lucia Padua Lima in a two day International workshop entitled, Emergence of Large Developing Countries ( BICS) and Implications for International Development at Research and Information System for Developing Countries ( RIS), New Delhi, 28-29 June,2007 ( Sponsored jointly by RIS and Commonwealth Secretariat, London).
22.22 Talked on Application of Econometrics in the Business Decision Making to the AICTE-FTP participants ( Lecturers from various Business Schools in India) at Asia Pacific Institute of Management, New Delhi, June 26,2007 ( Sponsored jointly by All India Council for Technical Education and Asia Pacific Institute of Management).
22.21 Talked on, Patterns of Foreign Capital Inflows to India and China, Department of Economics, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong , Meghalaya, May 26, 2007.
22.20 Chaired a session entitled, “Growth, Gender, Human Development and Other Related Issues II” in a two day National Seminar on Growth and Human Development in North East India, Department of Economics, North-Eastern Hill University, Shilliong, Meghalaya, May 24-25,2007.
22.19 Chaired a session entitled, “Human Development in North East India –II” in a two day National Seminar on Growth and Human Development in North East India, Department of Economics, North-Eastern Hill University, Shilliong, Meghalaya, May 24-25,2007.
22.18 External Member, Course Evaluation Committee, Economics and Strategic Area Group, Asia-Pacific Institute of Management, New Delhi, May 10,2007.
22.17 Discussant of a paper entitled, “Outward Foreign Investment: The Malaysian Experience” authored by Mohamed Ariff and Gregore Pio Lopez in a two day workshop entitled, Intra-Asian FDI Flows-Magnitudes, Trends, Prospects and Policy Implications at Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations ( ICRIER), New Delhi, April 25-26,2007.
22.16 Chaired a session on “Agriculture and Land Issues”, in a Workshop entitled, Making sense of the current SEZ tangle organized at International Management Institute, New Delhi, April 7,2007.
22.15 Talked on, Patterns of Foreign Capital Inflows to India and China, Workshop for the Officials of Indian Statistical Service, Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi, March 1,2007.
22.14 Talked on, Indo- Latin American and Caribbean Trade Relations, for the Officials of Mines and Mineral Trading Corporation (MMTC), Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi ,February 22, 2007.
22.13 Talked on Technology Adoption and Innovation in China and India-Issues and Opportunities, Jaipuria Institute of Management , Jaipur, February 04, 2007.
22.12 Chaired a session entitled “Global Integration of Financial Sector-Issues and Challenges”, at the conference on Global Arena-Challenge of the ‘ Morrow, organized jointly by Global Business and Marketing Association and NIILIM Centre for Management Studies, Taj Mahal Hotel, New Delhi , 28-30 December, 2006.
22.11 Talked on Technology Adoption and Innovation in China and India-Issues and Opportunities, Northern Institute for Integrated Learning in Management (NIILM), New Delhi, August 11, 2006.
22.10 Talked on Patterns of FDI in India and China, at Sri Venkataswara College, University of Delhi, November 28,2005.
22.9 Chaired a session entitled , “Productivity and Quality Challenges” at the 11^th International Conference on Productivity and Quality Research, organized by Indian Institute of Technology-Delhi, New Delhi, December 12-15, 2005.
22.8 Taught Applied Macro and Micro Economics, Masters Programme in Trade Policy, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados ,July, 2004.
22.7 Talked on “Development Experiences in the Caribbean”, International Management Institute, New Delhi, India, 5-8 August, 2003.
22.6 Interviewed by BBC (Radio and Television), on several occasions to comment on the economies of India, Bangladesh and Pakistan. Panel member of discussion teams aired by Zee News, Zee Business, Lokshabha TV. Most recent two hour live discussion entitled , “ US Election and its impact on India” was aired on Zee News on November 6, 2012.
22.5 Chaired a session entitled “Exchange Rates and Interest Rates” in a Conference entitled 6th Conference on Macroeconomic Analysis and International Finance, Rethymno ( Greece), 23-25 May,2002.
22.4 Discussant of a paper on “The Role of Exchange Rate Policies in the Determination of Capital Controls: Evidence from Transition Economics” by Jizhong Zhou in a Conference entitled, 6th Conference on Macroeconomic Analysis and International Finance, Rethymno ( Greece),23-25 May,2002.
22.3 Second Examiner for a Post Graduate course entitled,“ Project Appraisal”, Department Management, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus,2001 and 2002.
22.2 Represented University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus in a Conference , Financial Globalisation-Issues and Challenges for Small States, Eastern Caribbean Central Bank, St. Kitts and Nevis: 27-28 March,2001. Contributed significantly for example, prepared a draft of a small group discussion entitled , Determinants of FDI to Small States. Finally it was presented in the conference.

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   Core faculty in International Economics in a special course for the officials of CIS Republics and Latvia and Lithuania, February 15, 1994 to April 15, 1994 and January 1, 1995 to March 13, 1995 and January 15, 1996 to March 28, 1996.
   

23 Referee for Professional Journals/conference papers



International
23.13 Journal of Economic Studies, Emerald, London, U.K.
23.12 Economic Development Quarterly, Sage Publications, London;
23.11 Social and Economic Studies, Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Studies, the University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica;
23.10 Journal of Eastern Caribbean Studies, Sir Arthur Lewis Institute of Social and Economic Research, The University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados;
23.9 Economic Review, Central Bank of Barbados, Barbados;
23.8 Asian Business and Management, Palgrave-Macmillan Publication, London;
23.7 Transnational Corporations, United Nations Conference on Trade and Development
23.6 Euro-Asia Management Management Studies Association’s (EAMSA)-2006 conference papers, November 23-25, 2006, Seoul.

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   The Journal of Public Sector Policy Analysis, Economic Affairs Division, Ministry of Economic Affairs and Development, Government of Barbados, Barbados.
   

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   The Journal of Centrum Cathedra, Lima, Peru.
   

Indian/South Asian
23.3 Global Business Review, Sage Publications, New Delhi.
23.2 Economic and Political Weekly, Mumbai.
23.1 South Asia Economic Journal, RIS, New Delhi

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    A brief statement on other activities
    

24.11 Visitor, IAE, Universite Francois-Rabelais, Tours, France , May 5-8, 2013.

24.10 Visiting Professor, Managerial Economics and Macro-economic Environment and Policy, Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology, Noida, 2008 -2009.
24.9 Invited as a discussant in a Workshop on “Graduate Economics ” organized jointly by the Department of Economics, Faculty of Social Sciences and Graduate Students, University of the West Indies, St. Augustine Campus, Trinidad and Tobago, February 8,2003.
24.8 Represented the University of the West Indies to visit Antigua Staff College to evaluate the quality of economics teaching, November 9-10, 2004.
24.7 Represented the University of the West Indies to visit Antigua Staff College to evaluate the quality of economics teaching, November 21-22, 2002.
24.6 Visiting Professor, Center for Management Development, The University of the West Indies, Barbados.
24.5 Visiting Professor, School of Continuing Studies, The University of the West Indies, Barbados.
24.4 Visiting Professor, Indian Oil Management Institute, Haldia, West Bengal, India; Indian Institute of Petroleum Management, Gurgaon.

24.3 Visiting Professor, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi, India

24.2 Member, Course Evaluation Committee on Managerial Economics, Macro Economics, International Business, and Technology Management, Indira Gandhi Open University, New Delhi.
24.1 Core Resource Person, Managerial Economics, Macro Economics, International Business for Distance Learning Programme, Indira Gandhi Open University, New Delhi.
25 Field experience
25.4 Acted as a supervisor for a group of students of Masters in Project Management at The Department of Management, University of the West Indies, Cave Hill Campus, Barbados to pursue a study entitled, Impact and Assessment of Water Supply Project ( Third loan)-St Lucia sponsored by the Caribbean Development Bank. The group headed by Dr Banik visited Water Supply projects in St Lucia from May 19, 2001 to May 26,20 01.
25.3 Supervised fieldwork in 129 districts in India to pursue an evaluation study on Supply of Improved Toolkits to Rural Artisans during 1999-2000. (Total number of samples 12,000).
25.2 Undertook a fieldwork in Bangladesh during 1996-97 to collect data on “ Market Size of Cement in Bangladesh”, sponsored by Associated Cement Companies, Mumbai.
25.1 Undertook a research study on “ HYV Technology and Relative Productivity of Small Farms: A Case Study of Bangladesh”, from June 1, 1988 to May 31,1989. It was designed to extend contemporary research on production behaviour of farms in two villages of Bangladesh, one, with different types of land elevations ( Sirkerhat, Chittagong) and the other, with assured deep tube well irrigation ( Choto Asulia-Dhaka; Total number of Samples 200)
Date of birth: July 26, 1958

Nationality: Indian

Married : Wife Mousumi Das Banik ( M.A. in Philosophy)

Son: Amitayus Banik (Studying B.Sc in Physics ( Hons; 3^rd year) at Hindu College , University of Delhi)