MOUMITA PODDAR RANA [email protected], [email protected] 9433442938

Home Address Work Address Andul Station Road, Department Of Andul Mouri (Jhorehat), Katwa College Near Marwari Bagan, University of Burdwan Howrah - 711302 Katwa College Road, College Para, Pabna Colony, Katwa, East Bardhaman, , India Pin – 713130

CURRENT POSITION

Assistant Professor Department of Economics, Katwa College, University of Burdwan, Katwa, East Bardhaman, West Bengal, India, Pin – 713130 (Since October, 2020)

PREVIOUS JOB EXPERIENCE

1. Assistant Director Bureau of Applied Economics and Statistics, Department of Planning & Statistics, Government of West Bengal, May 2017 to September, 2020 2. Part time teacher (Govt. Approved) Department of Economics, Raja Peary Mohan College, , India

EDUCATION

Ph.D (Ongoing), Economics Jadavpur University, Kolkata, WB Supervisors. Prof. Ajitava Raychaudhury, Prof. Tanmoyee Banerjee, Department of Economics, Jadavpur University

M.Phil, Economics, 2013 University of Calcutta, Kolkata, WB Dissertation title: “Infant Mortality in India and its determinants.” Supervisor: Prof. Arijita Dutta, Department of Economics, University of Calcutta.

MSc, Applied Economics, 2010 University of Calcutta, Presidency College, Kolkata, WB First class Specialization: Econometrics, Finance

BSc, Economics (Hons.), 2008. College, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, WB First class.

RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

Data Manager and Research Assistant on project entitled “Microfinance beyond Group lending: An Experimental Approach” under the supervision of Prof. Pushkar Maitra, Monash University, Dr Sandip Mitra ISI, Kolkata and Dr Sujata Visaria, HKUST from August, 2011-March, 2015

Research Analyst on project entitled “IMR: Estimation and Determinants”, funded by Government of West Bengal under supervision of Prof. Arijita Dutta from September, 2011- February, 2013

Data Analyst on project entitled “IISCO-ISI Study on CSR” funded by IISCO under supervision of Dr. Sandip Mitra, ISI, Kolkata and Dr. Diganta Mukherjee, ISI, Kolkata from March 2013 – October, 2013

CONFERENCE AND PRESENTATIONS

“An Economic Analysis of Use of Formal & Semi-formal Loan in India”. Moumita Poddar. UGC- DRS Supported International Seminar on “Development of Backward Regions of West Bengal with Special Reference to Growth and Productivity of Different Sectors”, Department of Economics, Vidyasagar University (2017)

“Regional inequalities of Land associated to Health Facilities in Rural India”. Moumita Poddar, Sandip Mitra. 3rd International Conference on Economics and Social Sciences, Durban, South Africa (2014)

“Development of Rural Health Facilities: Some Concerns”. Moumita Poddar, Sandip Mitra. XIV Annual Conference of IASSI on Regional Pattern of Indian Development, Patna (2014)

“Universal Health Policy: Some Problem with the Rural Sector”. Moumita Poddar, Sandip Mitra. Annual Conference of Indian Association for the Study of Population, CRSI, Rohtak (2013)

“Infant Mortality Rate and its Determinants”. Moumita Poddar, Arijita Dutta. International Conference on Contemporary Issues in Economic Development, University of Kalyani (2013).

ATTENDENCE IN WORKSHOP/ SHORT TERM TRAINING PROGRAMS

Four-Day Workshop on R, Department of Economics, Jadavpur University, March 25-28, 2019 Winter School on Statistical Data Analysis Methods, ISI, Kolkata, Feb 16-20, 2015 Capacity Development for Young Health Researchers in Social Sciences, IDSK, Feb 2013 Workshop on Economic Growth in West Bengal: Challenges & Priorities, ISI, Kolkata, Jan 2013 Qualitative Research Methods in Medical & Health Research, PHFI, 2012. ICSSR Funded Workshop on Software Applications to Econometric Models and Methods, Presidency College. 2010

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS

What determines the household decision to borrow for investment or repayment of old debt? The Indian story (2020). Moumita Poddar*, Tanmoyee Banerjee, Ajitava Raychaudhuri. International Journal of Information and Decision Sciences. (* Corresponding Author)

An economic analysis of the determinants of pattern of institutional borrowing in India (2019). Moumita Poddar*, Tanmoyee Banerjee, Ajitava Raychaudhuri. Journal of Social and Economic Development, 21(1), 54-92. (* Corresponding Author)

Indoor Air Pollution and Women’s Health: An Exploratory Analysis (2015). Moumita Poddar*, Snigdha Chakrabarti. Environment, Development and Sustainability. 18(3), 669-677(* Corresponding Author) Regional Inequalities of Land associated to Health Facilities in Rural India (2014). Moumita Poddar*, Sandip Mitra. Journal of Social and Development Sciences. Vol. 5, No. 2, pp. 79-88,

Community Vs. Individual Targeting in CSR Projects: A Case Study in West Bengal (2013). Diganta Mukherjee, Sandip Mitra, Kajal Dihidar, Abhishek Mukherjee, Partha Talukder and Moumita Poddar. Productivity. Vol .54, No.3, pp. 275-290.

Poddar, M., Banerjee, T., & Raychaudhuri, A. (2019). An economic analysis of the determinants of pattern of institutional borrowing in India. Journal of Social and Economic Development, 21(1), 54-92.