FACULTY PROFILE NAME: DR. SUBRATA KUNDU DEPARTMENT: ECONOMICS EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATION: M.A. (Double), Ph.D. PRESENT POSITION: Assistant Professor ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE: Belda College, Department of Economics, Belda, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal - 721424 EMAIL ID: [email protected] CONTACT NUMBER: 9832139721 AREA OF SPECIALISATION: Econometrics and Statistics TEACHING EXPERIENCE: UG: 17 Years COURSES TAUGHT: Micro Economics, Growth Theory, Financial Economics, Mathematical Economics, Econometrics, Etc. AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST: General issues on productivity and technical efficiency Various issues concerning technical and production relations arising in an underdeveloped economy in different sectors (viz. health, education, agriculture, industry, etc.). Decentralized planning and people’s participation: its impact on different sectors (viz. health education, agriculture, industry, etc.). Some social issues: health, education and gender relationship RESEARCH WORK AND PUBLICATION: Professional Journal/Edited Book 1. Consumption Pattern in West Bengal – A Study of Per Capita Expenditure Elasticity by Income Group, Journal of Economic and Social Development, ISSN No.: 0973-886X, June, 2017, pp.1-6. 2. Agricultural Efficiency and Levels of Development – A Pathway of Food Security for Rural People: A Study of Paschim Medinipore District, Chapter in Contemporary Issues of Economic Development in India, edited by Prof. D. Mondal and Dr. S.K. Jana, Concept Publishing Company (P) Ltd., New Delhi., ISBN No.: 13:978-93-5125-296-2, 2017, pp. 282-298 1 3. Technical Efficiency of Farms in Jungalmahal of West Bengal, Manpower Journal, ISSN 0542- 5808, Vol. XLIX, January- June, 2015, pp. 49-65. 4. Technical Efficiency of Rice Farm in Dry Zone in West Bengal: A Non-Parametric Approach (with S. Jana), Chapter in Agriculture, Sustainable Development and Microfinance, edited by Dr. A. N. Ghosh and Dr. A.K. Karmakar, Regal Publications, New Delhi, ISBN 978-81-8484-325-5, 2015, pp. 19-31. 5. Productivity, Decentralisation and Social Welfare: A Study of West Bengal in India, Journal of Economic and Social Development, ISSN 0973-886X, Vol. X, No. 2, December, 2014, pp. 1-16 6. Size-Productivity in a Global World: A Study from Liberalised India (with A. Sengupta), Chapter in Post Reforms Indian Economy, edited by Dr. D.N. Konar and Dr. A.K. Karmakar, Regal Publications, New Delhi, ISBN 978-81-8484-325-5, 2014, pp. 406-434. 7. Technical Efficiency of Traditional and Modern Variety Crops as Well as All Crops- A Micro Level Study (with A. Sengupta), Chapter in Rural Livelihood in Indian Social Economic and Environmental Issues, edited by Prof. S. K. Dutta and Prof. P.K. Kuri, Serials Publications Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, ISBN 9788183876131, 2014. pp. 48-56. 8. Foreign Direct Investment in Higher Education in India: Aspirations and Reality (with B. K. Das), Chapter in Foreign Direct Investment and its Impact on Indian Economy, edited by Prof. A. K. Das, Department of Commerce, Kharagpur College, ISBN 978-81-928665-0-5, 2013, pp. 106-140. 9. Technical Efficiency and its Determinants in Indian Agriculture, Asian Economic Review, ISSN 0004-4555, Vol. 54, No. (2), August 2012, pp. 321-334. 10. Sources of Output Growth in West Bengal Agriculture: A District Level Study, Chapter in Development in Developing Economics, edited by Dr. M.K. Pal and Dr. S.K. Jana, Concept Publishing Company (P) Ltd., New Delhi, ISBN 13:987-81-8069-840-8, 2012, pp. 135-147. 11. Direct Taxes Code and Its Impact on the Society, (with B. K. Das), Chapter in Direct Taxes Code: A Revolution in the Way of Tax Reforms, edited by Prof. R. Changdar, Department of Commerce, Kharagpur College, ISBN 978-81-928-721-8-6, 2012, pp. 88-96. 12. Inverse Farm Size-Productivity Relationship: A Test Using Regional Data Across Two Time- Points, Journal of Rural Development, ISSN 0970-3357, Vol. 30, No. (3), July-September 2011, pp. 361-372. 2 13. Tenancy Efficiency in Paddy Cultivation: A Study of West Bengal, Journal of Economic and Social Development, ISSN 0973-886X, Vol. VII, No. 1, January-June, 2011, pp. 48-56. 14. Efficiency and Productivity in West Bengal Agriculture: A Non-parametric Approach (with A. Sengupta), The Indian Journal of Economics, ISSN 0019-5170, Vol. XC, No. 385, January 2010, pp. 1043-1058. 15. Economic Efficiency of Agricultural Sector: A Study in Midnapore District of West Bengal, Vidyasagar University Journal of Economics, ISSN 0975-8003, Vol. XV, 2010, pp. 133-142. 16. Factor Contribution and Productivity Growth in Underdeveloped Agriculture: A Study from Liberalised India (with A. Sengupta), Indian Economic Review, ISNN 0019-4670, Vol. 43, No.2, July- Dec. 2008, pp. 265-286. 17. Technical Efficiency of Owners and Tenants in Paddy Cultivation: A Study on West Bengal, Vidyasagar University Journal of Economics, ISSN 0975-8003, Vol. XII, 2007, pp. 157-167. 18. Factor Contribution and Productivity Growth in Underdeveloped Agriculture: A Comparative Analysis from Liberalised India (with A. Sengupta), Artha Vijnana, ISSN 0971-586X, Vol. XLIX, No. 2, June 2007, pp. 81-102. 19. Total Factor Productivity Growth and Efficiency in Agrarian Economy (with A. Sengupta), Chapter in Economic Growth and Development, edited by Dr. P.K. Pal, Deep and Deep Publications Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, ISBN 81-7629-983-9, 2007, pp. 25-55. 20. Scale Efficiency of Indian Farmers: A Non-Parametric Approach (with A. Sengupta), Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics, ISSN 0019-5014, Vol. 61. No. 4, Oct.-Dec. 2006, pp. 677-687. CONFERENCE/SEMINAR PARTICIPATED AND PRESENTED PAPER: 1. Participated and presented a paper entitled “Farm Economy in Globalised Agriculture: A Case Study in Midnapore District in West Bengal” in the U.G.C. sponsored State Level Seminar on “Role of Globalization and Privatization in Rural Development and Rural Administration” organized by Vivekananda Satabarshiki Mahavidyalaya, held on 20th Janury, 2015. (abstruct published in the Proceedings) 2. Participated and presented a paper entitled “Technical Efficiency of Rice Farm in Dry Zone in West Bengal: A Non-Parametric Approach” in the U.G.C. sponsored National Seminar on 3 “Economic Development-Contemporary Issues” organized by the Department of Economics with Rural Development, Vidyasagar University, during 20-21 March, 2013. (full text of paper is published in an edited volume). 3. Participated and presented a paper entitled “Foreign Direct Investment in Higher Education in India: Aspirations and Reality” in the U.G.C. sponsored National Seminar on “Foreign Direct Investment and its Impact on Indian Economy” organized by Department of Commerce, Kharagpur College, Paschim Medinipore, West Bengal, during 21-22 March, 2013. (full text of paper is published in an edited volume). 4. Participated and presented a paper entitled “Governance in Indian Higher Education: Challenges, Issues and Recommendations” in the U.G.C. sponsored National Level Seminar on “System of Governance in Higher Education” organized by the Department of Political Science, Midnapore College, Midnapore, Paschim Medinipore, West Bengal dated on December 8, 2012. (full text of paper is published in the Proceedings). 5. Participated and presented a paper entitled “Agricultural Efficiency And Levels Of Development: A Pathway of Food Security for India’s Rural People” in the U.G.C. sponsored National Seminar on “Contemporary Issues of Development in India” organized by the Department of Economics with Rural Development, Vidyasagar University, during 16-17 February, 2012. (full text of paper is published in an edited volume). 6. Participated and presented a paper entitled “Sources of Output Growth in West Bengal Agriculture: A District Level Study” in the U.G.C. sponsored National Seminar on “Issues of Development in Developing Country” organized by the Department of Economics with Rural Development, Vidyasagar University, during 19-20 March, 2008 (full text of paper is published in an edited volume). 7. Participated and presented a paper entitled “Technical Efficiency of Owners and Tenants in Paddy Cultivation: A Study on West Bengal” in the U.G.C. sponsored National Seminar on “Globalization, Development and Displacement” organized by the Department of Economics with Rural Development, Vidyasagar University, during 22-23 March, 2007 (full text of paper is published in Vidyasagar University Journal of Economics). 8. Participated and presented a paper entitled “Farm Economy in Globalised Agriculture: A Case Study in Midnapore District in West Bengal” in the U.G.C. sponsored State Level Seminar on “Role of Globalization and Privatization in Rural Development and Rural Administration” 4 organized by Vivekananda Satabarshiki Mahavidyalaya, held on 20th Janury, 2006. (full text of paper is published in the Proceedings). 9. Participated and presented a paper entitled “Factor Contribution and Productivity Growth in Underdeveloped Agriculture: A Study from Liberalised India” in the South and South East Asia Econometric Society Meet (SAMES 06) held at the Institute for Financial Management and Research (IFMR), Chennai, India, during December 18-20, 2006 (full text of paper is published in Indian Economic Review). 10. Participated and presented a paper entitled “Efficiency and Total Factor Productivity Growth in West Bengal Agriculture: A District Level Study” in the U.G.C. sponsored National Seminar on “New Direction in Rural Development in West Bengal” held at Department of Economics, Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata, during February 25-26, 2005 (full text