RESUME OF PRASANT KUMAR PANDA Associate Professor and Head (In-charge) Department of Economics Central University of Tamil Nadu (Established by an act of the Parliament of India in 2009) Neelakudi, Post: Kangalancherry,Thiruvarur – 610 101,Tamil Nadu, India E-mail: [email protected], [email protected] AREA OF INTEREST (Research) : Public Finance and Public policy, Fiscal Federalism and Decentralization, Development Studies, Health Economics P.G. Specialisation : Mathematical Economics and Econometrics Area of Interest (Teaching): Microeconomic Theory, Applied Statistics, Econometric Methods, Public Economics, Mathematical Economics, Applied panel data Econometrics ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS: Awarded Ph.D in Economics, Pondicherry University (a Central University), Puducherry, First class M.A in. Analytical and Applied Economics, and M.Phil. in Economics , Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, First class B.A -Honours in Economics with Distinction, Utkal University, Bhubaneswar, UGC NET, New Delhi, 1998 TEACHING EXPERIENCE: 15 years Presently working as Associate Professor and Head I/C: Department of Economics, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur Worked as Assistant Professor in Department of Economics, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur for the period 12-12-2013 to 20-05-2016 Being selected by the Union Public Service Commission, worked as Assistant Professor in UG and PG Government Colleges, Government of Puducherry , Pondicherry University for the period 03-02-2004 to 11-12-2013. Special achievements/ Awards/ prizes/ Projects, if any: Invited by Rashtrapati Bhavan and participated in the Prestigious one week “Inspired teachers’ In-Residence Programme at Rashtrapati Bhavan” during 6th- 12th, June 2015 and recognized as Inspired Teacher by the Honble’ President of India. Emerged as Inspired teacher at Central University of TamilNadu, on the basis of nominations of students and fellow faculty and nominated to participate in Inspired Teachers’ In-residence programme at Rashtrapathi Bhavan for the year 2015. Best Research paper award for the co-authored paper presented in a national Seminar on Women Entrepreneurship in the knowledge Era, organized by the Department of Economics, School of management, Pondicherry University, during 5th and 6th Novemeber,2015 Got First prize in a training programme organized by National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), New Delhi in the year 2008 for South Asian Region Participants. Awarded UGC FIP Fellowship 2009 (not Availed) Research content published in Textile committee’s journal was appreciated by Textile Committee, Ministry of textiles, GOI, 2009 Awarded Minor research project by UGC and Completed in the year 2012-13. Obtained collaborative research project funded by Centre for Training and Research in public Finance and Policy (CTRPFP)(A ministry of Finance initiative, Govt. of India), Centre for studies in social sciences, Calcutta in the year 2014-15. Published papers in international journals and worked as referee for Reputed international journals like International journal of tax and Public Finance (Springer), Economics Bulletin (USA), Journal of Developing Areas (USA) PUBLICATIONS: 1. Prasant Kumar Panda, “Economic and Political Determinants of Central Fiscal Transfers in India: A Dynamic Panel Analysis of State Level Data, Journal of Developing Areas (forthcoming) 2. Sanjana Sathiyan and Prasant Kumar Panda (2016), Financial Inclusion In India: An analysis of Pattern and Determinants, Indian Journal of Finance, Vol.10, No.4 (April) ,pp.41-53 , ISSN:0973-8703. 3. R. Meenakshi, Abirami and Prasant Kumar Panda (2015), Fiscal Deficit, Private Sector Investment and Crowding Out in India, The Empirical Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Letters, Vol.4 , No.4 ,pp.88-94 , ISSN:2286-7147 4. Prasant Kumar Panda (2015),Fly-paper Effect of Fiscal Transfers in India: A Dynamic Panel Analysis, The Empirical Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Letters, Vol.4 , no.2 ,pp.69-79 , ISSN:2286-7147 5. Prasant Kumar Panda and Aliva Dipali Panda( 2015), “An analysis of pattern and determinants of Public spending on health in Odisha, India”, Journal of Social and Economic Policy, Vol.12, No.1, pp. 51-65, ISSN : 0973-3426 6. Prasant kumar panda and Aliva Dipali Panda (2013), “Determinants of State level Financing of health: Panel data evidence from southern Indian states”, The Empirical Econometrics and Quantitative Economics Letters, Vol. 2, no. 2,pp. 41-52 , ISSN:2286-7147 7. Prasant Kumar Panda and Velan Nirmala, (2013) ''Central Fiscal Transfers and States' Spending In India: An Analysis of Incentive Effect'', Economics Bulletin, Vol. 33 No. 2 pp. 1229-1246, ISSN: 1545-2921. 8. Finance commission Transfers and Fiscal equalization in India: Evidence from panel Data ;( Co-authored with G. Balasubramanian and J. Govindadass), International Journal of Finance and Policy Analysis, Volume.4, No.1:Spring 2012, pp.3-8.ISSN -0974 -3499. 9. An Analysis of Pattern and Determinants of Public Expenditure on Health in Andhra Pradesh, India ; (Co-authored with T S Lakshmi and H.S. Rout), The IUP Journal of Public Finance, Vol.X, No. 1, Pp. 22-35,February 2012, ISSN- 0972-9356 10. Central fiscal transfers and states’ own revenue efforts in India; Panel data models,Margin:The Journal of Applied Economic Research, vol 3, no 3 , pp. 223-242, July-Sep , 2009, Sage Publications, ISSN: 0973-8010 11. “Political economy of determining own tax revenue and selective state taxes of Andhra Pradesh, India”, The Icfai University Journal of Public Finance, Vol.VII, No. 3&4, Pp. 83-92, 2009 12. “State Revenues of Andhra Pradesh: An analysis of Pattern, Growth and Determinants” (Co-authored with P. Vishnu Murthy), The Asian Economic Review, Vol. 50, No. 3, Pp.587-598, December, 2008, ISSN-0004-4555. 13. “Micro Credit in Managing poverty”, “ Financing Agriculture-A National Journal of Agriculture and Rural Development” , Vol 39, No.5,pp 11-15, September-October,2007, ISSN-0015-2110. 14. “Asian Economic Integration : Development and challenges”, (Co-authored with T K Rout), Trade Globilisation and Textiles, Pp 11-19, Textile Committee, Ministry of Textiles, Government of India, Jan-June, 2007 15. “Recommendations of the Twelfth Finance Commission: An Appraisal”, “The Icfai Journal of Public Finance”, Vol. V, No. 1, pp.57-65, February, 2007. 16. “Rural Employment Programmes: Challenges and Options”, in K.K. Bagchi (ed), Employment and Poverty Alleviation Programmes in India-An Appraisal, Abhijeet Publications, Delhi, 2007, Pp.350-365. 17. “Health Status of Tribals in India: Evidence from Andhra Pradesh” (Co-author) in Himanshu Sekhar Rout and Prasant Kumar Panda (eds), Health Economics in India, New Century Publications, NewDelhi,India, 2007, Pp.67-79. 18. “Feminization of Micro credit and Women’s Empowerment” in G. Ramachandrudu and Ch. Appa Rao (eds), Female Deficit in India; Facts and Factors, The Associated publishers, Ambala cantt., India, 2007 19. “SHGs in Rural Development: Evidence From Rural Orissa” in B.S. Vasudeva Rao and G. Rajani Kanth (eds),Rural Development and Empowerment of weaker sections, The Associated publishers, Ambala cantt., India, 2007 20. “Gender Bias in Agricultural Employment: Evidence from Rural Orissa” (Co- author) in Himanshu Sekhar Rout and Prasant Kumar Panda (eds), Gender and Development in India: Dimensions and Strategies, New Century Publications, NewDelhi, 2008, Pp.99-111. 21. “Human Development: Dimensions and strategies” (Co-author) in T. Lakshmanasamy (ed.), Population Dynamics and Human Development: Opportunities and Challenges, Book Well Publications, New Delhi, 2010. 22. “Introduction and Overview of health economics in India” (Co-author H.S. Rout) in Himanshu Sekhar Rout and Prasant Kumar Panda (eds), Health Economics in India, New Century Publications, NewDelhi,India, 2007, Pp.1-12. 23. “Introduction and Overview of Gender and Development in India” (Co-author H.S. Rout) in Himanshu Sekhar Rout and Prasant Kumar Panda (eds), Gender and Development in India: Dimensions and Strategies, New Century Publications, NewDelhi, 2008, Pp.1-24. 24. An introduction and overview of Human Development in India” (Co-author H.S. Rout) in Himanshu Sekhar Rout and Prasant Kumar Panda (eds), Human Development : Dimensions and Strategies, New Century Publications, NewDelhi,India, 2009, pp. 1-39. 25. Human development and Social justice , in Prasant Kumar Panda (ed), Human Development and Social Security in India, New Century Publications, NewDelhi,India, 2014, pp. 1-11. 26. The impact of public spending and the pattern of water supply and sanitation facilities in Indian states: an empirical analysis, in T. Eugine and M. Selvaraj (eds), Health: the next right,TR publications, Chennai , 2015, pp-37-48, isbn; 978-81-82860254 (co-author-Gowthami R.S. ) 27. Health Infrastructure and health outcome in the low income states of India: an empirical analysis, in T. Eugine and M. Selvaraj (eds), Health: the next right,TR publications, Chennai , 2015, pp-173-182, isbn; 978-81-82860254 (co-author- Anjali Elsa Skariah ) Other publications in Journals/ knowledge based Volumes-03 BOOKS PUBLISHED 1. Human Development and Social Security in India, New Century Publications, New Delhi, India, 2014 . 2. Human Development : Dimensions and Strategies(co-edited with Himanshu Sekhar Rout), New Century Publications, New Delhi,India, 2009 3. Gender and Development in India: Dimensions and Strategies(co-edited with Himanshu Sekhar Rout), New Century Publications, New Delhi,India,