Asim Kumar Karmakar

Asim K. Karmakar (b. 03.01.1955) is currently an Assistant Professor in Economics, School of Professional Studies, Netaji Subhash Open University, Kalyani, West Bengal (Formerly Assistant Professor Department of Economics, Jadavpur University, Kolkata), He obtained his Ph.D. degree in Economics from Jadavpur University, Kolkata. He is presently the Executive Member of the IEA) and formerly the EC member of TIES; formerly the Managing Editor (2011-2014) of Artha Beekshan. Of late, he is the managing editor of Artha Beekshan (2020-23) He has completed four minor research projects sponsored by the CAS, Jadavpur University and the UGC. He has written several co-edited and edited books published by Springer as well as research articles published by Springer, IGI Global, Emerald and Palgrave Macmillan, ROGE Oxford. U.K. He delivered lectures at home and abroad including in Bejing, Mexico, Oxford University and UNO. He has contributed more than 120 research papers (out of which 40 papers are Scopus Indexing) in reputed journals at home and abroad, and written books on different fields of economics. Titles include Balance of Payments Theory and Policy: The Indian Experience, Capital Account Convertibility in India (Co-edited), Analytical Issues in Trade, Development and Finance (Co-edited), Rural Livelihoods in India (Co-edited) et al. Dr. Karmakar has co- authored 10 text books including B.Com. (Hons.), BA Hons. (Macro-economics under New UGC Syllabus). Over and above he has received two national and four international academic awards for his outstanding contribution to the field of Economics.

Publications

From Struggle to Strength: Gender Parity in Top-Level Leadership
From Struggle to Strength: Gender Parity in Top-Level Leadership
Subrata Kumar Ray, Sutapa Ray, Asim Kumar Karmakar. © 2023. 10 pages.
Gender inequality has always been an issue of concern. Leaders in business and government make significant and far-reaching decisions influencing many facets of society. But...
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Industrial Recession in India and the Emerging Structural Breaks: Testing Unit Root Hypothesis
Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Industrial Recession in India and the Emerging Structural Breaks: Testing Unit Root Hypothesis
Asim Kumar Karmakar, Tushar Das. © 2023. 13 pages.
In this paper, an attempt has been made to look into the effects of external shock generated by Pandemic on the industrial output growth in India by analysing the macroeconomic...
Consequences of Corruption on Economy, Politics, and Society: The Case of India
Consequences of Corruption on Economy, Politics, and Society: The Case of India
Asim Kumar Karmakar, Priyanthi Bagchi, Somnath Karmakar. © 2023. 14 pages.
Corruption, defined as ‘the abuse and misuse of public office for private gain,' has been a part of human societies since ancient times. Fraud, embezzlement, theft, black...
Food and Nutrition Security: A Global Perspective
Food and Nutrition Security: A Global Perspective
Asim K. Karmakar, Sebak Kumar Jana. © 2022. 15 pages.
Food and proper nutrition are crucial inputs into performance and well-being. Many development programmes, projects, and policies therefore include food and nutrition security...
State-Level Status of Renewable Energy Development in India
State-Level Status of Renewable Energy Development in India
Sebak Kumar Jana, Moumita Ghosh, Asim Kumar Karmakar. © 2019. 15 pages.
Renewable energy is energy that is collected from renewable resources that are essentially inexhaustible like sunlight, wind, hydropower, and various forms of biomass. India has...