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Prof. Rituparna Kaushik
Assistant Professor – Economics
Email: rituparna.kaushik@flame.edu.in
Prof. Rituparna Kaushik - PhD in Economics from Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi; M.A honours in Economics from Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune; Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from University of Delhi.
BIO
Prof. Rituparna Kaushik is Assistant Professor – Economics and completed PhD in Economics from IIT, Delhi. He has M.A honours in Economics from Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune and a BA honours in Economics from Delhi University.
Prof. Rituparna has a total work experience of over two years. He was associated as Junior Fellow with Centre for the Digital Future (under India Development Foundation). He has also worked as a Program Coordinator for the Project: “Kaziranga (National Park) Landscaping through Community Participation”, a project of the Government of Assam’s Planning and Development Department.
His research interests are in the field of innovation economics, industrial organization, education, and health economics.
RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS
Publications:
- Sah, T., Kaushik, R., Bailwal, N., & Tep, N. (2019). Mohalla Clinics in Delhi: A Preliminary Assessment of their Functioning and Coverage. Indian Journal of Human Development, 13(2), 195-210.
- Bailwal, N., Kaushik, R., & Sah, T. (2020). Importance of Primary Healthcare in Delhi in the Times of COVID-Indian Journal of Human Development, 14(3), 527-535.
- Kaushik, R., & Paul, S. B. (2021). Strategic Interactions, Bargaining Power and Stability of Joint Venture in an Emerging Nation. Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade, 1-22.
- Kaushik, R., & Paul, S. B. (2022). Do Competition Improve Persistence in Innovation Effort? Sectoral Patterns and Evidence from India. Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade, 1-38.
Working Papers:
- STEM education, Firm Complexity and structure of corporate board members in determining the innovation effort: Evidence from India (Under Review).
- The Indian National Innovation System: Historical Perspective and Key Characteristics.
Work in Progress:
- Determining Industry- Academia interaction in Innovation and Emerging Nations: Perspective from India.
- Gender diversity in corporate boards and its impact on Innovation in India.
- Measuring the effectiveness of Indian Innovation System
Article in media:
- Northease Disconnect. July 2022. https://telanganatoday.com/
northeast-disconnect - Are Mohalla Clinics Making the “Aam Aadmi” Healthy in Delhi, The Wire, June 2019. https://thewire.in/health/are-mohalla-clinics-making-the-aam-aadmi-healthy-in-delhi
- The Time Has Come For India to Recognise Why Assam Protests Against CAA, The Wire, January 2020. https://thewire.in/rights/assam-anti-caa-protests
- Politics of Food: Food, Racism and Coronavirus Outbreak, The Assam Tribune, February 2020. http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/sp.asp?id=2020/feb2320/BigPage17.jpg
- Delhi's Mohalla Clinic Network Should Have Been Used in the Fight Against COVID-19, June 2020. https://thewire.in/health/covid-19-delhi-mohalla-clinics
Conference Presentation:
- *Asia-Pacific Innovation Conference : Paper Presentation, 2021 (Online Mode)
- *Canadian Economic Association Conference (CEA), 2021 (Online Mode)
- *YSI-INET, Global Plenary: Paper Presentation, 2020 (Online Mode)
- *“Knowledge, Innovation and Regional Development”, YSI-INET: Paper presentation, Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil, 2020 (Online Mode)
- *1st Conference “Micro-dynamics, Catching-Up and Global Value Chains” Paper presentation, Bocconi University, Milan, 2019
- *“Knowledge and Institution in Complex System”, YSI: Paper presentation, Victoria University, Wellington, 2019
- *YSI ASIA Convening, Vietnam National University, Vietnam: Paper Presentation, Hanoi, 2019
- *1st Annual Conference in Economics: Poster Presentation, IIT Delhi, 2019
- *Asia-Pacific Innovation Conference: Paper Presentation, Delhi School of Economics, New Delhi, 2018
- *IXth SI&GE workshop, University of Paris Nanterre: Paper Presentation, Paris, 2018
- *MIT YSI INET workshop on Innovation, Economic Complexity and Economic Geography: Poster Presentation, MIT Boston, 2018
Awards and Honors:
- *Marie Curie Young Scholar Award, funded by EU, 2019.
- *Research Scholar Travel Scholarship awarded by ICSSR, New Delhi, 2018.