Prof. Yashobanta Parida is Assistant Professor – Economics. He received his PhD degree in Economics from Centre for International Trade & Development, JNU, New Delhi. He holds Master’s & Bachelor’s Degree in Economics from F. M University, Odisha. He also completed MPhil in Economics from Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi.

Prof. Yashobanta has over 6 years of work experience and was associated with IRMA, Anand and Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi as a Researcher.

His area of interest lies in applied development economics with a special focus on the political economy of natural disasters, firm-level productivity, and applied international trade. His research work has been published in World Development, Environment and Development Economics, World Development Perspectives, Indian Growth and Development Review, and Economic and Political Weekly. In addition, he has published opinion pieces related to India's contemporary issues in national leading newspapers such as The Telegraph, Financial Express, and The Hindu Business Line.

JOURNAL ARTICLES

• P. Agarwal Goel., J. R. Chowdhury., Y. Parida (2022). Can COVID-19 lockdown reduce crime against women? A District-Level Analysis from India, Journal of Interdisciplinary Economics (Accepted)


• Roy Chowdhury, J., Y. Parida & P. Agarwal (2022).How flood affects rural employment in India: A gender analysis. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2022.102881


• Roy Chowdhury, J., Y. Parida & P. K Sahool (2021).India’s cyclones: hasten mitigation measures. Nature (Correspondence), doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-021-02131-3


• Roy Chowdhury, J., Y. Parida & P. Agarwal Goel (2021).Does Inequality-Adjusted Human Development reduce the impact of Natural Disasters? A Gendered Perspective. World Development, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2021.105394


• Parida, Y & J. Roy Chowdhury (2020). An empirical analysis of the effect of floods on rural agricultural wages across Indian states. World Development Perspectives, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wdp.2020.100272


• Parida, Y., P. Agarwal Goel, J. Roy Chowdhury, P.K Sahoo & T. Nayak (2020). Do Economic Development and Disaster Adaptation Measures Reduce the Impact of Natural Disasters? A District Level Analysis from the State of Odisha, India. Environment, Development and Sustainability, doi: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-020-00728-8


• Parida, Y., S. Saini & J. Roy Chowdhury (2020). Economic Growth Aftermath of Floods in the Indian States. Environment, Development and Sustainability, doi:https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-020-00595-3


• Parida, Y., S. Saini, P. Agarwal Goel, & P.K. Sahoo (2020). Role of Economic Development and the Government on Flood Impact in India. International Journal of Emergency Management, Doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1504/IJEM.2020.113935


• Parida, Y (2019). Economic Impact of Floods in the Indian States. Environment and Development Economics, doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1355770X19000317


• Parida, Y. & D.P Dash (2019). Rethinking the Effect of Flood and Financial Development on Economic Growth: Evidence from Indian States, Indian Growth and Development Review, doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/IGDR-05-2019-0044


• Parida, Y., P. Bhardwaj, PK, Sahoo & T. Nayak (2019). Effect of Flood and Fire Accidents on Economic Growth in Odisha: District Level Analysis, International Journal of Big Data Mining for Global Warming. 1 (2):1950007-18, doi: 10.1142/S2630534819500074


• Parida, Y., D.P Dash., P. Bhardwaj & J. Roy Chowdhury (2018). Effect of Drought and Flood on Farmer Suicide in Indian States: An Empirical Analysis. Economics of Disasters and Climate Change. 2(2): 159-180, doi: 10.1007%2Fs41885-018-0023-8


• Goldar, B. N., & Y. Parida (2017). Intangible Capital and Firm Productivity: A Study of Indian Corporate Sector Firms. South Asia Economic Journal. 18(2): 1-30, doi: 10.1177/1391561417732198


• Goldar, B.N., Y. Parida & D. Sehdev (2017). Reduction in Carbon Emissions Intensity among Indian Manufacturing Firms and Its Impact on Their Export Competitiveness, 2009-2013. Journal of International Commerce, Economics and Policy. 8(2):1750012(30), doi: 10.1142/S1793993317500120


• Parida, Y., P. Bhardwaj & J. Roy Chowdhury (2017).  Determinants of Tourism in Indian States: An Empirical Analysis. Tourism Review. 72(3): 330-343, doi: 10.1108/TR-11-2016-0047


• Parida, Y., P. Bhardwaj & J. Roy Chowdhury (2017).  Effects of Economic Development and Crime on Tourism in India. Anatolia. An International Journal of Tourism and Hospitality Research. 29(1): 63-73, doi: 10.1080/13032917.2017.1384742


• Parida, Y., P. Bhardwaj & J. Roy Chowdhury (2015).  Impact of Terrorism on Tourism in India. Economics Bulletin. 35 (4): 2543-2557


• Parida, Y. (2012). Causal Link between Central Government Revenue and Expenditure: Evidence for India. Economics Bulletin. 34(4): 2808-2816


• Goldar, B. N., D. Pratap & Y. Parida (2012). Impact of Tariff Reduction According to Doha Modalities on India’s Trade of Agriculture Products.  Economic and Political Weekly. 47 (2): 57- 64

BOOK CHAPTERS

• Goldar, B. N & Y. Parida (2020). Productivity, competitiveness and export performance: a plant level analysis of India’s wearing apparel industry. Seema Bathla and Kannan Elumala (ed), Agro and Food Processing Industry in India, Springer, https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-15-9468-7_16


• Parida, Y., A.K. Ghule, & P. Dudharejiya (2020). Trade Competitiveness of Indian Dairy Industry: An Empirical Analysis. Seema Bathla and Kannan Elumala (ed), Agro and Food Processing Industry in India, Springer, https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-15-9468-7_13


• Goldar, B. N & Y. Parida (2017). Sustaining India’s Manufacturing Sector Growth in the Face of Increasing Competition from Chinese Import. Pradeep Agarwal (ed.), Sustaining High Growth in India, Cambridge University Press, New Delhi, doi: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316855584.007

CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS

Delhi School of Economics 2015, ICFAI Business School (IBS) 2016, Department of Economics, University of Calcutta 2016. Indian Statistical Institute Delhi 2016, NIPFP 2017, ICFAI Business School (IBS) 2017, NIT Rourkela 2017, European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE) Athens Greece 2017, IGIDR 2017, Indian Statistical Institute Delhi 2017, Delhi School of Economics 2017, South Asian University 2018, Indian Statistical Institute Delhi 2021

OTHER PUBLICATIONS

• Long-term plan needed to combat heat waves, The Hindu Business Line, May 10, 2022 (with Joyita Roy Chowdhury & Prakash Kumar Sahool)


• Battling cold waves, The Hindu Business Line, January 12, 2022 (with Prakash Kumar Sahoo & Parul Bhardwaj)


• Flood policies that do not wash away, The Pioneer, December 12, 2021 (with Prakash Kumar Sahoo & Prarthna Agarwal Goel)


• Tauktae, Yaas and Planning for the next, The Hindu, August 24, 2021 (with Joyita Roy Chowdhury & Prakash Kumar Sahoo)


• Preparing for stormy weather, The Telegraph, June 8, 2021 (with Parul Bhardwaj)


• Dealing with the deluge: Floods in India, The Telegraph, September 2, 2020 (with Joyita Roy Chowdhury & Parul Bhardwaj)


• Centre-State coordination is key in mitigating impact of cyclones, The Hindu Business Line, June 1, 2020 (with Joyita Roy Chowdhury & Parul Bhardwaj)


• Weather woes add to farmer-suicide cases, The Hindu Business Line, February 13, 2020 (with Swati Saini)


• India is not prepared for natural disasters, The Hindu Business Line, January 3, 2020 (with Prarthna Agarwal Goel), Documented by CWC, Department of Water Resources, Government of India.


• Long-term flood mgmt requires healthy coordination between centre and states, Financial Express, November 27, 2019 (with Parul Bhardwaj), Documented by CWC, Department of Water Resources, Government of India.


• Coastal States and cost of cyclones, Telangana Today, November 16, 2021 (with Prakash Kumar Sahoo)


• Rising menace of floods, Telangana Today, August 13, 2021 (with Prarthna Agarwal Goel & Tapaswini Nayak )


• A train of natural disasters, miseries, Orissa Post, September 7, 2020 (with Prakash Kumar Sahoo)


• Fury and cost of natural disasters, Telangana Today, January 20, 2021 (with Charu Grover)


• Building better disaster resilience, Telangana Today, Feb 15, 2022 (with Joyita Roy Chowdhury & Prakash Kumar Sahoo) The dairy sector plays a crucial role in rural economy, The Pioneer, November 23, 2021 (with Prakash Kumar Sahoo)


• Plant-based beverages are no match for bovine milk, Down To Earth, Feb 3, 2020 (with Pankaj Parmar & Jashbhai B Prajapati)


• India’s dairy sector has helped lift the rural economy and improve livelihoods, The Hindu Business Line, June 1, 2020 (with Deepika Yadav)


• US-India trade deal, a threat to dairy sector, The Hindu Business Line, February 17, 2020 (with Parul Bhardwaj)


• Budget 2020: FM recognised dairy, livestock segment’s critical role in economy, Financial Express, February 6, 2020 (with Harekrishna Misra)


• Trade churn: Who will milk the benefits?, Financial Express, October 31, 2019 (with Harekrishna Misra)


• Dairy sector needs to be fortified, The Hindu Business Line, November 25, 2020 (with Shweta Krishnan & Ankit Sontakke)


• Gender budgeting for empowerment, The Pioneer, March 9, 2022 (With Joyita Roy Chowdhury and Arushi Bhasin)


• Rejuvenating tourism during pandemic, Telangana Today, August 30, 2021 (with PKV Kishan & Jagadish Prasad Sahu )


• To stay or to leave?, Telangana Today, April 29, 2020 (with Manasi Bera)