Mihir Mahapatra

Mihir Mahapatra Research Interest / Consulting Area
State Finance and Health Economics

Courses Offered
Microeconomics, Macroeconomics and Economic Environment & Policy

Positions Held / Associated With
Goa Institute of Management (GIM), Goa
Center for Multi-Disciplinary Development Research (CMDR), Dharwad
Economic and Political Weekly Research Foundation (EPWRF), Mumbai

Also teaches/taught at
Goa Insitute of Management (GIM), Goa

Dr. Mihir K. Mahapatra, M.A., M.Phil. & Ph.D.
Professor - Economics
mihir@sdmimd.ac.in

Dr. Mihir Mahapatra obtained his Ph. D in Economics from Utkal University on a Reserve Bank of India Doctoral Fellowship. His area of interest and the papers he teaches include Microeconomics, Macroeconomics and Economic Environment of Business. He was earlier with the Goa Institute of Management (GIM), Goa and has also worked with the Centre for Multi-Disciplinary Development Research (CMDR), Dharwad, Karnataka and the Economic and Political Weekly Research Foundation (EPMRF), Mumbai. He has published papers in national and international refereed journals and contributed articles in edited books published by Springer Verlag, Tata-Mcgraw Hill and New Century.

He has worked on or been associated with, various research projects sponsored by national and international agencies, including the Planning Commission (Government of India), Canara Bank, European Economic Commission and Confederation of Indian Industry (CII).

He also participated in capacity building programmes sponsored by the World Bank, UNCTAD and organised by National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), New Delhi and Centre for Development Studies (CDS), Thiruvananthapuram. Currently, he is a life member of prominent economic organisations/associations including the Indian Economic Association, Indian Society of Labour Economics, Orissa Economics Association and member of AIMS International.

Publication List

Book

  1. Mahapatra, Mihir. (2011). Fiscal federalism in India: a state-wise analysis. Germany: VDM Verlag Dr.Muller GmbH & Co. June.

Book Chapters

  1. Mahapatra, Mihir. (2013). Understanding recent Trends in Inflation in India. Contemporary research in management by Mousumi Sengupta and Nilanjan Sengupta [Compilers]. Mysore: Shri Dharmasthala Manjunatheshwara Research Centre for Management Studies (SDM RCMS), SDMIMD. [ISBN: 978-81-922146-5-8]
  2. Raj, Rajesh S.N and Mahapatra, Mihir. On Measuring Productivity Growth in Indian Industry: Analysis of Organised and Unorganised Sector in Selected Major States. Productivity, Efficiency, and Economic Growth in the Asia-Pacific Region Edited by: Jeong-Dong Lee and Almas Heshmati. London: Physica-Verlag Heidelberg (A Springer Company), 2009.
  3. Mahapatra, Mihir. Pattern of Internal Migration in Karnataka. Economic Reforms, Human Welfare and Sustainable Development in India Edited by: Narayan Nayak et.al.(Ed.). New Delhi: New Century Publications, 2007.
  4. Mahapatra, Mihir. Intergovernmental Resource Transfer and Fiscal Management: Reflections from an Underdeveloped State in India. Indian Public Finance and the Twelfth Finance Commission Edited by: Thakur, Anil et.al. (Ed). New Delhi: Deep & Deep Publications, 2007. (Reproduced from The Indian Economic Journal of The Indian Economic Association).
  5. Mahapatra, Mihir and Raj, Rajesh S.N. Health Scenario in India: Progress and Challenges. Health Economics in India Edited by: Rout, Himanshu and Prasanta Panda. New Delhi: New Century Publications, 2007.
  6. Mahapatra, Mihir. Employment of Child Domestic Servants in Orissa: A case study. Economics of Child Labour Edited by: K.P Kannan. New Delhi: Deep & Deep Publications, 2001.

International Journal

  1. Raj, Rajesh S.N and Mahapatra, Mihir. Growth and productivity performance of small manufacturing enterprises (SMEs): insights from major states in India. Journal of Indian Business Research (Emerald Publication) 1(1), 2009.
  2. Raj, Rajesh S.N and Mahapatra, Mihir. Economic Reforms and Productivity Growth: Evidence from Indian Industrial Sector with Focus on Selected States. Journal of International Business and Entrepreneurship 12(2), December 2006.

National Journal

  1. Mahapatra, Mihir. On Assessing the Fiscal Scenario in Goa. Journal of Social and Economic Development 11(2), July-December 2009.
  2. Mahapatra, Mihir. Intergovernmental Resource Transfer and Fiscal Management: Reflections from an Underdeveloped State in India., The Indian Economic Journal, December 2005.
  3. Mahapatra, Mihir. Human Capital Base of Migrant Workers in Karnataka. Social Action 55(3), July-September 2005.
  4. Mahapatra, Mihir. States’ Fiscal Scenario During Reforms Period: Evidence from Orissa. Review of Development and Change 10(1), January-June 2005.
  5. Mahapatra, Mihir. Employment of Child Domestic Servants in Orissa: A case study. The Indian Economic Journal, 2000.
  6. Mahapatra, Mihir. A District -wise Analysis of Levels of Development in Orissa. Utkal Economic Papers (12 & 13), 1999-2000, 2000-2001.
  7. Mahapatra, Mihir. The Economy of Orissa: Development and Fiscal Scenario, Utkal Economic Papers (11), 1998-99.
  8. Mahapatra, Mihir. Labour Migration from a Backward Region of Orissa. The Indian Journal of Labour Economics 41(4), 1998.
  9. Mahapatra, Mihir. Finances of State Governments: Deteriorating Fiscal Management. Economic and Political Weekly 39(18 & 19) May 1-7 & 8-14, 1998 .