Arup Mitra
Arup Mitra | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | MA Economics , M. Phil., Ph. D , Delhi School of Economics; Post Doctorate (1995), Northwestern University, USA |
Arup Mitra is an academician[1], currently serving as the Professor of Economics, South Asian University, New Delhi[2] and previously served as Director General of National Institute of Labour Economics Research and Development (IAMR), an autonomous Institute under NITI Aayog).[3]
His research interests include development economics, labour and welfare, industrial productivity growth and employment, urban development, and gender inequality. He authored in Encyclopaedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS) Mathematical Models in Economics, developed under UNESCO,[4] Encyclopaedia of Sustainability.[5] and the Handbook of Labour, Human Resources and Population Economy.[6]
Early Life and Career
[edit]Arup Mitra completed his MA in Economics , M. Phil. and Ph.D from Delhi School of Economics. His title for the PhD thesis was Urbanisation, Slums and Informal Sector: Interconnections and Interregional Variations. Thereafter he also obtained a Post Doctorate Degree from Northwestern University Evanston, USA (1995). His supervisor was Professor Edwin S. Mills and the title of the work was “Urban Development and Urban Ills.”
He previously worked as a Professor of Economics at the Institute of Economic Growth (IEG), Delhi. He also served as the Director General of NILERD, Government of India.
Arup served as a member of various committees such as the Chairman of the Technical Advisory Committee for City GDP Estimation, Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs, Government of India,[7] member of Expert Group Annual Employment-Unemployment Survey by Labour Bureau, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India[8] and pursued research sponsored by WHO [9] and other projects.[10][11][12]
He is also on editorial board of various journals such as Indian Journal of Labour Economics,[13] editorial board member of International Journal of Sustainable Development Research[14] and other journals.
Books
[edit]Some of the books, he has authored and coauthored, contributed to include the following:
- Barriers to Employment: Impact of Macro, Individual and Enterprise-level Variables,[15] Springer Brief, 2023, ISBN 978-9819945696
- Urban Headway and Upward Mobility in India, Cambridge University Press, 2020.[16] ISBN 9781108496360
- Climate change, Livelihood Diversification and well-being: The case of rural Odisha" Springer Brief, 2021. (jointly with Saudamini Das and others)[17] ISBN 978-981-16-7048-0
- Labour Force Participation in India, Springer Brief in Economics, Springer, 2018 (jointly with Aya Okada),[18] ISBN 978-9811071430.
- Corruption and Development in Indian Economy, Cambridge University Press, 2016. (jointly with Chandan Sharma)[19] ISBN 9781107152670
- Industry-led Growth: Issues and Facts, Springer Brief in Economics, Springer, 2016.[20] ISBN 978-9811000072
- Insight into Inclusive Growth, Employment and Wellbeing in India, Springer, 2013.[21] ISBN 978-81-322-0655-2
- Occupational Choices, Networks and Transfers: An Exegesis Based on Micro Data from Delhi Slums, Manohar Publishers, New Delhi, 2003.[22] ISBN 81-7304-483-X
- Urban Development and Urban Ills, Commonwealth Publishers, New Delhi, 1997, (Jointly with Edwin S. Mills).[23] ISBN 9788171693993
- Urbanisation, Slums, Informal Sector Employment and Poverty: An Exploratory Study B.R. Pub. Corp. (D.K. Pub. and Dist.), Delhi, 1994.[24] ISBN 817018830X
Some of the books he has edited include:
- Youth in Indian Labour Market: Issues, Challenges and Policies, Springer, 2024.[25] ISBN 978-9819703784.
- Economic Growth in India and Its Many Dimensions, Orient BlackSwan, 2018.[26] ISBN 9789352870875
- Studies in Macro Economics and Welfare, Academic Foundation, Delhi, 2005 (jointly with B. B. Bhattacharya).[27] ISBN 817188461X
He has also authored books published in English Literature such as Awakening,[28] (ISBN 8171695078), In Search of the Lotus-feet (ISBN 978-8126901753), Light on the Lotus ( ISBN 978-8189973018), Poverty Profile (ISBN 978-9380009612), A Letter to Mother (ISBN 978-8126901463), Spread the Wings (ISBN 978-9386487728), and other books.
References
[edit]- ^ "Migration, Livelihood and Well-being: Evidence from Indian City Slums by Arup Mitra". JSTOR. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ "Professor Arup Mitra". South Asian University. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ "Brochure for International Programmes" (PDF). NILERD. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ "Labor Market Analysis: Issues and Facts" (PDF). NILERD. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ "Contributors to Volumes 1–10 of the Encyclopedia of Sustainability" (PDF). NILERD. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ "Employment Impact of Technologies in the Developing World". Springer. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ "Telling Tales". Times of India, India Times. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ "Quarterly Employment Survey of the Labour Bureau". Indra Stra. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ "Official document" (PDF). Unctad. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ "India Country Economic Memorandum" (PDF). World Bank. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ "Labour and Development" (PDF). VVGNLI Government of India. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ "The world bank research program" (PDF). World Bank. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ "Indian Journal of Labour Economics". Springer. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ "Editorial Board". SciencePG. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ "Barriers to Employment: Impact of Macro, Individual and Enterprise-level Variables". Springer. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ "Urban Headway and Upward Mobility in India". Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ "Climate change, Livelihood Diversification and well-being: The case of rural Odisha". Springer. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ "Labour Force Participation in India, Springer Brief in Economics". Springer. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ "Corruption and Development in Indian Economy". Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ "Industry-led Growth: Issues and Facts, Springer Brief in Economics". Springer. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ "Insight into Inclusive Growth, Employment and Wellbeing in India". Springer. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ "Review: Networks and Slum Dwellers". JSTOR. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ "Urban Development and Urban Ills". IIMSUCAT.IIMB.AC.In. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ "Urbanisation, Slums, Informal Sector Employment and Poverty: An Exploratory Study". Library NITI Government of India. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ "Youth in Indian Labour Market: Issues, Challenges and Policies". Springer. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ "Economic growth in India and its many dimensions". Orient Blackswan. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ "Studies in Macro Economics and Welfare". Library NITI Government of India. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ "Awakening". Library NITI Government of India. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
| International | |
|---|---|
| National | |
