Faculty Details

•  Ph.D.: in Economics - Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore.
•  M. Phil.: in Economics - Centre for Development Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University.
•  M.A.: in Economics - University of Hyderabad. B.A.(Hons.) in Economics - Utkal University.

Dr. Ramakrushna Panigrahi is Professor at IMI, Bhubaneswar. His teaching interest includes Managerial Economics, Macroeconomic Theory and Policies, Geopolitical environment and International Finance. In addition to teaching, Dr. Panigrahi is an active researcher in the area economics; particularly in development economics. He has published a number of research papers in refereed journals of high repute like Journal of International Development and Journal of Human Development. Dr. Panigrahi has over twenty-four years of teaching, research and consulting experience in the area of economics and development economics. Prior to his assignment at IMI, Bhubaneswar, he has worked with MATS Institute of Management And Entrepreneurship, Bangalore; ICFAI Business School, Bangalore; Chemols Infotech Private Limited, Bangalore and Foundation to Aid Industrial Recovery, Bangalore.

Paper(s) Presented in National / International Conferences

1. Green Accounting for Sustainable Economic Growth: Estimation of Partial Environmental Costs from Value Additions of Mining and Quarrying Sector of Odisha State, 9th International Conference on Global Business Environment organised by IMI Bhubaneswar.
2. Challenges to Scalability of SHGs as MFIs: Economic Implications for Banks and Policy Initiatives, 8th International Conference on “Global Business Environment” organised by IMI Bhubaneswar.
3. Microfinance Institutions and Access to affordable finance for micro enterprises: Evidence from India, 5th International Conference in Banking and Finance organised by IMI Bhubaneswar.
4. Social Dysfunction Parameters in Development Discourse – An Inclusive Ranking Approach of Attainments, 7th International Conference on “Global Business Environment” organised by IMI Bhubaneswar.
5. Growth and Performance of Microfinance Institutions in India: Institutional Intervention and Challenges to Sustainability, 4th International Conference in Banking and Finance “Towards a Sustainable Future in Banking & Finance”  organised by IMI Bhubaneswar.
6. Inclusion of Social Dysfunction Parameters – A more Robust Approach to estimation of Human Development Index , 6th International Conference on “Global Business Environment” organised by IMI Bhubaneswar.
7. Inclusion of Social Dysfunction Parameters – A More Robust Approach to Estimation of Human Development Index, in 5th International Conference on “Global Business Environment” organised by IMI Bhubaneswar.
8. Real Interest rate parity and fisher's open condition: emphirical evidences from major economics,  3rd Annual Conference on Banking and Finance organised by IMI Bhubaneswar.
9. Financing of Micro-Enterprises: Challenges and Prospects, Conference Organized by Utkal University.
10. Geopolitics and Trade Competitiveness in a new World Order: future Challenges for India and China, Paper submitted and presented in the International Conference on “India, China and the New World Order: Economic, Social and Cultural Dimensions” jointly organized by IMI, Bhubaneswar and SASS, November 26-27, 2016.
11. Panigrahi Ramakrushna (2015), “Green Income Accounting for Forestry Sector: Empirical Evidences from Karnataka State, India”, Paper presented at International Business Research Conference, IMI, Bhubaneswar. February 6-7, 2015.
12. Panigrahi, R. (2015), “Green Income Accounting for Forestry Sector: Empirical Evidences from Karnataka State”, in International Business Research Conference, Bhubaneswar, India, 6-7 February, International Management Institute, Bhubaneswar, India.
13. Panigrahi, R. (2015), “Incidence of Green Accounting on Competitiveness: Empirical Evidence from Mining and Quarrying Sector”, in International Conference on Global Economic Environment: Business Analytics and Cyber Security Management in Organizations, Bhubaneswar, India, IMI, Bhubaneswar and EGADE Business School, Mexico, Bhubaneswar, India.
14. Panigrahi, R. (2015), “Sino-Indian Economic Development Models:. Challenges of Sustainability in 21st Century”, in International Conference on Sino Indian Relations: Change and Development, Chengdu, China, 26-27 October, Sichuan Academy of Social Sciences, Chengdu, China.
15.  Panigrahi Ramakrushna (2014), “Input-Output Matrix and Sectoral Linkages in Odisha Economy”, Key-Note paper presented in 46th Annual conference of Orissa Economic Association, Rimuli College, Kendujhar, Orissa.
16. Panigrahi, R. (2012), “Inclusion of Social Dysfunction parameters – A more Robust Approach to Estimation of Human Development Index”, in 8th International Conference on Economics and Finance, Bangalore, 19-20 January, IBS, Bangalore, India.
17. Panigrahi, R. (2011), “Sustainable Development and Green Accounting: An Estimation of Green income from Mining and Quarrying Sector”, in Adaptive Management of Eco-Systems: The Knowledge Systems of Societies for Adaptation and Mitigation of Impacts of Climate Change, Bangalore, 19-21 October, Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore, India.
18. Panigrahi, R. (2011), “Urbanization and Crime rates: An Exploratory Analysis of Amplification Hypothesis for major Indian Cities”, in 7th International Conference on Economics and Finance, Bangalore, IBS, Bangalore, India.
19. Changing patterns of Agrarian Relations in a Semi-Subsistence Economy:  A Case Study of a village in Orissa”, Paper published in “Agrarian Transformation in Orissa: Issues and Evidence, UGC Sponsored Conference organized by Sambalpur University.
20. Operationalising Multidimensional Concepts of Chronic Poverty: An Exploratory Spatial Analysis, CPRC sponsored International Conference, Organized by IIPA, New Delhi.

Conference Attended

1. 47th Orissa Economic Association Conference at Centurion University in Bhubaneswar, February 21-22, 2015.
2. 1st International Business Research Conference, IMI, Bhubaneswar February 6-7, 2015.
3. 46th Orissa Economic Association Conference at Rimuli College, Kendujhar, Odisha, February 15-16, 2014.
4. 45th Orissa Economic Association Conference at NISER, Bhubaneswar, February 16-17, 2013.
5. 8th International Conference on Economics and Finance at IBS, Bangalore, January 19-20, 2012.
6. International Conference on "The Knowledge Systems of Societies for Adaptation and Mitigation of Impacts of Climate Change” held at Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore during 19th-21st, October 2011. The conference was jointly organized by ISEC, Bangalore and International Humboldt Kolleg, Germany.
7. 7th International Conference on Economics and Finance at IBS, Bangalore.
8. UGC sponsored National level conference on “Strengthening Agricultural Marketing System in Post-WTO World Trade Order” organized at Bhadrak Autonomous College, Bhadrak, Orissa, March 2005.

International Finance; Geopolitics