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Email: puneet.arora@dtu.ac.in
Qualifications
BA (H) Economics, MA (Economics), PhD (Economics)
Areas of Interest
Development Economics, Macroeconomics, International Trade
Dr. Puneet Kumar Arora is an Assistant Professor at USME, DTU in the discipline of economics. He has over 7 years of experience in delivering courses in Economics to UG and PG students including Statistics, Econometrics and Mathematical Methods for Economics. He was previously associated with India Infrastructure Publishing, where he tracked the Indian telecom and renewable energy sectors. He holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Hansraj College, University of Delhi and master’s degree in economics from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi and a PhD in economics and trade policy from the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, New Delhi. He has to his credit several research papers in national and international journals. He is a regular contributor to leading economics and finance newspapers such as Mint and Nikkei Asia. His areas of interest include development economics and international trade.
Journal Publications
- "The Nexus between Financial Development and Trade Performance: Empirical Evidence from India in the Presence of Endogenous Structural Breaks (2020)", Journal of Financial Economic Policy, Vol. 12 No. 2, pp. 279-291
- “Assessing Working Capital Management Efficiency of Indian Manufacturing Exporters (2020)", Managerial Finance, Vol. 46 No. 8, pp. 1061-1079
- “Financial Development and Sub-National Export Performance: Evidence from the Indian States”, Indian Economic Journal (Forthcoming)
- “External Finance Dependence, Financial Development and Exports: A Firm-Level Study from India”, International Journal of Emerging Markets
- “Does domestic monetary policy affect foreign direct investment to India? (2024)”, Economics Bulletin, Vol. 44 No. 1, pp. 173-181
Newspaper Publications
- “Don’t let the chips fall: Why India’s semiconductor push is a step in right direction”, published on September 27, 2024 in Firstpost (https://www.firstpost.com/opinion/dont-let-the-chips-fall-why-indias-semiconductor-push-is-a-step-in-right-direction-13819688.html)
- “Not as $trong, but $till $ignificant”, published on July 6, 2024 in The Economic Times (https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/opinion/et-commentary/not-as-trong-but-till ignificant/articleshow/111522067.cms)
- “New European trade pact marks a milestone for India”, published on April 30, 2024 in Nikkei Asia (https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/New-European-trade-pact-marks-a-milestone-for-India)
- “India cannot afford to let its savings rate keep slipping”, published on November 10, 2023 in Nikkei Asia (https://asia.nikkei.com/Opinion/India-cannot-afford-to-let-its-savings-rate-keep-slipping)
- “All that you need to know about India’s new foreign trade policy”, published on April 3, 2023 in Mint Newspaper (https://www.livemint.com/news/india/government-unveils-new-foreign-trade-policy-with-targets-to-boost-exports-and-simplify-export-processes-ftp2023-boostexports-simplifyexportprocesses-indiatrade-11680457184304.html)
- “How a trade deal with the EU could shape up”, published on May 4, 2022 in Mint Newspaper (https://www.livemint.com/economy/the-significance-of-a-free-trade-deal-with-the-eu-11651602073894.html)
- “The telecom bailout package is not a silver bullet”, published on November 2, 2021 in Mint Newspaper (https://www.livemint.com/industry/telecom/why-recent-reforms-aren-t-enough-to-bring-telecom-sector-out-of-the-woods-11635746109844.html)
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