AREA OF INTEREST AND SPECIALIZATION (INCLUDING RESEARCH AREA)

Environmental Economics, Agricultural Economics, and Behavioral Economics

PUBLICATIONS 

• Mishra, N.R., Tripathy, P., Biswal, D., (Forthcoming 2024). Extraction of Coal and local peoples’ health outcomes: Evidence from Talcher Coal-field of Odisha, India. Journal of Health Management (Sage & Scopus)
• Biswal, D., & Bahinipati, C. S. (2023). Crop-insurance adoption and impact on farm households’ well-being in India: evidence from a panel study. Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 1-20 (T & F, ABDC, & Scopus)
• Biswal, D., & Bahinipati, C. S. (2022). Why are farmers not insuring crops against risks in India? A review. Progress in Disaster Science, 100241 (Elsiver: Scopus)
• Biswal, D., Singh, M., & Bahinipati, C. S. (2022). COVID-19 in India: Reflections from Behavioural Economics. Journal of Developing Areas 56(3) (ABS)
• Biswal, D. (2020). Nudge: Improving decisions about health, wealth, and happiness Richard H. Thaler & Cass R. Sunstein London, UK: Penguin 2009, ISBN: 978‐0‐141‐04001‐1. Journal of Public Affairs (Willy, Scopus & ABDC)
• Biswal, D., & Chinara, M. (2020). Socio-Economic Determinants of Education Loan for Higher Education: Evidence from Odisha.  Orissa Journal of Commerce (UGC Care)

POLICY BRIEF 

• Bahinipati, C. S., Sirohi, R. A., Biswal, D., & Singh, M. (2020). COVID-19: Policy Interventions and Socio-economic Impact in Andhra Pradesh, India (Available at ideas.repec.org)

CONFERENCES 

• Presented a paper titled ”Do Climate Risk Management Strategies Improve Farmers’ Wellbeing in India? Assessing Heterogeneous Impact of Crop Insurance” in South Asian Conference organised by Ireland India Institute, DCU, Dublin, 19-22 April 2023
• Presented a paper titled ”Risk Aversion, Adoption of Safety Nets and Food Security in India: Interlinkages between Crop-Insurance and Crop-Diversification” 6^th SANEM Annual Economists’ Conference (SAEC), Bangladesh, 4-5 February 2023
• Presented a paper titled ”Do Climate Risk Management Strategies Improve Farmers’ Wellbeing in India? Assessing Heterogeneous Impact of Crop Insurance” in Resilient Community Irrigation Management in Context of Climate Change and Multifunctional Rural-Urban Water Use Competition in Asia organised by AIT Thailand and Chiang Mai University Thailand, 24-27 June 2022
• Presented a paper titled ”Adoption and Impact of Crop Insurance in India: Evidence from India Human Development Survey” in ‘Sustainable Societies, Ecological Systems and Economic Development conference  organised by INSEE-IIITD, 15- 17 December 2021
• Presented a paper titled ”Adoption and Impact of Crop Insurance in India: Evidence from India Human Development Survey” at the 17^th Globelics Conference held in Heredia, Costa Rica, 3-5 November 2021
• Presented a paper titled “Why Farmers in India are not Adopting Crop-Insurance? Insights from Behavioural Economics Literature” at the 2^nd International Symposium on Disaster Resilience and Sustainable Development organised by the Asian Institute of Technology, Thailand, 24 – 25 June 2021
• Presented a paper titled “Exploring a New Paradigm for Crop Insurance in India: Integrating Behavioural Economics Approach for Farmer’s Choice of Crop Insurance ” in 7th Management Doctoral Colloquium and VGSOM Research Scholars’ Day organised by IIT Kharagpur, 3- 4 February 2021
• Presented a Thesis Proposal on ”Crop Insurance in India: An Analysis of Determinants, Impact and Behavioural Analysis” in the 1st Doctoral Colloquium in Management and Development (DOCMAD) organised by the Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA), 4-7 November 2020
• Presented a Paper on ”The Rising Trends of COVID-19 in India: Reflection from Behavioural Economics’ in the 1st Doctoral Colloquium in Management and Development (DOCMAD) organised by the Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA), 4-7 November, 2020
• Presented a Thesis Proposal on ”Crop Insurance in India: An Analysis of Determinants, Impact and Behavioural Analysis” at the 13^th Doctoral Thesis Conference organised by IBS Hyderabad, 8-9 October 2020
• Presented a paper on ”Agricultural Insurance in India: A Behavioural Economics Perspective” in 52^nd Annual Conference of Orrisa Economic Association held at Parala Maharaja Engineering College, Sitapali, Berhampur, 8-9 to February 2020
• Presented a paper on “Socio-Economic Determinants of education loan for higher education: Evidence from a primary level study in Odisha” 55th Annual Conference of the Indian Econometric Society (TIES), 8-11 January 2019

WORKSHOPS/SHORT-TERM COURSES

• Participated in SPARC (Ministry of Education, India) sponsored Indo-Japan Five days online Workshop on ‘Climate Resilient Precision Agriculture to Enhance the Natural Capital in Developing Countries: An Inclusive Wealth Approach’, 8-12 March 2021 at NITK Surathkal
• Participated in the Five-Day International Workshop on ‘Climate Smart Agriculture: Opportunities and Challenges’ organised by the NITK Surathkal jointly with Hiroshima University, Japan and Tata Institute of Social Science Hyderabad, 23 – 27 October 2020
• Participated in the ‘Academic Writing Workshop’ organised by IIT Tirupati in collaboration with USA Consulate General, Hyderabad, 10-12 December 2019
• Participated in the workshop on ‘Non-market Valuation of Environmental Goods and Services’, organised by the Centre for Economic and Social Studies (CESS), Hyderabad, in collaboration with The Indian Society for Ecological Economics (INSEE) and South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics (SANDEE), November 9, 2019
• Participated in the workshop on ‘Behavioural and Experimental Economics for Environmental Policy’ organised by INSEE-CESS International Conference: The Tenth INSEE Biennial Conference, November 5, 2019
• Participated in the Gain Course on ‘Environmental Economics and Sustainable Development: Theory and Methodology for Valuation’ at NITK, Surathkal, 19-23 Nov 2018

SUMMER SCHOOL

• Presented a poster titled ‘Adoption and Impact of Crop Insurance in India: Evidence from India Human Development Survey’ in PhD Summer School on Applied Microeconomics jointly organised by the University of Cyprus, Lancaster University, and the University of Padova, 6-9 July 2021

AWARD/SCHOLARSHIP/FELLOWSHIP

• UGC-NET qualified for Assistant Professor conducted by UGC (2017)
• Received travel grant amount of 750 Euro for participating in South Asian Conference at Ireland India Institute, Dublin, 19-22 April 2023
• Received travel grants amount USD 3000 for participating 17^th Globelics conference held in Heredia, Costa Rica, 3-5 November 2021
• Received registration fee grants amount USD 200 from Friends of Globelics (FOG) Fund for the registration in 17^th Globeleics conference held in Heredia, Costa Rica from 3-5 November 2021
• Junior Research fellowship/Half Time Research Assistantship for PhD by Ministry of Education India (2018 August to January 2023)
• Central Sector Scholarship, Ministry of Education, India (2012–2017)
• LIC Golden Jubilee Scholarship (2012–2015)
• Governer’s Award in State Level Quiz Competition (2015)