Soumyabrata’s overarching topics of my interest include Corporate Finance, Financial Economics, and International Trade.

Presently, he is exploring the issue of human understandability of machine-generated results to predict bankruptcy. Additionally, he is exploring the indirect effects of the Indian Bankruptcy Code on the Indian Economy. Apart from research related to Bankruptcy, he has undertaken research on Exchange Rate Volatility.

Before joining the PhD program at IFMR GSB, he has conducted research with last-mile women entrepreneurs, and small and marginal farmers, in his capacity as an Analyst in a Management Consulting firm.

1. 2021-2022: Re-emerging World Consulting Pvt Ltd

   Analyst, executing research studies, analysing & interpreting the findings and support in proposal writing 

   • Conducted an end-term research to distil good practices emerging out of a social project to enhance the adaptive capacity and resilience of small and marginal farmers in West Bengal, India
   • Conducted research with last mile women entrepreneurs for a project on clean energy and climate adaptive solutions in Bihar, India
   • Conducted research with rural lower-income women in agri-business value chains for a project towards scaling up women-led climate resilient farming model in drought-prone areas of Maharashtra, India
   • Undertook desk research:

   o To understand the present scenario women micro and nano entrepreneurs in India

   o To understand the level of digital inclusion among rural Indian women

   o To understand the achievements and shortcomings of DAY-NRLM

   o To understand the achievements and workings of an international non-profit foundation to fortify edible oil in India

   o To critically analyse the achievements and shortcomings of Mission Shakti in Odisha, India

   o To understand the concept of Financial Heath as defined by UNCDF

   2019- 2020: Food and Agriculture Centre of Excellence (FACE), CII

   Intern

   • Conducted research with farmers and agricultural marketing board officials for a project towards optimising usage and efficiency of agricultural markets in West Bengal, India

Publication:

Majumdar, D., & Basu, S. (2023). Exchange Rate Uncertainty and India’s Bilateral Trade: A Gravity Model Approach.Arthaniti: Journal of Economic Theory and Practice, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/09767479231178953

Consulting Report:

Re-emerging World Consulting. (2022, July). 08 lessons learned: Inputs for policy considerations in developing resilience against climate risks for small-scale farmers in semi-arid regions:

https://re-emergingworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/20220719-Eight-Lessons-Learned-Supplementary-Report-FINAL-Draft.pdf

Paper Presentations:

1. Exchange Rate Uncertainty and India’s Bilateral Trade: A Gravity Model Approach, jointly with Dr Devleena Majumdar at the 7th International Conference on Empirical Issues in International Trade and Finance conducted by Indian Institute of Foreign Trade

Soumyabrata has a strong affinity towards drama, music and art. He has been part of a theatre group in Kolkata where he has performed in eleven shows. He is still enthusiastic about the theatre, and wishes to rejoin again at the appropriate time. Apart from this, in his leisure, he likes to rhyme words to compose poetries. On a trip, he will look for opportunities to capture the beauty of Nature with his camera. Thus, all things that is artistic and cultural, is what interests Soumyabrata.

Academic Background:

1. MA in Economics, St Xavier’s University, Kolkata
2. BSc in Economics, Bidhannagar Govt College, Kolkata