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    Economics

    Dr. Tiken Das

    Assistant Professor

    Specialization : Econometrics
    Qualification : M.A., M.Phil., Ph.D.
    Area of Research : Development Economics, Health Economics, and Rural Finance; Expertise on R Programming, Spatial data analysis & GIS, NFHS unit level data analysis

    • tikenhyd@nagaonuniversity.ac.in
    • 9508690555


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    Project Report Publications (3)

    1. Pramanik, S., Ghosh, A., Goswami, A., Das, T., and Albert, S , Impact assessment of the SALT (Stimulate, Appreciate, Learn, and Transfer) approach of community engagement to increase immunization coverage through ownership - a mixed methods study in Assam, India. International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, UK https://www.3ieimpact.org/evidence-hub/publications/impact-evaluations/impacts-stimulate-appreciate-learn-and-transfer [2020]


    2. Ghosh R, Pde Y, Jana I, Das T, Jain S, Chauhan A, Albert S, Cost Effectiveness Analysis of Hypothermia Detection Devices (BEMPU, ThermoSpot and Fever Watch) for Premature and Low Birth Weight Neonates in India. Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of India https://htain.icmr.org.in/images/pdf/CEA_of_Neonatal_Hypothermia_Detection_Devices-Call_For_Comments.pdf [2019]


    3. Walter, F., Das, T., Goan, Z., Lin, T.N., and Kashyap, F, Relations across borders: communities separated by the Indo-Myanmar border. North Eastern Social Research Centre, Guwahati https://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/6970295 [2015]


    Journal (38)

    1. Tiken Das, District level disparities in multidimensional child malnutrition and effects of initial phase POSHAN Abhiyaan in India. Discover Public Health Vol. 22  697 . https://doi.org/10.1186/s12982-025-01086-4 [2025]


    2. Tiken Das, Impact Evaluation of a Community Engagement Intervention for Improving Childhood Immunization Coverage in Rural Assam, India: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. Medical Research Archives Vol. 13  9 . https://doi.org/10.18103/mra.v13i9.6895 [2025]


    3. Tiken Das, Exploring the Drivers of Banana Postharvest Losses: A Case Study in Northeast India. World Food Policy . https://doi.org/10.1002/wfp2.70006 [2025]


    4. Tiken Das, How do economic, environmental, social, and health factors affect health outcomes? Insights from 21 developing and emerging economies. Regional Science Policy & Practice Vol. 17  2 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rspp.2024.100163 [2025]


    5. Tiken Das, Role of Public Health Expenditure on Health Infrastructure and Manpower in India: A State-Level Analysis of the Nexus Between Indicators. Indian Journal of Human Development Vol. 18  2 . https://doi.org/10.1177/09737030241299264 [2024]


    6. Tiken Das, Impact of Health and Non-health Inputs on Health Outcomes: A Comparative Study of South Asia, Southeast Asia, BRICS and ASEAN Regions. Arthaniti: Journal of Economic Theory and Practice . https://doi.org/10.1177/09767479241256168 [2024]


    7. Tiken Das, Unveiling Spatial Heterogeneity: A Study of Diverse Child Immunization Indicators Across Indian Districts. Child Indicators Research Vol. 17 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s12187-024-10135-4 [2024]


    8. Tiken Das, The puzzle of public health expenditure and healthcare infrastructure in India: An empirical investigation. Regional Science Policy & Practice Vol. 16  2 . https://doi.org/10.1111/rsp3.12710 [2024]


    9. Tiken Das, Pattern of Public Healthcare Expenditure and Preparedness for COVID-19 in India: An Interstate Analysis. Journal of Health Management Vol. 25  4 . 10.1177/09720634231215390 [2023]


    10. Tiken Das, Microfinance and Poverty Reduction in Assam: Uncovering the Nexus between Access to Credit and Household Well-being. Journal Space and Culture, India Vol. 11  3 . 10.20896/saci.v11i3.1372 [2023]


    11. Tiken Das, Exploring spatial variations and determinants of child malnutrition in Indian districts. GeoJournal Vol. 88 . https://doi.org/10.1007/s10708-023-10989-1 [2023]


    12. Tiken Das, Indo‐ASEAN Trade Complementarity and Favourability with Transition from Look East to Act East Policy: Evidence from Northeastern States of India. Regional Science Policy & Practice Vol. 14  2 . https://doi.org/10.1111/rsp3.12459 [2022]


    13. Tiken Das, Do the Heterogeneous Determinants of Repayment Affect Differently across Borrowers of Diverse Credit Sources in Rural Assam? A Double Hurdle Approach. Journal of Development Policy and Practice Vol. 6  2 . https://doi.org/10.1177/24551333211031667 [2021]


    14. Tiken Das, COVID 19-Induced Lockdown 2.0 and Looming Crisis across Sectors of Economy: Evidence from the Indian States. Space and Culture, India Vol. 8  2 . 10.20896/saci.v8i2.885 [2020]


    15. Tiken Das, Determinants of Cost Inefficiency of Maize Farming in Different Agro-climatic Regions of Sikkim, India. International Journal of Rural Management Vol. 16  2 . https://doi.org/10.1177/0973005220942612 [2020]


    16. Tiken Das, COVID- 19 and Economic Loss of First Phase of (21- Day) Lockdown in India. Space and Culture, India Vol. 8  1 . 10.20896/saci.v8i1.844 [2020]


    17. Tiken Das, Does credit access lead to expansion of income and multidimensional poverty? A study of rural Assam. International Journal of Social Economics Vol. 46  2 . https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSE-12-2017-0592 [2019]


    18. Tiken Das, Is awareness of credit sources prerequisite for their use? A study of rural Assam. Indian Growth and Development Review Vol. 12  1 . https://doi.org/10.1108/IGDR-01-2018-0010 [2018]


    19. Tiken Das, Estimation of rural credit demand: a study of Lower Brahmaputra valley of Assam. International Journal of Emerging Markets Vol. 13  6 . https://doi.org/10.1108/IJoEM-01-2018-0014 [2018]


    20. Tiken Das, Do the heterogeneous determinants of life satisfaction affect differently across borrowers of diverse credit sources? A propensity score approach. International Journal of Social Economics Vol. 45  8 . https://doi.org/10.1108/IJSE-03-2017-0081 [2018]


    21. Tiken Das, Inequality and Incidence of Poverty among Labourers in Tea Plantation Sector: A Study of Dibrugarh District of Assam. Journal of Economic Policy & Research Vol. 12  1 https://www.ipeindia.org/wp-content/uploads/journals/jepr/JEPR%20Vol.12%20No.2%20&%20Vol.13%20No.1%20April,2017-March,2018.pdf [2017]


    22. Tiken Das, Direction of Uneven Health-Care Expenditure Evidence from Northeast India. Indian Journal of Public Health Vol. 61  2 . 10.4103/ijph.IJPH_315_15 [2017]


    23. Tiken Das, Financial Inclusion in Assam: Evidences from District/Village Level Data. The Microfinance Review (Journal of centre for microfinance review) Vol. 8  1 https://www.nabard.org/auth/writereaddata/tender/16091605544th_National_Seminar_of_microfinance_Theme_Announcement_30_Dec_14_Final.pdf [2016]


    24. Tiken Das, A Study on the Differences in the Banking Parameters between Pre- and Post-Financial Inclusion Periods: Some Evidence for India. The IUP Journal of Bank Management Vol. 14  1 https://iupindia.in/ViewArticleDetails.asp?ArticleID=5816 [2015]


    25. Tiken Das, Measurement of Financial Inclusion- A Case Study of Assam. Journal of Economic Policy and Research Vol. 10  2 https://www.ipeindia.org/wp-content/uploads/journals/jepr/JEPR_%2011_1.PDF.pdf [2015]


    26. Tiken Das, Supply Driven Financial Inclusion of India- An Interstate Analysis. MPRA Paper No. 66658 https://mpra.ub.uni-muenchen.de/66658/ [2015]


    27. Tiken Das, INFORMAL FINANCE- A CASESTUDY OF NORTH EAST INDIA. Journal of Rural Development Vol. 34  1 https://nirdprojms.in/index.php/jrd/article/view/93231 [2015]


    28. Tiken Das, Financial untouchability vis-à-vis prime minister Jan Dhan Yojana in Assam. Indian Journal of Economics and Development Vol. 10  4 . 10.5958/2322-0430.2014.00562.9 [2014]


    29. Tiken Das, A Comparative Analysis of Participation of Women Self Help Group in Self Help Group Bank Linkage Programme- Between Southern and North Eastern Region of India. International Journal of Innovative Research and Studies Vol. 2  6 https://scholar9.com/journal/international-journal-of-innovative-research-and-s-9497 [2013]


    30. Tiken Das, A Step towards Searching Alternative Method for Evaluating Welfare Loss Caused By Development-Induced Displacement. The International Journal Of Engineering And Science Vol. 2  6 https://www.theijes.com/papers/v2-i6/Part.3/L26301020105.pdf [2013]


    31. Tiken Das, Evaluation of Postharvest Losses of Banana Growers in North East India: An Ordered Probit Analysis. Current Agriculture Research Journal Vol. 11  2 . http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CARJ.11.2.10 []


    32. Tiken Das, Assessing the postharvest losses incurred by banana cultivators- A study of North East India. Journal of Research in Agriculture and Animal Science Vol. 10  4 https://www.questjournals.org/jraas/papers/v10-i4/10042126.pdf []


    33. Tiken Das, Farmers’ Suicides in India. Economic and Political Weekly Vol. 57  5 https://www.epw.in/journal/2022/5/commentary/farmers%E2%80%99-suicides-india.html []


    34. Tiken Das, Does the augmentation of monetary and non-monetary factors prerequisite for the improvement of health outcomes? Evidence from the Indian states. The International Journal of Health Planning and Management Vol. 37  2 . https://doi.org/10.1002/hpm.3397 []


    35. Tiken Das, Inequality and Incidence of Poverty among Labourers in Tea Plantation Sector: A Study of Dibrugarh District of Assam. JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC POLICY & RESEARCH Vol. 12  2 https://www.ipeindia.org/wp-content/uploads/journals/jepr/JEPR%20Vol.12%20No.2%20&%20Vol.13%20No.1%20April,2017-March,2018.pdf []


    36. Tiken Das, Are the Rural Credit Policies of Mainland India Suitable for Assam?. DIALOGUE QUARTERLY Vol. 17  1 https://www.asthabharati.org/Dia_July%20015.pdf []


    37. Tiken Das, Measuring Women’s Self-help Group Sustainability: A Study of Rural Assam. International Journal of Rural Management Vol. 15  1 . https://doi.org/10.1177/0973005219836040 []


    38. Tiken Das, An Analysis of Non-Performing Assets and Recovery Performance of Self Help Group Bank Linkage Programme Unique Preference to North Eastern Region of India. IOSR Journal of Economics and Finance (IOSR-JEF) Vol. 1  1 . 10.9790/5933-0110514 []


    Book Chapter (1)

    1. Tiken Das, Rural Finance. An Unsolvable Question. Grin Publishing  ISBN: 978-3656478973 https://www.grin.com/document/231178?srsltid=AfmBOopdPceXQ5TwSa7vuBbtIksTwjjOyBv_tRAY8i9PcgJVh7NRHGm0 [2013]


    Book(Authored) (2)

    1. Tiken Das, Relations Across Borders: Communities Separated by the Indo-Myanmar Border. North Eastern Social Research Centre, Guwahati and Animation and Research Centre, Yangon  ISBN: 978-81-926062-3-1 https://www.amazon.in/Relations-Across-Borders-Communities-Indo-Myanmar/dp/8192606236 [2015]


    2. Tiken Das, A Region-Wise Analysis of Microfinance Program in India: Backwardness of Microfinance Program in North East India. LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing  ISBN: 978-3659254338 https://www.amazon.in/Region-Wise-Analysis-Microfinance-Program-India/dp/3659254339 [2012]


    1. Computer Application Course in Development Studies at OKD Institute, Guwahati (2009)
    2. Research Methodology Course in Development Studies at OKD Institute, Guwahati (2009)
    3. Statistical Analysis using STATA at Indian Institute of Public Health, Delhi (2016)
    4. Hands-on workshop on Public Health Analytics and Disease Modeling at NEHU, Shillong (2017)
    5. Proposal Development for Health Technology Assessment, Department of Health Research, Government of India, Delhi (2017)
    6. International Fellowship on Health Technology Assessment Workshop, PGIMER, Chandigarh (2018)
    7. Workshop on Epidemiologic Study Designs, Sampling Techniques, and Sample Size Calculation, IIPH Shillong (2018)
    8. 1st Workshop on Health Technology Assessment, DHR, Delhi (2018)
    9. 2nd Workshop on Health Technology Assessment, DHR, Delhi (2018)
    10. Qualitative Research Methodology, IIPH Shillong (2018)
    11. Summer School in Development Economics, ISI Delhi (2019)
    12. Faculty Enablement Program on Artificial Intelligence, Infosys STP Campus, Hyderabad (2025).

     

    1. Recipient of 7th International Fellowship on Health Technology Assessment at Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh (2018)
    2. IGC-ISI Summer School in Development Economics at International Growth Centre, Delhi (2019)
    3. Recipient of the esteemed Late Dulal Chandra Goswami Memorial Award 2022, conferred by DCGMCT, Nowgong College (Autonomous), in recognition of exceptional research contributions to the field of Social Sciences. 

     

    1. Member, Research and Development Cell, Nagaon University.
    2. Member, Task Force for UG and PG Curriculum Structure as per NEP 2020, Nagaon University.
    3. Chief Editor, Nagaon University Research Journal.
    4. Member, Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC), Nagaon University.
    5. Convener, Publication Committee, Nagaon University.
    6. Convener, NIRF and AISHE Data Submission, Nagaon University.
    7. Coordinator, MOOCs Courses, Nagaon University.
    8. Member, Website Management Committee, Nagaon University.

     

    1. COVID-19 and Postharvest Losses of Banana Farmers across Value Chain Stages: A Study of Assam and Meghalaya

    Funding Agency : ICSSR, New Delhi
    Principal Investigator: Dr. Tiken Das
    Co-investigator: Not Applicable
    Status: Completed
    Year: 2024

    2. Analysis of claims, monitoring and performance data from the Megha Health Insurance Scheme

    Funding Agency : DHR & Government of Meghalaya
    Principal Investigator: Prof. Sandra Albert
    Co-investigator: Dr. Tiken Das
    Status: Completed
    Year: 2019

    3. Cost Effectiveness Analysis of Hypothermia Detection Devices (BEMPU, ThermoSpot and Fever Watch) for Premature and Low Birth Weight Neonates in India

    Funding Agency : Department of Health Research, MoHFW
    Principal Investigator: Prof. Sandra Albert
    Co-investigator: Dr. Tiken Das
    Status: Completed
    Year: 2018

    4. Relations Across Borders: Communities Separated by the Indo-Myanmar Border

    Funding Agency : Caritas Denmark
    Principal Investigator: Dr. Walter Fernandes
    Co-investigator: Dr. Tiken Das
    Status: Completed
    Year: 2013

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    1. Arju Ahmed Boruah

    Ph.D Research Scholar

    Area of Research : Healthcare Market of Immigrants
    Enrollment No: NC/Ph.D./2023/18
    Email id : arzoonlp@gmail.com
    Date of Joining : 2023-06-01
    Full-Time

    2. Nibedita Goswami

    Ph.D Research Scholar

    Area of Research : Child Immunization
    Enrollment No: NC/Ph.D./2023/09
    Email id : nibeditagoswami.rw@gmail.com
    Date of Joining : 2023-06-01
    Full-Time