Prasanta Patri

Assistant Professor

Prasanta Patri is an Assistant Professor in Economics at the School of Commerce and Economics, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, India. He is M.A. in Applied Economics from Pondicherry University, India and MPhil in Economics from Ravenshaw University and Bachelor degree from BJB College, Bhubaneswar. His research interest includes Environmental Economics, Climate Change, Health and Sanitation, Micro Economics and Econometrics. He has much prior research and teaching experience at various MHRD & state institutions, namely, IIM Bangalore, IIM Indore, NIT Rourkela, PJ Group of Intuitions, Bhubaneswar, and Kushagra Institute Cuttack. He is the recipient of Climate Reporting Fellowship, YKA, India and has contributed as Climate Reporting Fellow. He has published his research works in international peer-reviewed journals, with SCOPUS and ABDC-A index journals namely, International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction (Elsevier), Mental Health and Social Inclusion (Emerald), Pragati: Journal of Indian Economy, Routledge etc. He has successfully completed four Research projects under various research positions. Some of the successful projects come under Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Government of India, UNICEF Projects, Directorate General of Sea Shipping, Govt. of India projects etc. He has also been actively involved in international and national conferences and seminars. He has presented at three international ones, the 20th International Conference of the Japan Economic Policy Association (JEPA2021), hosted by the University of Tokyo, Japan, INSEE-IIITD International conference 2021 hosted by Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology, New Delhi and two days international conference on Growth and resilience and sustainability in an uncertain world hosted by Central University of Rajsthan.

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Email :
prasanta.patrifcm@kiit.ac.in

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Educational Qualification
  • M.Phil in Economics: Ravenshaw University
  • M.A. in Applied Economics: Pondicherry University
  • B.A. with Economics honours: BJB Autonomous College, Bhubaneswar


      • Projects
      Project Granting Authority: LexisNexis Publication

      Administrative Responsibility
      Coordinator, ICBRI

      Awards & Honours
      • Jack and Clara Milavsky Graduate Fund, Edward School of Business, University of Saskatchewan (2005)
Journals/Conferences :
Patri, P., Sharma, P., & Patra, S. K. (2022). Does economic development reduce disaster damage risk from floods in India? Empirical evidence using the ZINB model. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 79, 103163.

Patri, P., Sharma, P., & Patra, S. K. (2022). A multidimensional model for
cyclone vulnerability assessment of urban slum dwellers in India: A case study of Bhubaneswar city. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 103439.

Shibasankar Patayat.; Prasanta Patri; Sylon Das and Rajesh Barik (2021), "Impact of Covid-19 pandemic on female health care workers in Odisha (India)", Mental Health and Social Inclusion, https://doi.org/10.1108/MHSI-12- 2020-0092.

Nayak. C., and Patri, p., (2017). “Determinants of Sanitary Practices of Rural Odisha,” PRAGATI: Journal of Indian Economy Volume 4, Issue 1, January-June 2017, pp. 1-22 doi:10.17492/pragati.v4i01.9544

Patri, P. (2020) "Why Odisha is the Most Cyclone Prone State in the Country" - Under Climate Action Fellowship, YKA, https://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2021/06/why- odisha-is-the-most-cyclone-prone- state-in-the-country/

Patri, P. (2020), “India is not Paying Enough Attention to ClimateMigration”- Under Climate Action Fellowship, YKA, https://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2021/10/climate- change-impact-on-human- wildlife-conflict-in-india/

How The Climate Crisis is Intensifying Human-Wildlife Conflict In India”- UnderClimate Action Fellowship, YKA, https://www.youthkiawaaz.com/2021/10/climate-change-impact-on human- wildlife- conflict-in-india/

Books :
Bikashranjan Mishra and Prasanta Patri, (2020) “Empowerment via Handicraft:
An Empirical Study on Tribal Women of Odisha” Routledge

Prasanta Patri and Pritee Sharma, (2021) A Review of Literature On Climate Change and Its Impacts on Agricultural Productivity: Mitigation And Adaptation Strategy (Edited
Book: Reimagining Development in South Asia)