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Subir Sen
Professor
subir.sen[at]hs.iitr.ac.in
+91-1332284799
Research Interests

Biosketch
Educational Details
Professional Background

Research
Projects
Publications
Patents
Books
Collaborations

Honours and Awards
Honors
Memberships

Teaching Engagements
Teaching Engagements

Students
Supervisions
Associate Scholars

Miscellaneous
Events
Visits
Administrative Positions
Miscellaneous
Research Interests
1. Microeconomics, Behavioral Economic Analysis with focus on Risk Perceptions, 2. Economics of Climate Change and Disasters, Adaptation, Disaster Risk Reduction, Role of Insurance, 3. Industrial Organization (or Economics), Competition Theory and Policy, Economics of Regulation, 4. Performance Evaluation (DEA, SFA, etc.), Issues in Indian Insurance Industry
BioSketch
Educational Details
Institute for Social and Economic Change, Bangalore
2010
Ph.D., Economics
Visva Bharati, Santiniketan
2002
M.A., Economics
Burdwan University
2000
B.Sc. (Hons), Economics, Mathematics & Statistics
Professional Background
Professor
18 Mar 2025 - Present
HSS, IIT Roorkee, India
Associate Professor
10 Aug 2020 - 17 Mar 2025
HSS, IIT Roorkee, India
Joint Faculty
02 Jun 2021 - Present
COEDMM, IIT Roorkee
Assistant Professor
19 May 2014 - 09 Aug 2020
HSS, IIT Roorkee
Assistant Professor
02 Jun 2010 - 17 May 2014
TERI University, New Delhi
Sr. Lecturer
28 Aug 2008 - 13 Apr 2009
Madras School of Economics, Chennai
Research
Projects
TOPIC START DATE FIELD DESCRIPTION FINANCIAL OUTLAY FUNDING AGENCY OTHER OFFICERS
Ecosystem centric rural revitalization: Bridging the urban-rural dichotomy toward post COVID resilient recovery 11 Aug 2021 Ecosystem centric rural revitalization: Bridging the urban-rural dichotomy toward post COVID resilient recovery Rs. 1311500.00 ICSSR - JSPS
Interlinkage of ecosystem services & human wellbeing to enhance climate smart landscapes 01 Jan 2019 Interlinkage of ecosystem services & human wellbeing to enhance climate smart landscapes 10000USD Asia-Pacific Network
Impact of weather variability on hill agriculture: A comparative study of Uttarakhand and HP 01 Jan 2018 Impact of weather variability on hill agriculture: A comparative study of Uttarakhand and HP 10.7 Lakhs ICSSR, New Delhi
The measurement of productive and economic efficiency of Indian insurers 26 May 2018 The measurement of productive and economic efficiency of Indian insurers 4.2 Lakhs IRDAI, Hyderabad
Investments in knowledge & innovation and its impact on knowledge cluster & network in Indian cities 01 Jan 2018 Investments in knowledge & innovation and its impact on knowledge cluster & network in Indian cities 21.36 Lakhs CHORD Division, DST Prof. Arindam Biswas (PI), Prof. Usha Lenka (Co-PI)
Understanding farmers risk perceptions and farm-level risk management policies in India 17 Sep 2015 Understanding farmers risk perceptions and farm-level risk management policies in India 30000 USD Global Development Network
Willingness to pay for risk management against natural disasters: A study of selected UK districts 01 Jan 2015 Willingness to pay for risk management against natural disasters: A study of selected UK districts Rs. 9.93 Lakhs IIT Roorkee




Collaborations
ICSSR-JSPS Project
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan
APN Funded Project
Hosei University- Japan, Pokhara University- Nepal, University of Dhaka- Bangladesh
MoU
Research Center on Alpine Environment (CREALP)
Publications

Journal Articles: 

  1. 2021 “Impact of Drought on Economy: A District level analysis of Madhya Pradesh, India” Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Vol. 64, Issue 6, 1021-1043: DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1080/09640568.2020.1797651 (with Ashish Sharma)
  2. 2020 “Effects of Climate Shocks on Ethiopian Rural Households: An Integrated Livelihood Vulnerbility Approach” Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, Vol. 64, Issue 3, 399-431: DOI:  https://doi.org/10.1080/09640568.2020.1764840 (with Haron Agegnehu Endalew)
  3. 2020 “Fiscal Repercussions of Natural Disasters: Stylized Facts and Panel Data Evidences from IndiaNatural Hazards Review, Vol. 21, Issue 2, 04020011: 1-16: DOI: https://doi.org/10.1061/(ASCE)NH.1527-6996.0000369(with Vikrant Panwar)
  4. 2019 “Disaster damage records of EM-DAT and DesInventar: A systematic comparisonEconomics of Disasters and Climate Change. Vol. 4, 295–317 DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s41885-019-00052-0 (with Vikrant Panwar)
  5. 2019 “Examining the economic impact of floods in selected Indian statesClimate and Development. Vol. 12, Issue 3, 281-296: DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/17565529.2019.1614897 (with Vikrant Panwar)
  6. 2019 “Analysis of Cost Efficiency of Indian Life Insurers: A comparison of Quantity vs Value based DEA ApproachAsia-Pacific Journal of Risk and Insurance, Vol. 14, Issue 1: DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/apjri-2018-0027
  7. 2019 “The Economic Impact of Natural Disasters: An Empirical Re-Examination” Margin: The Journal of Applied Economic Research, Vol. 13, Issue 1; pages 109-139 (with Vikrant Panwar)
  8. 2013 Regional determinants of life insurance consumption: Evidence from selected Asian economies”, Asian Pacific Economic Literature, Vol. 27, Issue 2; pages 86 – 103 (DOI: 10.1111/apel.12024) (with S. Madheswaran)
  9. 2006 “Public horses vs private ponies: Structural analysis of the India insurance industry”, Journal of Insurance and Risk Management; Vol. V, No. 09; December; page 1-22 (with S. Madheswaran)

Working Papers:

  1. 2015 “Resilience of the Financial Sector: Study of three SAARC Economies” SANEI Working Paper Series No. 14 - 03, South Asia Network of Economic Research Institutes, Dhaka. (http://www.saneinetwork.net/Files/1306201601315314_03._SSen.pdf)
  2. 2011 A decade of insurance services liberalization:  Search for factors contributing to Indian insurers performance Working paper series of the Geneva Association, Études et Dossiers No. 369, February; The Geneva Association.
  3. 2008 “Are life insurance demand determinants valid for selected Asian economies and India?” Madras School of Economics Working Paper; No. 36/2008; Madras School of Economics

Report:

  1. 2021 Uttarakhand Economic Survey 2020-21 Volume II” Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Government of Uttarakhand (On behalf of EHI International) (https://des.uk.gov.in/files/UK_ES_2020-21_(Volume_II)_Final_120821.pdf)
  2. 2020 Uttarakhand Economic Survey 2019-20 Volume II” Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Government of Uttarakhand (On behalf of EHI International)(https://des.uk.gov.in/files/Uttarakhand_Economic_Survey_2019-20_Volume_-_II.pdf)
  3. 2019 “Uttarakhand State Economic Survey 2016-17” Planning Commission, Government of Uttarakhand (with Atulan Guha, Abhradeep Maiti and Vaibhav Bhamoriya) (http://des.uk.gov.in/files/Economic_Survey_2016-17.pdf)

Book Chapter:

  1. 2021 “Role of Public Policy in Disaster Risk Reduction: A Review”, in Pal, I. et al. (Eds.) Disaster Resilience and Sustainability, Academic Press/ Elsevier
  2. 2021 "Economic Consequences of Slow-  and Fast-Onset Natural Disasters: Empirical Evidences from India", in Chaiechi, T. (Ed.) "Economic Effects of Natural Disasters: Theoretical Foundations, Methods and Tools", Chapter 35, Pages 601-623, Academic Press, Elsevier (DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-817465-4.00035-2)
  3. 2018 “Catastrophic Insurance in South Asia: Scope in India”, in Pal, I. and Shaw, R. (Editors) “Disaster Risk Governance in India and Cross Cutting Issues”, Chapter 16, Pages 339-359, Springer ISBN 978-981-10-3310-0 (Link: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-3310-0_17)

Newspaper: 

  1. 2020 "Economic Impact Of COVID 19" BW Businessworld: http://www.businessworld.in/article/Economic-Impact-Of-COVID-19/11-04-2020-188876/
Honors And Awards
Honors
16th Annual Global Development Conference, Global Development Network (GDN)
2015
First Prize --- Japanese Award for Outstanding Research on Development (ORD)
South Asia Network of Economic Research Institutes
2013
SANEI 14th Round Regional Research Competition
Geneva Association - Association Internationale pour I'Etude de I'Economie de I'Assurance
2009
Subsidy for PhD thesis
Lindau Nobel Laureates Meetings, Lindau Germany
2008
Scholarship and Invitation for 3rd Meeting in Economic Sciences (Meetings of Nobel Laureates)
The RBI Scheme of Endowment for Professorial Chairs and Research Fellowship at ISEC
2003
Doctoral Fellowship
MemberShips
Asia Pacific Risk and Insurance Association
31 Aug 2020 - Present
Board of Governors (2019-2022)
Indian Society for Ecological Economics (INSEE)
01 Apr 2020 - 31 Mar 2022
Joint Secretary
South Asia Alliance of Disaster Research Institutes (SAADRI)
01 Feb 2021 - Present
Member and Group Coordinator (WG-III)
Indian Society for Ecological Economics (INSEE)
31 Aug 2020 - Present
Life Member
The Indian Econometric Society (TIES)
31 Aug 2020 - Present
Life Member
Asia Pacific Risk and Insurance Association
31 Aug 2020 - Present
Member (2016-Present)
The Econometric Society
31 Aug 2020 - Present
Member (2015-2022)
Teaching Engagements
Teaching Engagements
Microeconomics I ( HSN 502 )
Autumn
Microeconomics II ( HSN 507 )
Spring
Socio-Economic Aspects of DisasterManagement ( DMN-609 )
Spring
Mathematics for Economists ( HSN 504 )
Autumn
Financial Econometrics ( HSN 611 )
Spring
Economics ( HSS 01 )
Autumn
Building Economics ( HSN 352 )
Spring
Economics ( HSS 01 )
Spring
Industrial Economics ( HSN 603 )
Autumn
Econometric Methods ( HSN 910 )
Spring
Basic Econometrics ( HSN 509 )
Spring
Students
SuperVisions
Impact of environmental measures on export: A study of Indian shrimp and prawn exports
05 Jan 2011 - 02 Jun 2016
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Savita Gautam
Mitigation of economic damages due to natural disasters: A study of risk financing in India
01 Aug 2015 - 05 May 2020
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Mr. Vikrant Panwar
Economic Impacts of Droughts and Drought Risk Management Practices: A Study of Madhya Pradesh
07 Aug 2015 - 23 Jun 2021
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Mr. Ashish Sharma
Climate Change Impact and Adaptation Practices in the Himalayan Region: A Case Study of Hill Agriculture in Uttarakhand
07 Jul 2017 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Samar Tyagi
Climate Change Impacts, Vulnerabilities and Off-farm Diversification as an Adaptation Strategy: Evidence from Ethiopia
04 Aug 2017 - 28 Jun 2021
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Haron Endalew
Climate Change Induced Migration: An evidence based study in selected districts of North Bihar
01 Jan 2018 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Richa Chaudhary
Economics of Waste Management, Institutional Performance and Behavioral Issues: A Study of selected ULBs in Uttarakhand
06 Jul 2018 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Shubham
Industry Performance, Behavioral Issues and Government Policies: What explains health insurance consumption?
07 Dec 2019 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Shashi Kant Sharma
Pre-PhD Coursework/ "Climate Change Impact on International Trade"
16 Aug 2020 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Dhananjay Kumar Rai
Pre-PhD Coursework/ "Finance for CCA and DRR: A sector specific assessment"
17 Aug 2020 - Present
Other Supervisors: , Scholar: Galina Rana
Miscellaneous
Events
Eliciting Subjective Beliefs and Risk and Time Preferences in Developing Countries
31 Aug 2020 - Present
CSAE, University of Oxford & CEAR, Georgia State University
23rd Asia-Pacific Risk and Insurance Association Annual Conference
01 Jan 2019 - Present
IRDAI & IITR
Insurance in emerging markets: Determinants of growth and the case of climate change
31 Aug 2020 - Present
Summer Institute for Advanced Study of Disaster and Risk Theory and Concept: the Essentials
31 Aug 2020 - Present
Beijing Normal University, Beijing
APRIA-Nanyang Technological University’s Insurance Risk and Finance Research Centre Joint Conference
01 Jan 2018 - Present
IIT Roorkee
Growth of Indian Insurance Industry and Determinants of Solvency
31 Aug 2020 - Present
Training Course on Environmental and Natural Resource Economics
31 Aug 2020 - Present
SANDEE jointly with UNEP RRC.AP, AIT Bangkok
21st Asia-Pacific Risk and Insurance Association Annual Conference
01 Jan 2017 - Present
IIT Roorkee (partial)
9th Biennial INSEE Conference
01 Jan 2017 - Present
IIT Roorkee
15th Intl. Conference on Data Envelopment Analysis
01 Jan 2017 - Present
IIT Roorkee
2016 Asia Meeting of the Econometric Society
01 Jan 2016 - Present
IIT Roorkee & ICSSR New Delhi
6th Conference of the Intl. Society for Integrated Disaster Risk Management (IDRIM-TIFAC 2015)
01 Jan 2015 - Present
IIT Roorkee
16th Annual Global Development Conference
01 Jan 2015 - Present
Global Development Network
50th Annual Golden Jubilee Conference of the Indian Econometric Society (TIES)
01 Jan 2014 - Present
TIES (partial)
19th National and 9th International Conference of Insurance and Development
01 Jan 2012 - Present
Insurance Research Centre, Tehran, Iran
8th Asia Pacific Productivity Conference
01 Jan 2012 - Present
APPC (partial)
16th Asia-Pacific Risk and Insurance Association Annual Conference
01 Jan 2012 - Present
Kyobo Life Travel Scholarship
Enterprise Risk Management and Corporate Governance for Insurance Firms Conference
01 Jan 2011 - Present
EDHEC Business School
2nd World Risk and Insurance Economics Congress, WRIEC
01 Jan 2010 - Present
APRIA (partial) & Max New York Life India
13th Asia-Pacific Risk and Insurance Association Annual Conference
01 Jan 2009 - Present
APRIA (partial) & Max New York Life India
18th Triennial IFORS (International Federation of Operational Research Societies) Conference
01 Jan 2008 - Present
IFORS & SRTT, India
12th Asia-Pacific Risk and Insurance Association Annual Conference
01 Jan 2008 - Present
APRIA (partial) & Max New York Life India
11th Asia-Pacific Risk and Insurance Association Annual Conference
01 Jan 2007 - Present
APRIA (partial) & Max New York Life India
Visits
IIDS, Kathmandu, Nepal
2014-01-01
Instructor for Workshop on Econometrics and its Applications
Freie Universität, Berlin
2013-01-01
Academic exchange programme as a part of the DAAD project “Passage to India” between FU, Berlin and TERI University, New Delhi.
Administrative Positions
Prof-in-charge, Placement
01 Jun 2017 - Present
HSS, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Secretary, Department Faculty Committee (DFC)
01 Aug 2015 - 06 May 2021
HSS, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Member, Institute Ranking Analytics Committee (2017-2019)
01 Apr 2017 - 31 May 2019
Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee
Warden
01 Jan 2015 - 01 Jan 2018
Azad Bhawan, IIT Roorkee
Course Coordinator HSS-01 Economics
01 Jan 2015 - 31 Dec 2017
IIT Roorkee