arunb@iimamritsar.ac.in
Dr. Arun Kumar Bairwa is working as an Assistant Professor in Economics at the Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Amritsar. Prior to joining IIM Amritsar, he served as an Assistant Professor at IIM Ranchi, Christ University Bangalore and the Central University of Haryana. He earned his PhD from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Indore. Before pursuing his PhD, he worked as an Academic Associate at IIM Indore.
His teaching portfolio includes courses in microeconomics, macroeconomics, econometrics, managerial economics and labour economics. His current research focuses on labour market inequalities and occupational distribution. Dr. Bairwa has published his research in reputed international journals and has presented papers in both national and international conferences.
Teaching
Ongoing research projects
Bairwa, Arun Kumar., Jadhav Chakradhar. “Caste affiliation and access to high-authority jobs in the Indian service sector.” Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy World Scientific Publication. Indexing: SSCI, Scopus, ABDC: B. https://doi.org/10.1080/13547860.2024.2401220
Bairwa, Arun Kumar., Jadhav Chakradhar and Pritee Sharma. “Employment Discrimination in Indian Manufacturing Industries: A Logit Analysis.” The Singapore Economic Review, vol. 65, no. 1, Feb 2020, pp. 233-259, World Scientific Publication. Indexing: SSCI, Scopus, ABDC: B, Impact Factor: 1.74
Jadhav Chakradhar, and Bairwa, Arun Kumar. “Employment probabilities and workforce distribution in Indian manufacturing sector: A state-level analysis” Bulletin of Monetary Economics and Banking, vol. 23, no. 1, Feb 2020, pp 55-82. Bank of Indonesia Publication. Indexing: Scopus. ABDC: C.
Bairwa, Arun Kumar, and Pritee Sharma. “Inter-Regional Occupational Disparities in Indian Manufacturing Sector with Regards to Socioeconomic Labour Attributes.” Labour & Industry: A Journal of the Social and Economic Relations of Work, vol. 29, no. 4, Aug. 2019, pp. 352-369. Routledge Publication. Indexing: ABDC: B, Web of Science Expanded Edition.
Bairwa, Arun Kumar, and Pritee Sharma. “Impact of Labour Attributes and Probability of Employability in Indian Labour Market: A Sectoral Analysis.” Journal of Public Affairs, vol. 19, no. 4, May 2019, pp. 1–10. Wiley online library. Indexing: Scopus, SSCI (Clarivate Analytics), ABDC: B.
Lenka, Sanjaya Kumar, and Arun Kumar Bairwa. “Does Financial Inclusion Affect Monetary Policy in SAARC Countries?” Cogent Economics & Finance, vol. 4, no. 1, Dec. 2016, p. 1-8. www.cogentoa.com, Taylor and Francis Publication. Indexing: ESCI of Web of Science, Scopus, ABDC: B.
[March 2023] Received a research grant of ? 436,000 from Indian Council of Social Science Research, Government of India for working on “Diversity in the Indian labour market: evidence from the Indian manufacturing industries”.
[May 2023] Selected for Writing and Mentorship Program to enhance the research and writing skills. This is twelve months program of Action to Improve Representation (AIR) offered Prof. Hari Bapuji (University of Melbourne, Australia), Prof. Kamini Gupta (King’s College, London), Prof. Prateek Raj (IIM Bangalore), and Prof. V. Soundararajan (University of Bath, UK).
[March 2023] Received best paper award at the 63rd annual conference of Indian society of labour economics(ISLE) held at Rajiv Gandhi Central University, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh, India.
[March 2018] Selected for 8-week internship at the Asian Development Bank, Manila with full airfare support and daily stipend of 69 USD.
Bairwa, Arun Kumar. Unveiling Hierarchies: Navigating Authority Dynamics in the Indian Service Sector. Presented at the Global Research Conference on Caste, Business and Society at University of Bath, UK on 19–21 June 2024
Bairwa, Arun Kumar. Zone-wise variations of employment probabilities and occupational choices in the Indian manufacturing sector. Presented at 13th BMEB International Conference jointly organized by Bank of Indonesia in collaboration with Asian-Pacific Applied Economics Association (APAEA) and Asian Development Bank at Bali, Indonesia on August 29-30, 2019.
Bairwa, Arun Kumar. Individualistic occupational evaluation of the Indian manufacturing industries: a sub-sector analysis. Presented at the international conference on ‘Poverty-Growth-Inequality Triangle in China and other Countries” organized by Fudan University, Shanghai and Zhongnan University of Economics and Law at Wuhan, China from October 25 to 26, 2018.
