Brief Profile

Dr. Barsha Nibedita holds a Ph.D. from the Department of Management Studies and Industrial Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT-ISM) Dhanbad. Her research interests lie in the areas of Energy Economics, Energy Transitions, and Sustainable Development. She completed her M.A. in Applied Economics from Pondicherry Central University and her M.Phil. in Developmental Economics from Ravenshaw University, India. She has also worked as a project postdoctoral fellow at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur. Dr. Barsha previously served as an Assistant Professor at MIT-WPU Pune and is currently working as an Assistant Professor at Birla Global University. She has actively participated in various research methodology workshops and national & international conferences. Her research contributions include several publications in reputed peer-reviewed journals, particularly in the field of Energy Economics.

• Educational Qualifications
  

  Post Doc (Project PDF)

  • Energy Economics, Just Transition Research Centre (JTRC), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur

  PhD

  • Economics (Energy Economics), Department of Management Studies and Industrial Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Dhanbad
  • PhD Topic: “Evaluating the Potential of Energy Diversity Strategy to Mitigate Carbon Emissions: An Econometric Analysis for Emerging Economies”

  Masters

  • M.Phil. Economics, Ravenshaw University
  • M.A. Applied Economics, Pondicherry Central University

  Bachelors

  • B.A. (Economics Hons. with Distinction), Rama Devi Women’s Autonomous College
• Area of Interest and Research
  

  Teaching Area(s):

  • Managerial Economics
  • Microeconomics
  • Macroeconomics
  • Econometrics

  Research Interest:

  • Energy and Environmental Economics
  • Energy Transition

  Teaching Courses:

  • Managerial Economics
  • Microeconomics
  • Macroeconomics
  • Econometrics
• Academic Experience
  
  • Assistant Professor, Birla School of Economics, Birla Global University, Bhubaneswar, Sep 2025 – Till Date
  • Assistant Professor, MIT World Peace University, Pune, July- Dec 2024
  • Visiting Assistant Professor at Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Petroleum Technology (RGIPT), UP, Feb- May 2024
• Recognition and Awards
  
  • 2026 Organized ‘National Conference on Technology, Finance, and AI as catalysts for accelerating economic growth’ on 25th-26th Feb 2026, in association with the School of Humanities, Social Sciences, and Management, IIT Bhubaneswar, and National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE) at Birla Global University as a Co-Convener.
  • 2023 Awarded ‘Best Ph.D. Thesis’ by the Department of Management Studies and Industrial Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology (ISM) Dhanbad
  • 2018-2022 Institute fellowship for Ph.D., IIT(ISM) Dhanbad
  • 2017 Qualified UGC-NET (Economics) in November 2017
• Selected Publications
  
  Publication in Referred Journal

  • Sharma, R., Nibedita, B., & Gupta, H. (2025). Industry 5.0’s role in shaping the workforce and socio-economic development in the sustainable energy transition era. Journal of Environmental Management (ABDC-A). Volume: 381; ISSN No:1095-8630; Publication date: 01/05/2025; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.125170
  • Best, R. Nibedita, B., & Nepal, R. (2024). Energy transitions across household distributions in northern India. Economic Analysis and Policy, Elsevier, Volume 83, September 2024, Pages 1151-1163 (IF:7.9/ ABDC-B). Online ISSN: 2204-2296; Print ISSN: 0313-5926 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eap.2024.05.004
  • Nibedita, B. & Irfan, M. (2024). Energy mix diversification in emerging economies: An econometric analysis of determinants. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews (Elsevier, SCIE/Q1; IF: 15.9; Vol:189; Issue No: PART B; ISSN: 1364-0321; Page:114043) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2023.114043
  • Nibedita, B. & Irfan, M. (2023). The dynamic nexus among energy diversification and carbon emissions in the E7 economies: Investigating the moderating role of financial development. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, (Taylor & Francis, SCIE/Q2; ABDC-B; IF: 4.859; Vol: 59; Issue No: 14; Page:1-14) https://doi.org/10.1080/1540496X.2022.2161817
  • Nibedita, B. & Irfan, M. (2022). Analyzing the asymmetric impacts of renewables on wholesale electricity price: Empirical evidence from the Indian electricity market. Renewable Energy, (Elsevier, SCIE/Q1; IF:8.634; ISSN: 0960-1481; Vol: 194; Page:538-551) https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0960148122007698
  • Nibedita, B. & Irfan, M. (2021) The role of energy efficiency and energy diversity in reducing carbon emissions: Empirical evidence on the long-run trade-off or synergy in emerging economies. Environmental Science and Pollution Research (Springer, SCI/SCIE/Q2; IF:5.190; ISSN: 1614-7499; Vol: 28; Issue No: 40; Page: 56938-56954) https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11356-021-14642-7
  • Nibedita, B. & Irfan, M. (2021). Non-linear cointegration between wholesale electricity prices and electricity generation: An analysis of asymmetric effects. Quality and Quantity, Vol: 56; Page No: 285–303 (Springer, SCOPUS; ABDC – B; ISSN: 1573-7845) https://doi.org/10.1007/s11135-021-01130-w
  • Pradhan, A., & Nibedita, B. (2019). The determinants of corporate social responsibility: Evidence from Indian firms. Global Business Review, Vol: 22, issue:3; Page: 753-766. (Sage, ESCI/SCOPUS/ABDC – C; ISSN: 0972-1509; Online ISSN: 0973-0664) https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0972150918814318
  • Nibedita, B. & Irfan, M. (2020). Investigating the impact of energy use on carbon emissions: Evidence from a non-parametric panel data approach. Proceedings of the 7th International Conference on Advances in Energy Research, IIT Bombay, 785-794. (Springer,Singapore) https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-981-15-5955-6_74
• Editorial Positions and Reviews
  
  • Reviewer Assignments in Journals -International Journal of Emerging Markets (Q2/ABDC–B), Renewable Energy (SCIE/Q1), Emerging Markets Review (SCIE/Q1).
• Software Skills
  
  • E-Views, STATA, R-Studio, and SPSS
• Conference Presentations
  
  • Presented a paper entitled “Energy Mix Diversification in Emerging Economies: An Econometric Analysis of Determinants” at the International Conference on Sustainable Business Management (SBM 2023) jointly organized by Dept. of Management Studies (DOMS), IIT Roorkee and Arizona State University, USA from 23rd March to 25th March 2023 at DOMS IIT Roorkee.
  • Presented a paper entitled “Investigating the impact of energy use on carbon emissions: Evidence from a non-parametric panel data approach” at the 7th International Conference on Advances in Energy Research held at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Bombay, Mumbai, India during 10th-12th December 2019.
• FDP/Seminar/Workshops Attended
  
  • Participated in 2-days training on ‘Qualitative Data Analysis Using NVivo’ organized by Numerical Analytics Instruments Private Limited at Just Transition Research Centre, IIT Kanpur, through online mode from 9th March-10th March, 2023.
  • Attended Two-Day Online Workshop on “Systematic Literature Review and Bibliometric Analysis” organized by Marketing Management Programme, Xavier Institute of Social Service (XISS), Ranchi, India held on 25th November, and 2nd December 2022.
  • Attended five days “High-end Workshops for Enriching the Minds of the Talented Researchers and Students with the Data Science and Analytical Tools and Techniques” organized by Department of Management Studies, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad through online mode from 28th June to 2nd July, 2021.
  • Attended Two-week Virtual Modular Programme on “Applied Econometrics and Data Analytics” organized by Goa Institute of Management (GIM), Goa during 19th April-2nd May, 2021.
  • Attended five days workshop on “Winter School on Use and Application of SPSS” organized by the Biological Anthropology Unit at ISI Kolkata, India on 27th-31st January, 2020.
  • Attended One Week Short Term Course TEQIP III sponsored online workshop “Advanced Research Methods and Data Analysis Techniques” organized by Dr. B.R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology (NIT) Jalandhar, Punjab, India held on 27th-31st July 2020.
  • Attended two days workshop on “Efficiency and Productivity Analysis Using R” organized by the Faculty of Economics, South Asian University, New Delhi, India held on 1st-2nd November 2019.
  • Attended seven days TEQIP III sponsored workshop “Winter school on Advanced Research Methods in Econometrics and Statistics” organized by the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Institute of Technology (NIT) Durgapur, India during 3rd-9th December 2018.
  • Participated in the National Conference on “Transforming Odisha: Policies, Institutions and Innovations,” organized by CSCS (Center for the Study of Contemporary Societies) at KIIT Convention Centre, Odisha, held on 3rd-4th March 2018.
  • Participated in the 50th Annual Conference of Orissa Economics Association (OEA) organized by the NCDS, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, held on 10th-11th February, 2018.
  • Presented a Paper titled “Female seasonal Migrants as Development agents: A case study of Golamunda Block, Kalahandi District, Odisha” in the XLIX Annual Conference of Orissa Economics Association (OEA) organized by the P.G. Department of Economics, Rama Devi Women’s University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, held on 10th-12th February, 2017.
  • Participated in the Workshop on “Structure, Analysis and Usefulness of NSS data in Health” organized by Indian Institute of Public Health (IIPH), Bhubaneswar, Odisha from 20-22nd February 2017.
  • Participated in the One Week Workshop on “Econometric Applications in Social Sciences,” organized by the Dept. of Analytical and Applied Economics, Utkal University from 15th-21st December 2016.