IITKGP

Mantu Kumar Mahalik

Associate Professor

Humanities and Social Sciences

mkm@hss.iitkgp.ac.in

Responsibilities

  • Warden, Vikram Sarabhai residential Complex - 2 (Gents Block)

Research Areas

  • Open Empirical Macroeconomics
  • Housing Economics
  • Energy Economics
  • Environmental Economics
  • International Trade and Finance

My main research interests include issues in energy economics, environmental economics, applied macroeconomics, international trade and finance, and housing economics. I also have an interest in urban economics. Currently, I work on energy economics, which is an interesting field that has potential scope for future research. This area of research focuses on the effects of geoplotical risks on energy demand and supply. The impact of clean energy use on export competitiveness of domestic firms is an another important issue that we examine in our research. We also examine the role of innovation diversity in environmental quality.

My research also concentrates on, first, what are the effects of housing market dynamics on bank credit growth in emerging market economies; second, macro issues covering the link between current account balance and asset prices; third, energy issues covering the link between crude oil prices, current account balance and globalization for developing and developed economies; and finally understanding the global policy implications from the empirical link between remittances inflows, economic growth and financial development for developing countries through the channels of human capital and institutional quality.
 

  • Does skewed pattern of income distribution matter for the environmental quality? Evidence from selected BRICS economies with an application of Quantile-on-Qauntile regression (QQR) approach Mallick H., Padhan H. , Mahalik M. K. By Energy Policy (Elsevier) 129 120-131 (2019)
  • Constructing the economy: the role of construction sector in India s growth Mallick H., Mahalik M. K. By The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics (Springer) 40 368-384 (2010)
  • Do fossil fuel and renewable energy consumption affect total factor productivity growth? Evidence from cross-country data with policy insights Rath B. N., Akram V. , Bal D. P., Mahalik M. K. By Energy Policy (Elsevier) 127 186-199 (2019)
  • Is crude oil price detrimental to domestic private investment for an emerging economy? The role of public sector investment and financial sector development in an era of globalization Mallick H., Mahalik M. K., Sahoo M. By Energy Economics (Elsevier) 69 307-324 (2018)
  • Is Skewed Income Distribution Good for Environmental Quality? A Comparative Analysis among Selected BRICS Countries Mahalik M. K., Mallick H. , Padhan H. , Sahoo B. By Environmental Science and Pollution Research (Springer) 25 23170-23194 (2018)
  • Does financial development intensify energy consumption in Saudi Arabia? Mahalik M. K., M S. B., Loganathan N. , Shahbaz M. By Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews (Elsevier) 75 1022-1034 (2017)
  • The drivers of economic growth in China and India: globalization or financial development? Kandil M., Shahbaz M. , Mahalik M. K., Nguyen D. K. By International Journal of Development Issues (Emerald) 16 54-84 (2017)
  • Financial development, industrialization, the role of institutions and government: A comparative analysis between India and China Shahbaz M., Bhattacharya M. , Mahalik M. K. By Applied Economics (Routledge) 50 1952-1977 (2018)
  • Finance and income inequality in Kazakhstan: evidence since transition with policy suggestions Shahbaz M., Bhattacharya M. , Mahalik M. K. By Applied Economics (Routledge) 49 5337-5351 (2017)
  • Factors determining regional housing prices: evidence from major cities in India Mallick H., Mahalik M. K. By Journal of Property Research (Routledge) 32 123-146 (2015)
  • Co-Principal Investigator

Ph. D. Students

Aneet Yadav

Area of Research: Environmental Economics

Anjan Kumar Sahu

Area of Research: International Trade and Finance

Gupteswar Patel

Area of Research: Open Empirical Macroeconomics

Himanshu Sekhar Panda

Area of Research: Macroeconomics

Kashif Nesar Rather

Area of Research: Environmental Economics

Purnima

Area of Research: Development Issues

Shruti Aggarwal

Area of Research: Environmental Economics