Faculty Details

Ashapurna Baruah
Designation
Asst. Professor
PhD in Economics: Centre for the Study of Regional Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
Economics & Public Policy
Contact Information
abaruah@iimraipur.ac.in
Employment
Gender
Development Economics
Journal Publications
>> (2026). Can Agricultural Growth Generate Higher Employment for Rural Women in India? Debunking a Persistent Myth. [Economic and Political Weekly], 61(12), 64 - 71 . https://www.epw.in/journal/2026/12/special-articles/can-agricultural-growth-generate-higher-employment.html (ABDC B)
>> (2025). E-participation as a driver of economic growth: a cross-country study.. [Applied Economics], , 1 - 15 . https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/00036846.2025.2464821 (ABDC A)
>> (2025). Impact of Tourism Development on Employer Share: A Gendered Perspective. [Tourism Analysis], 30(4), 521 - 537 . https://doi.org/10.3727/108354225X17418823599643 (ABDC A)
>> (2024). COVID-19 and Differential Income Recovery: Survey Evidence from Indian Punjab. [Journal of Asian and African Studies], 59(4), . https://doi.org/10.1177/00219096221130702 (Scopus Index Journal)
>> Singh, I., Singh, K., & Baruah A.(2022). Unfolding the Employment Story in Uttar Pradesh: Signs of a Deeper Crisis. [Economic and Political Weekly (Indexing: Scopus and ABDC)], 57(22), 26 - 32 (ABDC B)
>> Khan, M. Imran, & Baruah, A.(2021). Internal Migration, Remittance, and Labour force Participation in Rural India: A Gender Perspective. [International Labour Review (Indexing: Clarivate Analytics: Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus, and ABDC)], 160(3), 453 - 476 (ABDC B)
>> Singh, I. & Baruah, A.(2021). My Colleague is Corrupt: Information Disclosure to Control Corruption. [Theoretical and Applied Economics (Indexing: ABDC)], 28(1), 311 - 316 (ABS 3)
>> Singh, I., Singh, J., & Baruah, A.(2021). Differential Impact of COVID-19 by Occupations: Survey Findings from Indian Punjab. [Asian Economics Letters], 2(4), 1 - 5
>> Singh, I., Singh, K., & Baruah A.(2021). Implications of Mandatory Corporate Social Responsibility for Indian Democratic Institutions. [Academia Letters], Article 1293(DOI: https://doi.org/10.20935/AL1293),
>> Baruah, A., & Singh, I.(2020). Employment of Women in Rural Punjab: Deconstructing Agricultural Growth Policy. [Economic and Political Weekly (Indexing: Scopus and ABDC)], 55(26 & 27), 29 - 35 (ABDC B)
>> Singh, I., Singh, J., & Baruah, A.(2020). Income and Employment Changes Under COVID-19 Lockdown: A Study of Urban Punjab. [Millennial Asia: An International Journal of Asian Studies], 11(3), 391 - 412 (Scopus Index Journal)
>> Baruah, A.(2017). Education and Work Participation of Women in Rural Punjab: A Caste and Regional Analysis. [Man and Development], 39(1), 23 - 52
>> Sood, A., & Baruah, A.(2017). The New Moral Economy: Demonetisation, Digitalization, and India’s Core Economic Problems. [Economic and Political Weekly (Indexing: Scopus and ABDC)], 52(1), 31 - 36 (ABDC B)
>> Baruah, A.(2016). Occupational Pattern and Workforce Participation of Women in Indian Rural Punjab: A Caste Perspective. [Millennial Asia: An International Journal of Asian Studies (Indexing: Scopus and Clarivate Analytics: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI))], 7(2), 153 - 183 (Scopus Index Journal)
Books
>> Baruah, A.(2015). Population Pressure and Agricultural Change under Poor Public Investment in Infrastructure: The Case of Assam. New Delhi: Serials Publication.
Chapter in Book
>> (2023). Gender-Caste Overlap and Employment Participation of Women in Rural Punjab. Challenges to Punjab Economy: A Regional Perspective from India.. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003342304
>> (2021). Employment Participation of Rural Women in Punjab: A Need for Policy Retrospect. Covid-19 Pandemic and Economic Development: Emerging Public Policy Lessons for Indian Punjab.
Teaching Cases & Teaching Notes
>> (2024). Komal’s decision-making challenge: Managing student club at Management Institute of Tikiliki (MIT). Case House of IIM Raipur (CHIRP).
Others
>> Baruah, A., & Singh, I.(2020). Employment Participation of Rural Women in Punjab: A Need for Policy Retrospect, CDEIS Policy Brief Series on Punjab Economy, No. 9, Centre for Development Economics and Innovation Studies (CDEIS), Punjabi University, Patiala

