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Masters in Economics, Mumbai University, Mumbai University

Bachelors in Economics, Sophia College, Mumbai

PhD in management with specialization in Economics, Indian Institute of Management, Indore

Dr. Pooja Batra

Assistant Professor and Assistant Dean

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ORCID ID 0000-0003-0523-2866
Key Expertise Migration, Education, Gender, Health and well- being

Masters in Economics, Mumbai University, Mumbai University

Bachelors in Economics, Sophia College, Mumbai

PhD in management with specialization in Economics, Indian Institute of Management, Indore

Biography

Dr. Pooja Batra is currently working as an Assistant Professor (Economics), in Jindal Global Business School of O. P Jindal Global University, Sonipat and Haryana. She is also a senior fellow at IIMAD, Kerala.  After attaining her PhD degree in Economics from Indian Institute of Management, Indore.  She has also  been associated with Tata Steel Foundation and Christ ( Deemed to be University ), Pune, Lavasa Campus. After completing her Masters, she had the privilege to work with Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) Kolkata and XLRI Jamshedpur as a researcher undertaking various development projects. Her research interest lies in the field of migration, health, education and gender. 

  • Microeconomics
  • Macroeconomics
  • Business Ethics and CSR
  • Critical Thinking and Analysis

Best Paper at the Migration Conference, Bari, Italy, 2019

  • The Fourth Annual International Migration Conference, IOM, 2024
  • The Fourth Annual International Migration Conference, UNFPA, 2024

Senior Fellow, International Institute for Migration and Development, Thiruvanathapuram , Kerala , 2022

Journal Comparative Migration Studies, 2023-2024

Journal Population, Space and Place, 2024

Leadership Development for Public and NGOs Reproductive Health Professionals (Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal funded by the David and Lucile Packard Foundation, 2013-2016

Assessment of Functionality of Rural Water Supply Schemes in Bihar, funded by the Government of Bihar, 2013

Impact Assessment of PRADAN’S intervention in Jharkhand, 2013 and Odisha funded by PRADAN.

Measuring Human Development Index (HDI) for some district of Jharkhand and Odisha funded by Tata Steel Rural Development centre (TSRDS),2013

Designing a programme and course on Business Ethics and CSR for MBA students of XLRI Jamshedpur and IIM Raipur, 2023-2024

Emile, R., Sharma, P., & Batra, P. (2024). Domestic Migrant Well-Being Orientations in Policy in a Developing Country (India): A Reflection. FIIB Business Review, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/23197145241262637

Rajan S.I., Batra, P., Sivadasan, T.M., and Jayanth, S, (2022). Understanding the multifaceted impact of COVID-19 on migrant labour -Evidence from Migrants in Kerala. Development Policy Review

Rajan S.I., Sivadasan, T.M., Jayanth, S., & Batra, P. (2021). Household Response to Pandemic: Socio-Economic Impact of COVID-19 on Migrants Households in India. Asian Economic Letter.

Rajan S.I and Batra P. (2021) Return Migrants and the first wave of COVID 19: Results from the Vande Bharat returnees in Kerala. India Migration Report 2021. Routledge Talyor & Francis Group

Batra P. (2021), “Amar KJR Nayak and Ram Kumar Kakani, Critical Perspectives on Public Systems Management in India-Through the Lens of District Administration” at the Management and Labour Studies Journal, XLRI Jamshedpur, Sage Publication.

Batra, P. (2020). Remittances and asset accumulation among the left-behind households. India Migration Report 2020: Kerala Model of Migration Surveys, 72.

Batra P. (2019), Migration and Upward Mobility in the Labour Market: The Case of Kerala, Geography and You,19(27):29-35.

Ballabh, V., Batra, P. (2018), “Mainstreaming Tribal Women in development process through SHGs: A Case study of Jharkhand and Odisha” in Jaya Shrivastava (Ed), Gender Discrimination and Inequality in Contemporary India: Dimensions and Voices of Protests. Kalpaz Publication, New Delhi, pp.261-292 (ISBN 13:9789386397270).

Ballabh, V. and Batra, P. (2017), “Farmers in Distress and Resources under stress: A Completely Neglected Subject in Indian Agricultural Policy” in C.Ramasamy and K.R Ashok (Ed), Vicissitudes of Agriculture in the Fast Growing Indian Economy, Challenges, Strategies and Way Forward, Indian Society of Agricultural Economics, Academic Foundation New Delhi( ISBN:9789332703360)

Ballabh, V., & Batra, P. (2015). Socio-Economic Transformation of the Tribal in Central India: Lessons and Experiences. Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics, 70(3), 272.

Damodaran Suma and Batra P. (2008), “India’s Growth Story a comparison study with China” Estudios Empresariales.
ORCID ID 0000-0003-0523-2866
Key Expertise Migration, Education, Gender, Health and well- being
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