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B.Com (H) (University of Delhi);

M.Com (Panjab University);

Ph.D. (BITS, Pilani)

Dr. Anushka Verma

Assistant Professor

Email anushka.verma@jgu.edu.in
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ORCID ID 0000-0002-2620-7734
Key Expertise ICT diffusion, Financial Inclusion, Economic Growth, and Sustainable Development.

B.Com (H) (University of Delhi);

M.Com (Panjab University);

Ph.D. (BITS, Pilani)

Biography

Anushka Verma is currently working as an Assistant Professor and Co-Chair of the Accounting area at the Jindal School of Banking & Finance (JSBF), O.P. Jindal Global University. Her teaching expertise lies in the accounting and finance domain, covering subjects such as Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, Financial Statement Analysis, and Marketing of Financial Services. She is also actively involved in student-related initiatives as a member of the Office of Student Welfare at JSBF.

She completed her PhD from the Department of Economics & Finance at Birla Institute of Technology & Science (BITS), Pilani, where she was a doctoral candidate and teaching assistant. Her thesis explored the impact of ICT diffusion on financial, economic, and sustainable development in SAARC countries, employing quantitative methods and econometric models. Her research falls under the broad area of Financial Economics, with a focus on development finance.

Anushka’s research interests include ICT diffusion, financial inclusion, economic growth, and sustainable development. She has published in reputed international journals such as the Australasian Journal of Information Systems (ABDC-A), Environmental Science and Pollution Research (SCI-Q1), Journal of Public Affairs (SCI-Q1), Poverty & Public Policy (SCI-Q1), and others. She has also presented her work at leading conferences, including the 57th Annual Conference of the Indian Econometric Society (TIES), the 6th SANEM Annual Economists’ Conference, and the AIB-South Asia Chapter Conference. She currently serves as a Guest Editor for Discover Sustainability, contributing to interdisciplinary research on global sustainability challenges.

Before her PhD, Anushka completed her B.Com (Hons.) from the University of Delhi and M.Com from Panjab University. She qualified the UGC-NET exam in her first attempt and secured the Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) in Commerce in 2019.

Outside of academia, she enjoys charcoal sketching as a creative and meditative pursuit.

Financial Accounting

Marketing of Financial Services

Management Accounting

Financial Statement Analysis

Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) in Commerce in 2019.

Best paper award at the ICSSR Sponsored National Seminar on Digitalizing India, Chandigarh, November 2018

Verma, A., & Giri, A. K. (2024). Does financial inclusion reduce income inequality? Empirical evidence from Asian economies. International Journal of Emerging Markets, 19(9), 2428–2445. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJOEM-02-2022-0271

Verma, A., Chhabra, M., & Giri, A. K. (2024). ICT diffusion, trade openness and growth: Empirical evidence from Asian countries. The Indian Economic Journal, 0(0). https://doi.org/10.1177/00194662241263316

Verma, A., Giri, A. K., & Debata, B. (2024). ICT diffusion, financial instability, and shadow economy: Panel evidence from SAARC economies. Journal of the Knowledge Economy. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13132-024-02420-y

Jain, N., Verma, A., & Mohapatra, G. (2024). Driving human development through ecological impact for emerging economies: The role of trade openness. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 31, 54804–54814. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-024-34787-5

Verma, A., Chhabra, M., & Giri, A. K. (2024). ICT diffusion, energy consumption, institutional quality, and environmental sustainability in 20 emerging economies during 2005–2019. International Journal of Environmental Science and Technology, 21, 4445–4456. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13762-023-05274-0

Verma, A., Dandgawhal, P. S., & Giri, A. K. (2023). Impact of ICT diffusion and financial development on economic growth in developing countries. Journal of Economics, Finance and Administrative Science, 28(55), 27–43. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEFAS-09-2021-0185

Verma, A., Giri, A. K., & Debata, B. (2023). The role of ICT diffusion in sustainable human development: An empirical analysis from SAARC economies. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30, 14518–14532. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-23174-7

Verma, A., Kumari, A., & Giri, A. K. (2023). Environmental effects of ICT diffusion, energy consumption, financial development, and globalization: Panel evidence from SAARC economies. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30, 38349–38362. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-022-25049-3

Verma, A., Giri, A. K., & Debata, B. (2023). Does ICT diffusion reduce poverty? Evidence from SAARC countries. Poverty & Public Policy, 15, 8–28. https://doi.org/10.1002/pop4.360

Verma, A., & Giri, A. K. (2022). ICT diffusion, financial development, and economic growth: Panel evidence from SAARC countries. Journal of Public Affairs, 22, e2557. https://doi.org/10.1002/pa.2557

Verma, A., Giri, A. K., & Debata, B. (2022). Leapfrogging into knowledge economy: Information and communication technology for human development. Australasian Journal of Information Systems, 26. https://doi.org/10.3127/ajis.v26i0.3883

Verma, A., Giri, A. K., & Debata, B. (2022). ICT diffusion, women empowerment, and sustainable development in SAARC countries. Journal of Economic and Administrative Sciences, ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEAS-03-2022-0073

Verma, A., & Giri, A. K. (2020). ICT diffusion, financial development, and economic growth: Panel evidence from SAARC countries. Journal of Public Affairs, 22(3), e2557. https://doi.org/10.1002/pa.2557 [Indexing: Scopus(Elsevier), ABDC-Rank B, SCI-Q1]

Verma, A., Giri, A. K., & Debata, B (2019, Jan 23-25). Leapfrogging into Knowledge Economy: Information and Communication Technology for Human Development, AIB-South Asia Chapter Conference on Role of International Business and Sustainable Development in South Asian Economies, IIM Visakhapatnam.

Verma, A. (2018, Nov 15). Digitalization of Banking Sector: A Study of HDFC Bank. In Digitalizing India An Endeavour to Empower and Transform Business, ICSSR Sponsored National Seminar on Digitalizing India (pp.69–81). Mohindra Publishing House. ISBN: 978-93-86558- 54-1.

Verma, A. (2018, Mar 8). Digital India- Impact on Indian Economy, National Seminar on ‘Impact of current government’s policies on employment, Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh.

Verma, A. (2018, Feb 18). Empowering Elderly- Matter of Concern, National Seminar on ‘Empowering Elderly in Vulnerable Constituencies: Role of State and Civil Society’, Department of Social Work, Delhi University, Delhi.

Verma, A. (2018, Feb 17). Smartphone Addiction in Youth, International Conference on ‘Olympism: Global Innovation Forum for Humanity and Sustainable Development from Ancient Olympia to India, Tokyo 2020 & Beyond’, Dev Samaj College of Education, Chandigarh.

Verma, A. (2018). Digitalization of Banking Sector: A Study of HDFC Bank. In Digitalizing India: An Endeavour to Empower and Transform Business (pp. 69–81). Mohindra Publishing House. ISBN: 978-93-86558-54-1

Verma, A. (2018). Digitalization of Banking Sector: A Study of HDFC Bank. In Digitalizing India An Endeavour to Empower and Transform Business (pp. 69–81). Mohindra Publishing House. ISBN: 978-93-86558- 54-1
Email anushka.verma@jgu.edu.in
Connect with me Linkedin
ORCID ID 0000-0002-2620-7734
Key Expertise ICT diffusion, Financial Inclusion, Economic Growth, and Sustainable Development.
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