Dr. Anandita Ghosh

Biography

Dr. Anandita Ghosh is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Sarla Anil Modi School of Economics, NMIMS University, Mumbai, with a research focus on Energy Economics, Food Security, and Financial Inclusion. She holds a PhD in Economics from the Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune, where her doctoral research examined the dynamics of digital financial services within the financial inclusion ecosystem.

She brings over seven years of combined research and teaching experience, having taught core courses such as Microeconomics and Macroeconomics at both undergraduate and postgraduate levels. In addition, she has conducted an Executive Development Program (EDP) for professionals at Infosys, contributing to industry–academia engagement and applied learning.

Dr. Ghosh has published her work in reputed international journals and has presented at leading global conferences. She also serves as a reviewer for well-regarded journals, including Circular Economy and Sustainability, Empirica, and Energy Economics. Her scholarly contributions and academic service reflect the depth, rigor, and growing impact of her research

Education

• PhD in Financial Economics, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (2019–2024)
  Thesis: Analysis of Digitalization in the Financial Inclusion Ecosystem

Teaching & Academic Experience

• Assistant Professor of Economics, Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies, Bengaluru
  Taught Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, International Business.
• Visiting Faculty, Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM), Bengaluru
  Taught Macroeconomics; Conducted Executive Development Program for Infosys professionals.
• Subject Matter Expert, Symbiosis School for Online & Digital Learning
  Taught Macroeconomics to working professionals.

Research Interests

• Energy Economics
• Food Security
• Financial Inclusion
• Digital Finance
• Development Economics

Publications

1. Gender disparity in digitalization of financial services: Challenges and opportunities for financial inclusion for women in India, Gender, Technology and Development, 2021 (Scopus Q1).
2. Food, energy, and water nexus: A study on interconnectedness and trade-offs, Energy Economics, 2024 (ABDC A*, Scopus Q1).
3. Unleashing the potential of the Indian Fintech for financial inclusion: A qualitative analysis, Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation in Emerging Economies, 2024 (Scopus Q2).
4. Change in dietary pattern of agri commodities in the past six decades: Time-varying VAR approach, Global Food Security, 2025 (Scopus Q1).
5. Impact of geopolitical risk & economic policy uncertainty among energy transition metals in extreme market conditions, Mineral Economics, 2025 (Scopus Q1).
6. Food, harvesting and interest rate nexus: Quantile investigation about dependencies and spillover, International Economics, 2025 (Scopus Q1).
7. Toward formalization of Indian nano entrepreneurs: A TAM-based analysis,
   Journal of the International Council for Small Business, 2025 (Scopus Q2)

Conferences & Presentations

• 5th Global Food Security Conference, KU Leuven, Belgium (April 2024)
• 7th Symposium on Agri-Tech Economics for Sustainable Futures, University of Reading, UK (Sept 2024)
• 2nd International Finance and Accounting Conference, IIM Jammu (Dec 2024)
• 14th Doctoral Thesis Conference, IBS Hyderabad (2021)
• 25th Biennial Conference by AIEFS at IRMA (2025)

Achievements

• UGC Junior Research Fellowship (2018–2020)
• Best Paper Award, 2nd IFAC Conference, IIM Jammu (Dec 2024)

Reviewer

• Review activity for Circular Economy and Sustainability.
• Review activity for Empirica
• Review activity for Energy economics.

Contact

Email: anandita.ghosh@nmims.edu