Mr. Ajit Nag is an assistant professor at the department of Economics, school of Liberal education of Galgotias University, Dankaur, Uttar Pradesh, India. I am a dynamic and passionate individual dedicated to the pursuit of knowledge and the empowerment of others. Born and raised with an innate curiosity, I have always been drawn to exploring the intricacies of the world around them. From an early age, exhibited a thirst for learning, which led them to excel academically throughout their schooling years. This passion for education and a desire to make a positive impact on others' lives inspired me to pursue higher education in the field of Economics.

Qualifications:

• Ph.D (thesis submitted) in Economics from Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, National Institute of Technology (NIT), Rourkela, Odisha.
• M.A in Applied Economics from Department of Economics, Pondicherry University, Puducherry.

Research Interests:

• Health Economics, Development Economics, Poverty and Inequality, Global Issues in Development
• Use data sets such as various rounds of Census of India, SRS,NFHS, RBI handbook, EPWRF, WDI. 
• conducting field surveys and interviews, and creating both structured and unstructured questionnaires. 

Teaching Interest:

• Basic Econometrics, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, financial economics, development economics, Health economics

Technical Expertise:

• MS Office, EViews, STATA, R

Awards and Achievements:

• Qualified UGC-NET conducted in 2019.
• Qualified UGC-NET conducted in 2018.

Others:

• Reviewer at “International Journal for Equity in Health” journal (BMC part of springer nature)

Research publication: 

• Deheri, A., and Nag, A. (2022). Assessing the Long-run Sustainability of Public Debt and Fiscal Deficit in India. Global Journal of Emerging Market Economies 15(1), 1-17. (SAGE, Scopus, UGC Care: Group II) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/09749101221113881
• Nag, A., & Pradhan, J. (2023). Does club convergence matter? Empirical evidence on inequality in the human development index among Indian states. Humanities and Social Sciences Communications, 10(1), 1-12, (Springer Nature, SSCI/Scopus, Impact Factor: 2.731).DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-023-01518-z 
• Nag, A., & Pradhan, J. (2023). Convergence in public education expenditure across Indian states: Does club convergence matter on human capital? Indian Journal of Economics (University of Allahabad, ABDC-C/UGC Care) (Accepted for Publication).
• Nag, A., Privara, A., Gavurova, B., & Pradhan, J. (2023). Does Club Convergence Matter in Health Outcomes? Evidence from Indian States. BMC Public Health(BMC part of springer nature, SCIE/Scopus, Impact Factor: Impact Factor: 4.545). (Accepted for Publication).
• Nag, A., & Pradhan, J. (2023). Investigation of Welfare Kuznets Curve for Health Outcome: The Role of Economic Development on Health Outcomes among the Indian States. Artha-Vikas Journal of Economic Development (Under Review).

Selected conference and seminar:

• Presented a paper on “Does Convergence matter for Human development in India?” in the national conference on “Paradigm Shift in the Indian Economy: The Way Forward NCPSIE-2021’’ held in Institute for Policy Research in Economics, Management and Social Development (IPREMS) during 10th - 11th JULY, 2021, (Virtual Mode).

• Presented a paper on “Does club convergence matter in social spending on human capital? Evidence from Indian states” in the International Conference on Sustainable Goals held in Indian institute of management Bodh Gaya during 16-17 September, 2022 (Virtual Mode).

• Presented a paper on “Health Inequality across the States in India: An inquiry into the convergence test." In the National Seminar on "sustainable environment; issue and challenges towards future perspective" under the Azadika Amrit Mahotsav scheme held in the Department of Population Studies, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, during 29th and 30th September 2022.