CENTRE FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND ADMINISTRATION (CEDA)

Tribhuvan University

Kirtipur, Kathmandu


Executive Director
Prof.Dr.Arjun Kumar Baral
Academic Program
Male
director@ceda.tu.edu.np

Prof.Dr.Arjun Kumar Baral, Executive Director of Centre for Economic Development and Administration (CEDA), Kirtipur from 21st December ,2022 .

Date of Birth : B.S. 2024/01/27 (10th May, 1967)

Permanent Address : Arjundhara Municipality - 9 (Kalisthan),Jhapa, Nepal

Temporary Address : Surya Binayak -3(Balkot, Naya Basti), Bhaktapur, Nepal

Highest Academic Degree:

Doctor of Philosophy in Economics (University of North Bengal, West Bengal, India in 2008)

 

 

  1. Job Experiences: Teaching + Research: 29 years in Tribhuvan University (Subjects Taught at Post Graduate Level: Monetary Economics, Public Economics, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Quantitative Techniques, Development Economics)       

  2. Other Affiliations/experiences:
    1. Chairperson: Saptakoshi Development Bank (Biratnagar)
    2. General Secretary (Former): Elite Club Biratnagar
    3. Chairman: Nepal Intellectuals’ Council, Koshi Province
    4. Advisor: Nepal University Progressive Teacher’s Association (Koshi Province)
    5. General Secretary: Economic Society of Nepal (Biratnagar)
    6.  Member: Tax Reinforcement work committee (Koshi Province) (Past)
    7.  Member of Faculty Board (Humanities, Law and Education), Purwanchal University. (Past)
    8.  Instructor of Research Methodology training for teachers at Community Campuses.
    9. Member: Management Committee of Central Technology Campus (Hattisar, Dharan).
    10. Mentor: Supported to upgrade research articles for 2 mentees organized by TU Grassroots Community for Promoting Research, Writing and Publication (2021)
    11. Member: Self-Assessment Team for QAA Process, Degree Campus, Biratnagar.
    12. Affiliated to Policy Research Institute.
    13. Member: Research Committee ( Faculty of Management, Tribhuvan University)
    14. Deputy Controller of Examinations, Tribhuvan University( 2013-2015)
  3. Economic Expert (Consultant): Community Engagement and Outreach P. (Ltd), Kathmandu, 'Potentialities and Priorities for Economic Growth in Koshi Province' (Funded by The Asia Foundation).

  1. Research papers / Review articles/ General Articles.:                                                                                                                                     About 25 Papers published in national and International Journals and edited book volumes.
    1. Relationships among GDP, Gross Capital Formation (GCF) and Foreign Aid in Nepal (2017): International Journal of Academic Research (ISSN: 2348-7666)
    2. Causal Links between economic growth and consumption expenditures in Nepal (2012): New Delhi Publishers, New Delhi, India
    3. An Econometric Analysis on Saving and Economic Growth: Evidences from Nepal (2010: Co-authored), Economic Journal of Nepal (January-March, 2010, Vol. 33, No.1, Issue No. 129) Central Department of Economics, Tribhuvan University (Nepal).
    4. Small Scale and Village Industries in Economic Development of Nepal (2012). Khadi and Village Industries in North East India, Concept Publishing House, New Delhi.
    5. Measuring Output Gap and Its Reliability in Nepalese Economy (B.S.2073). Duhita, Post Graduate Campus
    6. Enhancing Indian FDI: Role, Prospects and Challenges to Nepalese Economy (2017), The Journal of Economic society, Vol. 15, Biratnagar.
    7. Causality between Government Revenues and Expenditures: Evidences from Nepalese Time series Data (B.S.2070), Pragyik, vol.3, Research Management Cell, Post Graduate Campus.
    8.  Money Output Relationship in South Asia: An Econometric Investigation (2013), Vishleshan, Vol.12, Post Graduate Campus, Biratnagar.
    9. Money Supply, Budget Deficit and Inflation in Nepal: A tri variate causal analysis (2012), The Journal of Economic Society, Vol. 11, Biratnagar.
    10. Contribution of Export to Growth of Gross Domestic Product in Nepal (2013). The Journal of Economic Society, Vol. 13, (Coauthored)
    11. Economic Relationships among Macroeconomic Variables of Nepal: An application of Chow Breakpoint test (2009), The Journal of Economic Society, vol. 10, Biratnagar.
    12. Relationship between Budget Deficit and Interest rate in Nepal: An Econometric study (2009). Management Exposure, vol. 1, Mahendra Morang Campus, Biratnagar. (Coauthored)
    13. Twin Deficit Hypothesis: An Empirical Investigation on Nepalese Time Series 1964to200 0(2008). SAARC PERSPECTIVE, Serials Publications, New Delhi
    14. Application of ARDL Bound Co-integration test on Money output Relationship in Nepalese economy, International Journal of Applied Economics and Econometrics, (2020) 1 (1), PP. 43-55.
    15. An Inquiry Relating to Impact of Remittances on Rural Economy in Nepal: Special Attention to Province -1, (2020) ‘Adhyayan’, A Peer reviewed research Journal published by Research Management Cell, Mechi Multiple Campus.                                                    Reference/Research Books: Syllabus based on Business Economics for BBS and MBS (Coauthored: Five Books).

: Macroeconomic Theories and application (Coauthored, published by Kriti Publication)

: A Research Book on Effectiveness of Money supply in Nepalese Economy: A Time Series Econometric Analysis.

 

Seminar, Workshops, Conferences participated, paper presented:               About 20 Programs.

-A paper presented in an international conference organized by Asia Research Center at Copenhagen Business School (Denmark) entitled ‘Enhancing Indian FDI: Role, Prospects and Challenges to Nepalese Economy’ on 2-3 October, 2015.                                                                                                       - A Training Course attended on 'Environmental and Natural Resource Economics' organized by SANDEE and ICIMOD (3rd -20th May, 2010), AIT, Pathumthani, Bangkok, Thailand).

 

Research Projects:

    1. Effectiveness of Pollution Control Certification in Brick Industries of Eastern Region of Nepal (A Project Funded by South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics-SANDEE in 2015).
    2. Impact of Land Business on Socio-Economic Status and Natural Resources in Eastern Terai, Nepal. (A Project funded by UGC- Nepal in 2013)
    3. Identification and Prediction of Potential Resources to increase Internal Revenue of Biratnagar Sub- Metropolitan city (Funded by Biratnagar Sub- metropolitan city)
    4. Identification and Prediction of Potential Resources of Revenue in the District (Funded by District Development Committee under LGCD program, Tehrathum)
    5. Identification and Prediction of Potentialities of Wetlands and Tourism Centers in Belbari Municipality, Morang (Funded by Belbari Municipality, Morang)
    6. Investment Opportunities in Potential Agricultural sectors/subsectors in Province No. 1 (A research project under FNCCI Province No. 1 and funded by SAHAJ- Nepal Agriculture Market Development Program)
    7. Member of Research Project on ‘Evaluating Synergies and Tradeoffs among Health, Education and Economic Sectors in the Fight against the COVID-19 in Nepal (Under Collaborative Research Grant of UGC, Nepal)
    8. Involved in various projects under CEDA as a Team Leader and Expert and team member.
  2. Countries Visited for academic programs/ Workshops / Seminars/ Conferences: Denmark, Thailand, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, India.