Research Interests

• Energy Economics
• Industrial Economics
• Economics of Global Climate Change

Office Location
Room no -HSB 240D
E-mail: santosh[at]iitm[.]ac[.]in
Phone : +91 (44) 2257 4512

• Principles of Economics
• Energy Economics
• Applied Economics
• International Economics

• Accordion ConteSantosh Kumar Sahu and Unmesh Patnaik (2020), Foreign Direct Investments and Environmental Policies: A Meta-Analysis,” in “FDI, Technology and Innovation”, N.S. Siddharthan and K. Narayanan (Eds.), ISBN 978-981-15-3611-3
• K. Narayanan and Santosh Kumar Sahu (2020), Firm-Level Productivity and Exports: The Case of Manufacturing Sector in India, in “Accelerators of India’s Growth – Industry, Trade and Employment”, Suresh Chand Aggarwal, Deb Kusum Das and, Rashmi Banga (Eds.), ISBN – 978-981-329-396-0
• Sunil Paul, Santosh Kumar Sahu and Tinu Iype Jacob (2020), Aggregate Fluctuations and Technological Shocks: The Indian Case, in “FDI, Technology and Innovation”, N.S. Siddharthan and K. Narayanan (Eds.), ISBN 978-981-15-3611-3
• Santosh Kumar Sahu and Sumedha Kamboj (2019), Decomposition Analysis of GHG Emissions in Emerging Economies”, Journal of Economic Development, 44(3), pp. 59-78
• K. Narayanan, D. Parthasarathy and A. Inamdar and Santosh Kumar Sahu (2019), Who is Vulnerable? Evidence from Districts of the East Coast of India, in “Climate Change and Vulnerable Indian Coast”, R. Ramesh and J.R. Bhatt (Eds.), Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, New Delhi
• Santosh Kumar Sahu and Deepanjali Mehta (2018), Determinants of Energy and CO2 Emission Intensities: A Study of Manufacturing Firms in India, The Singapore Economic Review, Vol. 63, No. 2, pp. 389-407
• Santosh Kumar Sahu (2018), Development vs Environment Debate, Domain; The Journal of Management Research, Vo. 9 & 10, Issue 1, pp. 30-33 (invited paper)
• Unmesh Patnaik and Santosh Kumar Sahu (2018), Foreign Direct Investment and Business Cycle Co-movement: Evidence from Asian Countries, in: “Globalisation of Technology”, N.S. Siddharthan, K. Narayanan (Eds.), Springer, ISBN: 978-981-10-5423-5
• Santosh Kumar Sahu and N. Aggrawal (2017), Inter-firm Differences in Mergers and Acquisitions: A Study of Pharmaceutical Sector in India, Journal of Economic Studies, Vol. 44, No.5, pp. 861-878
• Santosh Kumar Sahu (2017), Firm Performance and Diversification: An Empirical Investigation of Chemical Sector in India, International Journal of Sustainable Economy, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 56-71
• Santosh Kumar Sahu and Himani Sharma (2016), Productivity, Energy Intensity and Output: A Unit Level Analysis of the Indian Manufacturing Sector, Journal of Quantitative Economics, Vol. 14, Issue 2, pp 283-300
• Santosh Kumar Sahu and K. Narayanan (2016), Environmental Certification and Technical Efficiency: A Study of Manufacturing Firms in India, Journal of Industry, Competition and Trade, Vol. 16, Issue 2, pp. 191-207
• K. Narayanan and Santosh Kumar Sahu (2016), Effects of Climate Change on Household Economy and Adaptive Responses Among Agricultural Households in Eastern Coast of India, Current Science, Vol. 110, No. 7, pp. 1240-1250
• Santosh Kumar Sahu and Sukanya Das (2016), Impact of Agricultural Related Technology Adoption on Poverty: A Study of Select Households in rural India, in: “Technology: Corporate and Social Dimensions”, N.S. Siddharthan, K. Narayanan (Eds.), Springer, ISBN: 978-981-10-1683-7
• Santosh Kumar Sahu and K. Narayanan (2016), Exports and Participation in CDM in Technology Intensive Industries in India, in “Globalization of Indian Industries: Productivity, Exports and Investment”, Filip De Beule and K. Narayanan (Eds.), Springer, ISBN: 978-981-10-0082-9
• Santosh Kumar Sahu and K. Narayanan (2015), Energy Use Patterns and Firm Performance: Evidence from Indian Industries, Journal of Energy and Development, Vol. 40, No. 1-2, pp. 111-133
• Santosh Kumar Sahu and K. Narayanan (2015), Stock Excess Return, R&D Intensity and Market Concentration: A Study of IT Firms in India, Asian Journal of Innovation and Policy, Vol. 4, No. 2, pp. 200-216
• Santosh Kumar Sahu and K. Narayanan (2015), Technology Import, R and D Spillover and Export: A Study of Automobile Sector in India, Review of Development and Change, Vol. XX, No. 2, Sage, pp. 257-276
• Santosh Kumar Sahu and K. Narayanan (2014), CO2 Emission from Fossil Fuel Consumption and Technology Intensity: A Study of Indian Manufacturing Industries, Review of Market Integration, Vol. 6, No. 3, pp. 269-296
• K. Narayanan and Santosh Kumar Sahu (2014), Energy Consumption Response to Climate Change: Policy Options for India, IIM Kozhikode Society & Management Review, Vol. 3, No. 2, pp. 123-133
• K. Narayanan and Santosh Kumar Sahu (2013), CO2 emission and firm heterogeneity: a study of metal and metal based industries in India, International Journal of Energy Technology and Policy, Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 110-127
• Santosh Kumar Sahu and K. Narayanan (2013), Labour and Energy Intensity: A Study of Pulp & Paper Industries in India, in “Human Capital and Development”, N.S. Siddharthan and K. Narayanan (Eds.), Springer, ISBN: 978-81-322-0856-3
• Santosh Kumar Sahu and K. Narayanan (2011), Determinants of Energy Intensity in Indian Manufacturing Industries: A firm Level Study, Eurasian Journal of Economics and Business, Vol. 4, No. 8, pp. 13-30
• Santosh Kumar Sahu and K. Narayanan (2011), Total Factor Productivity and Energy Intensity in Indian Manufacturing: A Cross-sectional Study”, International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, Vol. 1, No. 2, pp. 47-58
• K. Narayanan and Santosh Kumar Sahu (2011), Health, Income Inequality and Climate Related Disasters at Household Level: Reflections from an Orissa District”, in “Health Environment and Sustainable Development: Perspectives and Issues”, N. Audinarayana, U. V. Somayajulu, K. E. Vaidyanathan, C. P. Prakasam (Eds.), Serials Publications, ISBN: 10: 8183875130
• Santosh Kumar Sahu and K. Narayanan (2010), Determinants of Energy Intensity in Indian Manufacturing Industries: A Cross-sectional Study, Electrical India, Vol. 51, No. 6, pp. 108-120
• Santosh Kumar Sahu (2009), Economic Analysis of Watershed: A Developing Country Perspective, VDM Verlag Publishing House, GB, ISBN: 978-36-392-1055-2
• Santosh Kumar Sahu and D. Bishoyi (2007), Role Agricultural Reforms in India and China – An Analysis”, in “WTO and Indian Economy”, M.S. Gupta (Ed.), Serials Publications, ISBN: 978-81-838-7106-8nt

Ph.D

• Jayshree Dutta, HS17D021, Household Energy
• Prantik Bagchi, HS18D007, Industrial Ecology
• Hemachandra Padhan, HS18D008 (co-supervisor), Remittance and Economic Growth
• Devlina, HS19D022, Corruption and Firm Growth
• Raghuttama Raghavendra Rao, HS19D027, Energy Economics
• Interdisciplinary MS
• Dheerendra Mishra, AM19S300 (co-supervisor), Industrial Energy Demand

MA Projects (MAP)

• Bitthal Sarangi, HS15H009, 2020, International Trade
• Feba Sajan, HS14H016, 2019, Migration and Climate Change
• Joseph George, HS14H024, 2019, Water Demand in Industries
• Sukruth Koundinya Nellutla, HS14H039, 2019, Cryptocurrency

• Prof. Raghuram Rajan’s “Young Scholar Grant Programme” to participate National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) Summer Programme 2016, Boston, MA, USA
• Selected for the India-China Young Scholars Forum on “Indo-Syno Relations and Asia-Pacific Security Pattern” Academy of World Watch, Shanghai, China, 2014
• Excellence in Ph.D. Research Award 2012-2013, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, 2013
• JSPS Student Exchange Program for East Asian Young Researchers, GSID, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan, 2010