Academic Profile of Dr. Iragdao Raja Basumatary
Name: Dr. Iragdao Raja Basumatary
Designation: Assistant Professor
Sex: Male
Category: ST (P)
Residential Address: Baganshali, W/No.: 7, P.O. & P.S.: Kokrajhar, Dist.: Kokrajhar, BTC, Assam
Department: Economics
Date of Joining: 09-10-2024
Mobile Number: 9365443585
Email ID: rajairagdao@gmail.com
Area of Specialization: Econometrics
Name of Institution from which Postgraduate Degree was obtained: Bodoland University
Year of Passing Postgraduate Degree: 2015
NET: Yes.
Ph.D: Yes.
Topic of PhD: Income Inequality and Its Determinants: A Comparative Study of Select Countries Based on Income and Governance Quality.
Institution from which Ph.D. was obtained: Bodoland University.
Year of Completion of Ph.D.: 2025
Total Teaching Experience (in years): 1 Year (Till 2025)
Research and Academic Contributions
Research Papers Published in Journals
| Sl. No. | Title of the Journal Article | Name of the Journal | ISSN/ISBN No. | Page No. | Volume/Issue | Year/Date |
| 1 | Reducing Income Inequality in India and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): A Theoretical Approach | Journal of Research and Development | 2230-9578 | 100-102 | 11(19) | 2021 |
| 2 | Women’s Empowerment Index for Handloom Weavers in Assam, India. | Humanities and Social Sciences Letters | ISSN(e): 2312-4318 ISSN(p): 2312-5659 | 167–178 | 11(2) | 2023 |
| 3 | Macroeconomic Determinants of Income Inequality Among Different Income Group Countries: Evidence from Panel Data. | Journal of Social Economics Research | ISSN(e): 2312-6264 ISSN(p): 2312-6329 | 111–125 | 11(1) | 2024 |
| 4 | Investigating the Effect of Democracy and Governance Quality on Income Inequality: Evidence from BRICS. | The Economic Research Guardian | ISSN: 2247-8531 ISSN-L: 2247-8531 | 16-31 | 14(1) | 2024 |
| 5 | Income Inequality, Governance Quality, and Environmental Degradation in Asian Countries: Does Interaction of Governance Quality Matter? Evidence from Panel Data. | Journal of Infrastructure, Policy and Development | ISSN: 2572-7923 ISSN(E): 2572-7931 | 1-20 | 8(7) | 2024 |
| 6 | Household Inefficient Electricity Consumption and Its Determinants in Rural Areas. | Journal of Development Policy and Practice. | ISSN: 2455-1333 ISSN (E): 2455-4952 | 1-15 | 2024 |
Presentation of Papers in Conferences / Seminars/ Workshops etc.
| Sl. No. | Title of paper presented | Title of conference/ seminar | Organised by | Whether International/ National/ Regional/ State level/ College level |
| 1. | Reducing Income Inequality in India and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): A Theoretical Approach | Changing Perspectives of Language, Literature, Science and Social Science | Jointly organized by the College of Arts, Bhigwan, Maharashtra and Rangapara College, Amaribari, Assam | International Level |
| 2. | MSMEs and Its Importance in Indian Economy. | Business Practices in the Age of Disruption, Innovation and Sustainability | Organized by Department of Business Administration Faculty of Commerce and Management, Gauhati University | National Level |
| 3. | Income Inequality Across the World and Reason Behind it. | Purno Agitok Sangma Memorial Lecture Cum International Seminar on Revisiting Diversity in North East India: Ethnicity, Culture, Religion and Beyond | Organized by Department of Political Science and History, Bodoland University and U.N. Academy, Kokrajhar in collaboration with Education Department, BTR | International Level |
| 4. | Nexus Between Income Inequality and Governance | Bodoland International Knowledge Festival under the theme ‘Good Governance’ | Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR), Government & Bodoland University, Kokrajhar, India | International Level |
| 5. | Factors Affecting Income Inequality in India: Evidence from Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) Bounds Testing Approach. | Indigenous Knowledge and Intellectual Property Rights: Evidence from Developing Economies | Department of Management, North-Eastern University, Tura Campus, Tura, Meghalaya (India) | International Seminar |
| 6. | Income Inequality, Democracy, and Governance in BRICS Countries: FGLS and PCSE Regression. | Managing Sustainable Growth and Development: Issues and Challenges of the Global Economy | Jointly organized by the Faculty of Management & Commerce, The ICFAI University Tripura, and Kettering University, USA | International Level |
| 7. | Income Inequality, Governance Quality, and Environmental Degradation in Asian Countries: Does Interaction of Governance Quality Matter? Evidence from Panel Data. | 58th Annual Conference of The Indian Econometric Society (TIES) | Tripura University (A Central University) | National Level |
| 8. | Nexus Between Sustainable Development, Income Inequality and Corruption in South Asian Countries: An Empirical Analysis. | Sustainable Development: Socio-Economic, Political and Technological Aspects | organized by the Department of Economics, Computer Science and Political Science in collaboration with IQAC, Kokrajhar Govt. College, Kokrajhar, Assam, | International Level |
| 9. | Financial Development and Renewable Energy Consumption in the Select ASEAN Countries. | 59th Annual Conference of The Indian Econometric Society (TIES) | Organized by the Department of Economics, Banaras Hindu University and The India Econometric Society (TIES) | National Level |
| 10. | Analyzing the Impact of Natural Resource Rents on Sustainable Development in Asia. | International Conference on Sustainable Development Theory, Practice, Approach and Policy | Organized by in association with Society for Pathways to Sustainability (PathS), India in association with Department of Economics, North-Eastern Hill University,Shillong, Meghalaya, India; Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development, Guwahati, Assam, India; ICSSR, North Eastern Regional Centre, Shillong | International Level |
Participation in Conference/ Seminar/ Workshop etc.
| Sl. No. | Title of Conference/ Seminar | Organised by | Whether International/ National/ Regional/ State level/ College level |
| 1. | National Webinar on Farm Laws, 2020: Merits & Demerits | Organized by Kamrup College in collaboration with IQAC, North Kamrup College, Baghmara , Assam | National Level |
| 2. | ‘A Seven Days Online Workshop on Computational Technologies’ | Organized by Department of Computer Science and Technology, Bodoland University. | National Level |
| 3. | One Day National Level Online Workshop on “Intellectual Property Rights with special Emphasis on Copyright and Plagiarism” | Organised by Department of English, Bengtol College, Bengtol, Chirang, Assam, India in collaboration with IQAC, Bengtol College. | National Level |
| 4. | National Webinar on ‘Summer Paddy Cultivation in Assam: Some Socio- Economic Issues. | Organized by Department of Bodo, Bodoland University, Kokrajhar, BTR, Assam, India | National level |
| 5. | Online training on ‘Understanding of Data and Statistical Analysis Using STATA Software’ | Conducted by VART consulting Pvt Ltd, Delhi NCR and Mumbai, India. | National level |
| 6. | Online training program on ‘Understanding and Analyzing Research Data with SPSS Software’ | Conducted by VART consulting Pvt Ltd, Delhi NCR and Mumbai, India. | National level |
| 7. | Online training program on ‘Understanding and Uses of Multilevel Modelling in Research Using STATA Software’ | Conducted by VART consulting Pvt Ltd, Delhi NCR and Mumbai, India. | National Level |
| 8. | National Level Online One Week Faculty Development Programme on SPSS | Organized by Maniram Dewan School of Management,Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University, Guwahati, Assam. | National Level |
| 9. | Seven day Hands on E-Workshop on “Econometrics – Time Series and Panel Data Analysis Using Eviews” | Jointly Organized by Primax Foundation, Bengaluru, Bharathiyar Arts & Science College for (W), Salem, Tamilnadu & IARA Trichy, Tamilnadu. | National Level |
| 10. | Online workshop on ‘Systematic Literature Review’. | Organized by Meerashpa Learning Solutions. | National Level |
| 11. | One-Week online training program on ‘Data Extraction and Analysis’ | Organized by the Sharda Scholl of Business Studies. | National Level |
| 12. | Authors’ Workshop on ‘Academic Writing For Higher Education Textbooks in Bodo Language’ | Organized by Bodoland University, BTR, Assam, India, in collaboration with the University Grants Commission (UGC) and Bharatiya Bhasha Samiti under the Ministry of Education, Govt. of India. | National Level |
| 13. | RUSA 2.0/PM-USHA Assam Sponsored 2-day Teachers’ Training Programme on Mentoring cutting-edge Research in the Light of NEP 2020 under the ‘Mentoring cutting-edhe Reseach’ scheme of Gauhati University, | Conducted by Kokrajhar University in collaboration with UGC-MMTTC (Formerly known as UGC-HRDC), Gauhati University. | National Level |
| 14. | Faculty Induction Programme (FIP)-15 | Organized by University of Calcutta of Calcutta, UGC-Sponsored Faculty Induction Programme | National Level |