Dr. Rajarshi Mitra completed his B.A. (Honors) in Economics in 2000 with distinction (ranked First in First-Class) and M.A. in Economics in 2002 (First-Class) at Visva-Bharati University, India. He completed his Ph.D in Economics in 2009 at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, U.S.A.

Dr. Mitra has taught a wide range of graduate and undergraduate Economics courses to international students in the United States, Japan, the Russian Federation, and P. R. China. As a graduate student of Economics in the United States, he held faculty positions at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Milwaukee Area Technical College, and Marquette University. At the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, he was appointed Faculty Mentor for the Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Scholars Program in summer 2009. After completing his Ph.D program, Dr. Mitra was appointed full-time Lecturer of Economics in the Global 30 International Graduate Program in Economics at Kyushu University in Japan (2010-2014). He was a Visiting Scholar in the Centre of African Studies at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London, U. K. in summer 2014. Subsequently, he was appointed Assistant Professor of Economics at National Research University Higher School of Economics in the Russian Federation (2014-2017), Assistant Professor of Economics at Reading Academy, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology (October 2017 – April 2018) and Associate Professor of Economics at Reading Academy, Nanjing University of Information Science and Technology (May 2018 – August 2018). He is presently appointed Associate Professor of Economics with tenure in the Institute for International Strategy, Tokyo International University, Japan. During his term at Reading Academy, on recommendation from the Head of the School of Politics, Economics and International Relations, Dr. Mitra was granted the honorary title of “Recognized Teacher of the University (NUIST)”.

Dr. Mitra has taught graduate level courses in Microeconomics, International Economics, Industrial Organization, and Mathematical Economics. At the advanced undergraduate level, he has taught International Trade and Finance, Money and Banking, Managerial Economics, Financial Institutions and Markets, Economic Statistics, Time Series Econometrics, and Economics of Social Policy. His research interests are outsourcing and FDI, economic growth and development, foreign exchange, and international trade policy. As the sole Principal Investigator, he has received research support from the Korea Economic Institute of America in Washington, D.C., U.S.A. and from the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy-Department of Economic Affairs, Government of India. Dr. Mitra has published more than 20 scholarly articles in peer-reviewed journals such as Applied Economics, Open Economies Review, International Review of Economics and Finance, Economic Analysis and Policy, World Development Perspectives, The Journal of Developing Areas, and Economics Bulletin. He has also contributed a chapter in a book volume On Korea published by the Korea Economic Institute of America, U.S.A. His op-ed articles and debate writings have appeared in the Gulf News. Apart from being the Associate Editor of Theoretical Economics Letters published by Scientific Research Publishing Inc., U.S.A. and the Journal of Asian Development published by Macrothink Institute, U.S.A., Dr. Mitra is a member of the editorial board of several other peer-reviewed journals.

Peer-reviewed Journal Articles

Mitra, R. and Abedin, M.T., "Population Ageing and FDI Inflows in OECD Countries: A Dynamic Panel Cointegration Analysis", Applied Economics Letters, Vol. 28(13), 2021: 1071-1075.

Abedin, M.T., Mitra, R., Sen, K.K. and Hossain, M.S., “Exchange Rate and Stock Market Development in Bangladesh”, Economics Bulletin, Vol. 0(0), 2021: A19.

Mitra, R. and Abedin, M.T., "Population Ageing and FDI Inflows in Japan: ARDL Approach to Cointegration Analysis", Economics Bulletin, Vol. 40(2), 2020: 1814-1825.

Chen, J. and Mitra, R., “Demographic Shifts and Asset Returns in Japan”, Economics Bulletin, Vol. 40(2), 2020: 1570-1582.

Hossain, M.S., Mitra, R. and Abedin, T., "Hossain, M.S., Mitra, R. and Abedin, T.", ”, The Empirical Economics Letters, Vol. 19(6), 2020: 601-612.

Mitra, R., “Currency Appreciation and Stock Transactions in Australia”, The Empirical Economics Letters (indexed in ABDC), Vol. 19(4), 2020: 281-290.

Mitra, R., “Financial Integration in Belgium: A Cointegration Test”, The Journal of Developing Areas, Vol. 54(4), 2019: 105-115 (ABDC Ranking: B).

Hossain, M.S., Mitra, R., and Abedin, T. (2018). Aid and Growth in Bangladesh: A Reassessment. Journal of European Economy, 17(4), 422-440.

Hossain, M.S., Mitra, R., and Hossain, M.I. (2018). The determinants of inbound FDI: Asia on a reappraisal. Economics Bulletin, 38(4), 2500-2508 (ABDC Ranking: C).

Mitra, R. (2018). Stock transactions and financial integration in Luxembourg. The Empirical Economics Letters, 17(11), 1289-1295 (ABDC Ranking: C).

Mitra, R., and Hossain, M.S. (2018). Does trade openness increase income inequality in the United States? The Empirical Economics Letters, 17(10), 1185-1194 (ABDC Ranking: C).

Mitra, R., and Hossain, M.S. (2018). Public spending and FDI in Benin. The Empirical Economics Letters, 17(9), 1065-1072 (ABDC Ranking: C).

Mitra, R. (2017). Exchange rate flexibility and financial integration: France 1977-2014. The Journal of Developing Areas, 51(4), 413-421.

Mitra, R. (2017). Domestic saving-investment correlation puzzle revisited: A time series analysis for South Africa. Economics Bulletin, 37(2), 1217-1225.

Mitra, R. (2017). Stock market and foreign exchange market integration in South Africa. World Development Perspectives, 6(C), 32-34.

Mitra, R., & Hossain, M.S. (2017). The determinants of price inflation in the U.S.: A multivariate dynamic cointegration and causal analysis. The Journal of Developing Areas, 51(1), 153-175.

Mitra, R. (2015). Saving-investment correlation and capital flows: The Philippines 1960-2014. Economics Bulletin, 35(4), 2853-2861.

Mitra, R., Hossain, M.S., & Hossain, M.I. (2015). Aid and per-capita economic growth in Asia: A panel cointegration test. Economics Bulletin, 35(3), 1693-1699.

Hossain, M.S., & Mitra, R. (2015). Foreign aid and external debt: The African perspective. Dhaka University Journal of Business Studies, 36(3), 57-66.

Hossain, M.S., & Mitra, R. (2013). Revisiting the Phillips Curve and the Lucas Critique. Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies, 5(4), 221-225.

Hossain, M.S., & Mitra, R. (2013). The determinants of economic growth in Africa: A dynamic causality and panel cointegration analysis. Economic Analysis and Policy, 43(2), 217-226.

Mitra, R., & Hossain, M.S. (2013). Foreign aid and economic growth in the Philippines. Economics Bulletin, 33(3), 1706-1714.

Hossain, M.S., & Mitra, R. (2013). A dynamic panel analysis of the determinants of FDI in Africa. Economics Bulletin, 33(2), 1606-1614.

Mitra, R. (2013). Foreign aid and economic growth: A cointegration test for Cambodia. Journal of Economics and Behavioral Studies, 5(2), 117-121.

Chakrabarti, A., & Mitra, R. (2010). Skilled-unskilled wage inequality and offshore outsourcing with asymmetric adjustment costs. International Review of Economics and Finance, 19(2), 340–345.

Bahmani-Oskooee, M., & Mitra, R. (2010). How sensitive is commodity trade flows between U.S. and India to currency depreciation? Applied Economics, 42(3), 267-277.

Bahmani-Oskooee, M., & Mitra, R. (2009). The J-Curve at the industry level: Evidence from U.S.-India trade. Economics Bulletin, 29(2), 1520-1529.

Bahmani-Oskooee, M., & Mitra, R. (2006). Exchange rate risk and commodity trade between the U.S. and India. Open Economies Review, 19(1), 71-80.

Book Chapters

Mitra, R., and Guseva, M.E. “Does Population Ageing Reduce FDI Inflows in OECD Countries? Evidence from Bayesian Panel VAR Estimates”. In: Mishra A.K., Vinzé A.S., Gupta R.S., Menon R. (eds) Advances in Innovation, Trade and Business, 2021: 85-94, Springer, Cham. Book chapter available online (Click to view).

Mitra, R. (2016). Exchange rate risk, stock transactions and financial integration: The Republic of Korea and Japan. In On Korea (Vol. 10). Washington, D.C, U.S.A.: Korea Economic Institute of America. Book chapter available online (Click to view).