Agnirup Sarkar 

Agnirup Sarkar 

Assistant Professor 
Education: PhD
Economics
agnirupsarkar@iitg.ac.in
+91 361 2582588

Research Interests: Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics, Finance

Journal Publications


1. Agnirup Sarkar, Anshul Kumar, "Term Structure Dynamics in India: A DSGE Analysis", Edited volume  "Empirical Insights on Development, Disparities and Sustainability in India" (forthcoming), Springer Nature [2026]

2. Anshul Kumar, Agnirup Sarkar and Bodhisattwa Sengupta, "Monetary and Fiscal Policy Impacts on the Indian Sovereign Bond Market: A VAR Approach", South Asian Journal of Macroeconomics and Public Finance, Sage, vol.13, ISBN.https://doi.org/10.1177/22779787241282730 [2024], https://doi.org/10.1177/22779787241282730

3. Agnirup Sarkar, "Understanding the COVID Economic Crisis: A short run general equilibrium Framework", South Asian Journal of Macroeconomics and Public Finance, SAGE, vol.11, Issue no.2 [2022]

4. Sakib Amin; Tooraj Jamasb; Manuel Llorca; Laura Marsiliani; Thomas I. Renström; Agnirup Sarkar, "Captive Power, Market Access and Macroeconomic Performance: Reforming the Bangladesh Electricity Sector", Energy Economics, Elsivier, vol.102, ISBN.0140-9883 [2021]

5. Agnirup Sarkar, "Market Capitalization and Growth with Nominal and Real Rigidities: The Case of Emerging Economies", Indian Economic Review, Springer, vol.55, Issue no.2, pp.165-198 [2020]

6. Agnirup Sarkar, "Understanding the Short Run Relationship between Stock Market and Growth in Emerging Economies", Journal of Quantitative Economics, Springer, vol.18, Issue no.2, pp.383-402 [2019]

7. Parantap Basu, Agnirup Sarkar, "Partial inflation indexation and long-run inflation targeting in a growing economy: A comparison of Calvo and Rotemberg pricing models", Journal of Macroeconomics, Elsivier, vol.50, Issue no.1, pp.293-306 [2016]

8. Agnirup Sarkar, "Financial intermediation and economic growth: the post-liberalization Indian experience", Macroeconomics and Finance in Emerging Market Economies, Taylor and Francis, vol.6, Issue no.2, pp.280-294 [2013]

Book Chapter


1. Agnirup Sarkar, Abhirup Sarkar, "Financing Recovery in the post-pandemic Indian Economy" , Ajitava Raychaudhuri and Arpita Ghosh edited "Managing Pandemic and correcting Development fundamentals" , Springer , pp.49-63 [2023]

2. Agnirup Sarkar, Abhirup Sarkar, "Do stock markets signal real economic performance? A theoretical and empirical note" , Soumyen Sikdar edited Perspectives on the Contemporary Indian Economy (forthcoming) , Orient Black Swan , [2020]

3. Agnirup Sarkar, Abhirup Sarkar, "On the Lead-Lag Relationship between Market Capitalization Ratio and Per Capita Growth" , Bandyopadhyay and Dutta edited, Opportunities and Challenges in Development , Springer , [2019]

Others


1. Bodhisattwa Sengupta, Maulik Chokshi, Amarjyoti Mahanta, Agnirup Sarkar, Arun B Nair, Tushar Mokashi, "Institutions, Fiscal Space and Social Health Protection", Macroecomonics, Trade and Livelihoods: Policy Coherence and International Coordination, T20 Policy Brief [2023]

No Project Available!

Sl.No Name Year Dissertation Title
1 Keshav Raj 2021 Water Quality and Water Availability in Bihar: A District Level Analysis
2 Mridutpal Sinharay 2021 Measuring Financial Inclusion among Tribal People: A study of two selected villages in Tribal concentrated Dhaniakhali Block, West Bengal
3 Pratik Kargupta 2021 Freebies and Fiscal Health: Delhi Model Leading the Way

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Sl.No Name Year
Sl.No Program Name Email Year Thesis/Project Title Affiliation
1 PhD Kiran Mahato School of Business, IIT Guwahati

Awards and Achievements


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Patents


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Attended


Title: Understanding bond market behaviour in emerging economies using a dynamic stochastic framework

Name of Conference: 19th Annual Conference on Economic Growth and Development

ISI Delhi, Delhi Dec 19, 2024 - Dec 21, 2024 International
Title: Term Structure Dynamics in India: A DSGE Analysis

Name of Conference: 21st Macroeconomics and Finance Conference

IGIDR, Mumbai Dec 16, 2025 - Dec 18, 2025 International
Title: Macro - Financial Regimes and Yield Curve Dynamics in Emerging Markets: A Bayesian Regime - Switching Nelson - Siegel Model

Name of Conference: Vietnam Economist Annual Meeting 2026 (VEAM 2026)

University of Economics, Hue University, Hue, Vietnam Jul 14, 2026 - Aug 15, 2026 International

Organised


Title: State Finances: A Study of Budgets

Name of Symposium: Outreach event by Reserve Bank of India on "State Finances: A Study of Budgets"

IIT Guwahati, Department of HSS Aug 10, 2026 - Aug 10, 2026 National