Dr. Melisha Khatun is Current Head of the Department of Economics. She earned her Ph.D. in Economics from The University of Burdwan and was a Gold Medalist in her M.SC (Economics) from the same University, securing first rank in the University.

With over 9 years of teaching and research experience, Dr. Khatun specializes in Econometrics, Growth Economics, Industrial Organization & Game Theory and Agricultural Economics. She has published extensively in reputed indexed, UGC care listed, national, international journals and has presented her work at various prestigious academic conferences. She has successfully supervised several doctoral research scholars and post-graduate projects.

Education

M.SC, Ph. D in Economics

Field of Specialization

Economectrics, Growth Economics, Industrial Organization & Game Theory

Courses Taught/Teaching

Microeconomics, Econometrics, Statistics

Research Area

Econometrics, Agriculture Economics, Health Economics

Journal Papers Published

1. Waresh. G. A. & Khatun M. (2025): “Institutional Agricultural Credit Repayment Performance of the farmers: A Study in North Twenty-Four Parganas District of West Bengal”, Artha Vijnana, Vol No. LXVII Issue No. 2

2. Ismail. U, Khatun. M, & Fakhr, Z. A. (2025): Combating Child Morbidity: Strategies Against Pneumonia and Diarrhoea, Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research. JETIR December 2025, Volume 12, Issue 12 www.jetir.org (ISSN-2349-5162)

3. Ismail, Umaima, and Melisha Khatun (2024): "Impact of Maternal Body Mass Index and Intervening Mechanism on Rural-Urban Child Stunting: A Comparative Study Among Under Five Children in North 24 Parganas District of West Bengal." IASSI Quarterly 43(2) (2024).

4. Waresh. G. A. & Khatun M. (2024): “Moral Hazard Problems in the Rural Agricultural Credit Market: An Analysis of Debt Crisis of Farmers in the North Twenty-Four Parganas District of West Bengal”, Research Journal of Agricultural Sciences, Volume 15, Issue-02 (Mar-Apr), pp 499-505

5. Khatun M. & Hossain S. (2024): “Present Scenario of Agricultural Growth and Patterns of Cropping Diversification in West Bengal”, Research Journal of Agricultural Sciences, Volume 15; Issue 01 (Jan–Feb 2024); pp 45–48

6. Khatun M. & Parveen S. (2021): “Convergence or Divergence”: A Study of Selected States of India, IJARESM, Volume 9, Issue 1.

7. Adhikary, M., & Khatun, M. (2015). Issue of Convergence-A Study of Selected Western States of India. Asian Journal of Research in Business Economics and Management, 5(3), 105-118.

Books Published

1. Khatun M (2025): Behaviour of Output of Some Selected Infrastructure Industries in India:Analysis of Trend, Convergence and Issues of Structural Shift, Empirical Essays in Development Economics Focusing on Indian Economy, New Delhi Publishers, New Delhi, India

2. Adhikary, M., & Khatun, M. (2018). Defense Expenditure and Its Impact on Health in the SAARC Countries. In Handbook of Research on Military Expenditure on Economic and Political Resources (pp. 330-366). IGI Global, USA.

3. Adhikary, M., & Khatun, M. (2017). Infrastructural development: an engine of growth–an empirical study in SAARC countries. In Handbook of Research on Economic, Financial, and Industrial Impacts on Infrastructure Development (pp. 1-22). IGI Global, USA

4. Adhikary, M., & Khatun, M. (2016). Issues of Convergence: Some  of SAARC Countries. In Handbook of Research on Global Indicators of Economic and Political Convergence (pp. 119-143). IGI Global, USA

Ph.D. Thesis Guidance

Ph.D Awarded

1. Golam Ahsan Waresh (2025): Institutional Agricultural Credit Repayment Performances of Farmers in the North Twenty-Four Parganas District of West Bengal.
2. Umaima Ismail (2025): Child Health and Socio-Economic Status: A Case Study of North Twenty-Four Parganas, West Bengal.