Arup Mitra
Arup Mitra
Section/Unit: Indian Economic Services
Research Interests: Development, Urban, Labour, Industry and Gender
Professor at IEG since 2002 he is presently the Dean FE at SAU and was the Director General, NILERD, GOI. His research interest includes issues in development, urbanisation, labour, corruption, industrialisation and productivity, services sector and gender inequality. With his M.A., M.Phil. and Ph.D. from Delhi School of Economics, post-doctorate from Northwestern University (USA) he has been a consultant to a number of international organizations, worked as a senior researcher at ILO, Geneva, held the Indian Economy Chair at Sciences Po. Paris, was a visiting scholar at IDE, and visiting professor at Nagoya University, Japan. He received the Mahalanobis memorial Gold Medal for his outstanding contribution to quantitative economics and Professor S. R. Sen best book award, 2019.
Email ID : arup@iegindia.in, arup@iegindia.org
- Kumar, Neeraj and Mitra, Arup (2021). Health of the Children: National Family Health Survey-5. New York: IndraStra Global. 2021 (ISBN: 9798720437350),IndraStra Whitepapers, 2021
- Mitra, Arup (2020). Urban headway and upward mobility, Cambridge University Press, 2020,Cambridge University Press
- Mitra, Arup (Ed.) (2018). Economic Growth in India and its Many Dimensions. Orient BlackSwan, Delhi. (ISBN: 978-93-5287-087-5)
- Mitra, Arup and Okada, Aya (2018). Labour Market Participation in India: A Region- and Gender-Specific Study. Springer, Singapore
- Mitra, Arup (2016). Industry-Led Growth: Issues and Facts,1st ed., XIV, 88 p. 5,, Springer
- Mitra, Arup and Sharma, Chandan (2016). Corruption and Development in Indian Economy. Cambridge University Press, Delhi
- Mitra, Arup. (2013). Insight into Inclusive Growth, Employment and Well-being in India, Springer
- Tendulkar, Suresh, Mitra, Arup, Narayanan, K. and Das, D.K. (edited). (2006). India: Industrialization in a Reforming Economy: Essays in Honour of K.L. Krishna. Delhi, Academic Foundation
- Bhattacharya, B.B. and Mitra, Arup (ed.). (2005). Studies in Macro Economics and Welfare. New Delhi, Academic Foundation
- Mitra, Arup. (2003). Occupational Choices, Networks, and Transfers: An Exegesis Based on Micro Data from Delhi Slums. Delhi:, Manohar
- Mills, Edwin S. and Mitra, Arup. (1997). Urban Development and Urban Ills. New Delhi, Commonwealth Publishers
- Mitra, Arup. (1994). Urbanisation, Slums, Informal Sector Employment and Poverty: An Exploratory Study. Delhi, D.K. Pub. and Dist.
- Mitra, Arup (2021). Long-Term Growth–Employment Relationship in India, Journal of Asian Development Research (Feb. 2021),Journal of Asian Development Research (Feb. 2021)
- Mitra, Arup and Tripathi, Sabyasachi (2021). Rural Non-farm Sector: Revisiting the Census Towns, Environment and Urbanization ASIA (2021). ,Environment and Urbanization ASIA, Sage (2021).
- Parida, P C, Mitra, Arup, and Pradhan, Kailash Ch. (2021). The missing middle phenomenon in Indian manufacturing sector: Myths or realities?. Journal of Economics and Development (April 6, 2021),Journal of Economics & Development, Emerald Pub.
- Chhetri, Bikash Bhatt and Mitra, Arup (2021). Assessing impact of women health on poverty based on evidence from Nepal, International Journal of Child Health and Human Development, Vol. 14 No. 1, May 2021,Int J Child Health Hum Dev , Vol. 14 No 1 May 2021
- Chhetri, Bikash Bhatt and Mitra, Arup (2021). Assessing impact of women health on poverty based on evidence from Nepal published in the International Journal of Child Health and Human Development, Vol. 14 No. 1, May 2021,2021;14(1):81-87 , ISSN: 1939-5965. IJCHHD
- Mitra, Arup and Singh, Jitender (2021). The COVID-19 Pandemic and Livelihood Loss: Lessons for the Future. Economic and Political Weekly. Vol. - LVI (24), June 12, 2021,Economic and Political Weekly. LVI (24), June 21
- Mitra, Arup, Prakash, Guru Singh and Shrivastav, Puneet Kumar (July 2021). How Unstable Are the Sources of Livelihood: Analysis Based on Periodic Labour Force Survey 2017-18 Data, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. LVI, No. 31, July 31, 2021,Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. LVI, No. 31
- Mitra, Arup and Tripathi, Sabyasachi (Sep. 2021). City Size Effect on Migration and Poverty: Study of Million-Plus Cities in India, Journal of Urban Planning and Development Volume 147 issue 3 – September 2021,JUPD Volume 147 issue 3
- Kumar, Neeraj and Mitra, Arup (2021). What causes poor child health in India? Reflections from NFHS-5. International Journal of Child and Adolescent Health (Vol. - 14 (3), 2021. 261-268,IJCAH, (Vol. - 14 (3), 2021. 261-268.
- Mitra, Arup and Shrivastav, Puneet Kumar (2021). Reliability of PLFS 2019-20 Data. Economic and Political Weekly. (Vol. Vol. 56, Issue No. 39, 25 Sep, 2021) pp 18-21,EPW. (Vol. Vol. 56, Issue No. 39, 25 Sep, 2021)
- Mitra, Arup (Dec. 2021). Urban Headway and Upward Mobility in India , published by Cambridge University Press ,The Developing Economies 59, no. 4 (December 2021): 405–418,The Developing Economies 59, no. 4 (December 2021)
- Mitra,Arup and Shrivastav, Puneet Kumar(Sep. 2021). Reliability of PLFS 2019–20 Data. Economic & Political Weekly, September 25, 2021 volume: LVI no 39,EPW, September 25, 2021 volume: LVI no 39
- Mitra Arup, Das Saudamini and others (2021). Climate change, Livelihood Diversification and well being: The case of rural Odisha. Springer, 2021,Springer, 2021
- Mitra, Arup (2020). "Structural shifts, Technology import and employment". Asian Profile. Vol.48, No.4, December, 2020,Asian Profile. Vol.48, No.4, December, 2020.
- Kumar, Abhishek and Mitra, Arup (2019). Growth, Health and Gender Imbalance: Evidence from India. Area Development and Policy. 2019
- Mitra, Arup (2019). Women's Work in Response to Urbanization: Evidence from Odisha. Indian Journal of Women and Social Change, Vol. 4(1), pp. 92-106
- Bhattacharya, Sanchita and Arup Mitra (2019). ICT Revolution, Digitisation and Growth. Mainstream, Vol. LVII No. 27, June 22, 2019
- Mitra, Arup (2019). Technological Progress, Innovation and Employment: Firm-level Evidence from India’s Manufacturing Sector. Innovation and Development. 2019. (DOI: 10.1080/2157930X.2019.1689614)
- Mitra, Arup and Nagar, Jay Prakash (2018). Smart Cities in India: Existing Facilities and Indicators of Development. Urban India, Vol. 38, Issue No. II. July-December, 2018.
- Mitra, Arup and Paul, Mahua (2018). Poverty Targeting and Economic Growth in India. Journal of Income and Wealth, Vol. 40, Issue No. 2, July-December 2018, pp. 133-145
- Mitra, Arup (2019). On Inclusive Growth in India. Artha Beekshan. Vol. 27(4), March 2019
- Mitra, Arup (2018). Let's Reach Out to the Ocean of Eternity. The Speaking Tree, Delhi. 11th November, 2018
- Chandrasekhar, S. and Mitra, Arup (2018) Migration, Caste and Livelihood: Evidence from Indian City-slums. Urban Research & Practice, DOI: 10.1080/17535069.2018.1426781
- Mitra, Arup (2018). Poverty, Women and Dignity. Asia-Pacific Social Science Review, Vol. 17(3).
- Singh, Jitender and Mitra, Arup (2018). Counting Jobs in India: A Detailed Review of Labour Database. Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 53, Issue 10
- Mitra, Arup and Nagar, Jay Prakash (2018). City Size, Deprivation and Other Indicators of Development: Evidence from India. Elsevier, Vol. 106. pp. 273-283
- Technology Adoption And Employment In Less Developed Countries: A Mixed-Method Systematic Review,World Development. Vol. - 96, 2017
- Mitra, Arup. Manufacturing-Led Growth, Competition and Challenges. Yojana. April 2015
- Mitra, Arup and Sharma, Chandan. Corruption, Governance and Firm Performance: Evidence from Indian Enterprises. Journal of Policy Modelling. May 2015
- Mitra, Arup and Kumar, Rajnish. New Patterns in Indian Urbanization: Emergence of Census Towns. Environment and Urbanization ASIA. Vol. 6, No. 1, 2015
- Mitra, Arup and Jha, Amit Kumar. Innovation and Employment: A Firm Level Study of Indian Industries. Eurasian Business Review. January 1, 2015
- Mitra, Arup and Alam, Moneer. Labour Market Vulnerabilities and Health Outcomes: Old workers in India/ Journal of Population Ageing. (Forthcoming)
- Pradhan, Basanta K, Singh, Salabh K and Mitra, Arup (2015). Female Labour Supply in a Developing Economy: A Tale form Primary Survey. Journal of International Development. Vol. 27
- Mitra, Arup. Pro-Poor Growth: Issues and Experiences. Ravenshaw Journal of Economics. Vol. 2, 2014
- Mitra, Arup. Agglomeration Economies and Wellbeing: Evidence from India. Athens Journal of Health. Vol. 1, No. 1, March 2014
- Mitra, Arup. Work, Seasonality and Nutrition: An Empirical Study on Women and Children in Delhi Slums. Asian Journal of Social Sciences & Humanities. Vol. 3, No. 4, November 2014
- Mitra, Arup and Tsujita, Yoko. Dimensions and Determinants of Upward Mobility: A Study Based on Longitudinal Data from Delhi Slums. Institute of Developing Economies. JETRO (Discussion Paper-448). March 2014
- Mitra, Arup. Urban Informal Sector: Functioning, Constraints and Mobility in Goyal, Ashma ed. The Oxford Handbook of the Indian Economy in the 21st Century. Delhi: OUP.2014. (as a Book Chapter)
- Goldar, B N and Mitra, Arup. Small versus Large Manufacturing Units: How efficient are they. Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy. Vol. 18, No. 4, September 2013
- Mitra, Arup and Pandey, Aviral. Unorganized Sector in India: Employment, Elasticity and Wage-Productivity Nexus. Journal of Development Enterpreneurship. Vol. 18, No. 4, December 2013
- Mitra, Arup. Growth, Poverty and Employment. Yojna. November 2013
- Mitra, Arup. Can Industry be the Key to Pro-Poor Growth: An Exploratory Analysis for India. ILO Asia-Pacific Working Paper. December 2013
- Dayal, Vikram; Kapuria, Preeti and Mitra, Arup. (2012). 'Modes of Transport, Basic Amenities and Well-being: Findings from Delhi City'. Vol. 5(2): 253-265, Journal of Urban Regeneration and Renewal
- Mitra, Arup; Sharma, Chandan and Marie-Ange Veganzone`s-Varoudakis. 'Estimating Impact of Infrastructure on Productivity and Efficiency of Indian Manufacturing', Applied Economics Letters, vol.19: 779783, 2012
- Mitra, Arup and Chakravarty, Sangeeta. 'Stock Prices and Inflation: Issues Revisited', Econmodel
- Mitra, Arup. 'Labor' In Joel Campbell, Jingjing Liu, and Sony Pellissery (eds.), The Encyclopedia of Sustainability, vol. 7: China, India, and East and Southeast Asia: Assessing Sustainability, Great Barrington, MA: Berkshire Publishing
- Mitra, Arup and Alam, Moneer. 'Labour Market Vulnerabilities and Health Outcomes: Older Workers in India', Journal of Population Ageing, forthcoming
- Mitra, Arup; Dayal, Vikram and Kapuria, Preeti. 'Modes of Transport, Basic Amenities and Wellbeing: Findings from Delhi City' (with V. Dayal and P. Kapuria), Journal of Urban Regeneration and Renewal, vol 5 (3), 2012, forthcoming
- Mitra, Arup and Pattanayak, Manoranjan. 'Business Groups, Block Holdings and Firm Value, International Journal of Disclosure and Governance, Poverty Reduction Challenges in South Asia in the volume edited by Hari Dulal (World Bank), Lexington Books, (forthcoming)
- Agarwal, Ankush and Mitra, Arup. Agriculture and its Integration with National Accounts Statistics: The Indian Case. Agricultural Journal. Vol. 7, No. 5, 2012
- Alam, Moneer and Mitra, Arup. 'Labour Market Vulnerabilities and Health Outcomes: A Review of Older Workers in India', Journal of Population Ageing, Vol. 5(4)
- Dayal, Vikram; Kapuria, Preeti and Mitra, Arup. (2011). 'Population Pressure and Environment in the Context of Growth: Evidence from an Indian City', International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development, Vol. 3 (2): 168-184
- Goldar, B N; Mitra, Arup and Kumari, Anita. 'Performance of Unorganized Manufacturing in the Post Reform Period'. In Keshab Das (ed.), Micro and Small Enterprises in India: The Era of Reforms, Routledge, 2011
- Mitra, Arup. 'Population Pressure and Environment in the Context of Growth: Evidence from an Indian City' (with V. Dayal and P. Kapuria), International Journal of Urban Sustainable Development, vol. 3 (2), 2011
- Mitra, Arup. 'Trade in Services: Impact on Employment in India', Social Science Journal, Elsevier, vol.48(1), 2011
- Mitra, Arup and Mehta, Barjor. 'Cities as the Engine of Growth: Evidence from India, Journal of Urban Planning and Development, vol.137(2), June 2011, ASCE, New York
- Mitra, Arup. 'Homeless Population in France: Labour Market Implications', Urban Challenge, (Urbani izziv), vol.22(1), 2011
- Mitra, Arup and Maiti, D. 'Informality, Vulnerability and Development', Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship,vol.16(2), 2011: 199-211
- Mitra, Arup; Goldar, B N and Kumari, Anita. Performance of Unorganised Manufacturing in the Post-Reforms Period. In K Das ed. Micro and Small Enterprises in India: The Era of Reforms. Delhi: Routledge. 2011
- Chakravarty, Sangeeta and Mitra, Arup. (2010). 'Growth, Prices and Poverty', Journal of Modelling and Simulation of Systems
- Ghosh, Nilabja; Goldar, B N and Mitra, Arup. (2010). 'Population, Employment and Poverty: South Asian Experience'. In M. Alam and A. Barrientos (eds.), Demographics, Employment and Old Age Security: Emerging Trends and Challenges for South Asia. India, Macmillan
- Goldar, B N and Mitra, Arup. 'Productivity Increase and Changing Sectoral Composition: Contribution to Economic Growth in India'. In Pulin B. Nayak, B.N. Goldar and P. Agrawal (eds.), India's Economy and Growth: Essays in Honour of Professor V.K.R.V. Rao (Sage Publication: New Delhi), forthcoming
- Mitra, Arup. 'Migration, Livelihood and Well-being: Evidence from Indian City slums, Urban Studies, 47(7): 1371-90, Sage, 2010
- Mitra, Arup and Chakravarty, Sangeeta. 'Growth, Prices and Poverty', Journal of Modelling and Simulation of Systems, vol.1, 2010/Iss.4, Pp.235-251
- Mitra, Arup, Goldar, B N and Kumari, Anita. 'Performance of Unorganized Manufacturing in the Post-reforms Period'. In K. Das (ed.), Micro and Small Enterprises in India: The Era of Reforms. To be included in an edited volume (Routledge: New Delhi), forthcoming
- Mitra, Arup and Goldar, B N. 'Productivity Increase and Changing Sectoral Composition: Contribution to Economic Growth in India'. In Pulin B. Nayak, B.N. Goldar and P. Agrawal (eds.), India's Economy and Growth: Essays in Honour of VKRV Rao (Sage Publications: New Delhi), 2010
- Mitra, Arup, Ghosh, Nilabja and Goldar, B N. 'Population Ageing and its Implications on the Labour Market: The South Asian Experience'. In M. Alam and A. Barrientos (eds.), Demographics, Employment and Old Age Security: Emerging Trends and Challenges for South Asia (Macmillan: India), 2010
- Mitra, Arup. 'Industry-Tertiary Balance: Issues Revisited', Journal of Studies on Manufacturing, 1(1): 59-71, 2010
- Mitra, Arup and N.R. Bhanumurthy. 'Globalization, Growth and Poaverty in India'. In M. Nissanke and E. Thorbecke (eds), The Poor under Globalization in Asia, Latin America and Africa, UNU-WIDER Studies in Development Economics, Oxford University Press, 2010
- Chakravarty, Sangeeta and Mitra, Arup. 'Is Industry Still the Engine of Growth? An Econometric Study of the Organised Sector Employment in India', Journal of Policy Modeling, 31(1): 22-25, 2009
- Mitra, Arup and Tsujita, Yuko. 'Health-Poverty Nexus: A Study of Low Income Households in India', International Journal of Child and Adolescent Health, 12(1): 99-108, 2009
- Mitra, Arup and Kumar, Rajinder. Growth, Health and Poverty: A Cross-Country Analysis, Journal of International Economic Studies, Vol.23, 2009, Refereed
- Mitra, Arup; Kumar, Rajnish and Kumar, Satendra. 'Social and Economic Inequalities: Contemporary Significance of Caste in India', Economic and Political Weekly, 44(50): 55-63, 12-18 December 2009
- Mitra, Arup. 'Technology Import and Industrial Employment: Evidence from Developing Countries', Labour: Review of Labour Economics and Industrial Relations, 23(4): 697-718, 2009
- Mitra, Arup and Murayama, M. 'Rural to Urban Migration: A District Level Analysis for India', International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care, 5(2): 35-52, November, 2009
- Mitra, Arup. "Social Capital, Livelihood and Upward Mobility", Habitat International, Elsevier, Vol.32, No.2, 2008. (Refrereed)
- Mitra, Arup and Kato, A. "Imported Technology and Employment: Evidence from Panel Data on Indian Manufacturing Firms" in S.R.Hashim and N.S.Siddharthan (ed.), High-tech Industries, Employment and Competitiveness, Routledge, 2008
- Mitra, Arup and Tsujita, Yuko. "Migration and Well-being at the Lower Echelons of the Economy: A Study of Delhi Slums", in H. Sato and M. Murayama (ed.) Globalization, Employment and Mobility: The South Asian Experience, IDE-JETRO, Palgrave-Macmillan, 2008
- Mitra, Arup and Schmid, J P. "Growth and Poverty in India: Emerging Dimensions of the Tertiary Sector", The Service Industries Journal, October, 2008, Routledge
- Mitra, Arup and Sato, H. "Labour Market Outcomes: The Japanese Tale", Indian Journal of Labour Economics, vol..51(2), April-June, 2008
- Mitra, Arup. "The Indian Labour Market: An Overview", ILO Asia-Pacific Working Paper Series, May 2008
- Mitra, Arup. Social Capital, Livelihood and Upward Mobility, Habitat International, Elsevier, Vol.32, No.2, 2008. Refereed
- Mitra, Arup and Schmid, J. Growth and Poverty in India: Emerging Dimensions of the Tertiary Sector, Service Industries Journal, Vol.28, No.8, Routledge, October 2008, Refereed
- Mitra, Arup and Sato, Hajime. Labour Market Outcomes: The Japanese Tale, Indian Journal of Labour Economics, Vol. 51, No.2, 2008, Refereed
- Mitra, Arup. Labour Market in India: An Overview, ILO Asia-Pacific Working Paper Series, New Delhi, 2008
- Mitra, Arup and Sato, H. "Agglomeration Economies in Japan: Technical Efficiency, Growth and Employment", Review of Urban and Regional Development Studies, Blackwell, Vol.19, No.3, 2007 (Refereed)
- Mitra, Arup and Sato, H. "Homeless Population in Japan", Asian Profile, October, 2007 (Refereed)
- Mitra, Arup. "Industry and Poverty: Evidence from Indian States", Indian Journal of Labour Economics, April-June, 2007. (Refereed)
- Mitra, Arup. "Labour Market Analysis: Issues and Facts" in Zhang, W. (ed), Encyclopaedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), Mathematical Models in Economics, Developed under the Auspices of the UNESCO, EOLSS Publishers, Oxford , UK, 2007
- Mitra, Arup and Edelman, Brent. "Slums as Vote Banks and Residents' Access to Basic Amenities: The Role of Political Contact and Its Determinants" (refereed), Indian Journal of uman Development, 1(1) 2007
- Joshi, Seema and Mitra, Arup. "Work Participation Rates: A District Level Profile from the 2001 Census Data", in T.S. Papola and Alakh N. Sharma (eds) Economic Growth and Regional Balance: Recent Experiences and Implications in India, Institute for Human Development, New Delhi
- Mitra, Arup. "Labour Market Mobility of Low Income Households", Economic and Political Weekly (refereed) XLI (21), May 27, 2006
- Mitra, Arup. "Labour Market Changes and Living Standards: A Study of Homeless Population in Japan and Slums in India", V.R.F.Series (refereed), No.419, June 2006, Institute of Developing Economies-Japan External Trade Organisation
- Mitra, Arup and Edelman, B. Slum Dwellers' Access to Basic Amenities: The Role of Political Contact, Its Determinants and Adverse Effects. Review of Urban and Regional Development Studies, Vol.18, No.1. 2006
- Mitra, Arup and Bhattacharya, P S. Industry-Urban Nexus, Employment and Poverty, in India: Industrialization in a Reforming Economy, Essays in Honour of K.L. Krishna. Ed. by Suresh D. Tendulkar et.al. Academic Foundation, Delhi: 2006
- Mitra, Arup. "Wages and Employment: Issues and Facts", Indian Journal of Labour Economics, Vol. 49, No.4, 2006
- Mitra, Arup. "Industry-Urban Nexus: The Role of Agglomeration Economies", in A. Shaw (ed), Indian Cities in Transition, Orient Longman, 2006 (refereed)
- Mitra, Arup. "Urban Informal Sector and Networks: A Case Study of Delhi Slum Dwellers", in Informal Labour Markets and Development, WIDER-Palgrave-Macmillan, 2006
- Mitra, Arup. Labour Market Conditions and Living Standards: A Study of Homeless Population in Japan and Slums in India, Visiting Research Fellow Monograph Series No.419, Institute of Developing Economies, Japan, June 2006
- Mitra, Arup and Bhanumurthy, N R. 'Globalization, Growth and Poverty, Research Paper No.2006/41, UNU-WIDER, April 2006
- Mitra, Arup. Women in the Informal Sector: Perpetuation of Meagre Earnings. Development and Change 36(2), 2005
- Mitra, Arup. Living Standard in Delhi Slums: Consumption Expenditure, Housing and Ability to Save. Indian Journal of Labour Economics, Vol.48, No.3, 2005
- Gupta, Indrani and Mitra, Arup. Economic Growtha, Health and Poverty: An Exploratory Study for India. Development Policy Review. 22 (2), March 2004
- Mitra, Arup and Bhanumurthy, N R. Declining Poverty in India: A Decomposition Analysis. Indian Journal of Labour Economics. 47(2), 2004
- Mitra, Arup and Bhanumurthy, N R. Economic Growth, Poverty, and Inequality in Indian States in the Pre-reform and Reform Periods. Asian Development Review, Asian Development Bank. 21(2), 2004
- Mitra, Arup. "Rural Non-Farm Sector: A State Level Profile". Ed. by Rohini Nayyar and A.N. Sharma. Rural Transformation in India: The Role of Non-farm Sector, New Delhi: Institute for Human Development, 2004
- Mitra, Arup. Informal Sector, Networks and Intra-city Variations in Economic Activities and Informal Sector. Review of Regional and Urban Development Studies. 16(2), July 2004
- Mitra, Arup. What Motivates Transfer of Resources: Altruism or Principle of Exchange? The Journal of Developing Areas. 37(2), 2004
- Mitra, Arup and Gupta, Indrani. Growth, Health and Poverty: An Exploratory Study of Indian States. Development Policy Review. 22 (2), 2004
- Bhanumurthy, N R and Mitra, Arup. Declining Poverty in India: A Decomposition Analysis. Indian Journal of Labour Economics. 47(2), 2004.311-321. (Refereed)
- Goldar, B N and Mitra, Arup. "Total Factor Productivity Growth in Indian Industry: A Review of Studies. Ed. by B.S Minhas. National Income Accounts and Data Systems, Delhi: Oxford University Press, 2002
- Gupta, Indrani and Mitra, Arup. Basic Amenities and Health in Urban India. The National Medical Journal of India. 15(1), 2002 (Supplement)
- Mitra, Arup."Growth and Employment with Special Reference to Organised Industry". Reform and Employment, New Delhi: Concept Publishing Company, 2002. (Institute of Applied Manpower Research)
- Mitra, Arup and Goldar, B N. "Total Factor Productivity Growth in Indian Industries: A Review of Studies". Ed. by B.S. Minhas. National Income Accounts and Data Systems, New Delhi:Oxford University Press, 2002
- Mitra, Arup and Gupta, Indrani. Basic Amenities and Health in Urban India. The National Medical Journal of India. 15(1), 2002
- Mitra, Arup and Gupta, Indrani. Low Income Migrants and Labour Market Segmentation: Micro-level Evidence from Delhi Slums. Economic and Political Weekly, January 12, 2002
- Mitra, Arup and Gupta, Indrani. "Poverty and Health: Evidence from India in Report on Conference on Equality". Employment and Economic Order in South Asia: Vishwa Yuvak Kendra and Konard Adenauer Foundatiuon, 2002
- Mitra, Arup and others. Productivity and Technical Efficiency in Indian States Manufacturing: The Role of Infrastructure.Economic Development and Cultural Change. 50(2), 2002. (Also published in French, Croissance de la Productivite et Efficacite Technique dans l'Industrie Manufacturiere des Etats de l'Inde, Des Role La Infrastructure. Revue Economique. 49(3), May 1998. State Infrastructure and Productive Performance in Indian Manufacturing, Technical Papers No. 139, OECD Development Center, Paris)
- Mitra, Arup. Urban Labour Market in India: An Overview. International Journal of Employment Studies. 9 (2), October 2001 (also published in IAMR ed. Reform and Employment, 2002)
- Mitra, Arup. Rural Non Farm Sector: Issues and Facts. Manpower Journal, Vol.38, Nos. 2 and 3, 2002
- Mitra, Arup. Urban Labour Market in India: An Overview. International Journal of Employment Studies.9 (2), October 2001 (also in IAMR ed. Reform and Employment, Concept Pub. 2002)
- Mitra, Arup. "Changing Labour Market and Women Employment: India". Changing Labour Market and Women Employment. Ed. by Asian Productivity Organization, Tokyo, 2000
- Mitra, Arup. Total Factor Productivity Growth and Urbanization Economies: A Case of Indian Industries. Review of Urban and Regional Development Studies. 12(2), July, 2000
- Mitra, Arup and Acharya, S. "The Potential of Rural Industries and Trade to Provide Decent Work Conditions: A Data Reconnaissance in India". SAAT Working Paper, New Delhi: ILO, 2000
- Mitra, Arup. Emerging Problems in French Cities. Indian Social Science Review. 2 (1), 2000
- Gupta, Indrani and Mitra, Arup. Knowledge of HIV/AIDS Among Migrants in Delhi Slums. Journal of Health and Population in Developing Countries. 2(1), fall 1999
- Mitra, Arup and Gupta, Indrani. Knowledge of HIV/AIDS among Migrants in Delhi Slums. Journal of Health and Population in Developing Countries. 2 (1), 1999
- Mitra, Arup. Agglomeration Economies as Manifested in Technical Efficiency of Firms. Journal of Urban Economics. 45(3), 1999
- Mitra, Arup. Infrastructural Development for Competitiveness. Productivity. 40 (2), 1999
- Mitra, Arup. Total Factor Productivity Growth and Technical Efficiency in Indian Industries. Economic and Political Weekly: Review of Industry and Management, July 31 - Aug. 6, 1999
- Bhattacharya, B B and Mitra, Arup. "Labour Market and Employment in South Asia". Ed. by Ashok Chandra and others. Labour, Employment and Human Development in South Asia. Delhi: B.R. Publishers, 1998
- Gupta, Indrani; Goldar, B N and Mitra, Arup. "Trade in Health Services: A Case Study of India". International Trade in Health Services: A Development Perspective, UNCTAD, June, 1998
- Mitra, Arup. "Development Perspective for Informal Sector". Employment Promotion in the Urban Informal Sector. Ed. by M.S. Ramanujam and others. New Age International Publishers, 1998
- Mitra, Arup. "Labour Market and Employment in South Asia". Ed.by Horst Mund Ashok Chandra and others. Labour, Employment and Human Development in South Asia: B.R Publishers, 1998
- Mitra, Arup. Employment in the Informal Sector, Indian. Journal of Labour Economics. 41,1998, (Also published in ed. by A. Kundu and A.N. Sharma , 2001)
- Mitra, Arup; Gupta, Indrani and Goldar, B N. "International Trade in Health Services: The Case of India". International Trade in Health Services: A Health Perspective, Geneva: UNCTAD and WHO, 1998
- Bhattacharya, B B and Mitra, Arup. Changing Composition of Employment in Tertiary Sector: A Cross-Country Analysis. Economic and Political Weekly, March 15, 1997
- Mitra, Arup and Bhattacharya, B B. Changing Composition of Employment in Tertiary Sector: A CrossCountry Analysis. Economic and Political Weekly, March 15, 1997
- Mitra, Arup and Gupta, Indrani. Child Labour: A Profile of Delhi Slums. Indian Journal of Labour Economics, Oct.Dec., 1997
- Mitra, Arup and Mills, Edwin S. "Urban Development and Urban Ills", New Delhi: Commonwealth Publishers, 1997
- Mitra, Arup. Infrastructure and Human Development.Productivity, July Sept., 1997
- Mitra, Arup. Rural to Urban Migration, Employment and Incidence of Poverty.Indian Journal of Social Work, 1995
- Mitra, Arup and Dupont, Veronique. Population Distribution, Growth and Socioeconomic Spatial Patterns in Delhi. Demography India. 24(1), 1995
- Bhattacharya, B B and Mitra, Arup. "Tertiary Sector Employment, Growth and Trade Openness: A Cross Country Analysis". 30th Annual Conference of the Indian Econometric Society, May 1-3, 1994, Mysore
- Bhattacharya, B B and Mitra, Arup. Employment, Labour Productivity and Wage Rate in Public and Organised Private Sectors in the Context of Structural Reforms. The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, AprilJune, 1994
- Mitra, Arup. Industry, Informal Sector Employment and Poverty. Indian Journal of Labour Economics.37, 1994. (Special Number)
- Mitra, Arup and Bhattacharya, B B. Employment, Labour Productivity and Wage Rate in Public and Organised Private Sectors in the Context of Structural Reforms. Indian Journal of Labour Economics.37, 1994
- Mitra, Arup. "Urbanisation, Slums, Informal Sector Employment and Poverty: An Exploratory Study, Delhi: B.R. Pub. (D.K. Pub. and Dist.), 1994
- Bhattacharya, B B and Mitra, Arup. Employment and Structural Adjustment: A Look through 1991 Census. Economic and Political Weekly, September 18, 1993
- Mitra, Arup and Bhattacharya, B B. Employment and Structural Adjustment: A Look at the 1991 Census Data. Economic and Political Weekly, Sept. 18, 1993
- Mitra, Arup. "Status of Basic Services in Indian Cities". Urbanisation in Developing Countries, Institute of Social Sciences, Concept, 1993
- Mitra, Arup. Rural NonFarm Employment, Poverty and Women. Indian Journal of Labour Economics. 36 (3), 1993
- Mitra, Arup. Urban Employment, Migrant Labour and Structural Adjustment. Indian Journal of Labour Economics. 36(4), 1993
- Mitra, Arup. An Econometric Model of Unemployment: Informal Sector Employment and Poverty in Slums. Journal of Quantitative Economics. 9(2), 1993
- Mitra, Arup. Growth and Poverty: The Urban Legend. Economic and Political Weekly, March 28, 1992
- Mitra, Arup. Pattern of Urbanisation in India: An Over-View. Journal of Social Science, April-June, 1992
- Mitra, Arup. Rural - to-Urban Migration, Urban Workforce and Tertiary Sector Employment: Inter-relationship. Arthvijanana.34 (2), 1992
- Mitra, Arup. Tertiary Sector Employment and Rural-Urban Migration. Indian Journal of Labour Economics. 3(2), 1992
- Mitra, Arup. Urban Poverty: A Rural SpillOver? Indian Economic Review, 1992. (Special No. in the Memory of Prof. S. Chakravarty)
- Mitra, Arup and Bhattacharya, B B. Excess Growth of the Tertiary Sector. Economic and Political Weekly, June 1- 8, 1991
- Bhattacharya, B B and Mitra, Arup. Excess Growth of Tertiary Sector Economic and Political Weekly, June 1, 1991
- Bhattacharya, B B and Mitra, Arup. Excess Growth of Tertiary Sector in Indian Economy: Issues and Implications. Economic and Political Weekly, Nov.3, 1990
- Mitra, Arup. Duality, Employment Structure and Poverty Incidence: Slum Perspective. Indian Economic Review. 25(1), 1990
- Mitra, Arup. Land Price in Indian Cities: Dimensions and Determinants of Change. Economic and Political Weekly, Dec.15, 1990
- Bhattachyara, B B and Mitra, Arup. Widening Disparity Between Industry- Agriculture Growth Rates: An Explanation of Recent Phenomenon. Economic and Political Weekly, August 26, 1989
- Mitra, Arup. "People's Participation in Health and Family Planning Programme". Third Concept, January 1989
- Mitra, Arup. and Bhattacharya, B.B. Agriculture-Industry Growth Rates: Widening Disparity: An Explanation. Economic and Political Weekly, Aug. 26, 1989
- Mitra, Arup and Mukhopadhyay, Swapna. Female Labour Absorption in the Construction Sector. Economic and Political Weekly, March 11, 1989
- Mitra, Arup. Structural Aspects of Growth: A State Level Analysis. Indian Journal of Social Science. 2(3), 1989
- Mitra, Arup. Spread of Urban Slums: The Rural-Spill-Over. Demography India.17 (1), 1988
- Mitra, Arup. Government Policy for Slum Improvement. Mainstream, July 19,1986
Working Paper
- Kumar, Neeraj and Mitra, Arup (Jan, 2021). What Causes Poor Child Health in India? Reflections from NFHS-5
- Mitra, Arup, Shrivastav, Puneet Kumar and Singh, Guru Prakash (Jan 2021). Livelihood Volatility in the Urban Labour Market: Reflections from India’s PLFS Data (2017-18)
- Mitra, Arup and Raushan, Rajesh (May 2021). Agglomeration Economies and Rural to Urban Migration: A District Level Study Based on 2011 Census Data
- Mitra, Arup and Tsujita, Yuko(July 2021). Mobility at the Lower Echelons?Evidence Based on Slum Household Panel Data from a Dynamic Indian City
- Mitra, Arup and Tripathi, Sabyasachi (Aug. 2021). Shedding light on unnoticed gems in India: Small towns’ development perspective
- Mitra, Arup(2020). Services Sector in India: Does It Contribute to Population Movement and Poverty Reduction?
- Mitra, Arup and Singh, Jitender(2020). COVID-19 Pandemic and Livelihood Loss: Variations in Unemployment Outcomes and Lessons for Future
- Mitra, Arup and Sharma, Chandan (2020). Employment and TFP Impact of Technologies in the Developing World: Domestic versus Imported Expertise
- Mitra, Arup and Pradhan, Basanta K. (2016). Migration, Remittances, and Changing Patterns of Livelihood: Evidence from Western Odisha Villages
- Mitra, Arup and Pradhan, Basanta K. (2016). Source of Livelihood and Inter-Temporal Mobility: Evidence from Western Odisha Villages
- Skills, Informality, and Development
- Impact Of Trade On Service Sector Employment In India
- Productivity Increase and Changing Sectoral Composition: Contribution to Economic Growth in India
- Declining Poverty in India: A Decomposition Analysis
- Economic Growth, Poverty and Reforms in Indian States
Chapter in Edited Books
- Mitra, Arup (2021). Informal Economy in India: Persistence and Meagreness in Labour Questions in the Global South, Eds. by Praveen Jha, Walter Chambati and Lyn Ossome. Published by Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. 2021,Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore.
- Mitra, Arup and Singh, Jitender (2020). Structural change in employment and unemployment in India. Springer, 2020. pages 129-138,Springer, 2020. pages 129-138.
- Mitra, Arup and Sharma, Chandan (2020). Employment Impact of Technologies in the Developing World in Klaus F Zimmermann Ed. Handbook of Labour, Human Resources and Population Economy. Springer: Switzerland. PP 1-18,Springer: Switzerland (2020)
- Mitra, Arup (2020). Growth, Inequality and Labour Force Participation, Sringer Oct 2020, pp (101-111),Sringer Oct 2020
- Mitra, Arup (2019). Rural to Urban Migration and Urban Labour Market (Chapter - 7) in Cities of Dragons and Elephants: Urbanization and Urban Development in China and India Ed. by Guanghua Wan and Ming Lu, Published by Oxford University Press (UK). 2019. Price 110 pounds
- Mitra, Arup (2019). Growth, Inequality, Poverty and Urbanization (Chapter - 21) in Cities of Dragons and Elephants: Urbanization and Urban Development in China and India Ed. by Guanghua Wan and Ming Lu, Published by Oxford University Press (UK). 2019. Price 110 pounds
- Kumar, Yogesh, Mitra, Arup and Pradhan, Kailash, Pradhan (2018). Revisiting Growth-Employment Relationship in India. NILERD (edited) Reflecting on India's Development: Employment, Skill and Health. Singapore: Springer (ISBN: 978-981-13-1413-1)
- Mitra, Arup and Sharma, Chandan (2018). Size and Productivity in Indian Manufacturing Sector. In Deb Kusum Das (Ed.), Productivity Dynamics in Emerging and Industrialized Countries, Routledge: London, New York, pp. 605-626. ISBN (HB): 97811387455866,
- Mitra, Arup (2014). Urban Informal Sector: Functioning, Constraints and Mobility. In Ashima Goyal (ed.), The Oxford Handbook of the Indian Economy in the 21st Century. UK & New Delhi: OUP
- Mitra, Arup (2013). Labor. In Joel Campbell, Jingjing Liu and Sony Pellissery (eds.), The Encylcopaedia of Sustainability, Vol. 7, China, India, and East and Southeast Asia: Assessing Sustainability, Great Barrington, MA: Berkshire Publishing
- Goldar, B., Mitra, Arup and Kumari, Anita (2011). Performance of Unorganised Manufacturing in the Post-reforms Period. In K. Das (ed.), Micro and Small Enterprises in India: The Era of Reforms, Routledge
- Goldar, B. and Mitra, Arup (2010). Productivity Increase and Changing Sectoral Composition: Contribution to Economic Growth in India. In P.B. Nayak, B. Goldar and P. Agarwal (eds.), India's Economy and Growth: Essays in Honour of VKRV Rao, Sage
- Ghosh, N. and Goldar, B. and Mitra, Arup (2010). Population Ageing and Its Implications on the Labour Market: The South Asian Experience. In M. Alam and A. Barrientos (eds.), Demographic Employment and Old Age Security: Emerging Trends and Challenges in South Asia, Macmillan
- Bhanumurthy, N.R. and Mitra, Arup (2010). Globalisation, Growth and Poverty in India. In M. Nissanke and E. Thorbecke (eds.), The Poor Under Globalization in Asia, Latin America and Africa, UNU-WIDER Studies in Development Economics, Oxford University Press
- Kato, A. and Mitra, Arup (2008). Imported Technology and Employment: Evidence from Panel Data on Indian Manufacturing Firms. In S.R. Hashim and N.S. Siddharthan (eds.), High-tech Industries, Employment and Competitiveness, Routledge
- Mitra, Arup and Tsujita, Yuko (2008). Migration and Wellbeing at the Lower Echelons of the Economy: A Study of Delhi Slums. In H. Sato and M. Murayama (eds.), Globalization, Employment and Mobility: The South Asian Experience, Palgrave Macmillan and IDE-JETRO
- Mitra, Arup (2007). Labour Market Analysis: Issues and Facts. In W. Zhang (ed.), Encyclopaedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS), Mathematical Models in Economics, Developed under the Auspices of the UNESCO, EOLSS Publishers, Oxford, UK
- Mitra, Arup (2006). Industry-Urban Nexus: The Role of Agglomeration Economies. In A. Shaw (ed.), Indian Cities in Transition, Orient Longman.
- Mitra, Arup (2006). Urban Informal Sector and Networks: A Case Study of Delhi Slum Dewllers. In Ravi Kanbur and B. Guha-Khasnobis (eds.), WIDER-Palgrave-Macmillian
- Mitra, Arup (2006). Labour Market Conditions and Living Standards: A Study of Homeless Population in Japan and Slums in India, Visiting Research fellow Monograph Series No. 419, Insititute of Developing Economies, Japan
- Mitra, Arup and Bhattacharya, P.S. (2006). Industry-Urban Nexus, Employment and Poverty. In Suresh d. Tendulkar et. al. (eds.), INDIA: Industrialisation in a Reforming Economy, Essays in Honour of K.L. Krishna, Academic Foundation, New Delhi
- Mitra, Arup and Goldar, B. (2002). Total Factor Productivity Growth in Indian Industries: A Review of Studies. In B.S. Minhas (ed.), National Income Accounts and Data Systems, Oxford University Press, New Delhi
- Mitra, Arup and Gupta, Indrani (2002). Poverty and Health: Evidence from India. In Report on Conference on Equality, Employment and Economic Order in South Asia, Vishwa Yuvak Kendra and Konard Adenauer Foundation
- Mitra, Arup (2000). Changing Labour Market and Women Employment: India. In Changing Labour Market and Women Employment, edited by Asian Productivity Organization, Tokyo
- Mitra, Arup (1998). Development Perspective for Informal Sector. In M.S. Ramanujam et. al. (ed.), Employment Promotion in the Urban Informal Sector, New Age International Publishers
- Mitra, Arup, Gupta, Indrani and Goldar, B. (1998). International Trade in Health Services: The Case in India. In International Trade in Health Services: A Health Perspective, Geneva, UNCTAD and WHO
- Mitra, Arup (1993). Status of Basic Services in Indian Cities. In Urbanisation in Developing Countries, Institute of Social Sciences, Concept Pub. Company
Work in Progress
- Growth, Inequality, Poverty and Urbanization. Delhi: NILERD ,Employment, Labour and Informal Sector