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Dr. Pranjal Protim Buragohain

Associate Professor, Department of Economics
  • Email - pranjalprotim@dibru.ac.in
  • Department of Economics
  • Designation - Associate Professor

Profile

Education:

  1. Bachelor’s Degree : D.K.D College, Dibrugarh University
  2. Master’s Degree : Dibrugarh University
  3. Ph.D.: Dibrugarh University

 

Areas of Interest/ Specialization:

  • Development Economics with particular interest areas in Human Development, Regional Economic Development, Institutional Economics, Econometrics and  Sustainable Tourism

 

Research Projects

  1. An Enquiry into the Socio-Economic Status of the Tai-Ahoms: A Case Study, Project awarded by the UGC, New Delhi, 2012.
  2. Performance and Sustainability of the MFIs with Special reference to Poverty Alleviation: A Case Study of India and Bangladesh, awarded by the Dibrugarh University under the Area Studies Programme of the UGC, New Delhi.
  3. Problems of Border Areas in North East India: Implications for the Thirteenth Finance Commission”, Nagaland Chapter, TFC, GOI, 2009.
  4. Assessment of Socio-Economic Impact of PMSVANidhi Scheme on the Lives of the Street Vendors in Dibrugarh, Sivasagar and Tinsukia Municipal Boards, Assam, awarded by the DAY-NULM, Assam. Government of Assam, 2023.

Publications

Selected Research Publications:

  1. Buragohain, P.P., Chakraborty, Gorky (2005), “Bamboo Cultivation in North East India: The Transformation from Aesthetics to Industries”, Assam Economic Journal, Volume XVIII, 2005. 
  2. Chakraborty, Gorky, Buragohain, P.P. (2006), “Development Initiatives and Environment Protection: An Analysis of the Issues Concerning the Riverine Islands in Assam”, Environmental Issues of Development, in Ganesh Kawadia and Kanaiya Ahuja, Allied Publisher, Ambala Cant.
  3. Buragohain, P.P., Baruah, P, Gogoi, D. (2007), “Development of Hill Station with special reference to Arunachal Pradesh: Economic Implication of Bamboo, Agar, Ginseng and Palm tree Cultivation”, Discursive Hills, St. Joshep College, Darjeeling.
  4. Buragohain, P.P. (2008), “North East Council and Its Role in the Economic Development of Arunachal Pradesh”, The Economy of Arunachal Pradesh in Sharma, Manish, DVS Publication, Guwahati.
  5. Chakraborty, Gorky, Buragohain, P.P. (2008), “Environmental Degradation & Poverty: the Linkage in the Char Areas of Assam”, Development Issues in North East India in D. Konar & S. Chakraborty, Akansha Publication.
  6. Buragohain, P.P. (2008), “An Outlook to the Present Socio-economic status of the Tai-Ahoms: A Case Study Of Golaghat District”, Assam Economic Journal, Volume XXI, Department of Economics, Dibrugarh University.
  7. Buragohain, P.P. (2011), “Gender and Development in North East India: Where Do They Stand?”, Gender, Peace and Development in Talukdar, D.B., DVS Publishers, Guwahati.
  8. Buragohain, P.P. (2012), “Prospects and Constraints of Rural Industrialization in Assam”, Small Scale Industries in Assam in Handique, K.J., Saikia Jitu, Konwar Poli and Phukon, M., Gandhian Studies Centre, Gargaon College.
  9. Buragohain, P.P., Mahanta, Amarjyoti (2013), “Status of education at Primary Level in Assam: A District Level Study”, Assam Economic Journal, pp-117-128, Vol. XXIV, 2013.
  10. Buragohain, P.P. (2013), “Construction of a Community Specific Human Development Index with special reference to the Tai-Ahoms of Assam”, Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing & Management Review, Vol. 2 (10), October (2013), pp. 13-18. Global Impact Factor: 0.645 (2013).
  11. Buragohain, P.P. (2014), “Human Development in Assam: A District Level Analysis”, Research Journal of MDKG, RJ-MDKG, Indexed Peer Reviewed Journal , Vol. 3(2), October, 2014(ISSN 2278 – 1064, print)
  12. Buragohain, P.P. (2015), “An Investigation into the social sector development and human development linkage in Assam: A District level analysis”, Indian Journal of Economics and Development, pp- 1-7,  vol. 3 (10), October, 2015, ISSN 2320-9836.
  13. Buragohain, P.P. (2015), Socio-Economic Status among the Tribals of Assam: Issues and Challenges, Available on https://www.researchgate.net/publication/290192158_Socio-Economic_Status_among_the_Tribals_of_Assam_Issues_and_Challenges.
  14. Buragohain, P.P. (2016), “Poverty and Inequality in Development at Community Level: An Empirical Analysis in the context of the Tai-Ahoms of Assam”, International Research Journal in Social Sciences, pp. 6-8. ISSN 2319-3565
  15. Buragohain, P.P. (2016),   “Determinants of Happiness among the Assamese People: A Case Study of Assam, India”, International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Research, pp. 9-13, ISSN 2319-4472.
  16. Buragohain, P.P. (2017), An Empirical Study into the Socio-Economic and Human Development Status among the Tai-Ahoms, Tai-Khamyangs, Tai-Phakes and Tai-Turungs in Assam, India, Available on https://www.researchgate.net/publication/319175613.
  17. Saikia, J., Buragohain, P.P. and Choudhury, H.K. (2019), "Attribute perception and tourist's choice for wildlife tourism destination.", International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research, Vol. 13 No.3, pp. 346-358. Cite score: 2.1 https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCTHR-05-2019-0078.
  18. Dutta, R; Buragohain, P.P. (2019).Living Condition of the Tai-Khamyangs: A Case Study in Charaideo District of Assam. In Contemporary Issues of Assam Economy. Saikia, S.; Chutia, N. (eds).
  19. Neog, N., Buragohain, P.P. (2020), "Household Health Care Expenditure and Utilization of Health Care Services: A Study in Dibrugarh District of Assam", Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, Vol. 11 No.6, pp. 752-759.
  20. Gogoi, M., Buragohain, P.P. (2019), "A Study of Economic Efficiency of Organic Tea Growers of Dibrugarh District of Assam", Assam Economic Journal, Vol. XXIX, pp. 84-111.
  21. Buragohain, P.P. (2021). A Study on Socio-Economic and Nutritional Status across the States of the North Eastern Region. In Socio-Economic and Cultural Life of North East India. Devi, U and Machey, A. (eds). 
  22. Das, B; Buragohain, P.P. (2021). Gender Inequality in Human Development Status of the Rabha Community of Assam, India: An Excercise in Constructing Disaggregated Human Development Index (HDI) and Gender Development Index (GDI), Regional Journal of Economic Issues, Vol: II, Issue I, pp. 1-19.
  23. Neog, P.; Buragohain, P.P. (2021). An Economic Analysis of the Relationship between Socio-Economic Characteristics and Livelihood Diversification of the Morans of Assam, Sampriti, Vol. VII, Issue (II), September, 2021, pp. 537-546.
  24. Khanikar, R; Buragohain, P.P. (2021): Farm Mechanization, Capital Intensity and its Determinants in Summer Paddy Production: A Study of the Brahmaputra Valley, Assam, Assam Economic Journal, Vol. 30, pp. 1-36. 
  25. Mech, A.; Buragohain, P.P. (2021): Economics of Cultivation in the Fringe areas of Wetland: A Case Study of 47 No. Morakolong Beel of Morigaon District of Assam, Assam Economic Journal, Vol. 30, pp. 118-139.
  26. Buragohain, P.P. (2021). North-East in India's Act East Policy; Where does it Stand?, Act East Policy and North East India - Exploring Engagement Possibilities with ASEAN Countries. In Phukan, D.; Kalita, N.R.; Pegu, A. (eds.), pp. 19-35.
  27. Neog, N.; Buragohain, P.P. (2022), Utilization of Healthcare Services and Associated Factors among Households in Assam, India, Online J Health Allied Scs. 2021: 20 (4):1. Available at: https://www.ojhas.org/issue80/2021-4-1.html
  28. Gogoi, M; Buragohain, P.P.; Gogoi, P. (2022). Technical Efficiency of Organic Tea Growers of Assam, India: A Study in Dibrugarh District, Studies of Applied Economics, Vol. 40 (2). https://doi.org/10.25115/eea.v40i2.6438
  29. Dutta, R; Buragohain, P.P. (2022). Measuring Human Development: A Study of the Tai-Khamyangs of Assam, Third Concept. 
  30. Khanikar, R; Buragohain, P.P. (2022). Farm Level Environmental Efficiency in Summer Paddy Production and its Determinants: A Study of the Brahmaputra Valley in Assam, Indian Journal of Economics and Development, 18 (4), pp. 822-831. https://doi.org/10.35716/IJED/22155. 
  31. Gogoi, M., Buragohain,P.P., Gogoi, P. Hazarika, A (2022). An Analysis of Economic Issues during First and Second Wave of Covid-19 Pandemic in India: A Literature Survey, J Eco Res & Rev, 2(3), pp. 252-256. https://www.opastpublishers.com/open-access-articles/an-analysis-of-economic-issues-during-first-and-second-wave-of-covid19-pandemic-in-india-a-literature-survey.pdf
  32. Saikia, J, Buragohain, P.P. (2023). To Participate or Not: Factors Influencing the Households' Choice for Tourism Occupations, Journal of Statistical Approaches in Research, Gauhati University, 1(1), pp. 99-110. 
  33. Mech, A., Buragohain, P.P. (2022). An Overview of Gender Participation in Wetland Fisheries of North East India, Aurora, Cell for Women's Studies and Development, DDR College, Dibrugarh, Vol. X, 2022, pp. 95-102
  34. Buragohain, P.P. (2023). New Education Policy 2020: Features, Prospects and Challenges. NEP 2020 Views and Issues. In Borah, Y.J., Research and Publication Cell, Marangi Mahavidyalaya, pp. 9-19.  ISBN: 97-88195-918287.

Books and Book Chapters:

  1. Buragohain, P.P. et. al. (2005, 2013): Parivesh Adhyayan (in Assamese), Banalata, Dibrugarh, Assam, ISBN: 81-7339-398-2.
  2. Buragohain, P.P. et. al. (2012): Byastigat Arthaniti (in Assamese), Banalata, Dibrugarh, Assam, ISBN: 81-92058-50-4.
  3. Buragohain, P.P. et. al. (2014): Bharatiya Arthaniti (in Assamese), Banalata, Dibrugarh, Assam, ISBN:93-82750-22-2.
  4. Buragohain, P.P. (2012): The Tai-Ahoms: A Socio-economic Study, Lap-Lambert, Germany, ISBN: 978-3-8484-1174-0.
  5. Machey & Buragohain (2015): Axomor Arthaniti (in Assamese), Banalata, Dibrugarh, Assam, ISBN:93-82750-77-2.
  6. Machey (ed.): Infrastructure in Assam in Economic Issues of Assam, Banalata, Dibrugarh, Assam, ISBN: 93-82750-76-5.

Seminars and Conferences:

 

Invited Talks:

 

Membership in Professional Bodies: 

  1. Life Member, Indian Society for Ecological Economics (INSEE)
  2. Life Member, North Eastern Economic Association (NEEA)

Courses Taken

Microeconomic Theory, Economics of Growth and Development and Operations Research.

Profile

Profile

Education:

  1. Bachelor’s Degree : D.K.D College, Dibrugarh University
  2. Master’s Degree : Dibrugarh University
  3. Ph.D.: Dibrugarh University

 

Areas of Interest/ Specialization:

  • Development Economics with particular interest areas in Human Development, Regional Economic Development, Institutional Economics, Econometrics and  Sustainable Tourism

 

Research Projects

  1. An Enquiry into the Socio-Economic Status of the Tai-Ahoms: A Case Study, Project awarded by the UGC, New Delhi, 2012.
  2. Performance and Sustainability of the MFIs with Special reference to Poverty Alleviation: A Case Study of India and Bangladesh, awarded by the Dibrugarh University under the Area Studies Programme of the UGC, New Delhi.
  3. Problems of Border Areas in North East India: Implications for the Thirteenth Finance Commission”, Nagaland Chapter, TFC, GOI, 2009.
  4. Assessment of Socio-Economic Impact of PMSVANidhi Scheme on the Lives of the Street Vendors in Dibrugarh, Sivasagar and Tinsukia Municipal Boards, Assam, awarded by the DAY-NULM, Assam. Government of Assam, 2023.
Publications

Publications

 

Selected Research Publications:

  1. Buragohain, P.P., Chakraborty, Gorky (2005), “Bamboo Cultivation in North East India: The Transformation from Aesthetics to Industries”, Assam Economic Journal, Volume XVIII, 2005. 
  2. Chakraborty, Gorky, Buragohain, P.P. (2006), “Development Initiatives and Environment Protection: An Analysis of the Issues Concerning the Riverine Islands in Assam”, Environmental Issues of Development, in Ganesh Kawadia and Kanaiya Ahuja, Allied Publisher, Ambala Cant.
  3. Buragohain, P.P., Baruah, P, Gogoi, D. (2007), “Development of Hill Station with special reference to Arunachal Pradesh: Economic Implication of Bamboo, Agar, Ginseng and Palm tree Cultivation”, Discursive Hills, St. Joshep College, Darjeeling.
  4. Buragohain, P.P. (2008), “North East Council and Its Role in the Economic Development of Arunachal Pradesh”, The Economy of Arunachal Pradesh in Sharma, Manish, DVS Publication, Guwahati.
  5. Chakraborty, Gorky, Buragohain, P.P. (2008), “Environmental Degradation & Poverty: the Linkage in the Char Areas of Assam”, Development Issues in North East India in D. Konar & S. Chakraborty, Akansha Publication.
  6. Buragohain, P.P. (2008), “An Outlook to the Present Socio-economic status of the Tai-Ahoms: A Case Study Of Golaghat District”, Assam Economic Journal, Volume XXI, Department of Economics, Dibrugarh University.
  7. Buragohain, P.P. (2011), “Gender and Development in North East India: Where Do They Stand?”, Gender, Peace and Development in Talukdar, D.B., DVS Publishers, Guwahati.
  8. Buragohain, P.P. (2012), “Prospects and Constraints of Rural Industrialization in Assam”, Small Scale Industries in Assam in Handique, K.J., Saikia Jitu, Konwar Poli and Phukon, M., Gandhian Studies Centre, Gargaon College.
  9. Buragohain, P.P., Mahanta, Amarjyoti (2013), “Status of education at Primary Level in Assam: A District Level Study”, Assam Economic Journal, pp-117-128, Vol. XXIV, 2013.
  10. Buragohain, P.P. (2013), “Construction of a Community Specific Human Development Index with special reference to the Tai-Ahoms of Assam”, Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing & Management Review, Vol. 2 (10), October (2013), pp. 13-18. Global Impact Factor: 0.645 (2013).
  11. Buragohain, P.P. (2014), “Human Development in Assam: A District Level Analysis”, Research Journal of MDKG, RJ-MDKG, Indexed Peer Reviewed Journal , Vol. 3(2), October, 2014(ISSN 2278 – 1064, print)
  12. Buragohain, P.P. (2015), “An Investigation into the social sector development and human development linkage in Assam: A District level analysis”, Indian Journal of Economics and Development, pp- 1-7,  vol. 3 (10), October, 2015, ISSN 2320-9836.
  13. Buragohain, P.P. (2015), Socio-Economic Status among the Tribals of Assam: Issues and Challenges, Available on https://www.researchgate.net/publication/290192158_Socio-Economic_Status_among_the_Tribals_of_Assam_Issues_and_Challenges.
  14. Buragohain, P.P. (2016), “Poverty and Inequality in Development at Community Level: An Empirical Analysis in the context of the Tai-Ahoms of Assam”, International Research Journal in Social Sciences, pp. 6-8. ISSN 2319-3565
  15. Buragohain, P.P. (2016),   “Determinants of Happiness among the Assamese People: A Case Study of Assam, India”, International Journal of Economics, Commerce and Research, pp. 9-13, ISSN 2319-4472.
  16. Buragohain, P.P. (2017), An Empirical Study into the Socio-Economic and Human Development Status among the Tai-Ahoms, Tai-Khamyangs, Tai-Phakes and Tai-Turungs in Assam, India, Available on https://www.researchgate.net/publication/319175613.
  17. Saikia, J., Buragohain, P.P. and Choudhury, H.K. (2019), "Attribute perception and tourist's choice for wildlife tourism destination.", International Journal of Culture, Tourism and Hospitality Research, Vol. 13 No.3, pp. 346-358. Cite score: 2.1 https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCTHR-05-2019-0078.
  18. Dutta, R; Buragohain, P.P. (2019).Living Condition of the Tai-Khamyangs: A Case Study in Charaideo District of Assam. In Contemporary Issues of Assam Economy. Saikia, S.; Chutia, N. (eds).
  19. Neog, N., Buragohain, P.P. (2020), "Household Health Care Expenditure and Utilization of Health Care Services: A Study in Dibrugarh District of Assam", Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, Vol. 11 No.6, pp. 752-759.
  20. Gogoi, M., Buragohain, P.P. (2019), "A Study of Economic Efficiency of Organic Tea Growers of Dibrugarh District of Assam", Assam Economic Journal, Vol. XXIX, pp. 84-111.
  21. Buragohain, P.P. (2021). A Study on Socio-Economic and Nutritional Status across the States of the North Eastern Region. In Socio-Economic and Cultural Life of North East India. Devi, U and Machey, A. (eds). 
  22. Das, B; Buragohain, P.P. (2021). Gender Inequality in Human Development Status of the Rabha Community of Assam, India: An Excercise in Constructing Disaggregated Human Development Index (HDI) and Gender Development Index (GDI), Regional Journal of Economic Issues, Vol: II, Issue I, pp. 1-19.
  23. Neog, P.; Buragohain, P.P. (2021). An Economic Analysis of the Relationship between Socio-Economic Characteristics and Livelihood Diversification of the Morans of Assam, Sampriti, Vol. VII, Issue (II), September, 2021, pp. 537-546.
  24. Khanikar, R; Buragohain, P.P. (2021): Farm Mechanization, Capital Intensity and its Determinants in Summer Paddy Production: A Study of the Brahmaputra Valley, Assam, Assam Economic Journal, Vol. 30, pp. 1-36. 
  25. Mech, A.; Buragohain, P.P. (2021): Economics of Cultivation in the Fringe areas of Wetland: A Case Study of 47 No. Morakolong Beel of Morigaon District of Assam, Assam Economic Journal, Vol. 30, pp. 118-139.
  26. Buragohain, P.P. (2021). North-East in India's Act East Policy; Where does it Stand?, Act East Policy and North East India - Exploring Engagement Possibilities with ASEAN Countries. In Phukan, D.; Kalita, N.R.; Pegu, A. (eds.), pp. 19-35.
  27. Neog, N.; Buragohain, P.P. (2022), Utilization of Healthcare Services and Associated Factors among Households in Assam, India, Online J Health Allied Scs. 2021: 20 (4):1. Available at: https://www.ojhas.org/issue80/2021-4-1.html
  28. Gogoi, M; Buragohain, P.P.; Gogoi, P. (2022). Technical Efficiency of Organic Tea Growers of Assam, India: A Study in Dibrugarh District, Studies of Applied Economics, Vol. 40 (2). https://doi.org/10.25115/eea.v40i2.6438
  29. Dutta, R; Buragohain, P.P. (2022). Measuring Human Development: A Study of the Tai-Khamyangs of Assam, Third Concept. 
  30. Khanikar, R; Buragohain, P.P. (2022). Farm Level Environmental Efficiency in Summer Paddy Production and its Determinants: A Study of the Brahmaputra Valley in Assam, Indian Journal of Economics and Development, 18 (4), pp. 822-831. https://doi.org/10.35716/IJED/22155. 
  31. Gogoi, M., Buragohain,P.P., Gogoi, P. Hazarika, A (2022). An Analysis of Economic Issues during First and Second Wave of Covid-19 Pandemic in India: A Literature Survey, J Eco Res & Rev, 2(3), pp. 252-256. https://www.opastpublishers.com/open-access-articles/an-analysis-of-economic-issues-during-first-and-second-wave-of-covid19-pandemic-in-india-a-literature-survey.pdf
  32. Saikia, J, Buragohain, P.P. (2023). To Participate or Not: Factors Influencing the Households' Choice for Tourism Occupations, Journal of Statistical Approaches in Research, Gauhati University, 1(1), pp. 99-110. 
  33. Mech, A., Buragohain, P.P. (2022). An Overview of Gender Participation in Wetland Fisheries of North East India, Aurora, Cell for Women's Studies and Development, DDR College, Dibrugarh, Vol. X, 2022, pp. 95-102
  34. Buragohain, P.P. (2023). New Education Policy 2020: Features, Prospects and Challenges. NEP 2020 Views and Issues. In Borah, Y.J., Research and Publication Cell, Marangi Mahavidyalaya, pp. 9-19.  ISBN: 97-88195-918287.

Books and Book Chapters:

  1. Buragohain, P.P. et. al. (2005, 2013): Parivesh Adhyayan (in Assamese), Banalata, Dibrugarh, Assam, ISBN: 81-7339-398-2.
  2. Buragohain, P.P. et. al. (2012): Byastigat Arthaniti (in Assamese), Banalata, Dibrugarh, Assam, ISBN: 81-92058-50-4.
  3. Buragohain, P.P. et. al. (2014): Bharatiya Arthaniti (in Assamese), Banalata, Dibrugarh, Assam, ISBN:93-82750-22-2.
  4. Buragohain, P.P. (2012): The Tai-Ahoms: A Socio-economic Study, Lap-Lambert, Germany, ISBN: 978-3-8484-1174-0.
  5. Machey & Buragohain (2015): Axomor Arthaniti (in Assamese), Banalata, Dibrugarh, Assam, ISBN:93-82750-77-2.
  6. Machey (ed.): Infrastructure in Assam in Economic Issues of Assam, Banalata, Dibrugarh, Assam, ISBN: 93-82750-76-5.

Seminars and Conferences:

 

Invited Talks:

 

Membership in Professional Bodies: 

  1. Life Member, Indian Society for Ecological Economics (INSEE)
  2. Life Member, North Eastern Economic Association (NEEA)
Courses Taken
Current Courses
Sponsored Projects