Dr. Rashmi Arora,Associate Professor
Information about Dr. Rashmi Arora at the University of Bradford.
- School of Social Sciences
(Faculty of Mgmt, Law & Social Sciences) - Email:
- r.arora6@bradford.ac.uk
- Telephone:
- +44 1274 236802
Biography
Dr Rashmi Arora is an associate professor indevelopment economics at University of Bradford, United Kingdom. She has workedearlier in the Department of Accounting, Finance and Economics, GriffithBusiness School, Griffith University and at the Centre for Asia Pacific SocialTransformation Studies, University of Wollongong, Australia. She has alsoworked as Assistant Adviser and Research Officer in the Reserve Bank of India(India’s central bank) in its economic policy department for several years.Her currentteaching and research areas are development finance, international economics, digitaltechnology including digital finance, economic growth and developing economies.She has published in several well-known international journals including Journalof Institutional Economics, International Journal of Bank Marketing, AustralianEconomic History Review, WorldDevelopment, Applied Economics, Journal of Developing Areas, ThirdWorld Quarterly among others. She holds a PhD in developmentstudies from the University of Auckland, New Zealand, and MPhil in appliedeconomics from Jawaharlal Nehru University, India. Rashmi is also a Fellow ofUK Advance HE. She is a member of American Economic Association, RoyalEconomic Society, Association of Indian Economic and Financial Studies (AIEFS),USA and affiliate of Centre for International Development, RMIT University,Melbourne, Australia and also Associate Member of New Zealand South AsiaCentre, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand. She is also a memberof Responsible FinTech (ResFinTech) Research Group at the University ofBradford and steeringcommittee member, ICT4D North of England. She is associate editor, International Review ofBusiness and Economics, University of Denver, US and subject editor of Journalof Banking, Finance and Sustainable Development. She was also guest editor(jointly with T. Sarker, USQ, Australia) of special issue of the journal,European Journal of Development Research on the theme ‘Financing of SustainableDevelopment Goals and Covid 19’. Since 2021 she is also invited panel member for judging GlobalUndergraduate Awards (Economics category).
Research
Development Economics, Macroeconomics, Finance and Development, Economic Growth and Development, Less Developed RegionsProfessional activities
Information about education, employment and areas of particular interest for Dr. Rashmi Arora is as follows:
Education
- Griffith Institute of Higher Education, Griffith University, Australia - Graduate Certificate in Higher Education
- University of Auckland, New Zealand - PhD
- Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India - Master of Philosophy
- Lucknow University, India - Master of Arts (Economics)
Employment
- University of Bradford, United Kingdom - Senior Lecturer in the year 2017 (specified as 01/01/2017)
- Bradford Centre for International Development, University of Bradford, United Kingdom - Lecturer in the year 2013 (specified as 01/01/2013)
- Griffith Business School, Griffith University, Australia - GBS Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the year 2010 (specified as 01/01/2010)
- University of Auckland, New Zealand - Tutor in the year 2009 (specified as 01/01/2009)
- University of Wollongong, Australia - CAPSTRANS Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the year 2007 (specified as 01/01/2007)
- Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai, India - Assistant Adviser in the year 1991 (specified as 01/01/1991)
- Reserve Bank of India, Mumbai, India - Research Officer in the year 1984 (specified as 01/01/1984)
Publications
There are 38 publications involving or that are attributed to Dr. Rashmi Arora. They are listed as:
- book (2)
- book chapter (12)
- conference contribution (1)
- conference publication (2)
- encyclopedia entry (1)
- peer reviewed journal (20)
Book
| Title | Year | Publication name | Journal | Volume | Pages | Authors | Editors | ISSN | Publisher | DOI | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bank Credit and Development - A Study of Uttar Pradesh, India | 2009 | 1 | R.U.Arora | ISBN 978-3-639-13948-8. | VDM-Verlag | ||||||
| Gender Bias and Digital Financial Services in South Asia: Obstacles and Opportunities on the Road to Equal Access | 2020 | 0 | R.U. Arora | Emerald |
Book Chapter
| Title | Year | Publication name | Journal | Volume | Pages | Authors | Editors | ISSN | Publisher | DOI | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Government intervention and financial sector development | 2017 | Development Finance: Opportunities and Challenges | Development Finance: Opportunities and Challenges | Arora, Rashmi | Palgrave | ||||||
| Links between financial inclusion and financial stability: A study of BRICS | 2021 | Handbook of BRICS and Emerging Economies | Handbook of BRICS and Emerging Economies | Arora, Rashmi | Oxford University Press | ||||||
| How solid are the BRICS? An economic overview | 2014 | The Rise of the BRICS in the Global Political Economy: Changing Paradigms? | The Rise of the BRICS in the Global Political Economy: Changing Paradigms? | 11 - 26 | Makin A.;Arora R. | 9781782545477 | 10.4337/9781782545477.00009 | ||||
| Financial inclusion: Understanding concept, barriers and measurement | 2017 | Financial Inclusion for Poverty Alleviation: Issues and Case Studies for Sustainable Development | Financial Inclusion for Poverty Alleviation: Issues and Case Studies for Sustainable Development | 51 - 67 | Arora R. | Mohammed, E.Y. and Uraguchi, Z. B. | 9781351595124 | Routledge | 10.4324/9781315103457 | ||
| Urban Transformation of Less Developed Regions: A Case Study of Uttar Pradesh, a Province in India | 2008 | A. Thornton & A. McGregor (Eds.), Southern perspectives: proceedings of the 5th biennial conference of the Aotearoa New Zealand International Development Studies Network (DevNet) | A. Thornton & A. McGregor (Eds.), Southern perspectives: proceedings of the 5th biennial conference of the Aotearoa New Zealand International Development Studies Network (DevNet) | Arora, R. U | 978-0-473-13832-5 | University of Otago | |||||
| Does Size Matter? Impact of Population on Economic Development in Uttar Pradesh | 2008 | R. Ghosh, K.R. Gupta and P. Maiti (Eds.), Development Studies | R. Ghosh, K.R. Gupta and P. Maiti (Eds.), Development Studies | Arora, R.U. | 978-81-269-1007-6 | Atlantic Publishers | |||||
| Is Finance Accessible to All in South Asia? | 2011 | Public Policy Reforms on Development: Challenges before Emerging Economies (A Source Book) | Public Policy Reforms on Development: Challenges before Emerging Economies (A Source Book) | Rashmi Arora | Macmillan Publishers India Ltd. | ||||||
| Digital financial services, gendered digital divide and financial inclusion: Evidence from South Asia | 2021 | The Digitalization of Financial Markets: The Socioeconomic Impact of Financial Technologies | The Digitalization of Financial Markets: The Socioeconomic Impact of Financial Technologies | Rashmi Umesh Arora | Routledge | ||||||
| Finance and women empowerment in India: Can financial literacy help? | 2021 | Environment, Development and Culture in South and East Asia: Local, Regional and International Perspectives | Environment, Development and Culture in South and East Asia: Local, Regional and International Perspectives | Rashmi U. Arora | Edts Rajiv Thakur, Missouri State University, Stanley Brunn, University of Kentucky, Baleshwar Thakur, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi & Ramesh Dhussa, Drake University | Springer Nature | |||||
| Rostow Stages of Economic Growth (accepted) | 2021 | Elgar Encyclopaedia of Development | Elgar Encyclopaedia of Development | Rashmi Arora | Edward Elgar Publishers | ||||||
| Role of Finance in Development (accepted) | 2022 | Elgar Encyclopaedia of Development | Elgar Encyclopaedia of Development | Rashmi Arora | Edward Elgar Publishers | ||||||
| Challenges for regionalism in South Asia: The role of institutions and human development | 2023 | GEO-ECONOMICS IN SOUTH ASIAN ENVIRONMENT | GEO-ECONOMICS IN SOUTH ASIAN ENVIRONMENT | Rashmi Arora | World Scientific Publishing |
Conference Contribution
| Title | Year | Publication name | Journal | Volume | Pages | Authors | Editors | ISSN | Publisher | DOI | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Financial Development, Economic Growth and Human Capital Accumulation: What is the link? in 55th Annual Conference of the New Zealand Association of Economists (NZAE) | Financial Development, Economic Growth and Human Capital Accumulation: What is the link? in 55th Annual Conference of the New Zealand Association of Economists (NZAE) | 0 | Das, K.K., Harper J. and Arora, R.U. | Auckland |
Conference Publication
| Title | Year | Publication name | Journal | Volume | Pages | Authors | Editors | ISSN | Publisher | DOI | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban Transformation of Less Developed Regions: A Case Study of Uttar Pradesh, a Province in India | 2006 | Southern Perspectives on Development: Dialogue or Division | Southern Perspectives on Development: Dialogue or Division | 1 | Rashmi Arora | University of Otago | |||||
| Finance and Human Capital: How Close is the Link? | 2011 | Proceedings of Global Accounting, Finance and Economics Conference | Proceedings of Global Accounting, Finance and Economics Conference | xx | Rashmi Arora |
Encyclopedia Entry
| Title | Year | Publication name | Journal | Volume | Pages | Authors | Editors | ISSN | Publisher | DOI | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Banking, Development Aspects (110-112)Reserve Bank of India (599-601); Monetary Policy (475-477); Indian Agriculture (11-16); Financial Institutions (254-257) | 2011 | India Today: An Encyclopedia of Life in the Republic (Two Volumes), | Rashmi Arora | R.D. Long & A.P. Kaminsky | 978-0-313-37462-3 | ABC_CLIO, California |
Peer Reviewed Journal
| Title | Year | Publication name | Journal | Volume | Pages | Authors | Editors | ISSN | Publisher | DOI | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Recent growth experiences of Asian tigers: where does India stand? | 2015 | International Journal of Social Economics | 42 | Arora, Rashmi; Ratnasiri, S. | |||||||
| Economic reforms, growth and well-being: evidence from India | 2015 | Journal of Economic Policy Reform | 18 | Arora, Rashmi; Ratnasiri, S. | |||||||
| Access to finance: an empirical analysis | 2014 | European Journal of Development Research | 26 | Arora, Rashmi | |||||||
| Financial integration of South Asia: an exploratory study. | 2014 | Arora, Rashmi; Ratnasiri, S. | |||||||||
| Inequality in carbon emissions at sub-national level in India. | 2014 | Journal of Developing Areas | 48 | Arora, Rashmi | |||||||
| Does trade liberalization promote regional disparities? Evidence from a multiregional CGE model of India | 2014 | World Development | 64 | Naranpanawa, A.; Arora, Rashmi | |||||||
| Do public sector banks promote regional growth? Evidence from an emerging economy | 2018 | Review of Urban and Regional Development Studies | 30 | Arora, Rashmi; Wondemu, Kifle Asfaw | |||||||
| Banking in the shadows: a comparative study of China and India | 2019 | Australian Economic History Review | 59 | Arora, Rashmi; Zhang, Q. | |||||||
| Financial sector development and smart cities: The Indian case | 2018 | Sustainable Cities and Society | 42 | Arora, Rashmi | |||||||
| Fiscal sustainability in India at state level published in Public Finance and Management | 2012 | Public Finance | 12 | Tony Makin; Rashmi Arora | |||||||
| Gender Inequality, Economic Development, and Globalisation: A State Level Analysis of India | 2012 | Journal of Developing Areas | 46 | Rashmi Arora | |||||||
| Financial Inclusion and Human Capital in Developing Asia: The Australian connection | 2012 | Third World Quarterly | 33 | 179 - 199 | Arora R. | 0143-6597 | |||||
| Food subsidies for the poor in India: Are they working? | 2013 | Journal of Asian Public Policy | 6 | 217 - 230 | Arora R. | 1751-6234 | 10.1080/17516234.2013.850217 | ||||
| Finance and inequality: A study of Indian states | 2012 | Applied Economics | 44 | 4527 - 4538 | Arora R. | 0003-6846 | 10.1080/00036846.2011.597736 | ||||
| Globalization and stages of development: An exploratory analysis | 2009 | Review of Urban and Regional Development Studies | 21 | 124 - 142 | Arora R. | 0917-0553 | 10.1111/j.1467-940X.2010.00164.x | ||||
| Bank Credit and Economic Development: An Empirical Analysis of Indian States | 2009 | Journal of Asian Public Policy | 2 | Rashmi Arora | |||||||
| Financial Development, Human Capital and Economic Growth: The Indian Case | 2020 | Journal of Banking, Finance and Sustainable Development | 1 | Arora, R. & Jalilian, H. | |||||||
| The determinants of bank branch location in India: An empirical investigation | 2021 | International Journal of Bank Marketing | 0 | Quanda Zhang, Rashmi Umesh Arora, Sisira Colombage | DOI (10.1108/IJBM-07-2020-0395) | ||||||
| Regional Financial Disparity in India: Can it be measured? | 2021 | Journal of Institutional Economics | 0 | Rashmi Umesh Arora, P.B.Anand | Cambridge University Press | https://doi.org/10.1017/S1744137421000291 | |||||
| Financing for Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the era of COVID-19 and beyond (Introduction) | 2023 | European Journal of Development Research | Rashmi Arora, Tapan Sarker | Springer |