Honorary Professor Satya Paul

Position: Honorary Professor
School and/or Centres: POLIS: The Centre for Social Policy Research

Email: satya.paul@anu.edu.au

Phone: 0404816145

Location: 146 Ellery Crescent, RSSS Building - Level 3. Acton, ACT 2601

Qualification:

PhD. Economics (Delhi University)

Researcher profile: https://researchers.anu.edu.au/researchers/paul-s

Biography
Research interests
Publications

Satya Paul is currently Honorary Professor at the Centre of Social Research and Methods, ANU College of Arts and Social Sciences. Before joining ANU, he was Professor and Head of School of Economics at the University of the South Pacific, and Professor of Economics at University of Western Sydney. He has been a visiting Professor at several universities such as Concordia, University of New South Wales, Fudan, Ningbo and FASID and a Visiting Fellow at WIDER. In his early and mid-career, he taught at Delhi School of Economics and the Institute of Economic Growth, and serves as Senior Consultant to Indian Planning Commission and the National Institute of Public Finance and Policy.

He has published four books and a large number of papers on topics such as measurement of efficiency and productivity, trade and public infrastructure policies, poverty, economic inequality, relative deprivation and, unemployment and labour market discrimination, happiness, and quality of life. His publications have appeared in highly ranked international journals such as Journal of Development Economics, European Journal of Operational Research, Journal of Productivity Analysis, Economics Letters, European Review of Agricultural Economics, Review of Development Economics, Kyklos, Southern Economic Journal, Economic Record, Australian Economic Review, Manchester School, and Economic Modelling.

Professor Paul has also keen interest in public policy issues. For instance, he was appointed in 2014 as a Chair of Marks Scaling Review Committee by the Minister of Education, Government of Fiji to review the practice of scaling of marks in school examinations. His detailed report was accepted as such by the Parliament of Fiji and the scaling of marks was abolished in Forms 6 and 7 examinations. The report also served as a basis for admission of students to courses in all the three universities in Fiji. He also wrote Fiji Employment Policy- A Draft Framework, which after public consultation was adopted as the first official Employment Policy to guide employment generation.

He is currently working on the measurement of efficiency, happiness and public policy, and ethnicity and income inequality issues in Australia

Areas of expertise

· Income inequality, poverty, and relative deprivation

· Quality of life and happiness

· Labor market issues – measurement of unemployment

· Public infrastructure and productivity

· Measurement of efficiency and productivity

Efficiency Measurement in Stochastic Frontier Model
Ethnic Stratification and Income Inequality in Australia
Poverty, Growth, and Income Inequality
Measurement of Unemployment and employment policy
Happiness and Public Policy
Income Inequality and Poverty
Vulnerability of small island economies

Books

1. Roberts, J. L., Nath, S., Paul, S., and Madhoo, Y.N. (eds.), Shaping the Future of Small Islands: Roadmap for Sustainable Development, Palgrave Macmillan, (429 pages). First published online in November 2020, in print form in early 2021. ISBN 978-981-15-4882-6 ISBN 978-981-15-4883-3 (eBook) https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-4883-3

2. Paul, S. (ed.), Trade and Growth - New Theory and the Australian Experience, Allen & Unwin, Sydney, January 1998 (300 pages).

3. Jha, R., Murty, M. N. and Paul, S., Pricing of Postal Services in India, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, New Delhi, 1990 (102 pages).

4. Paul, S., Inequality, Poverty and Consumption, Commonwealth Publishers, New Delhi, 1989 (320 pages).

Research papers and book chapters

Paul, S. (2020), “Macroeconomic Trends, Vulnerability and Resilience Capability in Small Island Developing States”, Ch. 2 in Roberts, J. L., Nath, S., Paul, S., and Madhoo, Y.N. (eds.), Shaping the Future of Small Islands: Roadmap for Sustainable Development, Palgrave Macmillan. First published online in November 2020, in print form in early 2021, pp.21-36.
Paul, S. (2020), “The Quality of Life: An Analysis of Inter-Island Disparity and Emerging Issues”, Ch. 8 in Roberts, J. L., Nath, S., Paul, S., and Madhoo, Y.N. (eds.), Shaping the Future of Small Islands: Roadmap for Sustainable Development, Palgrave Macmillan. First published online in November 2020, in print form in early 2021, pp.139-154.
Roberts, J. L., Nath, S., Paul, S., and Madhoo, Y. N. (2020), “Overview, Emerging Issues and a Roadmap for SIDS”, Ch. 22 in Roberts, J. L., Nath, S., Paul, S., and Madhoo, Y. N. (eds.), Shaping the Future of Small Islands: Roadmap for Sustainable Development, Palgrave Macmillan. First published online in November 2020, in print form in early 202, pp.405-429.
Paul, S. and Shankar, S. (2020), “Estimating Efficiency Effects in a Panel Data Stochastic Frontier Model”, Journal of Productivity Analysis, 53, pp.163–180.
Paul, S. (2020), “A Measure of Income Mobility based on Transition Matrices and Application to China and the United States”, Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 25 (3), pp.389-401.
Paul, S. and Shankar, S. (2019), “An Alternative Single Parameter Functional Form for Lorenz Curve”, Empirical Economics. Online 14 May 2019. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00181-019-01715-3
Paul, S. and Shankar, S. (2018), “On Estimating Efficiency Effects in a Stochastic Frontier Model”, European Journal of Operational Research, 271, pp.769-774.
Mukherjee, R., Paul, S., and Shankar, S. (2018), “Equity Home Bias – A Global Perspective from the Shrunk Frontier”, Economic Analysis and Policy, 57 (1), pp. 9-21.
Paul, S., Chen, Z. and Lu, M. (2017), “Contribution of Household Income Components to the Level and Rise of Inequality in Urban China”, Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 22 (2), pp. 212-226.
Paul, S. (2016), Fiji National Employment Policy- Draft Framework. This report was financed by ILO. This report, with minor changes, served as the First Employment Policy for Fiji, adopted by Government of Fiji in 2017. This report also served a s Background paper for Chapter 6 in ADB and ILO (2017), Improving Labor Market Outcomes in the Pacific, Policy Challenges and Priorities, June 2017.
Paul, S. (2015), Millennium Development Goals: Achievements and Agenda for Post 2015 for the Pacific Island Countries. Research financed by UNFPA (Regional office Suva) and USP.
Paul, S. and Chandra, S. (2014), Marks Scaling Review Committee Report. Submitted to the Ministry of Education, Government of Fiji. In was appointed as the Chair of this committee by the Minister of Education. The report was as such accepted by the Parliament of Fiji and the scaling of marks was abolished in Forms 6 and 7 examinations (Year 10 and Year 12) in 2015. The report also served as a basis for admission of students to courses in all the three universities in Fiji.
Paul, S. and Guilbert, D. (2013), “Income-Happiness Paradox in Australia: Testing the Theories of Adaptation and Social Comparison”, Economic Modelling, 30, pp. 900-910.
Paul, S., Thapa, P. and Prennushi, G. (2012), “Spatial Dimensions of Income Inequality in Nepal,” Journal of Developing Areas, Tennessee State University, 46 (1), pp. 241-263.
Paul. S. and Jreisat, A. (2012), “Does Deregulation Improve the Productivity of Banks? A Case Study”, International Journal of Financial Economics and Econometrics, Serials publications, 4(1), January-June, pp. 61-72.
Paul, S. (2011), “On the Measurement of Unemployment in the Developing and Developed Countries,” International Journal of Economic Development and Conflicts, World Scientific, Special Issue in the Honour of Professor Murray C Kemp, 1(3), pp. 365-377.
Junankar, P. N., Paul, S., Yasmeen, W. (2010), “Are Asian Migrants Discriminated Against in the Labor Market? A Case Study of Australia”, Singapore Economic Review, World Scientific, December 55(4), pp. 619-646.
Jreisat, A. and Paul, S. (2010), “Banking Efficiency in the Middle East: A Survey and New Results for the Jordanian Banks”, International Journal of Applied Business and Economic Research, Serials Publications, 8(2), pp.191-209.
Paul, S. and Marks, A. (2009), “Modelling Productivity Effects of Trade Openness: A Dual Approach,” Australian Economic Papers, Wiley Blackwell, June 48(2), pp. 105-123.
Paul. S and Kourouche, K. (2008), “Regulatory Policy and the Efficiency of Banking Sector in Australia,” Australian Economic Review, Wiley Blackwell, 4(3), September, pp. 260-271.
Kourouche, K. and Paul, S. (2008), “The Impact of Regulation on the Performance of Banking Industry in Australia and Future Policy Options”, International Journal of Applied Business and Economic Research, Serials Publications, 6 (1), June, pp.1-35.
Makin, T., Paul, S. (2007), “Australia”, Ch. 1 in Akira Kohsaka (ed.), Infrastructure Development in the Pacific Region, Routledge Studies in International Business and the World Economy, pp. 21-46.
Truong C. and Paul, S. (2006), “Foreign Capital, Technology and Economic Growth”, Middle East Business and Economic Review, Association for Middle East Economic Research, 18 (2), pp. 54-69.
Wadud, M. and Paul, S. (2006), “Productivity Growth, Efficiency Change and Technical Progress: A Case Study of Australian Private Sector Industries”, Indian Economic Journal, Indian Economic Society, July - September 54 (2), pp.132-41.
Paul, S. (2004), “Income Sources Effects on Inequality”, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, 73, pp. 435-51.
Assadzadeh, A. and Paul, S. (2004), “Poverty, Growth and Redistribution: A Study of Iran”, Review of Development Economics, 8 (4), pp. 460-83.
Paul, S., Sahni, B. and Biswal, B. (2004), “Public Infrastructure and the Productive Performance of Canadian Manufacturing Industries”, Southern Economic Journal, 70 (4), pp. 998-1011.
Makin, T. and Paul, S. (2004), “Infrastructure Development and the Private Sector: Options and Opportunities”, Journal of Banking and Financial Services, Australasian Institute of Banking and Finance, June/July 118 (3), 30-33.
Paul, S. and Truong, C. (2004), “Foreign Capital and Economic Growth”, Australian Economic Papers, Wiley Blackwell, pp. 396-405.
Biswal, B., Dhawan, U. and Paul, S. (2003), “Government Size and Economic Growth- Empirical Evidence from Canada”, International Journal of Applied Economics and Econometrics, 11 (3), July-September, pp. 435-54.
Paul, S. (2003), “The Effects of Public Infrastructure on the Cost Structure and Productivity in the Private Sector”, Economic Record, December 79 (247), pp. 446-61.
Paul, S. and Makin, T. (2003), “The Effects of Public Infrastructure on Productivity Growth: What do the Data Say?” International Journal of Applied Business and Economic Research, Serials Publications, Serials Publications, 1(2), pp. 137-148.
Assadzadeh, A. and Paul, S. (2003), “Poverty, Growth and Redistribution” in Tony Shorrocks and Rolph Van der Hoeven (eds.), Perspectives on Growth and Poverty, UNU Press, Tokyo, pp. 193-216.
Paul, S. and Lodewijks, J. (2003), “Alternative Structures and Teaching Modes for a Multi-Campus University”, Economic Analysis and Policy, Economic Society of Australia (Queensland), pp. 33 (1), 136-143.
Paul, S. and Mallik, G. (2003), “Macroeconomic Factors and the Bank and Finance Stock Prices: The Australian Experience”, Economic Analysis and Policy, Economic Society of Australia (Queensland), 33 (1), pp. 23-30.
Paul, S. (2002), “Measuring the Quality of Life”, The Middle East Business and Economic Review, 14 (1), pp.7-18.
Paul, S. (2002), “An Illfare Approach to the Measurement of Unemployment: A Reply”, Applied Economic Letters, 9, pp. 737-738.
Paul, S. and Assadzadeh, A. (2001), “Empirical Earnings Functions for Iran”, Applied Economics, 33, pp. 11-21.
Paul, S. (2001), “A Welfare Loss Measure of Unemployment with an Empirical Illustration”, The Manchester School, March 69 (2), pp. 148-163.
Paul, S. (2000), “An Illfare Approach to the Measurement of Unemployment”, Chapter 7 in P.N. Junankar (ed.), Economics of Unemployment, Volume 1, Edward Elgar, London, U.K., pp. 143-152.
Paul, S. (1999), “Relative Deprivation, Envy and Economic Inequality: A Comment”, Kyklos, 52 (3), pp. 441-48.
Paul, S. (1999), “The Population Sub-Group Income Effects on Inequality: Analytical Framework and An Application, Economic Record, June 75 (229), pp. 441-48.
Paul, S. (1999), “The Performance of the Integrated Rural Development Program in India: An Assessment, The Developing Economies, 36 (2), June, pp.117-131.
Paul, S. (1999), “Issues in Measuring Poverty”, in S.B. Dahiya (ed.), The Current State of Economic Science, Spellbound Publishers, India, Vol. 4, June, pp.1975-84.
Paul, S. (1998), “Introduction”, Ch. 1 in S. Paul (ed.), Trade and Growth - New Theory and the Australian Experience, Allen & Unwin, Sydney, January, pp. 1-7.
Paul, S. (1998), “Exports and Growth: A Review of Empirical Evidence”, Ch. 11 in S. Paul (ed.), Trade and Growth – New Theory and the Australian Experience, Allen & Unwin, Sydney, January, pp. 144-152.
Ahmad, E. and Paul, S. (1998), “Foreign Investment and the Neo-classical Growth Model”, Ch. 6 in S. Paul (ed.), Trade and Growth - New Theory and the Australian Experience, Allen & Unwin, Sydney, January, pp. 90-100.
Paul, S. and Biswal, B. (1998), “Macroeconomic Factors and Economic Growth: An Empirical Analysis for the United States, 1967:1- 1991:4”, Indian Economic Journal, July-August (Special issue on Monetary Economics), 46 (1), pp.1-10. (Journal of Indian Economic Society)
Paul, S. (1997), “Green Revolution and the Dynamics of Income Distribution and Poverty among Farm Families: A Case Study”, The Middle East Business and Economic Review, 9(1), January, pp. 1-13.
Paul, S. (1997), “The Quality of Life: An International Comparison Based on Ordinal Measures, Applied Economics Letters, 4, pp. 411-14.
Paul. S., Kearney, C. and Chowdhury, K. (1997), “Inflation and Economic Growth: A Multi-Country Empirical Analysis”, Applied Economics, 29, pp. 1387-1401.
Paul, S. and Chowdhury, K. (1997), “Export-Led Growth Hypothesis: Some Empirical Evidence”, Applied Economics Letters, 2, pp. 177-79.
Paul, S. (1996), “A Modified Human Development Index and International Comparison”, Applied Economics Letters, 3, pp. 677-82.
Paul, S. (1996), “Relative Deprivation and Generalized Gini Indices” in K. Puttaswamaiah (ed.), Econometric Models: Techniques and Applications, Indus Publishers, New Delhi, India.
Paul, S. (1996), “Defense Spending and Unemployment Rates: An Empirical Analysis for the OECD”, Journal of Economic Studies, 23 (2), pp. 44-54.
Paul, S. (1994), “Relative Deprivation and Generalized Gini Indices”, Indian Journal of Applied Economics, 3 (1 & 2), pp. 82-95.
Paul, S. (1993), “Unemployment in India: Temporal and Regional Variations”, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 44, 30 October, pp. 2407-2414.
Jha, R. Murty, M. N., Paul, S. and Rao, B. (1993), “An Analysis of Technological Change, Factor Substitution and Economies of Scale in Indian Manufacturing Industries”, Applied Economics, 25, pp.1337-1343.
Paul, S. (1992), “An Illfare Approach to the Measurement of Unemployment’, Applied Economics, 24, pp. 737-743.
Paul, S. and Podder, N. (1992), “Measuring the Risk of Poverty in Australia”, Economic Papers, 11 (3), pp. 23-31. (Journal of Australian Economic Society)
Paul, S. (1991), “An Index of Relative Deprivation”, Economics Letters, Elsevier, 36, pp. 337-341.
Paul, S. (1991), “On the Measurement of Unemployment”, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, 36, pp. 395-404.
Paul, S. and Rao, B. (1991), “Income Inequality Adjusted Growth Rates”, Australian Economic Papers, December, pp. 287-289.
Paul, S. and Mehta, R. (1991), “Technology, Factor Demand and Substitution in Indian Agriculture, 1960-83”, Indian Journal of Agricultural Economics, 46 (4), pp. 530-542. (Journal of Indian Agricultural Society)
Jha, R. Murty, M. N., Paul, S. and Sahni, B. (1991), “Cost Structure of the Indian Cement Industry”, Journal of Economic Studies, 18 (4), pp. 59-67.
Jha, R. Murty, M. N. and Paul, S. (1991), “On Setting Prices for Public Sector Manufacturing Goods in India”, Economic and Political Weekly, February 23, pp. M2-M6.
Jha, R. Murty, M. N., Paul, S. and Sahni, B. (1991), “Cost Structure of India's Iron and Steel Industry”, Resources Policy, March, pp. 22-30.
Jha, R. Murty, M. N. and Paul, S. (1991), “Allocative Efficiency, Scale Economies and Technical Progress in the Gas and Electricity Industry of India”, The Journal of Energy and Development, 16(2), pp. 307-320.
Paul, S. (1990), “Green Revolution and Poverty among Farm Families in Haryana, 1969/70-1982/83”, Economic and Political Weekly, Special Issue: Review of Agriculture, September 29, pp. A105-A110.
Paul, S. and Dasgupta, A. K. (1989), “Inheritance and Wealth Inequality: The Case of the Punjab”, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, 30 (2), pp. 301-324.
Paul, S. (1989), “A Model of Constructing the Poverty Line”, Journal of Development Economics, Elsevier, 30 (1), pp. 129-144.
Paul, S. (1989), “Green Revolution and Income Distribution Among Farm Families in Haryana, 1969/70-1982/83”, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. XXIV, Nos. 51 and 52, A154-A158.
Paul, S. (1989), “A Note on Social Statistics in India”, Indian Economic Journal, Indian Economic Association, April-June.
Jha, R. Murty, M. N. and Paul, S. (1989), “Technological Change, Factor Substitution, and Economies of Scale in Selected Indian Manufacturing Industries”, Journal of Quantitative Economics, Indian Econometric Society, 7 (1), pp. 165-178.
Paul, S. (1988), “Household Composition and the Measurement of Disparity in Levels of Living”, Indian Economic Review, Delhi school of Economics, January- June, pp. 83-106.
Nayak, P. and Paul, S. (1988), “Personal Income Tax in India: Alternative Structures and Their Redistributive Effects”, Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. XX1V, No.5, pp. 2779-83.
Paul, S. (1988), “Unemployment and Underemployment in Rural India”, Economic and Political Weekly, July 16, pp. 1475-83.
Hashim S. R. and Paul, S. (1988), “Aspects of Rural Unemployment” in Rural Unemployment, edited and published by Afro-Asian Rural Reconstruction Organization, New Delhi.
Paul, S. (1987), “A Cost Function Analysis of Wheat Production in India”, European Review of Agricultural Economics, Journal of European Association of Agricultural Economists, 12 (2), pp. 221-238.
Paul, S. (1985), “On the Estimation of Continuous Equivalent Adult Scales”, Indian Economic Review, Delhi School of Economics, 20 (1), pp. 117-142.
Paul, S. (1985), “On the Measurement of Inequality: A Note”, Indian Economic Journal, Indian Economic Association, 32, pp. 58-61.
Paul, S. (1985), A Review of Siddiqur Rahman Osmani’s book: Economic Inequality and Group Welfare (Oxford, Clarendon Press), in The Indian Economic and Social History Review, 1985, 22 (1), pp. 105-106.
Paul, S. (1984), “Wealth Inequality and Poverty in Punjab: Occupation-wise Analysis”, Anvesak, 1984, 14 (1), pp. 1-15.
Singh, B. and Paul, S. (1981), “Delhi University Finance: An Inter-Departmental Expenditure Analysis”, in A. Singh and G. D. Sharma (eds.), University and College Finance, Association of Indian Universities, Delhi.