Prof. Sumit Sarkar
Qualification : Ph.D.
Email : sumits@xlri.ac.in
Functional Area : Economics
Languages Known : English, Bangla
Brief Profile
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7959-5657
WoS: https://www.webofscience.com/wos/author/record/402252
RePEc Short-ID: psa1534 https://ideas.repec.org/f/psa1534.html
Experience Detail
- Full Professor, XLRI, from January 2019
- Associate Professor, XLRI, from August 2009 to December 2018
- Assistant Professor, XLRI, from June 2007 to July 2009
- Assistant Professor, IIT Kanpur, India, from June 2006 to June 2007.
- Assistant Professor, IIM Kozhikode, India from June 2004 to June 2006.
Prof. Sumit Sarkar
Achievements and Research Interest/Area of Research Interests
Academic Distinction (Awards and Scholarships)
Fulbright Nehru Academic and Professional Excellence Fellowship 2020-21.
https://www.usief.org.in/scholar-profile/scholarprofiledetails.aspx?fellowid=12196
Adminstrative Distinction
Other Achievements
Area of RESEARCH INTERESTS
- Applied Game Theory
- Experimental and Behavioural Economics
- Behavioural Operations
- Sports Analytics
Faculty Development Programs Attended
Courses Taught
- Microeconomics
- Managerial Economics
- Game Theory for Managers
- Experimental Economics for Managers
- Industrial Organization and competitive strategies
- Economics of Network Industries
Consultancy Undertaken
In-Company Programs
Conducted training programs for organizations:
1. Aditya Birla Capital
2. Forbes Marshall Pvt. Ltd.
3. Tata Chemicals
4. Mashreq Bank (UAE)
5. NHPC
6. Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd.
7. Oil India Ltd.
8. Indian Ordinance Factories.
INTELLECTUAL CONTRIBUTIONS (PUBLICATIONS)
Journal Articles-Refereed
Recent publications (from most recent)
2024
Bose, A. S., & Sarkar, S. (2024). Welfare implications of information sharing by integrated e-retailers. Applied Economics Letters (Online Jan 10, 2024). https://doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2024.2302868 [ABDC B; Scopus Q2]
2023
Mishra, S. K., & Sarkar, S. (2023). Can social media platforms charge their users?, Economics Letters 233 (December), 2069909. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2023.111415 [ABDC A; ABS 3]
Acha, R. K., & Sarkar, S. (2023). A note on bankruptcy auction with a fair bidder, Journal of Quantitative Economics, (online first). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s40953-023-00372-9 [ABDC B]
Sarkar, S., & Kamath, S. (2023). Does luck play a role in the determination of the rank positions in football leagues? A study of Europe’s ‘big five’. Annals of Operations Research 325, 245–260. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10479-021-04369-6 [ABDC A; ABS 3; Scopus Q1]
2022
Mitra, A., & Sarkar, S. (2022). Efficient Supply Chain Contracting with Loss-averse Players in Presence of Multiple Plausible Breaches, American Business Review, 25(2), Article 3. DOI: https://doi.org/10.37625/abr.25.2.270-292 [ABDC A]
Sarkar, S. (2022). Collaborative cheating and group confession: Findings from a natural experiment, Cogent Social Sciences, 8(1), 2069909 (Online). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1080/23311886.2022.2069909 [Scopus Q2]
Kejriwal, S., Sheth, S., Silpa, P. S., Sarkar, S., & Guha, A. (2022). Attaining herd immunity to a new infectious disease through multi-stage policies incentivising voluntary vaccination. Chaos, Solitons & Fractals, 154C, 111710. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chaos.2021.111710 [Scopus Q1]
Bose, A. S., & Sarkar, S. (2022). Delight or Disappointment? A Model of Signal-Based Other-Pleasing Choice. Journal of Choice Modelling, 42, 100327. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jocm.2021.100327 [ABDC B; Scopus Q1]
2021
Sarkar, S., & Bhala. S. (2021). Coordinating a closed loop supply chain with fairness concern by a constant wholesale price contract. European Journal of Operational Research, 295(1), 140-156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2021.02.052 [ABDC A*; ABS 4]
2020
Sarkar, S. & Bhadouria, A. (2020). Manufacturer competition and collusion in a two-echelon green supply chain with production trade-off between non-green and green quality. Journal of Cleaner Production 253(C), 119904. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.119904 [ABDC A, Scopus Q1]
2019
Bose, A. S., & Sarkar, S. (2019). India`s e-Reverse Auctions (2017-2018) for Allocating Renewable Energy Capacity: An Evaluation. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 112, 762-774. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2019.06.025 [Scopus Q1]
Sarkar, S. (2019). Gratitude, conscience, and reciprocity: models of supplier motivation when quality is non-contractible. European Journal of Operational Research 277(2), 633-642. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejor.2019.02.047 [ABDC A*; ABS 4]
Sarkar, S. & Bose, A. S. (2019). Gift-selection for close recipients: how perceived similarity of preferees affect giver`s attitude. Journal of Consumer Marketing, 36(1), 24-32. https://do.org/10.1108/JCM-12-2017-247 [ABDC A; Scopus 1]
Published Research Monographs
Scholarly Books
- Sarkar, S (2015) Outthink - How to use Game Theory to outsmart your competition Publisher: Sage Publications, November, 2015
- Sarkar, S (2009) Network Industries Economic Aspects of Compatibility, Technology Licensing and R&D Investments in Systems Market, Publisher: VDM Publishing House, Germany; July 2009
Chapters in Scholarly books
Conference Proceedings-Refereed
Paper Presentations-Refereed
- 2019. Economic Science Association (ESA) World Meeting, Vancouver, Canada, July 4-7, 2019. Paper title: Altruistic Choice under Incomplete Information About the Others Preference and Expectation.
- 2019. Conference on Economic Theory and Policy, at the Department of Economics, Ambedkar University Delhi (AUD), March 29-30, 2019. Paper title: Non-contractible Quality in Absence of Reputation Effect.
- 2017. MathSport International Conference, at the Department of Mathematics, University of Padua, Italy, June 25-28, 2017. Paper title: Paradox of Crosses - A Game-Theoretic Explanation.
- 2016. 28th European Conference on Operational Research, EURO 2016, in Poznan University of Technology, Poznan, Poland, July 3-6, 2016. (Attended by co-author S. Chakraborty) Paper title: Determinants of Non-penalty Goals Scored per Game by Football Teams in Europe`s Elite Leagues.
- 2016. 7th International Conference of the French Association of Experimental Economics (ASFEE), ESSEC Business School in Cergy-Pontoise, France, June 9-10, 2016. Paper title: Does Rawls` `Original Position` Induce Fairness? Experimental Findings on Selection Criteria in a Discrete Nash Demand Game Played from Behind the `Veil of Ignorance` /o:p>
- 2015. Forum on Industrial Organization and Marketing at Lisbon, Portugal, June 29-30, 2015. Paper title: Can Continuous Product Upgrading Deter Entry?
Text Books
Research Report
Working paper
Key note presentation
Published articles in newspapers/magazines
Cases developed for Teaching purpose
Other Professional Activities
Achievements in Professional activities
Chairperson/Co-Chairperson in conferences
Co-ordinating/Organizing Workshop/Conferences /MDPs
Contribution towards Institution building/ development/ services such as Chairperson (Placement) etc
Guide/evaluator/ examiner at doctoral research level
Invited to deliver Keynote addresses/ speeches
Membership of Professional Bodies
Participation in Workshops/Conferences/Forums/ Meetings etc
Professional Services such as Member/Editor of Editorial Board/ Advisory Committee etc
Reviewer/Referee in Journals/ Conferences etc
Visiting Faculty
Research Project Undertaken