Ph.D. (Economics), Indian Institute of Management Lucknow; M.A.
(Economics), Panjab University, Chandigarh; B.A. (Hons.) Economics, Panjab University,
Chandigarh.
Research work contributes to the following UN-SDG Goals:
Email: nitika.arneja@fsm.ac.in
Contact: 011-26518423
Total Years of Experience
1 Years
Brief description of Experience
Dr. Nitika Arneja is an Assistant Professor in the International Business Area at the FORE School of Management (FSM). She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the Indian Institute of Management Lucknow, and has completed her Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Economics from Panjab University, Chandigarh. Prior to her doctoral studies, she worked as a Research Associate at the Centre for WTO Studies, New Delhi (affiliated with the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade), where she developed an early interest in policy-relevant research.
Her research lies within the International Business domain, examining internationalization, global value chains, and cross-border activities through firm-level data and applied econometric methods. She has published in leading journals such as Energy Economics, Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, and The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, among others. She has also presented her work at prominent academic forums, including the Royal Economic Society PhD Conference (University of Portsmouth, UK), the Econometric Society Winter School (Delhi School of Economics), and conferences at IIFT Kolkata, ISID Delhi, JNU, and IRMA.
Research Interest Areas
International Trade and Business; Global Value Chains; Outward FDI and Multinational Activity; Firm Internationalization and Performance
Consulting Interest Areas
Trade Policy; Industrial and Manufacturing Policy; Impact Evaluation of Trade Reforms.
Selected Publications
1) Arneja, N., & Sharma, C. (2026). Do export-driven ICT investments boost firm performance? Empirical insights from Indian manufacturing. Journal of Economics and Management Strategy, Advance online publication. [ABDC - A]
2) Arneja, N., & Sharma, C. (2026). Imported intermediates and firm performance: A difference-in-differences analysis of matched Indian manufacturing firms. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 226, 12571. [ABDC - A]
3) Arneja, N., & Sharma, C. (2026). Imports and finance: First empirical evidence for Indian manufacturing firms. Journal of Economic Studies, 53(2), 417-437. [ABDC - B]
4) Arneja, N., & Sharma, C. (2025). Beyond borders: Do exports drive energy efficiency in India's manufacturing firms?. Energy Economics, 149, 102828. [ABDC - A*]
5) Arneja, N., & Sharma, C. (2025). Internal and external financing and imports: Firm-level evidence from India. Journal of Economics and Finance, 49(4), 1025-1057. [ABDC - B]
6) Arneja, N., & Sharma, C. (2024). Dissecting performance gains from export-induced marketing and technological investments: Revisiting learning by exporting in Indian manufacturing. The Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance, 97, 101886. [ABDC - B]
