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 Economics and Business Policy area at FORE School of Management (FSM). She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the Indian Institute of Management Lucknow and completed her undergraduate and postgraduate studies in Economics at Panjab University, Chandigarh. Before pursuing Ph.D., she also worked as a Research Associate at the Centre for WTO Studies, New Delhi.
Her research interests broadly span areas of international economics and industrial economics. She has examined issues related to exports, imports, foreign direct investment, productivity, technology adoption, and financing decisions using firm level data and applied econometric methods. Her research has been published in reputed 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 distinguished national and international conferences.
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]
