Dr. Mita Bhattacharya

Mita specialises in the areas of Industrial Organisation, International Economics and Asian Economies. Specific research interests include industrial performance for developed and developing countries, tourism, child labor, citation index and information and communication technology. Her teaching interests include Industrial Organisation, Microeconomics and International Economics. Her publications include academic papers to the journals such as International Journal of Industrial Organisation, Review of Industrial Organisation, Journal of Legal Studies, Applied Economics, Empirica, Small Business Economics, Australian Economic Papers. She has secured prestigious national and international grants including ARC Discovery Grant. She has held visiting positions in overseas institutions viz., the University of Doshisha (Japan), University of East Anglia (UK), OECD (France) and in Australia at the Curtin University of Technology and Australian National University

Bhattacharya, M, Industrial performance and competition: The case of Japanese manufacturing, Pacific Economic Review, Wiley-Blackwell Publishing Asia, Carlton South Vic Australia, Vol.12, 5, pp619-630, 1361-374X, 2007

Bhattacharya, M, The small hands of slavery: The status of child labour in India in the era of trade liberalisation, Monash Business Review, Monash University ePress, Clayton Vic Australia, Vol.3, 3, pp1-16, 1833-4091, 2007

Bhattacharya, M. and Narayan, P. Testing for the random walk hypothesis in the case of visitor arrivals: evidence from Indian tourism, Applied Economics 37, pp. 1485-1490. 2005

Bhattacharya, M. and Bloch, H.  Determinants of innovation, Small Business Economics 22, pp. 155-162.  2004

Bhattacharya, M. and Smyth, R.  The life cycle research output of professors in Australian economics departments: an empirical analysis based on survey questionnaires, Economic Papers. 2003

Bhattacharya, M. and Smyth, R.  What determines judicial prestige? An empirical analysis for judges of the Federal Court of Australia, American Law and Economics Review 5, pp. 233-262.  2003

Bhattacharya, M. Group profit, market share and efficiency: Evidence from Australian manufacturing, Review of Industrial Organization 20, pp. 187-199.  2002

Bhattacharya, M.  Industrial concentration and competition in Malaysian manufacturing, Applied Economics 34, pp. 2127-2134.  2002

Bhattacharya, M.  Entry, barrier and performance in Australian manufacturing, Economic Papers. 2002

Bhattacharya, M. and Smyth, R. The determinants of judicial influence and prestige: some empirical evidence from the High Court of Australia, Journal of Legal Studies 30, pp. 223-252. 2001

Bhattacharya, M. and Bloch, H  Adjustment of Profits: Evidence from Australian Manufacturing, Empirica 27, pp. 157-173.  2000

Bhattacharya, M. and Bloch, H. The dynamics of industrial concentration in Australian manufacturing, International Journal of Industrial Organization 18, pp. 1181-1199.  2000