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Dr.Saina Baby

Dr.Saina Baby

Associate Professor

About

Dr. Saina is an educator in Economics with nearly two decades of teaching experience in higher education. She holds an M.Phil. and a Ph.D. in Economics, and her teaching interests include Managerial Economics, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Entrepreneurial Economics, Business Economics, and International Business.

Her research interests include Economic Policy, Mergers and Acquisitions and FDI. She has published research in peer-reviewed journals and is the author of a teaching case published by Ivey Publishing. She was also a recipient of an ICSSR Minor Research Grant and was part of the research team that prepared the Socio-Economic Health Impact Report 2025 for the TCS World 10K Bengaluru. In addition to her academic responsibilities, Dr. Saina has conducted corporate training programmes for organisations including Wipro and Infosys.

Dr. Saina has served as the Deputy Director at Symbiosis Institute of Business Management (SIBM), Bengaluru, where she contributed to academic administration, institutional governance, and strategic initiatives alongside her teaching and research responsibilities.

The pain of discipline is better than the pain of regret

Journal Articles
Baby, S., & Adaina, K. C. (2026). Examining the Impact of TRIPS Agreement on Innovation: A Review and Research Agenda. Journal of Interdisciplinary Economics, 38(1), 105-130. (Scopus Indexed)
Sharma, A. M., Baby, S., & Raghu, V. (2024). Forecasting High Speed Diesel Demand in India with Econometric and Machine Learning Methods. International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 14(1), 496. (Scopus Indexed)
Dar, V., Sethi, M., & Baby, S. (2023). Direct Cash Transfers in Emerging Economies: The Case of India. Business Perspectives and Research, 11(2), 287-308. (Scopus Indexed)
Dar, V., Sethi, M., Baby, S., Dinesh Kumar, S., & Shrinivas, R. (2022). Revisiting the food security system in India in the pandemic era: the case of a Southern Indian state. International Journal of Social Economics, 49(4), 489-508. (Scopus Indexed)
Sethi, M., Baby, S., & Sharma, A. M. (2022). A cross-country analysis of the relationship between human capital and foreign direct investment. Journal of Economic Studies, 49(7), 1197-1211. (Scopus Indexed)
Saina Baby, Dr. Vandita Dar, Rakhi Khandelwal. (2020). Farm Loan Waivers: A Study of Fiscal Impacts in Selected States in India. International Journal of Advanced Science and Technology, 29(9s), 2495 – 2519
Sethi, M., Saina, Baby, & Vandita, D. A. R. (2019). Monetary policy transmission during multiple indicator regime: A case of India. The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business, 6(3), 103-113. (Scopus Indexed)
Sharma, A. M., & Baby, S. (2019). Determinants of foreign direct investment in India's service sector. International Journal of Public Sector Performance Management, 5(3- 4), 260-277. (Scopus Indexed)
Sethi, M., Baby, S., & Dar, V. (2019). Economic Performance Indicators Under Different Monetary Policy Frameworks: Evidence from India. IUP Journal of Applied Economics, 18(1), 66-82. (ABDC, C category)
Baby, S., & Sharma, A. M. (2017). Determinants of foreign direct investment inflows in India. International Journal of Applied Business and Economic Research, 15(2), 139-148. (Scopus Indexed)
Case Study
Universal Basic Income: Is there A Case for India? Published by Ivey publishers and available for distribution by Harvard Business School Publishing.

Link: https://www.hbsp.harvard.edu/product/W20557-PDF-ENG

Industry Report
Member of the research team that collaborated with Procam International to prepare the Socio-Economic Health Impact Report for the TCS World 10K Bengaluru 2025; report launched in February 2026.

Link: https://flipbooks.tcsworld10k.procam.in/SEHReport2025.html#page/1

Published research papers in reputed national and international journals, contributing to the fields of applied economics and public policy.

Research has examined key macroeconomic and development issues, including foreign direct investment (FDI), monetary policy, innovation, human capital, food security, energy demand, and fiscal policy, with a particular emphasis on the Indian economy and other emerging markets.

Contributed to policy-oriented research by evaluating the economic implications of initiatives such as direct cash transfers, farm loan waivers, the TRIPS Agreement, and food security interventions, providing evidence-based insights for policymakers and practitioners.

Research Interests

Development Economics,Economic Policy,Mergers and Acquisitions,FDI

Member of the research team that prepared the Socio-Economic Health Impact Report 2025 for the TCS World 10K Bengaluru

Recipient of the Hall of Fame Award (Teaching Excellence Track), Symbiosis International University- Recognized for consistently high teaching feedback.

Recipient of ICSSR Research Grant of ₹10 Lakh for collaborative project (2023–24)

Published a case titled Universal Basic Income: Is there A Case for India? Published by Ivey publishers and available for distribution by Harvard Business School Publishing

•Received Honourable Mention in ISB–Ivey Case Competition (2019).

Dr.Saina Baby

Associate Professor

MA,M.Phil & Ph.D(Economics)

School of Business

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