Rajesh Barik

Datos Biográficos

ID4156680
NOMBRERajesh Barik
NOMBRESRajesh
APELLIDOBarik
FIRMABARIK R
AFILIACIONESICFAI Business School
ORCID0000-0002-8658-0207
VERIFICADOSí
TOTAL DE OBRAS7
TOTAL DE CITAS4
TOTAL COMO AUTOR7
TOTAL COMO EDITOR0
PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN2020
AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN2026
ÍNDICE H1

  • Measuring financial inclusion vulnerability and digital inclusion vulnerability among the widowed women in Odisha (India)

    Prakash Chandra Lenka, Rajesh BarikARTICLEDevelopment in Practice2026

    The study aims to measure the degree of financial and digital inclusion vulnerability among widowed women in Odisha. Using 240 sample respondents and applying the Standardised Composite Index method, this study constructs the Financial Inclusion Vulnerability Index (FIVI) and Digital Inclusion Vulnerability Index (DIVI) among the widowed respondents. The study finds that a higher number of widowed women have opened bank accounts in their name to …

  • Does financial inclusion reduce social crimes? A panel study of crimes against women and Scheduled Castes (SCs) in India

    Rajesh Barik, Jayanti BeheraARTICLEJournal of the Asia Pacific Economy2026

    The incidence of social crime affects economic growth and social fabric in a democratic country like India. Based on this understanding, this study endeavours to examine the role of financial inclusion (FI) in reducing social crime, specifically crime against women and Scheduled Castes (SCs), across 25 states of India during 2001–2024. Using six diverse indicators of FI and applying the principal component analysis method, this study constructs a…

  • Financial Inclusion of Female Sex Workers in Odisha

    Open AccessPrakash Chandra Lenka, Rajesh BarikARTICLESocial Change2025Referencias: 3

    Earlier research in gender studies has confirmed that there are still significant discrepancies in women’s access to bank accounts, account usage, access to savings, and credit. However, in the case of female sex workers (FSWs), they face the problem of double exclusion from the formal financial system. Because of their gender identity and furtive nature of work, they are often denied basic financial services. Using field survey data (N = 56), th…

  • Understanding the determinants of financial and digital inclusion vulnerability among rural women in Odisha

    Rajesh Barik, Sushanta Kumar Mahapatra et al.ARTICLEInternational Journal of…2025

    Purpose This study aims to examine the degree of financial and digital inclusion vulnerability among rural women in Odisha and the factors contributing to financial and digital inclusion vulnerability. Design/methodology/approach To achieve this objective, the study gathers 400 samples from two districts in Odisha: Jagatsinghpur and Jharsuguda. Applying the Standardized Composite Index method, the study constructs two distinct indexes: the Financ…

  • Financial Inclusion and Human Development in Indian States

    Open AccessRajesh Barik, Sanjaya Kumar Lenka et al.ARTICLEIndian Journal of Human Development2022

    This article examines the existing synergy between financial inclusion and human development in Indian states during the post-liberalisation periods (1993–2015). Using both principal component analysis and panel data regression models, first, the impact of financial inclusion on human development is measured. Second, the reverse causality from human development to financial inclusion is estimated to know whether human development should be a pre-…

  • How the Covid-19 Pandemic has Affected Transgender Community People

    Open AccessRajesh Barik, Shiba Shankar PattayatARTICLEContemporary Voice of Dalit2022Referencias: 1

    Alike any other marginalized groups of people, the unexpected outbreak of COVID-19 virus has also catastrophically damaged the lifestyle of the transgender persons in Odisha. In order to understand the life struggle of transgender people during the world pandemic, this study is an attempt to examine their life experience throughout the pandemic and their strategic plans to deal with such tragic crisis. To materialize the above cited objectives, w…

  • What Constraints Financial Inclusion for the Transgender Community? Field-based Evidences from Odisha (India)

    Open AccessRajesh Barik, Pritee SharmaARTICLEContemporary Voice of Dalit2020Citada por: 4Referencias: 9

    Among all the marginalized and stigmatized communities in Odisha, financial exclusion is high among the transgender community. This study discusses the status, importance and key challenges of financial inclusion among the transgender community of Odisha. This study tries to address the major constraints and challenges of financial inclusion among transgender community people in Odisha. To fulfil the above cited objective, in-depth interviews wer…