Navneet Kumar Singh

Assistant Professor

Biography

Mr. Navneet Kumar Singh specializes in Economics and Public Policy with a focus on interconnections between crime, digital transformations and socio-economic development. His research examines how technology shapes societal behavior, institutional effectiveness, and public policy outcomes in the digital age. He has authored research papers in reputed peer-reviewed journals, with research spanning economics of crime, digital transformation, institutional governance and technology adoption in healthcare. His interdisciplinary approach combines social aspects of economics with advanced quantitative methods including machine learning to develop evidence-based policy solutions.

Academic/Professional Qualification

  • Ph.D. (Pursuing) from IIT Jodhpur
  • M.A. in Development Studies from NIT Rourkela
  • Bachelor of Business Administration from United Institute of Management, Prayagraj
  • UGC NET

Areas of Specialization

  • Economics of Crime and Criminal Justice
  • Institutional Effectiveness and Governance
  • Digital Economics and Technology Adoption
  • Quantitative Research Methods and Machine Learning Applications
  • Impact Evaluation of Social Programs
  • Socioeconomic Inequality and Social Justice

Projects

  • Transforming Transparency: A Text Analytics Approach to Evaluating the Impact of Live-Streamed Judiciary on Public Trust
  • Poly-Cybervictimization and Its Prevalence Among Adolescents in India
Research Publications
  • Institutional Effectiveness and Economic Development: A Machine Learning Approach With Empirical Modelling; American Journal of Economics and Sociology (ABDC-B indexed journal)
  • Avatars at risk: Exploring public response to sexual violence in immersive digital spaces; Computers in Human Behavior (ABDC-A indexed journal)
  • What Determines Crime in Tropical and Sub-Tropical Countries? Exploring the Dynamics of Climate Change, Corruption, and Information & Communication Technology; Economic Change and Restructuring (ABDC-B indexed journal)
  • When algorithms meet emotions: Understanding consumer satisfaction in AI companion applications; Journal of Retailing and Consumer Services (ABDC-A indexed journal)
  • Beyond Technology: A Multi-Theoretical Examination of Immersive Technology Adoption in Indian Healthcare; Communications of the Association for Information Systems (ABDC-A indexed journal)
Seminars & Conferences Attended
  • India Conference on Information Systems (INCIS 2025), IIM Calcutta
  • ISB Chicago Booth India Quantitative Marketing Conference, ISB Mohali, 2024
  • Young Scholars Research Colloquium (YSRC), 9th International Communication Management Conference (ICMC 2023), MICA, Ahmedabad