BIO

Dr. Sudan Kumar Oli is a young and profound economist in Nepal. With a Ph.D. in economics from the University of International Business and Economics in Beijing, he has made significant contributions to the understanding of the Nepalese economy and public policies. His research focuses on economic development, human capital, financial deepening, and social security. Dr. Oli has extensive policy experience in different capacities, such as a member of the Provincial Planning Commission, policy expert for the ministries and an economist in different institutions. He is a frequent commentator on economic and public policy issues.

He has written more than 15 scientific research papers for national and international journals and over 50 Op-eds in domestic papers and portals. Besides, he has also had professional working experiences of 10 plus years with different public, partnership and academic institutions, including the Ministry of Irrigation, the ministry of youths and sports, NEAEC, The Asia foundation, Asian College of Management, CAMAD college and Rajdhani College and Herald College Kathmandu. Dr. Oli has an expectation of rigorous applied policy research practice for the evidence-based policy reframe for socio-economic development strategy making in Nepal.

Research and Publications:

1. Oli, S.K. (2024). Impact of domestic and foreign capital on economic growth and employment: empirical analysis of 43 lower middle-income economies. Economic Journal of Development Issues,37(1), 91-110.
2. Oli, S.K., Dhakal, S., and Xie, Y. (2023). Social Security, Psychological Threat, And Corporate Performance: An Analysis of Financial Performance After Enactment of a Social Security Scheme in Nepal. Asian Development Policy Review, 11(1), 22-36. Oli, S.K. (2
3. 023). Impact of National Election-2017/18 on Corporate Performance: An Analysis of Insurance Companies in Nepal. Interdisciplinary Journal of Innovation in Nepalese Academia, 2(1), 19-36.
4. Oli, S.K. (2022). Political Disorders and Economic Growth Nexus during 1960-2020: An Empirical Analysis of South-Asian Countries. Quest Journal of Management and Social Science, 4(1), 83-94.
5. Oli, S. K. and Xie. Y. (2021). Domestic Savings, Investment and Economic Growth in Nepal: Empirical evidence from Nepal using VEC model. Journal of Economic Science Research, 4(3), 44-59.
6. Oli, S. K (2021). Deprived sector lending and non-performing loans in Nepal. Applied Economics and Finance, 8(4),1-10.
7. Oli, S. K (2021). Financial leverage and performance of Nepalese commercial banks. Journal of Asian Social Science, 2(3), 49-70.
8. Dhakal, S. and Oli, S. K. (2020). The impact of remittance on consumption and investment: A case of province five of Nepal. Quest Journal of Management and Social Science, 2(1), 35-49. 
9. Oli, S. K. (2020). The influence of financial literacy on a personal financial planning: A case of Nepal. Afro-Asian Journal of Economics and Finance, 1(1), 25-38.
10. Oli, S. K. (2018). Impact of microfinance Institutions on economic growth of Nepal. Asian Journal of Economic Modelling, 6(2), 98-109. 
11. Oli, S. K. Nepali, S.R. and Shayami, S. (2017). The impact of corporate governance on the market value of Nepalese banking and non-banking sector firms. Nepalese Journal of Management, 4(2), 72-95.
12. Sayami, S., Poudel, S., Nepali, S., Poudel, S., and Oli, S.K. (2017). Effect of portfolio diversification on the financial performance of Nepalese commercial banks. An International Scholarly Research Journal for Interdisciplinary Studies, 6(34), 111-120. 
13. Oli, S.K. and Xie. Y. (2024). Domestic Capital Formation and Economic Growth in Nepal. Journal of Applied Economic, under review process.
14. A research article entitled Impact of remittances on financial strengthen of Nepal. Asian Journal of Economics and Finance. Manuscript accepted (2024)

Seminar and Conferences:

1. A moderator for the Panel Session “Nepal’s Strategic Agenda for Development” on the 11th Uniglobe International Management Conference: Changing Perspectives of Business, April 19-20, 2023, Kathmandu, Nepal. 
2. A research paper presented entitle “Social Security Plan, Psychological Threats, and Corporate Performance: An analysis of financial performance after enactment of social security plan in Nepal” on An International Seminar on International Relations: Nepal and the world order, August 26-28, 2022, Kathmandu, Nepal.
3. A research paper presented entitled “Domestic Savings, Investment, and Economic Growth: empirical evidence from Nepal using VEC model” on 24th International Congress on Insurance: Mathematics and Economics, July 5-9, 2021.
4. A research paper presented entitled “Dose Deprived Sector lending leads to NPL?” on 3rd International Conference on Economics and Finance (2020), organized by (NRB) Central Bank of Nepal.
5. Presented paper entitled “Portfolio diversification on the financial performance of commercial banks” in International Conference on Recent Trends in Economics, Commerce and Management organized by Sahakar Maharshi Bhausaheb Santuji Thorat College of Arts, Science and Commerce, Sangamner, Ahemednagar, India, February 1-2, 2018.
6. Presented paper entitled “The impact of corporate governance on the market value of Nepalese banking and non-banking sector firms” in second International Management Conference on “Innovation and Sustainable Development in Global Economy” organized by Fortune Institute of International Business (FIIB), New Delhi, India on 20-21stDecember 2016.
7. Published an article’s abstract on topic “The impact of corporate governance on the market value of Nepalese banking and non-banking sector firms” in FIIB International Management Conference Souvenir. New Delhi, India. Presented a paper on “The impact of corporate governance on the market value of
8. financial institution” in Uniglobe International Conference-IV on “Emerging Issues and Challenges in Management: Developing Talent, Building Organization and Creating a Future” held in Kathmandu, Nepal on March 6th and 7th, 2017.
9. Participated in Uniglobe International Conference-III, entitled Change in Paradigm of Management, a Way Forward to Sustainability- on March 16th and 17th2016. Presented a workshop paper “Sustainable Group Farming for Sustainable Economic Growth” on Young Scholar’s Summit- 2018 Nation First. May 7-9, 2018. 
10. Participated in National Youth Forum Debate in Kathmandu (6th to 9th Feb. 2013).
11. Participated in the Nepal Infrastructure Summit-2022: Infrastructure for Growth hosted by Chamber of Commerce and Industries and Government of Nepal (8th and 9th Sept. 2022).
12. Participating other many workshops, seminars and forums discussion relating to youth, peace, sustainable development and many others
13. Organizing a SARC Youth Conference 2017 in Kathmandu on behave of Youth Parliament Nepal. 

Contact Details:

Email: sudankumaroli@gmail.com

Mobile: +977-9841184880