Research
Work in financial econometrics, market efficiency and behavioral finance, with applications to the Nepal Stock Exchange and Nepali households.
Panel data, linear and non-linear time-series methods.
MFDFA, GARCH family models, and applications to NEPSE and sector indices.
Personal financial behavior, financial literacy, and decision-making among Nepali households and students.
Mapping the literature on green finance, ESG performance, and Industry 5.0 to identify thematic structures and research gaps.
Paudel, S. (2026). Non-linear properties of Nepalese capital market: A multifractal detrended fluctuation analysis approach. Social Sciences & Humanities Open, 14, 103174.
doi.org/10.1016/j.ssaho.2026.103174Bhandari, O. P., Paudel, S., and Paudel, S. (2026). Green finance instruments and sustainable industrial transformation in the age of Industry 5.0. Academia Journal of Humanities & Social Sciences, 3, 282-309.
doi.org/10.3126/ajhss.v3i1.96860Paudel, S., Gyawali, B., Paudel, S., and Khanal, M. N. (2026). Towards Industry 5.0: a bibliometric analysis of green finance, digital transformation, and ESG research. The Lumbini Journal of Business and Economics, 14(1), 69-87.
doi.org/10.3126/ljbe.v14i1.92007Adhikari, L., Sapkota, P., Paudel, S., and Bhandari, N. R. (2026). Risk reward: unveiling credit risk and performance of commercial banks in Nepal. Janabhawana Research Journal, 5(1), 124-143.
doi.org/10.3126/jrj.v5i1.97906Paudel, S., and Bhandari, O. P. (2025). Lived experiences of corruption in public service delivery: a phenomenological study in Butwal, Nepal. Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, 14(1), 111-132.
doi.org/10.3126/jis.v14i1.88420Poudel, P., and Paudel, S. (2025). Quantitative trading strategy, backtesting, and performance analysis using Python: a data-driven analysis. Quest Journal of Management and Social Sciences, 7(2), 219-238.
doi.org/10.3126/qjmss.v7i2.87782Panday, S., and Paudel, S. (2025). Role of energy consumption on economic growth: evidence from Nepal. The Lumbini Journal of Business and Economics, 13(2), 167-181.
doi.org/10.3126/ljbe.v13i2.82930Paudel, S. (2025). From knowledge to action: students' personal financial management in Rupandehi District of Nepal. KMC Journal, 7(2), 310-330.
doi.org/10.3126/kmcj.v7i2.83454Paudel, S. (2024). Predicting NEPSE index: an ARIMA-based model. The Lumbini Journal of Business and Economics, 12(1), 16-29.
doi.org/10.3126/ljbe.v12i1.70318Tandan, L., and Paudel, S. (2021). The relationship among the inflation, broad money, and economic growth: evidence from Nepal. The Lumbini Journal of Business and Economics, 9(1-2), 68-73.
doi.org/10.3126/ljbe.v9i1-2.45989Paudel, S., and Sapkota, P. (2026). Evolution of market efficiency in Nepal: sectoral insights through skewed multifractal detrended fluctuation analysis. Submitted to Cogent Economics and Finance.
Paudel, S., Agrahari, R., and Sapkota, P. (2026). Socio-cultural drivers of women's empowerment in rural Nepal: the mediating roles of family support and mobility.
Paudel, S., and Paudel, S. (2026). The impact of teaching method on long-term knowledge retention: a quasi-experimental study of financial concept retention among management students.
Paudel, S., Sapkota, P., Gautam, A., Jnawali, G., and Bhandari, O. P. (2026). Effects of meal planning, portion control, food preservation, and leftover management on household food waste prevention: the moderating role of food types.
Paudel, S., Neupane, P., and Sapkota, P. (2026). Long-memory and asymmetric volatility in a frontier equity market: GARCH-family evidence from NEPSE and sector indices.
Sapkota, P., Paudel, S., and Pun, D. B. (2025). Effectiveness analysis of Butwal Industrial Trade Fair, 2081. Commissioned report for the Butwal Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Rupandehi.
20-21 February 2026
1st International Conference on the Future of Work: Innovations and Sustainability in Global Management Practices
Birgunj Public College, Birgunj, Nepal
Best Oral Presenter
6-7 September 2025
RUEC 1st International Research Conference 2025
Rajshahi University Education Club, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Best Paper Presenter of Technical Session
5-6 July 2024
International Conference on Sustainable Business and Management 2024
Gupteshwor Mahadev Multiple Campus, Pokhara, Kaski, Nepal
6 June 2026
Yerawati Aadarsha Multiple Campus, Dang (UGC supported)
Session Expert19 April 2026
Janapriya Multiple Campus (UGC supported)
Faculty Professional Development, Second Cohort.
Session ExpertApril 2026
Lumbini Banijya Campus (UGC supported)
Session Expert30-31 January 2026
Research Management Cell, Lumbini Banijya Campus, with support of the University Grants Commission
Trainee10-11 January 2026
University Grants Commission (UGC), Nepal
Modules covered teaching excellence, curriculum design, student-centered pedagogies, assessment and feedback, inclusive teaching, digital and blended learning, research supervision, the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning (SOTL), and institutional quality assurance.
Certified Master TrainerJune-December 2025
SWAYAM, Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi, India
Trainee22 June 2025
Lumbini Banijya Campus, with support of the University Grants Commission
Session Expert2 February 2025
Research Management Cell, Lumbini Banijya Campus
Trainee29-30 November 2024
Lumbini Banijya Campus, Butwal, Rupandehi
Editor-in-Chief23-25 May 2024
Research Management Cell, Lumbini Banijya Campus
Trainee13 October 2023
Parroha Multiple Campus, Sainamaina, Rupandehi
Trainer1-7 July 2023
Department of Research and Development, Lumbini Banijya Campus
Trainee22 June 2023
Department of Research and Development, Lumbini Banijya Campus
Trainee30 April 2022
Department of Research and Development, Lumbini Banijya Campus
TraineeI welcome inquiries about collaboration, supervision, workshops and academic referee requests.