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Bio-Data of Professor BISWAJIT CHATTERJEE

1. Name : BISWAJIT CHATTERJEE

2. Date of Birth : 3 rd March, 1954.

3. Address MIG ‘P’, 7 & 8, NIVA PARK, Phase II, Bramhapur, Garia

Calcutta-700096.Tel (res):033-2410-1960; (office):033-2414-6328; (m) :09830305222

4. Designation : Professor, Department of Economics, Jadavpur University,

Department : ECONOMICS, Jadavpur University,Calcutta-700032

5. a..Email address : chatterjeeb@vsnl.net ; b.Telephone : (O) :033-2414-6328; ®033-

2410-1960; Mobile : 98304 99173; 9830305222..

6. Field(s) of Specialisation : International Economics, Development Economics and

Macroeconomics., and Indian Economic Development.

7. Teaching Experience : 37 years .

8. Institutions Served :

. i) Lecturer in Economics , Presidency College,Calcutta ,West Bengal Education Service

during April 1977 to February 1983;

ii) Lecturer in Economics, Jhargram Government College, West Bengal Education

Service, during March 1983 to March 1984;

iii)Lecturer in Economics,Kalyani University,West Bengal from April 1984 to July 1984;

iv) Lecturer in Economics,Jadavpur University ,Calcutta, from August 1984 to April

1993;

v) Reader in Economics,Jadavpur University,Calcutta, from May 1993 to July 1998.

vi) Professor of Economics, Jadavpur University from July 1998 to date.

8a. Visiting Faculty :

i) Guest Faculty,Department of Economics,University of Calcutta from February

1989 to June 2002;

ii) Visiting Lecturer ,Department of Economics, Rabindra Bharati University from

July 1986 to June 2002;

iii) Visiting Professor,CRRID,Chandigarh from June 2010 to June 2014.

iv) Visiting Fellow, UGC-SAP, DRS-I ,Department of Economics, Kalyani

University,March 2011

8b. Subjects/courses taught : Macroeconomic Theory,International Trade Theory and

Policy,Balance of Payments, Development Economics, Indian Economic

Development and Policies.

9. Administrative Experience:

a. Was Head of Department of Economics, Jadavpur University, Kolkata-700032,

during August 2004 to August 2006;

bWas the Dean ,Faculty of Arts, Jadavpur University, Kolkata from April 1, 2002 to

31.3.2010 and had undertaken Academic Administration of the Faculty involving

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14 departments in JadavpurUniversity.

c. Was Professor In –Charge,Chair,Planning and Development Unit.Jadavpur

University from April 2004 to August 2010.

10. CONTRIBUTION TO RESEARCH

A. PUBLICATIONS

i) Books Edited

1. Biswajit Chatterjee and Asis Banerjee (eds): Economic Theory,Trade and Quantitative

Economics-Essays in honour of Professor P.N.Roy, University of Calcutta Press, 1996.

2. Biswajit Chatterjee ,( edited ) : Economic Liberalisation In India, Allied Publishers

Limited ,New Delhi, December 1998.

3. Biswajit Chatterjee and H.N.Sur (Edited ) Regional Dimensions Of The Indian Economy,

Allied Publishers, New Delhi, December 1998.

4. Biswajit Chatterjee and R.K.Sen (edited) : Indian Economy :Agenda for the 21st Century –

Essays in honour of Professor P.R.Brahmananda ,Deep and Deep Publications, New

Delhi , September 2001.

5. Biswajit Chatterjee and Ajitava Roychaudhury (edited ) : Trade, Finance, and

Development Economics , Deep and Deep Publications, New Delhi, 2004.

5.Biswajit Chatterjee and Dilip Nachane (eds) : Economics of Imperfect Information, Deep

and Deep Publications,New Delhi ( 2005 ).

6.Biswajit Chatterjee and Raj Kumar Sen (eds) : Collected Papers of P.R.Brahmananda,Deep

and Deep Publications,New Delhi ,September 2007.

7.Biswajit Chatterjee and Debi Chatterjee (eds) : Dalit Lives and Dalit Visions in Eastern

India, Centre for Rural Society Publications ,2007.

8. Biswajit Chatterjee and Kunal Chattopadhyay (eds) : Socialist Perspectives , Progressive

Publishers, 2004 .

9. Biswajit Chatterjee and Asim K. Karmakar (eds) : Capital Account Convertibility in India ,

Deep and Deep Publications, New Delhi ,January 2011.

10.Biswajit Chatterjee and R.K.Sen (eds) : Disparities in Development, Deep and Deep

Publications,New Delhi ,January 2011.

11. Biswajit Chatterjee and Asim K. Karmakar (eds): Food Security in India , Regal

Publications,New Delhi ,January 2012.

ii)) Monograph/Book

1. Biswajit Chatterjee and Dilip Ghosh – In Search of the District Development

Index, SIPRD Kalyani , October 2001.

2. –DO- Towards A District Development Report for West Bengal, SIPRD, Kalyani,

and New Book Stall,2003.

3. Biswajit Chatterjee –Growth,Distribution and Public Policy in West Bengal ,Deep

and Deep Publications, New Delhi (September 2007 ).

4. Biswajit Chatterjee – Globalisation and Health Sector in India , Deep and Deep

Publications, New Delhi , September , 2009 .

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5. Biswajit Chatterjee – Trade in Services : A Case Study of Higher Education

Sector in India , Deep and Deep Publications, New Delhi , September 2010 .

6. Biswajit Chatterjee – Climate Change, Trade and Natural Disasters , Deep and

Deep Publications, New Delhi, January 2011 .

iii) Books in process –Forthcoming

1. Rural Poverty in India , Springer.

2. Economic Growth and Income Distribution,Academic Foundation,New Delhi

iv) In Journals

1 .Poverty in West Bengal –What Have We Learnt ?, Economic and Political Weekly,

November 21,1998.

2 Patterns of Industrial Growth in west Bengal during the last two decades-Some Policy

Suggestions (jointly with Ajitava Roychaudhuri) , Economic and Political Weekly,

November 21, 1998.

3 Efficiency wage Moral Hazards and Interlinkage –Economics of Wage Policy (jointly with

Amit Kundu ), The Indian Journal of Labour Economics,December 1998.

4 Political Economy of agricultural Labour , (jointly with Amit Kundu ) The Indian Journal

of Labour Economics,December 1997.

5 Efficiency Wage, Technology,Employment and National Welfare in an Open Economy

( with Amit Kundu ), in The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, Vol 42, no.4, October-

December, 1999.

6 Health Insurance for Rural Poor and Employment (( with Amit Kundu ], in The Indian

Journal of Labour Economics, Vol 43, no.4, October-December, 2000.

7 Robert Mundell on International Trade and Macroeconomics- A Note, The Indian

Economic Journal ,2000.

8 Changing Agrarian Relations and Choice Between Local Labour and Migrant Labour –An

Economic Analysis ( with Amit Kundu ), in The Indian Journal of Labour Economics,

Vol 44, no.4, October-December, 2001.

9 Monitoring and Savings Promotion in Rural Financial Institutions of India –A Rethinking,

( with Amit Kundu ), The Indian Economic Journal , vol . 49, N0.1, July-September,

2001-2002

10.P.R.Brahmananda, Development Economics and Monetary History of India-An Introspection,

The Indian Economic Journal,Vol51,No.2, July-Sept, 2003-04.

11.Human Development in India: An Analysis of Interstate Variations, Artha Beekshan , Vol

11, No. 3, December 2002.

12.Globalisation and Decentralised Governance—Reflections on Panchayats in India, The

Indian Journal of Public Administration, Vol XLIX, No 2,April-June, 2003

13. Regional Disparity in Boro Paddy Cultivation in West Bengal :A Case Study of Six

Districts, (jointly with Ruma Bhattacharya ) in ARTHA BEEKSHAN , VOL 14, No. 3 &4,

February 2006.

14. Intermediation Cost Efficiency –A Tale of Two Bank Groups(jointly with Rampratap Sinha),

in The ICFAI Journal of Bank Management, vol V, No 1, February 2006.

15. Intermediation Cost Efficiency of Indian Commercial Banks: A Data Envelopment Approach,

(jointly with Rampratap Sinha), in PRAJNAN , Journal of Social and Management Sciences,

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NIBM, Pune, Volume XXXIV,No4,January-March 2006.

16.Off Balance Sheet Exposures of Indian Commercial Banks,A Total Factor Productivity

Approach(jointly with Ram Pratap Sinha ), The Indian Economic Journal • Volume 55(4),

January-March 2008.

17. Fund-Based Activity of Indian Commercial Banks:A Malmquist Approach (jointly with RAM

PRATAP SINHA)Indian Economic Review, Vol. XXXXIII, No. 1, 2008, pp. 83-102

18.Impact of Forms of Growth on National Welfare and Trade Balance in a Small Open

Economy:A General Equilibrium Analysis (with Runa Ray ) ,Artha Vijnana ,vol XLIX Nos 3

&4 , September-December 2007.

19.Insurance against Natural Disaster-A Cross Country Perspective, (jointly with RAM PRATAP

SINHA) Insurance Chronicle, Special Issue, January 2008, IcFai University Press, Hyderabad.

20. Mahalanobis Strategy of Planning: A Relook after 50 years, Artha Beekshan , vol 16 ,No 2,

September 2007;

21.Gains from Trade in the Presence of Environmental Externality –A Note ( with Rupamanjari

Sinha Roy ), Artha Beekshan, vol 16 ,No 1, June 2007;

22.Impact of Environmental Standards on World Capital Market: A Two period Global

Equilibrium Framework (with Rupamanjari Sinha Ray),Indian Economic Journal , Vol 54,No

4,Jan-March, 2007.

23 . Performance of Life Insurance Companies in the Reforms Era(jointly with RAM PRATAP

SINHA), Artha Beekshan, vol 17 ,No 2, September 2008.

24.Asset Quality Based Ranking of Indian Commercial Banks :A Super-Efficiency Approach,

(jointly with RAM PRATAP SINHA), Artha Vijnana ,vol L Nos 1 , March 2008.

25.Fee- based Activities and Technical Efficiency:An Assurance Region Model of Indian

Commercial Banks(jointly with RAM PRATAP SINHA), The ICFAI Journal of Bank

Management, February2009.

26. A Three Sector Model With Child Labour And Adult Market Unemployment: Impact Of

Trade Restriction On National Welfare And Trade Balance (with Runa Ray ) Artha

Beekshan, vol 17 ,No 3, Decemmber 2008.

27. Globalisation , Growth and Employment – An Analytical Enquiry ,Indian Journal of

Labour Economics,vol 51, no 4, December 2008.

28.Trade Policy and Impact on Child Labour Supply – A Two Sector General Equilibrium

Analysis (with Runa Ray ), Journal of Quantitative Economics, New Series, Vol 6, No 1&2,

January & July 2008 .

29. Impact of Forms of Growth on National Welfare and Trade Balance in a Small Open

Economy:A General Equilibrium Analysis (with Runa Ray ) ,Artha Vijnana ,vol XLIX Nos

3 &4 , September –December, 2007, published in August 2008..

30.Some Reflections on Development Thinking in India , Artha Beekshan,vol 18, No 1, June

2009.

31.Incidence of Child Labour, Factor Market Distortion and Export Barrier by Rest of the World

:Impact on National Welfare and Trade Balance in a Two Sector General Equilibrium Analysis,

(with Runa Ray ) Artha Beekshan,vol 18, No 2, September 2009.

32. Trade versus Environmental Quality in an Overlapping Generation Framework-A Developing

Country Perspective (jointly with Rupamanjari Sinha Ray), Journal of Quantitative

Economics, New Series, Vol 7, No 1, January 2009 .

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33. .Impact of Restrictive Trade Policy On Adult Unemployment, Welfare and the Incidence Of

Child Labour -A Three Sector General Equilibrium Analysis (with Runa Ray ) Journal of

Quantitative Economics, New Series, Vol 8 , No 1, July 2010.

34. Education Subsidy, Adult Unemployment And The Incidence Of Child Labour - A Three

Sector General Equilibrium Analysis, (with Runa Ray) Indian Economic Journal , Vol 57,no4,

2010.

35. Child Labour and Restrictive Trade Policies :A Three Sector General Equilibrium Framework ,

( with Runa Ray ), Asian Economic Review,Vol 52, No 1, April ,2010.

36.Impact of Rastriya Sam Vikas Yojana on Rural Poverty and Vulnerability –A Case Study of

South 24 Paraganas,West Bengal (With SangeetaKundu(Paul)) ,Man and Development, Vol

XXXII No3,September 2010.

37. Economic Expansion and Incidence of Child Labour Supply( with Runa Ray ), in Indian Journal of Quantitative Analysis, Vol XXIV-XXV, NO 1 &2, NOVEMBER 2011.

38.Government Intervention and Poverty Eradication Programme in India with Special Reference to

Rastriya Sam Vikash Yojana (RSVY) : A Case Study of South 24 Parganas ( jointly with Sangeeta

Kundu), Artha Beekshan,vol 18, No 3,December , 2009.

39. PEACE , SECURITY AND DEVELOPMENT , Man and Development, Vol XXXIII,No

1,March 2011.

40. Microfinance through SHGs And Vulnerability of Women in North 24 Paraganas, West Bengal – An Econometric Analysis ( jointly with Sangeeta Kundu) in Artha Beekshan, Vol 20 No 2 &3

,September &December 2011.

41 Food Security in Bangladesh(jointly with Sangeeta Kundu(Paul) ) in Man and Development,

XXXIII,No 3,September 2011.

42.Paradigms of Development-Which Way Now?, in Artha Beekshan, Vol 20 No 2 &3

,September &December 2011.

43. Trade and Child Labour :A Review of Theoretical Literature(jointly with Runa Ray) , Journal of

International Economics, vol 3 no 1, January 2012.

44. Technical Efficiency Behaviour of Life Insurance Companies : A Dynamic Panel

Approach(jointly with Ram Pratap Sinha) ,The Indian Economic Journal, Vol 59 , no 1, April –

June, 2011.

45. ‘Macroeconomics of Growth and Employment in Developing Countries’in Indian Economic

Journal, special number December 2012.

46. Trade Restriction, Adult Unemployment and the Incidence of Child Labour: A Three

Sector General Equilibrium Analysis(with Runa Ray) in Artha Vijnana,June 2014.

iv) Other Articles : -

1. Biswajit Chatterjee- Political Economy of Liberalisation in India, Occassional Papers,

Number Six, Department of Economics, Rabindra Bharati University, March,1998.

2.Poverty in West Bengal- What Have We Learnt? Economic and Political Weekly, November

21,1998.

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3.Pattern of Industrial Growth in West Bengal during last two decades - Some Policy

Suggestions, (jointly with Ajitava Raychaudhuri), Economic and Political Weekly, November 21,

1998

4.Rise in Agricultural Productivity and the Efficiency Wage Hypothesis –A Case Study of West

Bengal, Vidyasagar University Journal of Economics, vol. VI, 1999.

5. Imperfect Information, Credit Market and Bank Behaviour (with Rampratap Sinha),

Conference Volume, 85th

IEA Conference, Thiruvananthapuram, December 2002.

6.Financial Intermediation, Openness and the Indian Economy, in RBU Occassional Paper no 9 ,

March 2001.

7.Globalisation of The Indian Economy -- The Tasks Ahead, Occational Papers, number

Five, Department of Economics, Rabindra Bharati University, March,1997.

8.Business Conduct in Late colonial India :European Business in Kanpur,1900-1930, (jointly

with Manali Chakraborti) , Economic and Political Weekly, Vol 41,no 10, March 11,2006.

9. India’s Economic Growth –Which Way Now? In World Focus,October 2012.

iv ) Papers in Edited Volumes

1.Economic Liberalisation in India --An Overview and Fundamental Issues, in Biswajit

Chatterjee (ed): Economic Liberalisation in India, Allied Publishers, December 1998.

2. India's Trade balance and Macroeconomic Policies -An Economic Analysis ( jointly with

A.Karmakar), in Biswajit Chatterjee (ed) : Economic Liberalisation in India , Allied

Publishers, December,1998.

3. Multinationals and Economic Developnment ( with A.Karmakar ), in S.Murty (ed) :

Multinationals in India ,RBSA Publishers, Jaiur ,1998.

4.Trade and Payments Policy Regimes in India since Independence ( jointly with Asim

Karmakar) in Amitabh Shukla (ed): International Money Market and Indian Economic Reforms

, Kanishka Publishers & Distributors, New Delhi, 2000.

6. "Trade Balance and Domestic Absorption in India- An Examination of Basic

Issues"(jointly with A. Karmakar), in S. Murty (ed) : India's International Trade and Rupee

Exchange Rate, RBSA Publications, Jaipur, 1995.

7. Financial Instability ,Economic Crisis and National Security :Lessons from South East and

East Asia ( with A.Raychaudhuri and B.Moitra) in Suchita Ghoish and Robindra Sen (ed) :

South East Asia : Security in the New Millennium, Allied Publishers, New Delhi,2000.

8. Indian Economy in the Twentyfirst Century : Prospects and Directions ,in B.N.Singh et.all

(ed) : India in the 21st century, Anmol Publications Pvt.Ltd., New Delhi, 2000.

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9. Environmental Standards ,WTO and the Indian Economy (jointly with Rupamanjari Sen) , in

G.K.Chadha (ed) : WTO and the Indian Economy, Deep & Deep Publications

Pvt.Ltd.,New Delhi,2001.

10. Financial Intermediation, Openness and the Indian Economy, in Amalesh Banerjee (ed)

:Issues of Financial Reforms,Kanishka Publishers,New delhi, 2003.

11. Liberalisation and Labour Market in India -An Efficiency Wage Perspective, in R.K.Sen (ed)

Economic Reforms and Indian Labour, K.P.Bagchi & Co.,f2001.

12. Global Governance and Development –The Role of IMF, in Mangat Ram Agarwal

(ed):International Institutions and Economic Development of Underdeveloped

Countries , Deep and Deep Publications , New Delhi, 2002.

13. Reforms and Indian Financial Sector (with Rampratap Sinha ) , in Rudra Dutt (ed) : Second

Generation of Economic Reforms in India, , Deep and Deep Publications , New Delhi,

2001.

14. Poverty in India :An Analysis of Interstate Variations (Jointly with Swati Bhattacharya ), in

Biswajit Chatterjee and H.N.Sur (ed) :Regional Dimensions of the Indian Economy, Allied

Publishers, New Delhi, December 1998.

15. 15.Growth and Stability of Agricultural production in West Bengal and Districts 1970-89—

An Economic Analysis, (jointly with Sunanda Roy ), in Biswajit Chatterjee and H.N.Sur (ed)

:Regional Dimensions of the Indian Economy, Allied Publishers, New Delhi, December

1998.

16. Child Labour in Rural India –A Profile and Some Questions (jointly with Amit Kundu), in

Y.S.Reddy (ed): Child Labour in India, Concept, New Delhi,1999.

17. Textile Industry in India –International Competitiveness and Future Directions in Ajit

K.Sinha and S.K.Sashikumar (ed): Restructuring the Indian Textile Industry,Vikas

Publishing Company, New Delhi,1999.

18. Amartya Sen,Development Economics and Freedom, in A.K.Sinha and R.K.Sen (ed) :

Economics of Amartya Sen, Deep and Deep Publications , New Delhi, January 2000.

18. Rural Banks in India’s Agrarian Economy : New Agenda for Reforms (jointly with Amit

Kundu ) in G.S.Monga and R.K.Sinha (ed ) : Nationalisation of Banks –retrospect and

Prospects , in Deep and Deep Publications , New Delhi, 2001.

19. `Technology Transfer in the Modern world' in D.K. Halder (ed) - Economic Studies, B.I.

Publications1986 .

20."An Economic Theorist's Tale of Trade Liberalisation in a Developing economy - A Re-

examination", in D. K. Das (ed) : Structural Adjustment in the Indian Economy, Vol Deep

and Deep Publications, 199 3.

21."The IMF and the Less Developed Nations : Economic Issues and Policy Perspectives" in

R.S. Singh (ed) : IMF Policies Towards Less Developed Countries (LDCs)-Deep and Deep

Publications, New Delhi, 1994.

22.`Indian Economy - Which Way Now ?' in A. K. Sinha (ed) New Economic Policy for

India, Deep and Deep Publications, New Delhi, 1994.

23.Economic Integration and Regional Cooperation in South Asia-Some Analytical Issues and

Experience (with Ajitava Raychaudhury),in A.K. Banerjee (ed):Integration, Disintegration

and World Order, Allied Publishers 1995.

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24.Poverty Studies and Poverty Alleviation in India, in R.K.Sen (ed): Economic Reforms and

Development-Essays in honour of Professor S.C.Srivastava,Deep & Deep Publications (P)

Limited , New Delhi, 2003.

25.. Indian Economy in the Twentyfirst Century : Prospects and Directions ,in B.N.Singh et.all

(ed) : India in the 21st century, Anmol Publications Pvt.Ltd., New Delhi, 2000.

26. Globalisation and IT Intervention in Local Self Governance, jointly with Dilip Kumar

Ghosh,in R.K.Singh (ed) : Economic Reforms in India, Vol II, Abhijeet Publications, Delhi,

2004.

27.Lanlords, Labourers and A Proposed Rural Financial Institutions, jointly with Amit Kundu,

in Bhattacharyya,Pal , and Das (eds) : Development Alternatives:Theories and

Evidence,Allied Publishers, 2004.

28..C.N.Vakil, Wage Goods Model of Development and the Indian Economy-Some Reflections,

in D.K.Das (ed) : Great Indian Economists , Vol 4: C.N.Vakil, Deep & Deep Publications

(P) Limited , New Delhi, 2004.

29.Wage Goods Approach to Development and India’s Economic Policy in D.K.Das (ed) :

Great Indian Economists , Vol 9: P.R.Brahmananda, Deep & Deep Publications (P)

Limited , New Delhi, 2004.

30.Amartya Sen and Contemporary Development Economics- A critical Review, in D.K.Das

(ed) : Great Indian Economists , Vol 10 : Amartya Kumar Sen Deep & Deep

Publications (P) Limited , New Delhi, 2004.

31.Wage Goods, Macroeconomics and Development –A Critical review of an Evolving

Paradigm , in G.S.Monga (ed) :Wage Goods Approach to Development, Deep & Deep

Publications (P) Limited , New Delhi, 2001.

32 . Development Paradigms in the Indian Economy,in R.K.Sen and B.Chatterjee (ed) : Indian

Economy : Agenda for 21st Century, Deep & Deep Publications (P) Limited , New Delhi,

2001.

33.Growth, Poverty and Human Deprivations in West Bengal- -An Analysis of Regional

Variations, in T.S.Papola and Alak N.Sharma (ed): Accelerated Growth and Regional

Disparity in India, Institute for Human Development, New Delhi, March 2006 . 34.Imperfect Information and Credit Market ,with Ram Pratap Sinha , in Biswajit Chatterjee and

Dilip Nachane (eds) : Economics of Asymmetric Information, Deep and Deep

Publications,New Delhi ,2006 .

35. . Environmental Externality and Some Results of Pure Theory of International Trade – A

Reexamination, in Bandi Kamaiah (ed) ,Economic Theory and Quantitative Economics-

Essays in Honour of Professor D.M.Nachane, Forthcoming .

36.Reform and Profitability of Indian Banks in Mrinal Kumar Dasgupta (ed), Economy of India-

Glimpses of Various Issues, Regal Publications, New Delhi, January 2013.

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37. FOOD SECURITY AND PUBLIC DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM IN INDIA: TOWARDS A

REFORM, in Biswajit Chatterjee and Asim K. Karmakar (eds): Food Security in India , Regal

Publications, New Delhi ,January 2012.

38. Regional Disparity in India, in D.N.Konar and Asim K. Karmakar (eds) , Post Reforms Indian

Economy, Regal Publications, New Delhi, June 2013.

39. CPR, POVERTY AND TRADE : AN ECONOMIC ANALYSIS , in Suvransu Pan (ed) ,Economic

Reforms and Common Property Resources, Regal Publications, New Delhi, April 2013.

40. Two Decades of Economic Reforms in India, in S.Pan, S.Ghosh and A.K.Karmakar (eds) ,

TWO DECADES OF ECONOMIC REFORMS IN INDIA, Regal Publications, New Delhi,

April 2013

11. RESEARCH GUIDANCE

(a) Doctoral level (Completed)

Title Year Candidate

1.Poverty in India—An Analysis

of Interstate Variations Awarded 1997 Swati Bhattacharya

2.Balance of payments and Awarded 1998 Asim Kr. Karmakar

Economic Development - The

Indian Experience During

the period 1950-51 to 1990-91

3.Efficiency Wage,Interlinkage,and

Rural Financial Institutions-A

Theoretical Analysis Awarded 1999 Amit Kundu

4.Productivity and growth in

Public Sector Steel Industry –A Case

Study of Durgapur Steel Plant Awarded 2002 Partha Pratim Sengupta

5. . Exchange Rate Variations and

Economic Development in Developing

Countrieswith Special Reference to India,

1955-1995. Awarded 2003 Lapita Sarkar(nee Basu)

6.Inflow of Credit and Agricultural Growth

in West Bengal :An Inter Block Study of

Formal and Non-Formal Credit in the

Hooghly District Awarded 2003 Sharmistha Deb

7. Industrialisation in Kanpur City Awarded 2003 Manali Chakrabarty

8.Assessment of Effects of Privatisation

Program on Nepalese Economy Awarded 2004 Bhoj Raj Ghimire

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9. Aspects of Trade, Environment

and Development –A Theoretical Analysis Awarded 2005 Rupamanjari Sen

10.Growth and Instabilty in Rice Production-

A case study of West Bengal,1951-1980 Awarded 2006 Sayani Chattopadhyay

11.Efficiency, Capital Adequacy and Asset Composition

of Indian Commercial Banks in the Reform Era, Awarded 2007 Ram Pratap Sinha.

12.Technological Change, Institutional Reforms

and Diversification in West Bengal Agriculture,

1980-2002. Awarded 2008 Ruma Bhattacharya,

13.Contemporaneity of Prof. A.K.Dasgupta’s

Economic Ideas Awarded 2010 Purba Chattopadhyay

14.Child Labour in an Open Economy

-A General Equilibrium Analysis, Awarded 2010 Runa Ray

15.Trade Environment Growth Kinkage :

A Model Theoretic Analysis Awarded 2010 Mallinath Mukhopadhyay

16.Alleviation of Rural Poverty in West Bengal:

An Assessment of RSVY Schemes

in South 24 Parganas Awarded 2010 Sangeeta Kundu(Paul)

17.Impact of Economic Reforms on Distribution of

Agricultural Credit In India Awarded November 2011 Sadhan K. Chattopadhyay

18. Urban Poverty in West Bengal , 1983-2009, Submitted December 2013, Nandini Mukherjee

(b) Doctoral level (Registered Ongoing ) : Total Number --6

1Purba Roy Choudhury – Indian Service Sector Growth –An Economic Analysis ,(jointly

supervised with Dr.Pranab Kumar Das of CSSSC) likely to completed by March 2014 ;

2.Sudip Kumar Ghosh- Female Work Participation in West Bengal (Jointly supervised with

Professor P.N.Roy of IDS,Kolkata ) , likely to be completed by January 2014;

3. Aparajita Dhara –Rural Non-Farm Employment in West Bengal, likely to be complete by

March 2015;

4.Debjani Roy –Food Security in India and West Bengal –just started in July2012.

(c) Doctoral level (Unregistered Ongoing ) : Total Number- 1

(e) M.Phil level (completed) : Total Number 13

Title Year Candidate

1) Import Protection as 1997 Indrani Dasgupta

Export Promotion - An

Alternative Interpretation

With Welfare Analysis.

2) Factor Mobility and 1993 Soumen Sarkar

National Welfare in a

Developing Economy : A General Equilibrium

Analysis.

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3] Non-Traded Intermediate 1996 Mausumi Dutta

Inputs and International

Trade : A Theoretical Study.

4) Non-Traded Intermediate 1998 Saberi Bhattacharyya

Inputs - Some Alternative

Production Structures in

General Equilibrium.

5) Trade Balance in a 1992 Suranjana Dasgupta.

Developing Economy - The

Indian Experience 1970-71

to 1989-90.

6) Technology and Compete- 1993 Ranjana Ghosh

tivenessin Indian Textile

Industry-An Economic

7} Structuralist Macromodel with

Alternative Saving and Investment

Functions 1994 Anita Chatterjee

8}Productivity and Growth in

Indian Manufacturing Sector

–An Economic Analysis 1994 Sambrita Chatterjee

9} Industrial Policies in India

-An Examination 1994 Debjani Roy

10}Intersectoral Terms of

Trade in west Bengal

- An Economic Analysis 2002 Purba Roychoudhury

11} Gender Disparity Among

SCs and STs- A case Study

of Two Districts of West Bengal 2002 Samapti Saha

12.} Food Security Issues and

Consumption Expenditure Patterns

in West Bengal and India 2003 Nandini Mukherjee

13.Health Status for Women and Children

in India: Comparing NFHS-I

and NFHS-II Data 2005 Deabasree Dutta

12.SEMINARS/CONFERENCES/SYMPOSIA/WORKSHOPS

1. Participated in the International Seminar on Development Economics at Jadavpur University

in January 1990 and in the National Seminars on Contemporary Issues in Development

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Economics at Jadavpur University I from 1991 to 2001.Also chaired a session in 1998, and

acted as a Co-convenor in 2001

2. Presented a paper in Annual Conference of the Indian Econometric Society in Central

University at Hyderabad in March 1996.

3. Presented a paper in 80th Annual Conference of the Indian Economic Association in

Osmania University, Hyderabad - December 1997.

4. Presented paper in the international conference on Displacement, Development, and

Disparities, Centre for Studies in Social Sciences,Calcutta, December,1998.

5. Presented papers in the state -level and international conferences on Decentralisation in West

Bengal, organised by the State planning Board in November and December 1998 respectively

6. Presented paper on Paradigm of International Trade Theory in the 81 st annual Conference

of The Indian Economic Association in Bangalore in December 1998. Also was an invited

speaker in the special session on Economic Ideas of Amartya Sen in that conference.

7. Presented paper in the Annual conference of the Indian Society of Labour Economics at

Hyderabad in December 1998.

8. Presented a paper in the 35th Annual conference of the Indian Econometric Society at Jaipur

in March,1999. Also chaired the session on Macroeconomics

9. Acted as a Rapporteur in the session on Foreign Investment in India in the 19th Annual

Conference of the Bangiya Arthaniti Parishad in February 1999.

10. Presented paper in the annual conference of Rabindra Bharati University on Labour Markets

and Liberalisation in India , March 1999.

11. Presented paper in the 2ND annual conference of CESP,JNU,New Delhi in October 1998.

12. Presented paper in the National Seminar on Contemporary Issues in Development

Economics, organised by the Department of Economics with Rural Development,

Vidyasagar University March 30 and 31,1999.

13. Delivered Professor M.N. Prasad Memorial lecture at the 3rd annual conference of The

Economic Association of Bihar at Nowada, Gaya on April 18,1999.

14. Participated in the National conference on ‘ Ninth Plan and the Economic Policy in India’,

organised by IEA Trust for R& D in New Delhi on April4-5,1999.

15. Presented a paper on’Rural banks in India’s Agraian Economy- New Agenda for Reforms’ in

the National Seminar on Nationalisation of Banks in Retrospect ,organised by IIMS,Bareilly,

on July19-20,1999.Also acted as a rapporteur in the seminar.

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16. Presented paper on Poverty in India, in the 80 th Annual Conference of the Indian Economic

Association at Osmania University, Hyderadad in December 1997.Also acted as a

Rapporteur in the session on Economic Ideas of V.K.R.V.Rao.

17. Presented paper on Political Economy Of Labour in the Annual conference of the Indian

Society of Labour Economics at Trivandrum in December 1997.

18. Presented two papers in the annual conferece of the Indian Econometric Society at

Mangalore University in March 1998.

19. Presented paper at the annual conference of The Indian Econometric Society at Central

University of Hyderabad in March 1997.

20. Participated in the national conference of the IEA Trust for Research and Development in

November 1997 on Regional Disparities and Fifty Years of Development in India, as an

invited participant.

21. Presented papers at the 79th Annual conference of the Indian Economic Association at Jiwaji

University , Gwalior in December 1997.

22. Participated as a discussant in the annual conference of the Indian Society of Labour

Economics, at V.V.Giri Labour Institute at Noida in December 1997

23. Presented paper at the international conference of the Far Eastern Meeting of the

Econometric Society at National University of Singapore in July 1999.

24.Presented a paper in the 3rd annual conference of CESP, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New

Delhi during October 28-30,1999.

25 Presented a paper in the 41st annual conference of the Indian Society of Labour Economics at

IGIDR,Mumbai in November 1999.

26. Presented a paper , and also acted as a Rapporteur in the national seminar of Indian Textile

Industry, organised by Indian Economic Association in New Delhi in November 1999,

27. Participated in the UNESCO sponsored seminar organised by the Centre for Studies In

Social Sciences, Calcutta , in December 1999.

28. Presented a paper on Poverty Alleviation in India-A Regional Perspective, in the IASSI

sponsored regional seminar at IIM Calcutta as an invited resource person in December 1999.

29. Presented the keynote paper on Wage Goods Approach to Development, in the 82 nd annual

conference of the Indian Economic Association in Amritsar in December , 1999.

30. Presented a paper in the annual conference of The India Econometric Society at Indore in

February ,2000, and also chaired the session on Industrial Organisation.

31. Presented a paper on Decentralised Planning and Poverty Alleviation in West Bengal in the

UGC- Sponsored national seminar at Rabindra Bharati university Calcutta in March , 2000.Also

acted as a Rapporteur in one technical session.

32. Attended the 20th annual conference of Bangiya Arthaniti Parishad at Rabindra Bharati

University in February ,2000.

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33. Acted as a coordinator in the 4th annual conference of the Centre for Marxian Studies,

Jadavpur University in March ,2000, and took part as a panelist in the serssion, Challenges

before Indian Socialism.

34. Presented a paper on Globalisation, WTO and Challenges before IndianForeign Policy, in the

DSA conference of the department ofInternational relations , Jadavpur University in March,

2000.

35. Delivered Dr. N. K. Prasad memorial Lecture at the 4th Annual Conference of the Economic

Association of Bihar held at Patna during MAY 27-29, 2000.on Environment, Trade and

Globalisation -- Emerging Issues and Policy Options

36.Was the Invited Discussant on Poverty and Deprivation in West Bengal. In the national

workshop of the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences,Calcutta on July 6-7,2000.

37.Presented a paper in the 42nd

annual conference of the The Indian Society of Labour

Economics at Rani Durgavati University , Jabalpur in December 2000 .

38. Presented two papers in the 83rd

Annual conference of the Indian Economic Association at

University of Jammu in December 2000.

39. Participated as a special invitee in the international conference on Water Resources and

Sustainable Development organised by IRMED in New Delhi in December 2000 , and took part

in the deliberations.

40.Acted as a Co-chairperson and convenor in the national seminar on Development Policy for

Resurgent India, organised by IIPA,New Delhi in December 2000.

41.Presented a paper on Poverty Studies in India in the IASSI National Conference on State of

Social Research in India at IIM Lucknow, in March 2001.

42.presented a paper in the 84th

Annual Conference of Indian Economic Association in Vellore in

December 2001.

43.Presented a paper in the 43rd

Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Labour Economics

in ISEC, Bangalore in November 2001.

44.Presented a paper in the annual conference of the Indian Econometric Society in Madras

School of Economics, Chennai in January 2002.

45.Was an invited speaker on the Approach to Tenth Five Year Plan in the annual (national )

conference of the Bangiya Arthaniti Parishad held at Presidency College , Kolkata in February

2002.

46.Attended the Eighth World Congress of the International Economic Association at New Delhi

in December 1986 as an official delegate of Jadavpur University.

47Attended the three-day national conference on ‘Approaches to Issues in Economic

Development’ held at Presidency College, Calcutta in March 1987, and was the official

commentator to Chandana Das’s paper on ‘Food Policy in a Dual Economy.

48.Attended the Seventh Annual Conference of the Bangiya Arthaniti Parishad held at Calcutta

University in March 1987 and presented a paper entitled “Technology Transfer in the Modern

World - Southern Needs and Northern Responses”. Also acted as a Rapporteur in the session on

‘Technology Transfer’.

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49.Attended the 70th Annual Conference of the Indian Economic Association at Jaipur in

December, 1987 and presented a paper on ‘International Debt Crisis’. Published in the

Conference Proceedings.

50.Gave the Key-note Address on ‘Present State of Development Economics’ in the 8th Annual

Conference of the Bengal Economic Association at North Bengal University in March 1988.

51.Participated in the International Conference on ‘The United States and the World Economy’ at

Washington DC in April 1988 and presented a paper on ‘World Debt Problems - the LDC

perspective’.

52.Attended, and organised the 71st Annual Conference of the Indian Economic Association at

Jadavpur University in December, 1988 and presented a paper on ‘Decentralised Planning in

India’ and also participated in the discussion on current topics.

53.Attended the 9th Annual Conference of the Bengal Economic Association at Ramkrishna

Mission College, Narendrapur in February, 1989 and was a speaker in the current topics session.

54.Attended the 72nd Annual Conference of the Indian Economic Association at Trivandrum in

December 1989 and presented papers on “Paradigm of Development Economics”, and “India’s

Balance of Payments”.

55.Attended the 73rd Annual Conference of the Indian Economic Association in December 1990

at Muzaffarpur and presented a paper on ‘Alfred Marshall’s Influence on Modern Economic

Theory’. and also acted as a rapporteur in the current topic session.

56.Attended the 11th Annual Conference of the Bengal Economic Association in March 1991 at

Kalyani University and took part in the discussion.

57.Acted as a Discussant in the National Conference of Women’s studies at Jadavpur University

in March 1991, in the session ‘Women and Economic Development in India’.

58.Attended the Annual Conference of the Indian Econometric Society at North Bengal

University in October, 1991 and presented a paper on Financial Deficit and Trade Deficit in

India.

59.Participated in the Workshop on New Economic Policy in India organised by the Centre for

Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta and presented a paper jointly with Dr. S. Marjit on ‘Trade

and Payments Policies in India’.

60.Attended the 74th Annual Conference of the Indian Economic Association in December 1991

at Anantapur and presented a paper on IMF and its policies. Also acted as a Rapporteur in the

current Topics session.

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61.Attended the 12th Annual Conference of the Bengal Economic Association in February 1992

at St. Xavier’s College, Calcutta and delivered the keynote Address on the Economic

Contributions of Michael Kalecki.

62.Acted as Discussant in the National Conference on Indian Economic Development organised

by Centre for Economic Studies, Presidency College, Calcutta in 1988 and 1990.

63.Participated in the International Seminar on Development Economics at Jadavpur University

in January 1990 and in the National Seminars on Development Economics at Jadavpur

University in 1991 to 1999.Also chaired a session in 1998.

64.Presented a paper at the 75th Annual Conference of the Indian Economic Association at

Indore in December 1992 (rescheduled May 1993). Also acted as a Rapporteur in the session on

Twenty five years of Indian Economic Thought.

65.Attended the 29th Annual Conference of the Indian Econometric Society in March 1993 at IIT

Kanpur and presented a paper ‘Incidence on price on poverty in West Bengal’.

66.Presented a paper in the 76th Annual Conference on Indian Economic Association - Bombay,

February 1994.

67.Presented a paper in 77th Annual Conference of the Indian Economic Association at Mysore

University - December 1994.

68.Presented a paper in 78th Annual Conference of the Indian Economic Association at

Chandigarh University - December 1995.

69.Presented a paper in Annual Conference of the Indian Econometric Society at ISI Bangalore

in March 1995.

70.Presented a paper in Annual Conference of the Indian Econometric Society in Central

University at Hyderabad in March 1996.

71.Presented a paper in 80th Annual Conference of the Indian Economic Association in Osmania

University, Hyderabad - December 1997.

72.Presented paper in the international conference on Displacement, Development, and

Disparities, Centre for Studies in Social Sciences,Calcutta, December,1998.

73.Presented paper on Paradigm of International Trade Theory in the 81 st annual Conference of

The Indian Economic Association in Bangalore in December 1998. Also was an invited speaker

in the special session on Economic Ideas of Amartya Sen in that conference.

74.Presented paper in the Annual conference of the Indian Society of Labour Economics at

Hyderabad in December 1998.

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75.Presented a paper in the 35th Annual conference of the Indian Econometric Society at Jaipur

in March,1999. Also Chaired the session on Macroeconomics

76.Acted as a Rapporteur in the session on Foreign Investment in India in the 19th Annual

Conference of the Bangiya Arthaniti Parishad in February 1999.

77.Presented paper in the annual conference of Rabindra Bharati University on Labour Markets

and Liberalisation in India , March 1999.

78.Presented paper in the National Seminar on Contemporary Issues in Development Economics,

organised by the Department of Economics with Rural Development, Vidyasagar University

March 30 and 31,1999.

79.Participated in the National conference on ‘ Ninth Plan and the Economic Policy in India’,

organised by IEA Trust for R& D in New Delhi on April4-5,1999.

80.Presented a paper on’Rural banks in India’s Agraian Economy- New Agenda for Reforms’ in

the National Seminar on Nationalisation of Banks in Retrospect ,organised by IIMS,Bareilly, on

July19-20,1999.Also acted as a rapporteur in the seminar.

81.Acted as the Local Organising Secretaryfor the 45th

ISLE Conference at

Jadavpur university, December 15-17, 2003.

82..Deliverd the first P.R.Brahmananda Memorial Lecture in the 86th

Annual Conference of

Indian Economic Association at Kolahpur on December 31, 2003.

83.Chaired the current topic session on WTO and India’s Emerging Trade Relations, IN THE

24TH

Annual Conference of Bengal Economic Association, February 22, 2004.

84.Presented paper on International Trade and Environment –Towards a Dynamic Theory in the

40th

Annual Conference of TIES AT ISEC , Bangalore , February 13-15, 2004.

85.Delivered an invited lecture on Development and Freedom in the national seminar organised

by the Department of Philosophy,Jadavpur University on April 16, 2004.

86.Participated as an invited speaker in the national workshop on Curriculam Development for

Human Development in India, organised by UNDP and Institute of Human Development, New

Delhi, in August 2004.

87.Participated in the national conference of the IEA Trust for Research and Development in

November 1997 on Regional Disparities and Fifty Years of Development in India, as an invited

participant.

88.Participated as a special invitee in the international conference on Water Resources and

Sustainable Development organised by IRMED in New Delhi in December 2000 , and took part

in the deliberations.

89.Acted as a Co-chairperson and convenor in the national seminar on Development Policy for

Resurgent India, organised by IIPA,New Delhi in December 2000.

90.Presented a paper on Poverty Studies in India in the IASSI Conference on State of Social

Research in India at IIM Lucknow, in March 2001.

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91.Presented a paper on WTO,TRIPS AND TRIMS—IMPLICATIONS FOR DEVELOPING

NATIONS., in the national seminar on IPR and Related Issues, organised by Department of

Commerce and Business Management,Kalyani Nadia, on September 3, 2004.

92.Chaired the Session on Capitalist System and Globalisation in the West Bengal Social Science

Congress, on September 27-28, 2004 at North Bengal University, and delivered a lecture on

Globalisation of Higher Education in India .

93.Organised a one-day Regional Workshop on Course Curricula on Human Development

organised by the Planning and development unit, Department of Economics, Jadavpur university,

in collaboration with the Institute of Human Development, New Delhi, On September 30, 2004

94.Chaired the current topics session in the Silver Jubilee Conference of the Bangiya Arthaniti

Parishad at St Pauls College , Calcutta, in February, 2005.

95.Acted as a Co- LOS in the 41st TIES Conference at Jadavpur University in January, 2005.

96.Invited to Present a paper the national seminar on organised by ISID, IHD and IEA on

Accelerated Growth and Regional disparity in New Delhi in September 2005.

97.Was an invited participant in the Second Global Labour Forum , organised by the Institute of

Human Development at New Delhi in December 2005.

98.Participated in the 47 th Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Labour Economics, at

Jawahar Lal Nehru University during December 15-17, 2005.

98..Chaired one technical session in the International Conference on International Trade in

January, 2006 at Jadavpur University.

99.Visited the University of Social Sciences, Vietnam National University, Ho-Chi Minh City, in

October 2005 and deliver a lecture on Globalisation and the Indian Economy to the department

of Economics.

100.Was an invited speaker in the State-Level Seminar on India’s Economic Reforms at

Presidency College, Calcutta in December, 2005

101. Presented a paper in the 42nd

Annual Conference of TIES at Guru Nanak Dev University,

Amritsar during January 5-7, 2006 on “Intersectoral Terms of trade in West Bengal, 1980-2000-

An Economic Analysis.” Also chaired a session on International Trade in the TIES Conference.

102. Chaired a session on International Trade and Environment in the 43nd

Annual Conference

of TIES at IIT Mumbai during January 3-5, 2007.

103. Attended the 49 th Annual Conference of ISLE in Hyderabad during December 2007 and

chaired a technical session.

104.Was an invited speaker in the UNDP Sponsored national seminar on Human Development at

Assam University , Silchar during September 2007.

105.Presented a paper on Natural Disaster Insurance in the EWG meeting of Microdis at

Calcutta during October 2007.

106.Presented a paper on Measurement of Human Development in the international seminar in

New Delhi during May 2008 organised by NCAER and University of Maryland,USA.

107 Attended the 44nd

Annual Conference of TIES at Central University of Hyderabad during

January 2-4, 2008.

108. Chaired the Plenary session in the 28TH

annual Conference of Bengal Economic Association

at St Xaviers College, Kolkata during February 16-17, 2008 , and was a speaker in the current

topics session.

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109. Presented a paper entitled “Government Intervention and Poverty Eradication Programme in

India with Special Reference to Rastriya Sam Vikash Yojana (RSVY) : A Case Study of South

24 Parganas” in the international conference on Eradicating Poverty in India –Policy Choices and

Challenges, organised by Chronic Poverty Research Centre, India and Centre for Social System

in JNU,New Delhi during October 1-3, 2008.

110. Presented an invited paper entitled “Globalisation , Growth and Employment – An

Analytical Enquiry”, in the Golden Jubilee Conference of ISLE during December 13-15, 2008

at Lucknow .Also was a panel speaker in the session on Labour Research in the 21st Century.

111. Attended the international conference on Development and Freedom as an invited

participant in New Delhi during December 18-20, 2008.

112. Presented a paper on Growth and Employment in India’s Service Sector: An

Explanation of Interstate Comparisons in the post Globalisation Era (jointly with Purba Roy

Choudhury), in the the 45th Annual Conference of TIES at Gauhati University, Assam during

6-8 January , 2009

113.Delivered the first Alak Ghosh Memorial Lecture in the 29th

Annual Conference of Bengal

Economic Association at North Bengal University during 7-8 February 2009.

114.Delivered the Suresh Chandra Jha Memorial Lecture on “On Globalisation”at the12th

Annual Conference of Economic Association of Bihar , on July 5, 2009 in the T.MBhagalpur

University,Bihar .

115.Delivered a lecture on Globalisation and Labour Market Discrimination –An Analytical

Enquiry in the 51st Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Labour Economics at Punjabi

University Patiala during December 11-13, 2009.

116.Presented a paper on Teaching and Research in Economics in India:An Introspection in

the 92nd

Annual Conference of Indian Economic Association at KIIT, Bhubaneswar, during

December 27-29, 2009.

117.Participated in the 93rd

Annual conference of Indian economic Association at Panjab

University, Chandigarh during December 27-29, 2010 , and Chaired a session on Economics of

Amartya Sen .

118.Participated in the 52nd

Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Labour Economics at

Karnataka University,Dharwad during December 16-19, 2010 and chaired a session on Labour

Migration.

119. Presented the lead paper on Governance of Poverty Alleviation and Education

Programmes in Backward Districts of India in the Pre-Conference in New Delhi organised by

Indian Economic Association during December 7-8, 2010.

120. Delivered keynote address to the International Conference on Peace, Security and

Development in the Whole of Asia, organised by CRRID,at Chandigarh during November 26-

29, 2010.

121.Participated in the 47th

Annual Conference of the Indian Econometric Society at Indore

during January 6-8, 2011 and chaired sessions on Development Economics.

122. Was an invited panellist in the session “Keynes’s General Theory After 75 years” in the 31st

Annual Conference of Bengal Economic Association held at St Xaviers’ College, Kolkata-

700016 on February 12, 2011.

123. Participated in the International Conference on Leveraging Agricultural Growth, Nutrition

and Food Security, Organised by IFPRI in New Delhi during February 10-11, 2011.

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124. Presented paper on Food Security in Bangladesh in the international conference on Peace,

Security and Development in the Whole of Asia: Bangladesh Perspectives organised by

CRRID,at Chandigarh during June 25-27, 2011.

125.Was an invited participant and a discussant in the national workshop on Structural Changes

in the Indian Economy, organised by ISID,New Delhi during July 7-8, 2011

126. Was an invited participant in the international seminar on Conceptualising Inclusive

Growth, organised by UNDP,New Delhi on November 24-25,2011

127. Was an invited participant in the Second Delhi Economics Conclave, international

conference on “Economic Policies for Emerging Economies” organised by Ministry of Finance

and NIPFP,New Delhi during December 14-15, 2011.

128. Participated in the 53nd

Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Labour Economics at

Mohan Lal Sukhadia University ,Udaipur during December 17-19, 2011 and chaired a session on

Social Protection for Unorganised Labour.

129. Participated in the 94th Annual Conference of the Indian Economic Association at

Bharatuya Vidyapith,Pune during December 27-29, 2011 and chaired a session on Market

reforms for Efficiency and Inclusiveness.

130.Delivered the Address of the President (Acting) in the 48th

Annual conference of the Indian

Econometric Society at Pondicherry University during March 1-3, 2012 on Reflection on

Poverty .

131. Delivered the first Ajit Kumar Sinha Memorial Lecture on Paradigm of Development-

Which Way Now? in Arah University during the 14th

Annual conference of the economic

association of Bihar on November 21, 2011.

132.Delivered a special lecture on Inclusive Development in India , in the two-day UGC-

sponsored national Seminar on “Contemporary Issues on Development Economics during March

20-21, 2012 , organised by Department of Economis,Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata.

133. Was an invited panelist in Approach to XIIth Five Year Plan in India, in the 32nd

Annual

Conference of Bengal Economic Association on February 18, 2012 at Maulana Azad college,

Kolkata.

134. Delivered Address of President (Acting) on ‘Reflections in Poverty” in the 48th

Annual

Conference of The Indian Econometric Society at Pondichery University in March 1-3, 2012

135. Presented an invited paper entitled “From Nehru’s Concept of Planning to Inclusive

Growth in India –An Analytical Review” , in the three-day national seminar on Nehruvian

Economic Philosophy and its Relevance to Contemporary India: A Revisit, organised by

CRRID,Chandigarh, September 28-30, 2012. Also Chaired a session and acted as a Discussant.

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.Presented a paper entitled “Poverty Alleviation in SAARC-Towards a Cooperative

Approach” in the international conference on ‘Cooperative Development in South Asia ‘ in July

2012 at CRRID ,Chandigarh.

137. Was an invited speaker in the international Conference on ‘Perspectives on Indian

Economic Development and Policy’ in memory of Professor Suresh

D.Tendulkar,ORGANISED by Department of Economics, Delhi School of Economics,New

Delhi , July 19 & 20 th , 2012.

138. Participated an as invited participant in the Silver Jubilee conference of IGIDR, Mumbai,

during December 5-7, 2012.

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139.Was an invited participant in the Third Delhi Economics Conclave, international conference

on “Economic Reforms ” organised by Ministry of Finance and NIPFP, New Delhi during

December 14-15, 2012.

140.Chaired a technical session on ‘Employment and Social Exclusion’ in the 54th

Annual

Conference of the Indian Society of Labour Economics at Benaras Hindu University during

December 21-23, 2012.

141.Delivered the keynote address on ‘Macroeconomics of Growth and Employment in

Developing Countries’ in the 95th

Annual Conference of The Indian Economic Association

held at GITAM University, Visakhapatnam during December 27-29, 2012 .

142.Chaired the Panchanan Chakraborty- Prabhat Sarbadhikary Memorial Lecture in the UGC

Sponsored national Seminar on ‘Contemporary Issues in Development Economics, organised by

Department of Economics,Jadavpur University on January 7, 2013.

143. Delivered the Presidential Address on the theme ‘Economic Growth and Income

Distribution’ in the 49th

Annual Conference of The Indian Econometric Society (TIES) at

Patna University on January 9, 2013. Also presided over the Conference during January 9-11,

2013.

144. Chaired the technical session on ‘State Finances in UP and Bihar’ in the two day national

conference on ‘State Level Finances in India’ organised by CRRID, Chandigarh during January

20-21, 2013.

145. Chaired the inaugural and Valedictory sessions in the 33rd

Annual Conference of Bengal

Economic Association at Netaji Nagar Day College, Kolkata during February 23-24, 2013.

146. Delivered the keynote address in the UGC Sponsored national seminar on “Financial

Inclusion in the North Eastern States” on March 7, 2013, organised by DRS-II Programme of

Dibrugarh University, Assam.

147.Delivered keynote address to the National Seminar on ‘Economics and Development –

Theory and Practice’ organised by Department of Economics and Politics,Visva Bharati

University , Santiniketan on March 16, 2013.

148. Chaired a Technical Session on Growth and Structural Change in the GOLDEN

JUBILEE CONFERENCE OF THE INDIAN ECONOMETRIC SOCIETY,

IGIDR,MUMBAI, December 22-24, 2013

149. Chaired a session on Social Exclusion and Labour in the 56 th Annual Conference of

the Indian Society of Labour Economics,JNU,New Delhi, December 16-18,2013.

150. Was an Invited Panel Speaker in the Special session on Inclusive Education in India in

the 96th

Annual Conference of the Indian Economic Association at Meenakshi

University,Kanchipuram, during December 27-29, 2013.

151. Was an invited panellist in the Thematic session on Access to Education and Training in

the International Symposium on “Human Development in the Global South:Emerging

Perspectives in the Era of Post-Millennium Development Goals”, organised by UN-ESCAP

and Institute of Human Development during April 27-29, 2014 at New Delhi.

13.Projects undertaken

1.Farm Productivity in West Bengal (jointly with Dr.Bhaswar Moitra ),MacArthur foundation,

1998-99.

2. Liberalisation and Labour Market Flexibility in India ( Regional Coordinator for West

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Bengal),Institute of Human Development , New Delhi.,1999.

3. Poverty ,Deprivations and Living Standards in West Bengal,DFID,1998.

4.Poverty,Human Development and Infrastructure in West Bengal, (with

A.Raychaudhuri acting as consultant to Infrastructure section) , State

Planning Board ,West Bengal and the Planning Commission, Govt. of

India,2001

5.Role of SHGs in Reducing Vulnerability of Women in Bankura and Malda Districts of West

Bengal, Planning and Development Department ,Govt of West Bengal, completed .

6.Trade in Higher Education in India, Global Trade Program (under the University with Potential

for Excellence), UGC,Completed.

7. Globalisation and Health sector in India, Global Trade Program (under the University with

Potential for Excellence), UGC,Completed

8. Evaluation and Monitoring of RSVY Schemes in South 24 Paraganas, Govt of West Bengal

and Planning Commission; Three years,–Principal Investigator,completed.

9.Role of Microcredit towards SHGs in Reducing Poverty and Vulnerability of Women in North

24 Paraganas,NABARD, - Principal Investigator;completed.

14.Professional Activities and Awards

• Was Awarded Professor Panchanan Chakraborty Memorial Prize as the Best

Teacher in Economics for the year 2005, by the Bengal Economic Association in

April 2005.

• President,Bengal Economic Association for the period April 2005 to March 2014.

• Editor,Artha Beekhan, a quarterly refereed journal in economics, published by the

Bengal Economic Association during April 2005 to March 2014.

• Member, Editorial Advisory Board, MAN and DEVELOPMENT, a quarterly

refereed journal in economics, published by CRRID,Chandigarh.

• Member Editorial Board of The ICFAI Journal of Bank Management, published

by ICFAI ,Hyderabad.

• Member, Executive Council of The Indian Econometric Society for the 2005-2010.

Vice President, Indian Society of Labour Economics 2008-14.

• Vice President, The Indian Econometric Society ,2010 and

• Acting President, The Indian Econometric Society, 2011-12.

• President, The Indian Econometric Society, 2012-13.

• Acting President,The Indian Society of Labour Economics, 2014.

• External Member,Academic Council of IGIDR,Mumbai,April 2010 –March 2014.

• Nominee of President of India as a Member of Academic Council, Assam

University,Silchar for a period of three years, 2013-2016.

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