Education: Jadavpur University, Kolkata (1992 – 1995) PhD.

POSITIONS HELD:

• 1989–1995: Lecturer in Economics, West Bengal Education Service !995-1997: Senior Lecturer in Economics, West Bengal Education Service
• 1997−1998: Senior Lecturer in Economics, Department of Economics, University of Calcutta
• 1998−2006: Reader (Associate Professor), Department of Economics, University of Calcutta. 2006−Till date: Professor (full), Department of Economics, University of Calcutta.

CURRENT AREAS OF INTEREST

• Development Economics
• Labor Economics
• International Trade
• Economics of Agrarian Institutions
• Applied Microeconomics

TEACHING

• At Government Colleges (1989-1997) Undergraduate: Business Economics.
• At University of Calcutta as Guest teacher (1992-1996) Graduate: Public Economics.
• At University of Calcutta (1997-till date) Graduate: Development Economics, Trade and Development, Agricultural Economics, Labour Economics.

Publications

• The Economics of Child Labour in the Era of Globalization: Policy Issues (with J.K. Dwibedi), Routledge, London & New York (November 03, 2016).
• FDI in Developing Countries: A Theoretical Evaluation (with U. Mukhopadhyay), Springer, New Delhi, India. (2014).
• Revisiting the Informal Sector: A General Equilibrium Approach (with U. Mukhopadhyay), Springer, New York, USA. (2009). 4
• Some Aspects of Agricultural Credit in a Developing Economy, Serials Publications, New Delhi, India. (2004).