0000-0001-5366-4677 About
I am currently working as an Associate Professor of Economics at Institute of Development Studies Kolkata (IDSK). IDSK is a centre of excellence promoted by the Government of West Bengal and recognised by Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR) under its special categories of institutes. I also served as a coordinator of MPhil Programme in Development Studies at IDSK for the period 2013-2017. I am one of the founder member of the Indian Health Economics and Policy Association (IHEPA) and served the positions of Joint Secretary and Secretary.
I hold a BA (Hons) in Economics and an MA in Economics from Visva Bharati University, an MPhil in Applied Economics and a PhD in Economics from Centre for Development Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University. I am a recipient of Canada-HOPE fellowship instituted by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and I was a Post-Doctoral Fellow at the International Health Unit at the University of Montreal (Canada) from 2008 to 2010.
I have taught courses in Health Economics, Data Analysis and Quantitative Methods, Econometrics, Field Survey Techniques, Poverty, Inequality and Human Development, Economics of Decentralisation and Regional Development. I have supervised a number of MPhil students who were successfully awarded their degrees. One of my PhD student has submitted her Dissertation and another PhD student has successfully completed her Pre-Submission Seminar and waiting for submission. In addition, I am supervising 3 other PhD students who are at different stages of their work. I have coordinated a few national level workshops on Quantitative Methods for Researchers in Social Sciences and Capacity Development for Young Health Researchers in Social Sciences and organised international conferences . I have completed a number of research projects as Principal Investigator or co-Principal Investigator on areas such as rural health care providers, health inequality, human development and poverty reduction etc. Currently I am having a major research project on Migration funded by ICSSR. I have coordinated a number of household surveys (small to large scales) as parts of research projects and MPhil programme. I am also a frequent speaker at academic conferences, seminars, and workshops and my research interests lie in the areas of health inequality, information asymmetry in health care, health financing, economic burden of chronic illness, elderly health issues, and decentralization and governance; education; and labour and migration.
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