Academic Qualifications

Masters in Economics from the University of Burdwan, West Bengal (Specialisation: Econometrics).
Ph. D. from the University of Kalyani, West Bengal.

Other Qualifications           

• Qualified in National Educational Test (NET),  UGC
• Qualified in State Level Eligibility Test (SLET), WBCSC

Research Scholarship

Research fellow at the Department of Economics under West Bengal State Govt. scholarship scheme.

Experience

Worked as a Lecturer in Economics in The WB National University of Juridical Sciences, Salt Lake, kolkata.
Worked as a Lecturer in Economics in V. S. Mahavidyalaya, Manikpara, Paschim Medinipur.
Worked as a Guest Faculty in the Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata.

Teaching Area

Macroeconomics, Development Economics, Applied Econometrics

Research Interest

Income Inequality, Poverty Issues, Issues on Development and welfare.

Membership

Life member of Indian Economic Association and Bengal Economic Association.

Papers Published

1.  “Economic Development and Infrastructure: An Inter-District Study in West Bengal ” Artha Beekshan, Vol.12, No 1, 2003 (Co-author: Prof. D. P. Pal).
2.  “Relative Income Deprivation: An Analysis of Sub-Group Decomposition” in Prof. K. Malla Reddy (Ed), Economic Reforms and Indian Economy: A Development Experience, Dept. of Economics, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India, 2003 (Co-author: Prof. D. P. Pal).
3. “Changing Levels of Living in India in the 1990’s” in R. K. Singh (Ed), Economic Reforms in India (Volume 2), Abhijeet Publications, Delhi, 2004 (Co-author: Prof. D. P. Pal & Debottom Chakrabarty).
4. “Poverty in India with Rural-Urban Disaggregation” in K. Nageswara Rao (Ed.), Poverty in India Global and Regional Dimensions, Deep & Deep Publications Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2005  (Co-author: Prof. D. P. Pal).
5. “Poverty and Social Spending: An Inter State Analysis” in K. Nageswara Rao (Ed.), Poverty in India Global and Regional Dimensions, Deep & Deep Publications Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2005 (Co-author: Debottom Chakrabarty).
6. “On Infrastructure and Economic Development” Artha Vijnana, Vol. XLVII       Nos. 1-2, 2005 (Co-author: Prof. D. P. Pal).
7.  “Economic Development of West Bengal: A study of Convergency” Artha Beekshan, Conference Number, Vol. 12, No 1, 2006 (Co-author: Prof. D. P. Pal).
8. “Social Sector Reforms and Relative Income Deprivation in India: A Note” in D. K. Srivastava and M. Narasimhulu (Ed), State Level Fiscal Reforms in the Indian Economy ( Vol 1) Deep & Deep Publications Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, 2006 (Co-author: Prof. D. P. Pal).
9. “Changing Pattern of Consumption Expenditure in Rural India during the Reform Period” in Dr. P. K. Pal (Ed) Reforms and Structural Changes in India, Regal Publications, New Delhi, 2009.
10. “Geographical Variations and Regional Economic Differences in India” Conference Volume, Indian Economic Association, 2009.
11. “Rural Non-farm Employment and Levels of Living: A State-wise Analysis in India in the Era of Economic Reforms” Indian Economic Journal, Special Issue, 2010.
12. “Incidence of Poverty in India: Extent, Direction and Alleviation Programmes” Indian Journal of Social Development (An International Journal), Vol. 11, No. 1, 2011 (Forthcoming )