CURRICULUM VITAE

NAME: KAUSIK GUPTA

PRESENT OCCUPATION: Professor

Department of Economics,
University of Calcutta, Kolkata

OFFICE ADDRESS: Department of Economics,

University of Calcutta,
56-A B.T.Road, Kolkata-700050

ADDRESS FOR COMMUNICATION (RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS):

Prof. (Dr.)Kausik Gupta
Flat-4A, Block 2, 4th Floor, BELMONT
270 Garagachha, Garia, Kolkata-700 084
West Bengal, INDIA

EMAIL NO.: kausik2k1@gmail.com, kgeco@caluniv.ac.in

SEX: Male

DATE OF BIRTH: 31/08/1963

NATIONALITY: Indian

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS:

 Ph.D., 1999, Department of Economics, Jadavpur University, Calcutta, India, on

“Foreign Capital and Economic Development: Theory and Policy”
 MSc in Economics, 1987, Department of Economics, University of Calcutta, India
 BSc (Economics Honours),1985, St. Xavier‟s College, University of Calcutta, India.
 Higher Secondary,1982, St. Xavier‟s College, Kolkata, West Bengal Council of Higher
Secondary Education
 Secondary (Madhyamik),1980, South Point High School, Kolkata, West Bengal Board of
Secondary Education.
 Completed Post Doctoral Research at the University of York, UK, for the period from 2 January
2002 to 2 October 2002under World Bank sponsored Environmental Economics Overseas (Post-
Doctoral) Fellowship Award [For details see the section on Post-Doctoral Research].

AREAS OF SPECIALIZATION: (a) International Trade

(b) Environmental and Resource Economics

TEACHING/SERVICE EXPERIENCE:

Total teaching/service experience of more than 29 years and 8 months (since March 5, 1991):
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Total service experience in the University system of more than 23 years (since November 4, 1997)
Working as a Professor of Economics for more than 14 years and 2 months (since 20th September 2006) :

 5th March, 1991, to 26th July, 1998, as Lecturer in Economics(A.B.N. Seal College, Cooch
Behar; Presidency College, Kolkata, and Burdwan University)

 27th July, 1998, to 17th July, 2000, as Senior Lecturer in Economics (Burdwan University)

 18th July, 2000, to 19th September, 2006, as Reader in Economics (Burdwan University)

 20th September, 2006 to, 22nd May,2012 as Professor of Economics (Rabindra Bharati
University, Kolkata)

 23rd May 2012 to 22nd May 2014 as Vice Chancellor, West Bengal State University [on lien (as
Professor of Economics) from Rabindra Bharati University]

 Rejoined as Professor of Economics at Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata (after completion of

lien for two years) in the forenoon of 23rd May 2014, and worked as Professor, Department of
Economics, Rabindra Bharati University, till 4th July 2016, afternoon.

 Joined as Professor of Economics, University of Calcutta, in the forenoon of 5th July 2016 and is
still continuing in the same post

Detailed Break-up
 Worked as Lecturer in Economics in West Bengal Educational Service(WBES) from 5th
March 1991 to 3rd November 1997:Started career as Lecturer in Economics in (WBES) on 5th
March 1991 at A.B.N. Seal College, Cooch Behar. Worked there for four years and was
transferred to Presidency College, Kolkata, under WBES .Worked at Presidency College,
Kolkata, as Lecturer in Economics in WBES from 13th March 1995 to 3rd November 1997.

 Worked as Lecturer in Economics and then promoted to Senior Lecturer in Economics and
after that worked as Reader in Economics at Burdwan University from 4th November 1997
to 19th September 2006: Resigned from the post of Lecturer in Economics in WBES and joined
as Lecturer in Economics at Burdwan University on 4th November 1997. Was promoted to
Senior Lecturer in Economics at Burdwan University on 27th July 1998. Became Reader (open
post) at the same University on 18th July 2000. Resigned from Burdwan University (as Reader in
Economics) on 19th September 2006.

 Worked as Professor of Economics at Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata, from 20th

September 2006 onwards: Joined as Professor of Economics on 20th September 2006 at
Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata, was on lien from Rabindra Bharati University to work as

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 Vice Chancellor of West Bengal State University, Barasat, North 24 Parganas, from 23rd May
2012 to 22nd May 2014. Rejoined as Professor of Economics at Rabindra Bharati University,
Kolkata (after completion of lien for two years) in the forenoon of 23 rd May 2014 and worked
there till the afternoon of 4th July 2016.

 Working as Professor of Economics at University of Calcutta from 5 th July 2016 forenoon

till date.

ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE:

 Worked as Vice Chancellor of West Bengal State University, Barasat, Kolkata-700126, on a

temporary basis from 23rd May 2012 to 22nd May 2014 (exactly two years)

 Worked as Director (Additional Responsibility), Centre for Urban Economic Studies,
University of Calcutta, 6th Floor, Alipore Campus, from 11th January 2018 to 6th November
2019.

 Worked as an Independent Director [i.e. non-official part-time Honorary Director] of

Container Corporation of India Limited (CONCOR), under the Ministry of Railways,
Government of India, since June 2011 and is thus a member of the Board of Directors of
CONCOR from May 2011 to May 2014.

 Worked as the Chairman(Honorary) of Audit and Ethics Committee of Container Corporation

of India Limited (CONCOR), from July 2011 to December 2012.

 Worked as nominee of the Hon’ble Chairman of West Bengal State Council of Higher
Education, Government of West Bengal, in the „Court‟ of Burdwan University since April 2012.

 Worked as Head of the Department of Economics, Rabindra Bharati University, from 1st July
2014 to 30th June 2016.

 Worked as Head of the Department of Economics, Rabindra Bharati University, during the
period from 2nd July 2008 to 1st July 2010.

 Worked as Head of the Department of Economics, Burdwan University, during the period
from 1st February 2003 to 31st January 2005.

 Worked as Director, Centre for Human Development and Human Rights, Rabindra Bharati
University, since April 2008 to May 2012.

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  Worked as Director and Convener, Internal Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC),Rabindra Bharati
University, from March, 2011 to May 2012. The cell has been constituted for planning, guiding
and monitoring quality assurance and quality enhancement activities for Higher Education in the
University.

 Worked as a Joint Director of Tagore-Ikeda International Centre for Global Citizenship from
December, 2011 to May 2012.This centre attempts to promote interdisciplinary research based on
the ideas of Tagore and Ikeda(Tagore of Japan) and also to have some collaborative research with
Soka University of Japan in near future.
.

 Worked as Coordinator of MPhil in Human Development Studies Programme, Rabindra

Bharati University, Kolkata, from 2008 to May 2012.

 Worked as a member of the Board of Studies in Economics of St. Xavier‟s College, Kolkata,
under the capacity of “Meritorious Alumnus” of the College from July 2008 to June 2017.

 Working as a member of Board of Governors (as Governor‟s nominee) of St. Xavier‟s

University, Kolkata, since May 2017

 Working as a member of Statute Committee of St. Xavier‟s University, Kolkata.

 Working as a member of PG Board of Studies in Economics, MPhil Committee in Economics ,

PhD Committee in Economics and PhD Committee in Commerce of Vidyasagar University.

 Working as a member of Board of Research Studies in Economics, The University of Burdwan.

 Working as a UGC nominated external expert of the Special Assistance Programme, DRS, of
Department of Economics, University of North Bengal.

 Working as a member of UG Board of Studies in Economics, University of Calcutta.

 Worked as a Course Coordinator of Post Graduate Diploma in Urban Management and

Planning at the Centre for Urban economic studies, University of Calcutta, since July 2018 to
November 2019.

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LIST OF PUBLICATIONS

1. “FDI, Informal Wage and Inequality: An Inquiry into Welfare Conditions of a Developing
Economy,” International Journal of Research and Analytical Reviews, Vol.6 (2), May 2019, pp
405- 415.

2. “Economic Liberalization, The Informal Sector and Urban Unemployment: A Theoretical

Analysis”, Review of Urban and Regional Development Studies, December 2018, pp 1-16, Wiley
and Sons.(Jointly with Sujata Ghosh and Biswajit Mandal)

3. “Aspects of Trade and Environment: Theory and Empirics”, „Artha Beekshan‟ (Journal of
Bangiya Arthaniti Parishad). Vol.27 , No.2 : September 2018, pp 32-52.

4. “A Dynamic Model of Forestry for the Dryland Areas of West Bengal”, Economic Affairs, Vol.
63, No.2, June 2018, pp557-567. (Jointly with Nilendu Chatterjee).

5. “Product Differentiation, Quality of Innovation and Capital Mobility: A General Equilibrium

Analysis” in S. Marjit and S.Kar (eds) “International Trade, Welfare and the Theory of General
Equilibrium”, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 2018, pp 149-162 (Jointly with
Sudeshna Mitra and Tonmoy Chatterjee).

6. “Protectionism, International Trade and Environmental Pollution” (in Bengali) accepted for
publication in “Arthabisleshon” (Journal of Society for Economic Research in Bengali) Annual
volume. Accepted in July 2018 (Jointly with Devleena Majumder)

7. “Revisiting the Conflicts between Environmental Taxes Vs Standard in the Context of

International Trade: The Role of Waste Recycling”, International Journal of Sustainable
Economies Management, Vol6, Issue-2, April-June, 2017 (Jointly with Nilendu Chatterjee and
Tonmoy Chatterjee).

8. “Fragmentation, Skill Formation and International Capital Mobility”, The Singapore Economic
Review, Vol63, No.1, March 2017. (Jointly with Sudeshna Mitra).

9. “A Theoretical Model of Trade, Quality of Health Services and Signalling”, in S.Sinha Roy and
M.Roy (eds) International Trade and International Finance: Explorations of Contemporary
Issues, Springer India,2016, pp 279- 293.(Jointly with Tonmoy Chatterjee).

10. “Air Pollution and Victim‟s Willingness to Pay: Case of Fly Ash Emission”, Arthabisleshon, IV
th year , issue 1, 2016, pp 74-85 (jointly with Mriganka De Sarkar).

11. “Health Care Quality and Finite Changes of Trade Policy: A General Equilibrium Analysis”,
Foreign Trade Review, Vol. 50, No.1, February 2015, pp 21-30,(jointly with Tonmoy Chatterjee).

12. “The Status of Elementary Education in Some Advanced and Backward States of India : A
Comparative Study,” Renova, Vol. 1, No.1, March 2015, pp 42-51, (jointly with Saikat Patra and
Sanat K. Ghosh).

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13. “Trade Liberalisation, Health Care and International Fragmentation: The Role of Health Capital
Mobility,” The Pakistan Development Review, Vol. 53, No. 1, Spring 2014, pp 57-65. (jointly
with Tonmoy Chatterjee).

14. “ International Fragmentation in the Presence of Alternative Health Sector Scenario : A

Theoretical Analysis” in S.K. Datta and A. Sengupta (eds) in ,“Development, Environment and
Sustainable Livelihood”, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, New Castle, UK, 2014, pp (jointly
with Tonmoy Chatterjee)

15. “Trade in Health Services in the Presence of Consumption Efficiency Hypothesis”, Economic
Affairs, vol 59, issue 2, June 2014, pp 209-216 (jointly with Tonmoy Chatterjee).

16. “ A Dynamic Model of Inter-linkage between Forestry and Agriculture : A Theoretical Analysis”,
Artha Beekshan, Vol. 23, No.1, June 2014,pp30-40,(jointly with Debolina Saha).

17. “ International Capital Mobility, Urban unemployment and Informal Sector”, Growth and
Development : Emerging Issues, edited by P.K. Pal , Regal Publisher, New Delhi, 2014, pp157-
165.( jointly with Anindita Basu (Chowdhury)).

18. “Health Hazards and Socio- Economic Position: Case of Four Thermal Power Plants of West
Bengal”, Growth and Development : Emerging Issues, edited by P.K. Pal , Regal Publisher, New
Delhi, 2014, pp 328-346” (jointly with Mriganka De Sarkar).

19. “ Foreign Direct Investment, Nutritional Efficiency and Health Sector: A Theoretical Analysis “,
Arthabisleshon, vol 1, issue 1, April 2013, pp 33-45 (jointly with Tonmoy Chatterjee)

20. “Foreign Capital, Wage Inequality and Welfare in the Presence of Technology Transfer” The
Asian Economic Review, vol 54, No 3, December, 2012, pp 557- 564 (Jointly with Sudeshna
Mitra).

21. “Pollution Control and Welfare in General Equilibrium: Is there a Tradeoff between Tax and
Standard?” Environmental Governance: Approaches, Imperatives and Methods edited by J.
Bandyopadhyay, K.Chopra and N. Ghosh, Bloomsbury India Pvt Ltd, 2012, pp 301-315.

22. “Impact of Environmental Regulation in a Small Open Economy”, Vidyasagar University Journal
of Economics, Vol XVII-, 2011-12, pp108-119. (Jointly with Anindita Basu (Chowdhury)).

23. “Terms of Trade and Non-Traded Goods: A Theoretical Analysis” ,The Indian Journal of
Economics, Vol:XII C, No 365, October,2011, pp 221-236 (jointly with Arabinda Ghosh)

24. “Impact of Foreign Capital Inflow on Skilled-Unskilled Wage Gap and Social Welfare in a Small
Open Economy”, The Asian Economic Review, Vol 53, No1, April, 2011, pp 159-172.(jointly
with Anindita Basu (Chowdhury))

25. “Foreign Capital, Technology Transfer and Environmental Pollution: A Theoretical Analysis” in
A.K. Bhaumik, P.K. Pal and K. Gupta (eds), “Emerging Issues in the Indian Economy”, Regal
Publishers, New Delhi, January, 2011, pp 385-404 (Jointly with Anindita Basu (Chowdhury)).

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26. “Impact of Foreign Capital Inflow on the Level of Welfare in the Presence of Environmental
Regulation” Artha Beekshan.Vol19, No.2, September 2010, pp80-92.(Jointly with Anindita Basu
(Chowdhury)).

27. “Skilled-Unskilled Wage Gap in a Small Open Economy: The Role of Trade Liberalisation”, The
Indian Economic Journal, Vol. 7, No 4, January-March,2010, pp156-167 (Jointly with Sudeshna
Mitra).

28. “A Production Model of Aquaculture Shrimp Farming for the Namkhana Block of Indian
Sunderbans”, Rabindra Bharati University Journal of Economics, Vol IV, March 2010,pp 17-
26.(jointly with Sanchita Som)

29. “Forestry and Participatory Development in the Northern Part of West Bengal: An Approach
Towards Sustainable Livelihood” in “Institutions, Livelihood and Natural Resource
Management” edited by K. Sarap, Bookwell, New Delhi, 2010,pp 41-64 (jointly with Debolina
Saha).

30. “Foreign Capital and Economic Development: A Brief Survey”, in “Some Contemporary Issues
on Development and Growth Economics”, edited by Arpita Dhar, February, 2010,Allied
Publishers Private limited, pp 464-500, (jointly with Manash Ranjan Gupta).

31. “Sustainable Management of Renewable Resources with Reference to India” in “Environment

and Sustainable Development in India” edited by R.K. Sen, A. Mukherjee, P.K. Pal, Deep and
Deep Publications Pvt Ltd, New Delhi, 2010,pp 61-78.(Jointly with Sanchita Som).

32. “Assessing Prospects for Shrimp Aquaculture in the Indian Sundarbans: A Combined Simulation
Modelling and Choice Experiment Approach” in Marine Policy (published by Elsevier, USA)
Vol 33, No 4, July 2009, pp613-623.(Jointly with Duncan Knowler and others).

33. “Sustainable Development Outlook: India” in “Mainstreaming Sustainable Development Policies

in East Asia” edited by C.F. Habito and S. Kojima, March 2009, ERIA Publications, Indonesia,
pp 54-74.

34. “Gainful Effects of Foreign Capital Inflow in the Presence of Intermediate Goods and Technical
Efficiency of Labour”, The Asian Economic Review, December 2008,Vol 50, No 3, pp523-
538.(Jointly with Anindita Basu (Chowdhury)).

35. “A Dynamic Model of Pollution Control in the presence of an Informal Sector,” Rabindra
Bharati University Journal of Economics, Vol II, March 2008,pp 18-37.

36. “Urban Employment Subsidy, Capital Market Distortion and Urban Unemployment in the
Presence of Informal Sector”, The Asian Economic Review, vol 49,No 2, August 2007, pp 299-
314 (jointly with Tania Basu).

37. “Aquaculture vs. Wild Shrimp Fisheries: A Bio-Economic Analysis for West Bengal and Orissa”
in Pushpam Kumar and B. Sudhakar Reddy (ed) “Ecology and Human Well Being”, Sage
Publications India Pvt Ltd., July 2007, pp93-103 (Jointly with Joy Chowdhury and Raman
Khaddaria).

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38. “Trade Liberalisation, Terms of Trade and Skill Formation in a North-South Model”, Indian
Economic Review, Vol XXXXII, No 1, June 2007,pp 97-101 (jointly with Arabinda Ghosh).

39. “Performance of Indian Major Ports during Liberalization”, Rabindra Bharati University Journal
of Economics, Vol 1, March 2007,pp 28-41. (Jointly with Sudipta Mukherjee).
40. “Importance of Fishermen‟s Cooperatives”, Economic and Political Weekly, March 10-16, Vol
XLII, No 10,2007,pp 825-827. (Jointly with Chameli Pandit).

41. “Mangrove-Fishery Linkages under Alternative Policy Regimes” Sengupta, N. and J.

Bandyopadhyay (eds) “Biodiversity and Quality of Life”, 2005, pp272-293, Macmillan India Ltd.
, New Delhi.

42. “Foreign Capital Inflow and Skill Formation with and without Technology Transfer: A
Theoretical Analysis”, The Indian Journal of Economics, No.339, April 2005, Part- 4, vol.
LXXXV, pp 443-454.(Jointly with Anirban Paul).

43. “Foreign Capital Inflow, Skilled-Unskilled Wage Gap, and Welfare in the Presence of the
Informal Sector”, The Pakistan Development Review, Volume 43, No 2, Summer 2004, 125-
147.(Jointly with Tania Basu).

44. “Sustainability of Inland Fisheries: A Study on Two Selected Wetlands in Burdwan District of
West Bengal”, Indian Journal of Applied Economics, Volume 1, July 2004, pp 67-78. (Jointly
with Chameli Pandit).

45. “Theoretical Aspects of Urban Informal Sector in a Developing Economy: A Survey” in

P.Chakraborti and M. Adhikary (eds) Contemporary Economics: A Brief Refresher, UGC
Academic Staff College, The University of Burdwan, January 2002, pp103-117.

46. “ Investment Liberalization, Terms of Trade and Skilled-Unskilled Wage–Gap in Developing

Countries: A Theoretical Analysis”, in R. Acharyya and B. Moitra(eds.),Effects of Globalization
on Industry and Environment, Lancer‟s Books, November, 2001,pp211-227(Jointly with
Arabinda Ghosh).

47. “Tax Policies and Unemployment in a Dynamic Efficiency Wage Model”, Hitotsubashi Journal
of Economics, Vol. 42, No.1, June 2001. (Jointly with Manash Ranjan Gupta).

48. “Food Levy and the P.D. System: A Two-Sector Analysis”, in G. Gupta, M. R. Gupta and B.
Moitra (eds.) Issues in Development Economics, Orient Longman Limited, 2000, pp49-68.

49. “Towards a Theoretical Rationale Behind Flexible Specialisation”, Productivity, vol.40, no.4,
January-March 2000, pp 562-566. (Jointly with Soumyendra Kishore Datta).

50. “Foreign Enclaves and Economic Development: a Theoretical Analysis”, Journal of Economics
(Zeitschrift fur Nationalokonomie), vol. 67, no.3, 1998, pp 317-336. (Jointly with Manash Ranjan
Gupta).

51. “Foreign Capital, Technology Transfer and Urban Unemployment: A Theoretical Analysis”,
Indian Economic Review, vol.xxxiv, no.1, 1999,pp 51-71.

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 52. “India‟s Structural Adjustment Programme: A Review”, Artha Beekshan, vol. 2, no.1, June1993,
pp 107-124. (Jointly with Anita Chatterjee).

BOOK EDITED

Edited the book (jointly with P.K. Pal and A. K. Bhaumik) titled “Emerging Issues in the Indian
Economy”, 2011,Regal Publications, New Delhi, ISBN No. 978-81-8484-108-4

POST DOCTORAL RESEARCH:

 Obtained the World Bank sponsored Environmental Economics Overseas (Post-Doctoral)
Fellowship Award under India: Environmental Economics Capacity Building Programme,
Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India. Worked as a Post Doctoral Fellow
under this fellowship programme at the Environment Department, University of York, UK, for
the period from 2 January 2002 to 2 October 2002.Completed Post-Doctoral dissertation on the
topic “ A Theoretical Understanding of the Issues of Environmental Pollution and Expansion of
Urban Informal Sector in a Developing Economy” under the supervision of Professor Charles
Perrings during the fellowship programme at the University of York, UK.

 Credited courses on Applied Environmental Economics and Ecological Economic Modelling as

part of the World Bank sponsored Environmental Economics Overseas (Post –Doctoral)
Fellowship Programme at the Environment Department, University of York, UK, for the period
from 2 January 2002 to 2October 2002.

PROJECTS:
Completed four research projects, two of which are international projects , one is national level project
and the other is a project as a part of Departmental Special Assistance Programme (DSA), a sub-project of
the Department of economics, University of Calcutta. . Worked as Principal Investigator (Indian side) in
one of the two international projects and as Associate Investigator (Indian side) in the other international
project. Worked as Co-investigator in the national level project. Worked as the Principal Investigator of
DSA sub-project. Details of the projects are stated as follows.

(a) International Level Projects

(i) Shastri Indo-Canadian Research Project

 Worked as an associate Investigator (Indian team) of the Shastri Indo-Canadian Project on
“Assessing Environmental Management Options to Achieve Sustainability in Shrimp-
Mangrove System in the Indian Coastal Zone of Bay of Bengal”. Was in charge of the bio-
economic modeling part of the project (node 1 of the project). Visited School of Resource and
Environmental Management, Simon Fraser University, Canada, to work on the modelling
part of the project with the Canadian team members of the project. [The partner Institutes for
the project are Jadavpur University (JU), Calcutta, India, and Simon Fraser University (SFU),
British Columbia, Canada. Duncan Knowler of School of Resource and Environmental
Management of SFU is the Principal Investigator and Joyashree Roy of Global Change
Programme, JU, is the Chief Co-investigator.] . It was a 26 months project starting from 1st July,
2003, and the total fund allotted for the project is CND$ 121611.The amount allotted for Indian
side was CND$71498 (equivalent to Rs. 2144950)

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(ii) Japanese Project
 Acted as a Principal Investigator of a one-year research project (April 2009 to March 2010) with
Anindya Bhattacharya of Institute for Global Environment Strategies (IGES), Japan, titled
“Impact of Integrated Watershed Projects on Sustainable Development in India : A
Quantitative Approach”. The project has been funded by Institute for Global Environment
Strategies, Japan. The total amount of the project for one year is 1500000 Japanese yen.

(b) National Level Projects: UGC Major Project

(i) Worked as a co-investigator of a University Grants Commission (UGC) , Government of
India, major project on “ Sustainable Development of Inland Capture and Culture
Fisheries - a case study of selected water bodies in the Burdwan district of West
Bengal." The duration of the project has been from 29/05/2002 to 28/05/2005(3 years).
The total amount is about Rs 363445.The project report has been submitted on due
time. The Principal Investigator of the Project is Professor Soumyendra Kishore Datta of
the Department of Economics, Burdwan University.
(ii) Completed Departmental Special Assistance (DSA) Project (a sub-project) amounting to
Rs. 20000/-(Rupees Twenty Thousand only) as a part of the DSA Programme of the
Department of Economics, University of Calcutta, during 2016-2017, on “Renewable
Resource Extraction and Sustainable Livelihood in some Backward Regions of west
Bengal”. The project report has been submitted on due time.

OTHER COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH:

 Involved as a working group member from India in a collaborative research programme (July
2008 to March 2009) entitled “Mainstreaming Sustainable Development Policies in East Asia”
with the Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA). Prepared “Sustainable
Development Outlook: India” as a part of this programme. ERIA has commissioned Institute for
Global Environmental Strategies (IGES), Japan, to coordinate this programme.

RESEARCH SUPERVISION:

PhD Supervision
 Supervised the PhD thesis of 14 students (degree awarded).
(a) Supervised successfully the Ph. D. Thesis of Arabinda Ghosh entitled “Some Aspects of Terms of
Trade and International Trade Problems of a Developing Economy” at Burdwan University,2005.
Degree Awarded.
(b) Supervised successfully the PhD Thesis of Tania Basu entitled “Some Theoretical Aspects of Informal
sector in a Developing Economy” at Burdwan University,2006 . Degree Awarded.
(c) Supervised successfully the PhD thesis of Chameli Pandit on “Some Economic Aspects of selected
wetlands in the Burdwan District of West Bengal”, at Burdwan University, in December 2007. Degree
Awarded.
(d) Supervised successfully(jointly with S.K. Datta) the PhD thesis of Ruma Kundu on “ Comparative
Economic Analysis of Marine and Inland Fisheries : A Case Study in West Bengal”at Burdwan
University in 2007. Degree Awarded.
(e) Supervised successfully the PhD thesis of Anindita Basu (Chowdhury) on “Some Theoretical Aspects
of Foreign Capital Inflow: Problems of a Developing Economy” at Burdwan University, 2011. Degree
Awarded.

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(f) Supervised successfully(jointly with Prof. Sugata Marjit) the PhD thesis of Biswajit Mandal on
“Theoretical Aspects of Trade and Industrial Organization in a Corruption Ridden Economy” at
Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata, 2011.Degree Awarded.
(g) Supervised successfully (jointly with Prof. Soumyen Sikdar) the PhD thesis of Mriganka De Sarkar on
“Environmental Hazards of the Indian Thermal Sector” at Calcutta University. Prof. Kausik Gupta was
the associate supervisor.2015. Degree Awarded.
(h) Supervised successfully the PhD thesis of Sudeshna Mitra entitled “Aspects of Trade Liberalization
and Labour Market Related Issues in a Developing Economy” at Department of Economics, Rabindra
Bharati University, 2016. Degree Awarded.
(i) Supervised successfully the PhD thesis of Debolina Saha entitled “Some Economic Aspects of
Forestry in the Sunderbans” at Department of Economics, Rabindra Bharati University.2016.Degree
Awarded.
(j) Supervised successfully (jointly with Prof. Sanat Kumar Ghosh) the PhD thesis of Saikat Patra ,
entitled “Some Economic Aspects of Elementary Education in India : An Empirical Study” at the
Department of Economics, Rabindra Bharati University .2016. Degree Awarded.
(k) Supervised successfully the PhD thesis of Sanchita Saha entitled , “Economics of Fishery and
Livelihood : A Study in the Coastal Regions of West Bengal” at the Department of Economics,
Rabindra Bharati University . June 2017. Degree Awarded.
(l) Supervised successfully the PhD thesis of Tonmoy Chatterjee entitled , “Some Aspects of Health
Sector in an Open Economy” at the Department of Economics, Rabindra Bharati University . July
2017. Degree Awarded.
(m) Supervised successfully the PhD thesis of Ghirmai Tesfamariam Teame entitled , “Some Aspects
of Sustainable Management of Resources and Environment in India” at the Department of Economics,
Rabindra Bharati University . November 2017. Degree Awarded.
(n) Supervised successfully (jointly with Soumyananda Dinda) the PhD thesis of Nilendu Chatterjee
entitled “Dependency on Natural Resources in Dryland Areas of West Bengal” at the Department of
Economics, Rabindra Bharati University . November 2017. Degree Awarded.

-MPhil Supervision
 Supervised M.Phil dissertation of 22 students (degree awarded).They are enlisted as
follows:
(a) “Some Aspects of Employment and Profitability of India‟s Basic Chemicals and Chemical Products
Industry under the Liberalisation Regime” by Anirban Paul, Department of Economics, Burdwan
University, October 2001.
(b) “ A Study on the Performance of Two Inland Primary Fishermen‟s Cooperative Societies in the
Burdwan District of West Bengal” by Chameli Pandit, Department of Economics, Burdwan University,
October 2001.
(c) “Some Aspects of Brackish and Marine Fisheries in the Junput Region of Midnapur District of West
Bengal” by Ruma Kundu, Department of Economics, Burdwan University, October 2001.
(d) “A Study of the Productivity Trends and Factor Substitutability of Sugar Industry in India during
1980-2000” by Anusri Pal, Department of Economics, Burdwan University, June 2003.
(e) “Performance of Indian Major Ports in the Liberalization Regime” by Sudipta Mukherjee,
Department of Economics, Burdwan University, July 2003.
(f) “Towards a Theoretical Rationale behind the Effects of Pollution Control in the Presence of Informal
Sector” by Joy Chowdhury, Department of Economics, Burdwan University, April 2004.
(g) “Disequilibrium in the short-term Commercial Bank Credit Market and Portfolio Behaviour of the
Public during 1970-71 to 1999-2000” by Sidhartha Dandapat, Department of Economics, Burdwan
University, July 2004.

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(h) “Trade Liberalization and Skilled-Unskilled Wage Inequality in Developing Countries : A Theoretical
Analysis” by Tanima Basu, Department of Economics, Burdwan University, May 2007.
(i) “Aquaculture Shrimp Farming in the Sunderban Region of West Bengal: A Study for the Namkhana
Block” by Sanchita Saha, Department of Economics, Calcutta University, January 2008.
(j) “Investment Liberalization, Skilled-Unskilled Labour and Informal Sector : ATrade Theoretic General
Equilibrium Approach” by Sonali Paul, Department of Economics, Rabindra Bharati University, January
2009.
(k) “Socio Economic Issues and Human Development: A Study for Torsa Embankment Region of the
Cooch Behar District of West Bengal” by Indrani Chatterjee, Human Development Studies MPhil
Programme, Rabindra Bharati University, January 2009.
(l) “Indigenous Tribal Groups, Anthropological Issues and Human Development : ACase Study on the
Totos of Totopara Village in the Jalpaigri District of West Bengal” by Tamal Pathak, Human
Development Studies MPhil Programme, Rabindra Bharati University, January 2009.
(m)“Investment Liberalization and Child Labour: A Trade Theoretic General Equilibrium Analysis” by
Abir Lal Roy, Department of Economics, Rabindra Bharati University, January 2010.
(n) “Trade Liberalization and Agro-Based Industry in General Equilibrium: A Theoretical Analysis” by
Pratik Ghosh, Department of Economics, Rabindra Bharati University, January 2010.
(o) “Foreign Capital, Welfare and Unemployment in a Small Open Economy: A Trade Theoretic
Analysis” by Rudrarup Mukherjee, Department of Economics, Rabindra Bharati University, January
2010.
(p) “Environmental and Socio-Economic Aspects for Sustainability of Sponge Iron Industry: A
Comparative Study for Bankura and Durgapur Regions of West Bengal” by Susmita Nath, Department of
Economics, Rabindra Bharati University, January 2010.
(q) “Wage Inequality, Vanishing Sector and Outsourcing in the Presence of International Capital
Mobility: A Trade Theoretic General Equilibrium Approach” by Jhumki Bhaumik, Department of
Economics, Rabindra Bharati University, 2011.
(r) “Liberalization, Informal Sector and Environment in a Trade Theoretic Framework” by Sujata Deb
Roy, Department of Economics, Rabindra Bharati University, 2011
(s) “Foreign Capital and Health Sector in General Equilibrium Trade Models” by Tonmoy Chatterjee,
Department of Economics, Rabindra Bharati University, August, 2012
(t) “Green Capital and Environment in General Equilibrium Trade Models” by Nilendu Chatterjee,
Department of Economics, Rabindra Bharati University, August, 2013
(u) “Globalization, Informal Sector and Inequality : A Theoretical Inquiry” by Sujata Ghosh, Department
of Economics, Rabindra Bharati University, August, 2013.
(v) “Watershed Management Programme in Dryland Areas of West Bengal” by Srijita Ghosh,
Department of Economics, University of Calcutta, December, 2018.

CONFERENCE/SEMINAR/MEETINGS/WORKSHOP/REFRESHER-COURSE
PRESENTATIONS IN RECENT YEARS AS CHAIRPERSON/INVITED SPEAKER/RESOURCE
PERSON/DISCUSSANT
1. Delivered lectures as the main invited speaker in the one-day Orientation Programme (Need
Based) for Teachers and Research Scholars on “Teaching Issues of Selected papers of 3rd
Semester[BSc Economics (Honours and General)]University of Calcutta, under CBCS”
organized by the Department of Economics, Asutosh College , Kolkata, on 3rd August 2019
2. Delivered lectures as the main invited speaker in the one-day workshop on “Economics CBCS
Curriculum-Semester III” organized by the Department of Economics, Muralidhar Girls‟ College
, Kolkata, on 13th July 2019
3. Delivered lectures as the main invited speaker on two consecutive days on “Research
Methodology and Topics in Statistics under UG CBCS” in the Two-day workshop organized by

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 the Department of Economics, Heramba Chandra College , Kolkata, on 31st May and 1st June
2019
4. Delivered lectures as the main invited speaker on the first day(14th May 2019) in the two-day
workshop on “Topics in Economics (Hons) under Core Courses in UG CBCS” organized by the
Department of Economics, Victoria Institution (College), Kolkata, on 14th and 15th May 2019.
5. Delivered an invited lecture on “New Protectionism and the Political Economy of Skilled
Immigration of Workforce”, on 27th March 2019 in the Two-Day National Seminar of the
Department of Economics with Rural Development , Vidyasagar University , 27 th -28th March
2019.
6. Delivered an invited lecture on “New Protectionism and the Political Economy of Skilled
Immigration of Workforce”, on 26th March 2019 in the Two-Day International Conference of the
Department of Economics, University of Burdwan, 26th -27th March 2019.
7. Delivered an invited lecture on “New Protectionism and the Political Economy of Skilled
Immigration of Workforce”, on 13th March 2019 in the Two-Day Seminar of Department of
Economics, Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata, 13th -14th March 2019.
8. Delivered lectures as the main invited speaker on “Macroeconomics and Mathematical
Economics under UG CBCS” in the workshop organized by the Department of Economics, The
Bhawanipur Education Society College, Kolkata, on 5th March 2019.
9. Delivered an invited lecture on “Neo Protectionism and Environment”, in the One day Seminar
of Department of Economics, Bethune College, Kolkata on 2nd March 2019.
10. Delivered a special lecture as an invited speaker on “Exportable Product Quality and
International Fragmentation in a Small Open Economy”, in the Annual Seminar of DRS (SAP),
Department of Economics, University of North Bengal, on 13th February 2019.
11. Delivered a special lecture on “New Protectionism and the Political Economy of Skilled
Immigration of Workforce”, in the Annual Seminar of Arthabisleshon (Society for Economic
Research in Bengali) organized by the Department of Economics, University of North Bengal, on
12th February 2019.
12. Delivered lectures as an invited speaker on “Aspects of Macroeconomics under UG CBCS” in the
workshop organized by the Department of Economics, The Heritage College, Kolkata, on 6th
February, 2019.
13. Delivered two lectures as a Resource Person on (i) “Some Recent issues in Globalization with
special reference to the Indian Economy” and (ii) “Demonetization, Post Demonetization and
Some Related Issues” on 10th January 2019 in the Refresher Course in Commerce organized by
Department of Commerce and HRDC, University of Calcutta.
14. Chaired an invited lecture session in the two-day National Seminar on „Human Development in
India: A Road Towards Sustainable Competitive Advantage‟, on 18th January 2019 organized by
the Heritage College, on 18th and 19th January 2019.
15. Delivered lectures as the main invited speaker on “Aspects of Macroeconomics under UG CBCS”
in the workshop organized by the Department of Economics, Surendranath College for Women,
Kolkata, on 5th January 2019.
16. Delivered two lectures as a Resource Person on (i) “Some Recent issues in Globalization with
special reference to the Indian Economy” and (ii) “Demonetization, Post Demonetization and
Some Related Issues” on 22nd November 2018 in the Refresher Course in Economics and
Commerce organized by HRDC, Gauhati University.
17. Delivered lecture as a Resource Person on “Issues in Research Methodology and Data Analysis
in Social Sciences : An Overview ” on 14th November 2018 in the Refresher Course on Research
Methodology in Social Sciences organized by HRDC, University of Burdwan.
18. Delivered lecture as a Resource Person on “Field Survey Techniques with special reference to
Sustainable Development” on 1st September 2018 in the Refresher Course in Social science
organized by HRDC, University of Burdwan.
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19. Delivered lectures as the main invited speaker on “Different Aspects of the syllabus of Economics
under UG CBCS of University of Calcutta” in the workshop organized by the Department of
Economics, The Heritage College, Kolkata, on 27th July, 2018.
20. Delivered lecture as a Resource Person on “Choice-Based Credit System (CBCS): Concept,
Challenges and Implementation” on 12th July 2018 in the 69th Orientation Programme of HRDC,
Jadavpur University.
21. Delivered lecture as a Resource Person on “Choice-Based Credit System (CBCS): Concept,
Challenges and Implementation” on 21st June 2018 in the Orientation Programme of HRDC,
University of North Bengal.
22. Delivered lecture as a Resource Person on “Making New India : Reform, Perform and
Transform-Myth or Reality” on 20th June 2018 in the Refresher Course in Social science
organized by HRDC, University of North Bengal.
23. Delivered lectures as the main invited speaker on “Aspects of Microeconomics and Mathematical
Economics under UG CBCS” in the workshop organized by the Department of Economics,
Surendranath College for Women, Kolkata, on 30th June, 2018.
24. Delivered lectures as the main invited speaker on “Aspects of Microeconomics, Macroeconomics
and Mathematical Economics under UG CBCS” in the workshop organized by the Department of
Economics, St. Paul‟s Cathedral Mission College, Kolkata, on 22nd May, 2018.
25. Delivered a special lecture as invited speaker at Serampore College on “Making New India :
Reform, Perform and Transform : Myth or Reality?”, on 21st March 2018
26. Delivered the keynote address on “ Aspects of Trade and Environment : Theory and Empirics”
under the theme „Trade and Environment‟ in the Annual Conference of Bangiya Arthaniti
Parishad, held on 17th -18th February, 2018, at Bijoykrishna Girls‟ College, Howrah.
27. Delivered a special lecture as invited speaker at Indian Institute of Management, Indore, on
“FDI, International Fragmentation and the Health Sector”, on 8th February 2018.
28. Delivered a special lecture (as invited speaker) organized by Gauhati University Teachers‟
Association on “Natural Resource Management and Sustainable Development: The Indian
Experience” on 19th January 2018 at Gauhati University.
29. Delivered a special lecture as invited speaker at the Department of Economics, Gauhati
University, on “International Trade, Fragmentation and the Health Sector: A Theoretical
Model”, on 18th January 2018.
30. Delivered two special lectures as invited speaker at K.N. College, Berhampore on 6th January
2018. One lecture was on “Choice Based Credit System (CBCS) in Economics at UG Level: An
Introduction” and the other was on “Making New India : Reform, Perform and Transform –Myth
or Reality”.
31. Delivered three lectures as a Resource Person on (i) “Issues in Indian Economic Development in
Recent years: From 1991 to 2017” on 18th December 2017,(ii) “Macroeconomics of
Demonetization and GST : The Indian Experience” on 19th December 2017 and (iii) “Towards
Modelling of International Trade and Health Sector” on 19th December 2017 in the Refresher
Course in Economics organized by HRDC, University of North Bengal.
32. Delivered a lecture as an invited speaker on “A Dynamic Model of Forestry for the Dryland
Areas of West Bengal” in the two-day National Seminar on „Regional Development Differentials
in Eastern and North Eastern India” UGC SAP DRS III programme of the Department of
Economics, North Bengal University during 23-24 March 2017.
33. Delivered lecture as a Resource Person on “International Trade and the Health Sector” on 1st
March 2017 in the Refresher Course in Economics organized by the Department of Economics
and HRDC, University of Calcutta.
34. Delivered a lecture as an invited speaker on “Sustainable Management of Forest Resources” in
the one-day National Seminar on „Climate Change, Management of Forest Resources and

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 Sustainable Development‟, organized by Centre for Studies in Environment and Sustainable
Development, Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata, held on 30th March 2016
35. Delivered a lecture as an invited speaker on “Globalization and India‟s Informal Sector :
Theoretical Modelling and Empirical Evidences” in the National Seminar organized by
Sambalpur University on 18th March 2016.
36. Delivered a lecture as an invited speaker on “Issues in Sustainable Natural Resource
Management: An Interdisciplinary Perspective” in a National Seminar organized by Sarsuna
College, Kolkata, during 23-24 September,2011.
37. Delivered a lecture as an invited speaker on “Issues in Common Property and Watershed
Management” in a National Seminar organized by Kashipur Michael Madhusudan
Mahavidyalaya , Purulia, during 22-23 September,2011.
38. Delivered a lecture as an invited speaker on “Bio Fuels: Some Economic Implications” in a
National Conference organized by St. Paul‟s Cathedral Mission College in collaboration with
Surendra Nath College, Kolkata, during 24-25 September,2010.
39. Delivered a lecture as an invited speaker on “Water Resources, Conflicts and Livelihood” as an
invited speaker in the National Seminar on “Issues in Resource Conflicts in Eastern India” during
22-23 January 2010,Bhubaneswar, jointly organized by Development Research Institute,
Bhubaneswar, and Indian Institute of Advanced study, Simla.
40. Delivered a lecture as an invited speaker on “Economic Valuation of Fish Genetic Resources:
Some Methodological Issues” as a resource person in the meeting of National Bureau of Fish
Genetic Resources during 24-25th July, 2009.
41. Delivered a lecture as an invited speaker on “Some issues in Participatory Forestry and
Sustainable Livelihood”, in a National Seminar. at the Department of Economics, Sambalpur
University, Orissa, India, during 28-29 March 2008
42. Delivered a lecture as an invited speaker on “Trips and Biodiversity: Is there a conflict or
cohesion?” in a National Seminar at Baharampur K.N. College, Baharampur, Murshidabad,
during April 2007.
43. Delivered a lecture as an invited speaker on “Economic Development in India through
Generation of Rural Employment” in a National Seminar at Kendrapara Autonomous College,
Orissa, during end-April,2007.
44. Chaired a session in the one-day National Seminar on „Climate Change, Management of Forest
Resources and Sustainable Development‟, organized by Centre for Studies in Environment and
Sustainable Development, Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata, to be held on 30th March 2016
45. Chaired a session in the Two-day International Conference on „Inclusive and Sustainable
Development‟, organized by Burdwan University during 25-26 February 2016.
46. Chaired a session in the Two-day National Seminar on „Public Policies for Inclusive
Development‟ organized by Loreto College in collaboration with Department of Economics,
University of Calcutta on January 15 and 16, 2016.
47. Chaired a session in the Two-day International Conference in Honour of Prof. Ronald Jones on
„Fifty Years of General Equilibrium Models and Policy Implications in Open Developing
Economies –Historical and Emerging Issues‟ organized by Centre for Studies in Social Sciences
Calcutta m during 17th-18th November 2015.
48. Chaired a session in the 2nd International Research Scholar‟s Workshop organized by Department
of Economics, University of Calcutta on July 27-28, 2016.
49. Chaired a session in the 2nd International Research Scholar‟s Workshop organized by Department
of Economics, University of Calcutta on July 28-29, 2015
50. Chaired a session in Centenary Research Scholar‟s Workshop organized by Department of
Economics, University of Calcutta, on July 8-9, 2014.

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 51. Chaired a session in the Two-day UGC Sponsored National Seminar on „Contemporary Issues in
Development Economics‟ organized by Department of Economics, Rabindra Bharati University
during 11-12 March 2014
52. Chaired a session in the Two-day UGC Sponsored National Seminar on „Contemporary Issues in
Development Economics‟ organized by Department of Economics, Rabindra Bharati University
during 20-21 March 2012.
53. Invited as a resource person to deliver two lectures on August 8, 2014 on the topic titled “
Environment and Development” in the 2nd Refresher Course on Development Studies organized
by Academic Staff College, Burdwan University, during the period from August 7, 2014 to
August 27, 2014.
54. Acted as a Panelist in a Panel Discussion on „West Bengal Economy‟ in a one-day seminar
organized by Charuchandra College, Kolkata, on September,2011.
55. Delivered a lecture on “Water Resources, Conflicts and Livelihood” as an invited speaker in the
national seminar on “Issues in Resource Conflicts in Eastern India” during 22-23 January
2010,Bhubaneswar, jointly organized by Development Research Institute, Bhubaneswar, and
Indian Institute of Advanced study, Shimla.
56. Chaired a session and acted as a discussant in the 3rd Two-Day International Conference on
„Development and Sustainability in the Era of Globalisation‟ held on 29-30 December 2009,
organized by Department of Economics, Burdwan University
57. Delivered a lecture as an invited speaker on “Economic Valuation of Fish Genetic Resources:
Some Methodological Issues” as a resource person in the meeting of National Bureau of Fish
Genetic Resources during 24-25th July, 2009.
58. Acted as a resource person in the panel discussion on Trade and Environment in the annual
confluence of St. Xavier‟s College, Kolkata, on „Emerging India: A Global Perspective‟, in July,
2009.
59. Acted as a resource person in the panel discussion on Trade and Environment in the annual
confluence of St. Xavier‟s College, Kolkata, on „Emerging India: A Global Perspective‟, in July,
2009.
60. Participated in three working group meetings of the project (as working group member) to give
lectures on India‟s Sustainable Development Outlook. The first working group meeting was held
in Manila, Philippines, on 31 July 2008. The second working group meeting was held in
Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) Headquarters, Kanagawa, Japan, during 3-
4 December, 2008 and the third working group meeting was held in Bogor, Indonesia, during
12-13 March 2009.
61. Delivered a lecture as an invited speaker in a one-day seminar organized by Burdwan University
during August 2007 on the topic, “Pollution Control and Welfare in a Small Open economy: Is
there a trade-off between Tax and Standard?”
62. Delivered two lectures as a Resource Person on the topic “Fishery, Aquaculture Shrimp Farming
and Sustainable Livelihood” on 25th February 2008 in the 17th Refresher Course in Economics
organized by the Department of Economics, Calcutta University, during the period from19th
February to 10th March, 2008.
63. Delivered lectures as Resource person in various Refresher Courses in Economics for College
and University teachers along with Orientation Course organized by Calcutta University and
Burdwan University.

PAPERS PRESENTED IN CONFERENCES/SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS AS A

CONFERENCE/SEMINAR PARTICIPANT
1. Presented the paper “A Dynamic Approach Towards Sustainability of Watersheds in India” in the
Conference of the International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE) held at Rio-de-
Janeiro, Brazil, during 16-19 June 2012.
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2. Presented a Poster on “Pollution Control and Welfare in General Equilibrium: Is there a
Tradeoff between Tax and Standard?”, in the Conference of the International Society for
Ecological Economics(ISEE) held at Rio-de-Janeiro, Brazil, during 16-19 June 2012.
3. The paper “Pollution Control and Welfare in General Equilibrium: Is there a tradeoff between
Tax and Standard” has been presented in the “Environmental and Resource Economics
Conference” held in Capetown, South Africa during 20-22nd May, 2009.
4. The paper “Foreign Capital, Environmental Regulation and Welfare in a Small Open Economy”
has been presented in the 15th World Congress of International Economic Association held in
Istanbul, Turkey, during 25-29 June 2008.
5. The paper (jointly with Sugata Marjit) entitled “International Capital Mobility and Child Labor”
presented in the Conference of Economic Planning Unit of Indian Statistical institute, New
Delhi, India, during 17-18 December 2008.Paper was presented by Kausik Gupta.
6. The paper “ Trade Liberalization, Environmental Pollution and Informal Sector: a Theoretical
Analysis” has been presented at the International Conference on the Economics of
Environment, Natural Resources and Energy during January 2-3, 2007, organized by Centre
for Advanced Study, Department of Economics, and ASIHSS Programme, Department of
Economics, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India
7. The paper “Aquaculture Shrimp Farms in Mangrove Swamps: A Production Model for the Indian
Sundarbans” has been presented at the 9th Biennial Conference of the International Society
for Ecological Economics(ISEE) at New Delhi, India, during December 15 –December 18,
2006.
8. The paper “Liberalization, Environmental Pollution and Informal Sector: a General Equilibrium
Analysis” has been presented at the 9th Biennial Conference of the International Society for
Ecological Economics(ISEE) at New Delhi, India, during December 15 –December 18, 2006.
9. The paper “Pollution Control, Nutritional Efficiency and Informal Sector: A Theoretical
Analysis” has been presented at the 14th World Congress of the International Economic
Association, held in Marrakech, Morocco, during August 29 – September 2, 2005.
10. The paper “Pollution Control in the Presence of Informal Sector” has been presented in the 8th
Biennial Scientific Conference of International Society for Ecological Economics(ISEE)
during 11-14 July 2004 at Montreal Convention Centre, Montreal, Canada.
11. The paper “Pollution Control and Welfare in General Equilibrium: Is there a Trade off between
Tax and Standard?” has been presented in the 5th Biennial Conference of Indian Society for
Ecological Economics (INSEE) during January 21-23, 2009, held in Gujarat Vidyapith,
Ahmedabad.
12. The paper “Foreign Capital Inflow and Child Labour in a Developing Economy: A General
Equilibrium Analysis” has been presented in the one-day Conference organized by the Centre
for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta, on 26th July,2007.
13. The paper entitled “ Aquaculture vs Wild Shrimp Fisheries: A Bio-Economic Analysis for West
Bengal and Orissa” has been presented at the Fourth Biennial Conference of The Indian Society
for Ecological Economics (INSEE) held at Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research,
Mumbai, during 3-4 June 2005.
14. The paper “Inflow of Foreign Capital, Environmental Pollution and Welfare in the Presence of an
Informal Sector” has been presented in the Third Annual Conference on Models and Methods in
Economics organized by Economic Research Unit of Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata,
during 15-17 January 2004.
15. The paper entitled “ Foreign Capital, R & D and Growth : A Theoretical Analysis” has been
presented at the 35th Annual Conference of The Indian Econometric Society held at the School of
Future Studies and Planning, Devi Ahilya University, Indore, during 04-06 February, 2000

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AREAS OF CURRENT TEACHING AND RESEARCH
Current Areas of Teaching
Major areas of teaching over last five years include International Economics, Microeconomics
Resource and Environmental Economics etc.

Taught in recent past

 International Economics (both compulsory and special papers), Environmental and Resource
Economics, at the postgraduate level.
 Dynamic Optimization Theory, General Equilibrium Models and its applications in LDCS and
Game Theory at the MPhil and PhD course work classes.
 Worked as a guest teacher at the MSc level, Department of Economics, University of Calcutta,
from 1998 to 2012 and taught Development Economics, International Economics, Resource
Economics and Labour Economics.

Reasearch
Major areas of current research interest include issues related to general equilibrium international trade
models for developing countries, issues related to environmental and resource economic problems in
India with special reference to bio-economic modeling of inland and marine fisheries (theoretical and
empirical), theoretical modeling related to informal sector and environment, issues related to participatory
forestry and livelihood.

DISTINCTIONS/HONOUR
Declared as “Meritorious Alumnus in Economics” by St. Xavier‟s College, Kolkata, from July 2008 to
June 2017 (continuously for four consecutive terms).

OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION

 Visited School of Resource and Environmental Management, Simon Fraser University, British
Columbia, Burnaby, Vancouver, Canada, to participate in a research discussion during
September 13-18,2004, under the Shastri Indo- Canadian Applied Research Project.
 Worked as Managing Editor of „Arthaniti: Journal of Economic Theory and Practice‟ of the
Department of economics, University of Calcutta (Published by SAGE International Publishers)
from 2017 to 2019. Acting as Associate Editor of the same journal at present.
 Acted as referee in the past and is also currently acting as a referee of various reputed national
and international journals.

All information given in the curriculum vitae are correct to the best of my knowledge and belief.

Date: 26/11/2020 (KAUSIK GUPTA)

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