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Curriculum Vita

Degree	Year	University
Ph.D. 2000 University of Maryland at College Park M.Sc 1999 University of Maryland at College Park M.A. 1993 University of Delhi B.A. 1991 University of Delhi

Development Economics, Agricultural and Environmental Economics, Peace Economics

Economics of Corruption; Relationship between Pollution and Economic Development; Relationship between Poverty, Inequality and Economic Growth

From 2010 Nov.onwards. Professor, Jadavpur University 2007-2010 Oct. Director (Research), CUTS International 2004 -2007 Dec. Reader, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune, India

Title of the paper Conference Year Role Vol Number-Page Name How vital is regulatory independence? The Telecom Sector in developing countries Reforming rules and regulation : laws, institutions, and implementation (CESifo seminar series published by MIT Press) 2011 Co-author with Pradeep S Mehta and Udai Mehta in book edited by Vivek Ghosal ISBN 9780262014687 (hbk.) 0262014688 (hbk.) -161-194

Title of the paper Journal of publication Year Role Vol Number-Page Name Measuring state-business relations within developing countries: an application to Indian states Journal of International Development 2011 Co-author with Massimiliano Cali and Purnima Purohit 23, Issue 3-394-419 What Suicides Reveal about Gender Bias Journal of Socio-Economics 2008 co-authored with Sangeeta Shroff Vol. 37, Issue 5-1713-1723 Poverty and terrorism The Economics of Peace & Security Journal 2008 Vol. 3, No. 2-57-61 The Nature of Indian Inequality Increase after Liberalization Indian Journal of Economics and Business 2008 7, Number 1- An Economic Model of Terrorism and Terrorist Activities: A Short Note Indian Journal of Economics and Business 2007 6, Number 1-133-43 More

Book Title Publisher Name Year Role Economic Development, Climate Change and the Environment (co-edited with Ajit Sinha) Routledge 2006

Name Of The Scholar Title Of The Thesis Co-Superviser Status Year Ali Mellati (Gokhale Institute) Uncertainty and Investment in Private Sector: An Analytical Argument and a Review of the Economy of Iran Complete 2010