SOUMYA DATTA

Residential Address: Office Address: B2/732, Ekta Gardens, Senior Lecturer, 9, I.P. Extension Department of Economics, - 110092 (Evening) Phone: (+91) 9811252441 (University of Delhi) Email: [email protected] G.T. Road, Shahdara Delhi - 110032

DATE OF BIRTH March 5, 1977

AREA OF Research: INTEREST Keynesian Macrodynamics, Theory of Business Cycles, Economic Dynamics, Bifur- cation Theory.

Teaching: Macroeconomics, Economic Dynamics, Economic Theory.

EDUCATION Ph.D. in progress, Centre for Economic Studies & Planning, Jawaharlal Nehru Uni- versity. New Delhi. (Supervisor: Prof. Anjan Mukherji, Title: `Macrodynamics of Financing Investment: Applications of Lotka-Volterra Class of Models') (2001): M.Phil. (Economics), Centre for Economic Studies & Planning, Jawahar- lal Nehru University, New Delhi. (Title of Dissertation: `Financing of Invest- ment in a Multiplier-Accelerator Framework', Dissertation Supervisor: Prof. An- jan Mukherji) (1999): M.A. (Economics), Centre for Economic Studies & Planning, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. (1997): B.A. (Hon.) Economics, , University of Delhi, Delhi.

EXPERIENCE Teaching Experience: 2006-to date: Senior Lecturer (Permanent), Department of Economics, Shyam Lal College (Evening), University of Delhi. (On study-leave since 19-07-2008) 2001-2006: Lecturer (Permanent), Department of Economics, Shyam Lal College (Evening), University of Delhi. 2004-05: Visiting faculty at Shyam Lal College (Day), University of Delhi. 2003-2005: Visiting faculty at Non-Collegiate Women's Education Board, Mata Sun- dri College Centre, University of Delhi. 2005: Visiting faculty at Indian Institute of Planning & Management, New Delhi.

Courses taught: Macroeconomics, Advanced macroeconomic theory, Game theory, Microeconomics, Development Economics.

Other Experience: 2003-04 & 2007-08: Teacher In-charge, Department of Economics, Shyam Lal Col- lege (Evening), University of Delhi. 2001-2008: Additional Examiner, University of Delhi for various courses. 2005-2008: Co-ordinator, Networking Program. 2004-2008: Member, subcommittee for development of curriculum for B.A. (Hon.) Economics, including formulation and periodic course revision in microeconomics, game theory and advanced macroeconomics course. 2000-2001: Economic Analyst, Research Group (A Delhi-based research organiza- tion involved in analysis of current affairs). 1999: Research Assistant, Deepak Talwar & Associates, New Delhi.

PUBLICATIONS Journal: `Chaotic Dynamics of Financing Investment', Metroeconomica 56(1), pp. 58-84, Black- well Publishers, 2005.

Edited Collection: `Goodwin's Growth Cycles: A Reconsideration' (with Anjan Mukherji) in Econophysics and Economics of Games, Social Choices and Quantitative Techniques, edited by Banasri Basu, Bikas K. Chakravarty, R. Satya and Kausik Gangopadhyay, Springer, forthcoming.

PAPERS (2005): `Exchange Rate Management System & Development Strategy: A Com- PRESENTED parative Study of & China' (with Surbhi Badhwar) in National Seminar on `Emerging India-China Relations: Prospects and Challenges', organized by Shyam Lal College (Evening) and Department of East Asian Studies, University of Delhi. (2004): `Relationship between Financial Fragility and Macroeconomic Volatility in a Simple Demand-constrained Model', Special Talk organized by IILM Institute for Higher Education, Gurgaon. (2001): `Financing of Investment in a Multiplier-Accelerator Framework' in Winter School 2001-02, organized by Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics.

OTHER (2001): Secured `A Plus', the highest possible grade for M.Phil. dissertation. ACHIEVEMENTS (2000): Awarded Junior Research Fellowship (JRF) by University Grants Commis- sion, New Delhi. (2000): Cleared UGC NET, Economics. (2001): Completed courses in Spanish language at levels Basico and Intermedio from Instituto Hispania, New Delhi.

COMPUTER Formulation and implementation of algorithms for symbolic computation on Maxima SKILLS (GNU Computer Algebra System), Advanced typesetting capabilities on LaTeX, Ba- sic administrative capabilities on Ubuntu/Debian Linux and Microsoft Windows OS, elementary knowledge of C++ and MATLAB.