Professor & Head, Economics Department, Presidency University
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MOUSUMI DUTTA Professor & Head, Economics Department, Presidency University, Kolkata, India 74 Topsia Road South, Sunflower Garden, Flat 3B, Tower I, Kolkata 700046 Office: +9133-40529840 Mobile: +91-9830627937 Date of Birth: 10th July 1970 EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS Graduation: B.Sc. (Hons. in Economics), Calcutta University, 1991 Post-Graduation: M.Sc. (Economics) Calcutta University, 1993 (First class first, Gold Medallist) M. Phil.: Economics Department, Jadavpur University, 1996. Ph.D.: Economics Department, Calcutta University, 2006, “Economics of Built Heritage Conservation: The Prospect of Calcutta” JOB EXPERIENCE Current position Professor & Head (since August 2013), Department of Economics, Presidency University, 86/1 College Street, Kolkata 700073, INDIA Date of joining 13 September 2012 Past experience Institution Position From To Taki Government College Assistant Professor 27/03/1997 31/07/1998 Bethune College Assistant Professor; Reader 1/08/1998 20/09/2006 Presidency College Reader; Associate Professor 21/09/2006 12/09/2012 * Guest Lecturer in Economics Department, Calcutta University from 2007-2012. CURRENT TEACHING & RESEARCH INTERESTS Teaching interests: Econometrics, Statistics, Mathematical Economics, Microeconomics. Research Interests: Applied Econometrics, Health Economics, Gender Issues, Environment Economics RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS Journal publications 1. Z. Husain & M. Dutta (2015) “Who will play with me when my mother works? Impact of grandparental presence on labour market outcomes of mothers”, Economic Political Weekly, 23 May, L(21): 74-82. PAGE [2] of 11 2. A. Dhar, Z. Husain & M. Dutta (2015) “Is the bell tolling for elderly workers”, Journal of Regional Development & Planning, 14(1): 1-20. 3. Z. Husain, M. Dutta & N. Chowdhury (2014) “Is health wealth? Results of panel data analysis”, Social Indicators Research, 117(1): 121-143. IF: 1.648. https://www.springerprofessional.de/en/is-health-wealth-results-of-a-panel-data- analysis/5755992 4. Z. Husain, S. Ghosh & M. Dutta (2013) “Ultra-modern contraception re-examined: Cultural dissent, or son preference?”, Asian Population Studies, 9(3): 280-300. IF: 1.057. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17441730.2013.816480 5. M. Dutta & Z. Husain (2013) “Does health insurance ensure equitable health outcomes? An analysis of hospital services usage in urban India”, World Health and Population, 14(4): 38- 50. (doi:10.12927/whp.2013.23581) https://www.longwoods.com/content/23581//does- health-insurance-ensure-equitable-health-outcomes-an-analysis-of-hospital-services-usage-in- ur 6. Z. Husain, D. Mukherjee & M. Dutta (2013) “Are women SHG members economically more empowered in left-run municipalities?”, Development in Practice. 23(1), 2013: 107-122. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09614524.2013.750644 7. Z. Husain, D. Mukherjee & M. Dutta (2012) “Self Help Groups and empowerment of women—Self-selection, or actual benefits?”, Journal of International Development, 26(4): 422-437. IF: 0.863. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1002/jid.2815 8. M. Dutta & Z. Husain (2011) “Balancing the present and future: A study of contraceptive use in Calcutta’s slums”, World Health and Population, 12(3), 2011: 23-32. doi:10.12927/whp.2011.22194. 9. M. Dutta & Z. Husain (2011) “Do slum dwellers have lower contraceptive prevalence rates? An analysis of current use patterns in Calcutta, India”, Asia Pacific Population Journal, 26(4): 29-56. https://doi.org/10.18356/426b44ce-en 10. M. Dutta & Z. Husain (2009) “An Application of MCDM to Built Heritage: The Case of Calcutta”, Journal of Cultural Heritage, 2009, X(2): 237-243. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.culher.2008.09.007 11. Z. Husain & M. Dutta (2008) “Do Working Women Satisfice? Women Workers in the IT Sector”, The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, 51(4): 731-746. 12. M. Dutta, Sarmila Banerjee & Z. Husain (2007) “Untapped Demand for Heritage Tourism: A CVM Study of Prinsep Ghat, Calcutta”, Tourism Management, 28(1): 83-95. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tourman.2005.07.021 13. M. Dutta, S. Banerjee & Z. Husain (2005) “Economics of Conservation of Built Heritage: A CV Study of Some Heritage Sites of Calcutta”, Indian Economic Review, XXXX(2): 221-243. https://www.jstor.org/stable/29793845 Books/Monographs 1. S. Banerjee & M. Dutta (ed) (2019) Opportunities and Challenges in Development: Essays for Sarmila Banerjee. Springer: Singapore. https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9789811399800 2. Z. Husain & M. Dutta (2017) Fertility Control in a Risk Society: Analysing Contraception Choice of Urban Elites in India. Springer, New Delhi. https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9788132236832 3. Z. Husain & M. Dutta (2014) Women workers in Kolkata’s IT sector: Satisficing work and household, Springer. https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9788132215929#otherversion=9788132215936 PAGE [3] of 11 4. M. Dutta (2010) Economics of Conservation of Built Heritage: The Case of Calcutta, Lambert Academic Publishing, Germany. ISBN No. 978-3-8383-8892-2 5. Z. Husain, M. Dutta & D. Mukherjee (2010) Employment and the State: Challenges and Opportunities, VDM Verlag, Germany. ISBN No. 978-3639278378 Reports / Papers published in edited books 1. Z. Husain, D. Mukherjee, S. Mukhopadhyay & M. Dutta (2019) “Foetal starvation, economic adversity and health: A difference-in-difference approach”, in S. Bandopadhyay & M. Dutta (ed) Opportunities and Challenges in Development: Essays for Sarmila Banerjee, Springer Nature, Singapore: 443-465. https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9789811399800# 2. M. Dutta and Z. Husain (2018) “Being out of work: An analysis of unemployment and its duration in India” in Partha Ray, Runa Sarkar & Anindya Sen (eds) Economics, Management and Sustainability, Springer, Singapore: 123-140. https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9789811318931 3. M. Dutta & Z. Husain (2013) “Nabadiganta—A new horizon? Patriarchy, globalization and women’s agency in the IT sector” in S. Banerjee & A. Chakrabarti (ed) Development and sustainability: India in a global perspective, Springer: 321-338. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-81-322-1124-2_13 4. M. Dutta & Z. Husain (2011) Determinants of crime rates: Crime Deterrence and Growth in post-liberalized India, in Sarkar D. N. (ed.), Theory and Empirics of Economics in the Current Perspective. Allied Publishers (P) Ltd., New Delhi, pp. 90-105. 5. M. Dutta & S. Satyabhama (2010) Regional Variations in Occupational Segregation in India: Some Evidence from NSS Data, in Sarkar D. N. (ed.), Agriculture Industry Interactions: An Approach to Developing Economics. Kalpaz Publications, Delhi, pp 143-166, ISBN No. 978- 81-7835-818-5. 6. M. Dutta (2009) Health Status in South 24 Parganas in “District Human Development Report: South 24 Parganas”. UNDP, Planning Commission and Govt. of West Bengal, pp. 143-201. 7. M. Dutta, S. Banerjee & Z. Husain (2008) Commercialization versus Preservation: A CV Study of South Park Street Cemetery, in Sarkar D. N. (ed.) Second Generation Reforms: what is to be done?, Allied Publishers, pp 121-133, ISBN No. 81-8424-297-2. Working papers M. Dutta and Z. Husain (2020) What cost decisiveness? A cost benefit analysis of the lockdown to contain COVID-19 in India, doi: https://doi.org/10.1101/2020.07.07.20148338 https://medrxiv.org/cgi/content/short/2020.07.07.20148338v1 SPONSORED PROJECTS Ongoing studies 1. “Can peer and neighbourhood effects improve maternal health outcomes in rural Bihar? Assessing the role of formal and informal network”, with Z. Husain (Presidency University) PAGE [4] of 11 and S. Ghosh (IDSK). Funded by The International Growth Center, London: March, 2019- June, 2020. Principal Investigator 2. “Herself and her children: How worse off are they? Impact of COVID-19 in rural Bihar" (Project Code IND-20092): Zakir Husain, Mousumi Dutta, Saswata Ghosh (IDSK) & Kaushik Chaudhuri (Leeds University Business School). Sanctioned by The International Growth center, London School of Economics: September 2020 - February 2021. Co-Principal Investigator Collaborations 1. K. Chaudhuri (Leeds Business School), Z. Husain, M. Dutta (Presidency University): “Socio- biological determinants of educational attainments”: June, 2019 onwards [Funded from FRPDF] 2. Jyotsna Goswami, Joydeep Bhaumik, Asima Mukhopadhyay (TMC), M. Dutta, Z. Husain (Presidency University): “Restrictive or Individualized Goal-Directed Fluid Replacement Strategy in Ovarian Cancer Cytoreductive Surgery: A prospective randomized controlled trial”, funded by Tata Memorial Centre (Kolkata): July 2016- completed: June 2018. 3. Prof. P. Ray Chowdhury (ISI Delhi), Dr. A. Mukhopadhyay & Dr. J. Bhaumik (Tata Medical Centre), Dr. Z. Husain (Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur) and Dr. I. Roy Chowdhury (CSRD, Jawaharlal Nehru University): "An economic analysis of alternative treatment methods of ovarian cancer in India: An appraisal of economic burden, quality of life and mortality risk", [Funded by Niti Ayog, Delhi]. April, 2016-April 2020 Completed studies 1. Z. Husain, D. Mukherkee, S. Mukherjee & M. Dutta (2014-2016) “Examining the Foetal Origin Hypothesis: Does Ramadan fasting of the mother affect long term physical development of children?” Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur: Rs.8.7 lakhs 2. M. Dutta (2012-2014) “Choice of Traditional Contraceptives among Currently Married Women in Kolkata: Ultra-Modernism or Son Preference?”. Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi. Rs.8,71,825/= 3. A. Chakraborty, I. Chakraborty, Z. Husain & M. Dutta (April-December 2008) “Women, Work and Education: