Bio-Data of Professor BISWAJIT CHATTERJEE 1. Name : BISWAJIT CHATTERJEE 2. Date of Birth : 3 rd March, 1954. 3. Address MIG ‘P’, 7 & 8, NIVA PARK, Phase II, Bramhapur, Garia Calcutta-700096.Tel (res):033-2410-1960; (office):033-2414-6328; (m) :09830305222 4. Designation : Professor, Department of Economics, Jadavpur University, Department : ECONOMICS, Jadavpur University,Calcutta-700032 5. a..Email address : [email protected] ; b.Telephone : (O) :033-2414-6328; ®033- 2410-1960; Mobile : 98304 99173; 9830305222.. 6. Field(s) of Specialisation : International Economics, Development Economics and Macroeconomics., and Indian Economic Development. 7. Teaching Experience : 37 years . 8. Institutions Served : . i) Lecturer in Economics , Presidency College,Calcutta ,West Bengal Education Service during April 1977 to February 1983; ii) Lecturer in Economics, Jhargram Government College, West Bengal Education Service, during March 1983 to March 1984; iii)Lecturer in Economics,Kalyani University,West Bengal from April 1984 to July 1984; iv) Lecturer in Economics,Jadavpur University ,Calcutta, from August 1984 to April 1993; v) Reader in Economics,Jadavpur University,Calcutta, from May 1993 to July 1998. vi) Professor of Economics, Jadavpur University from July 1998 to date. 8a. Visiting Faculty : i) Guest Faculty,Department of Economics,University of Calcutta from February 1989 to June 2002; ii) Visiting Lecturer ,Department of Economics, Rabindra Bharati University from July 1986 to June 2002; iii) Visiting Professor,CRRID,Chandigarh from June 2010 to June 2014. iv) Visiting Fellow, UGC-SAP, DRS-I ,Department of Economics, Kalyani University,March 2011 8b. Subjects/courses taught : Macroeconomic Theory,International Trade Theory and Policy,Balance of Payments, Development Economics, Indian Economic Development and Policies. 9. Administrative Experience: a. Was Head of Department of Economics, Jadavpur University, Kolkata-700032, during August 2004 to August 2006; bWas the Dean ,Faculty of Arts, Jadavpur University, Kolkata from April 1, 2002 to 31.3.2010 and had undertaken Academic Administration of the Faculty involving 1 14 departments in JadavpurUniversity. c. Was Professor In –Charge,Chair,Planning and Development Unit.Jadavpur University from April 2004 to August 2010. 10. CONTRIBUTION TO RESEARCH A. PUBLICATIONS i) Books Edited 1. Biswajit Chatterjee and Asis Banerjee (eds): Economic Theory,Trade and Quantitative Economics-Essays in honour of Professor P.N.Roy , University of Calcutta Press, 1996 . 2. Biswajit Chatterjee ,( edited ) : Economic Liberalisation In India , Allied Publishers Limited ,New Delhi, December 1998. 3. Biswajit Chatterjee and H.N.Sur (Edited ) Regional Dimensions Of The Indian Economy , Allied Publishers, New Delhi, December 1998. 4. Biswajit Chatterjee and R.K.Sen (edited) : Indian Economy :Agenda for the 21 st Century – Essays in honour of Professor P.R.Brahmananda ,Deep and Deep Publications, New Delhi , September 2001. 5. Biswajit Chatterjee and Ajitava Roychaudhury (edited ) : Trade, Finance, and Development Economics , Deep and Deep Publications, New Delhi, 2004. 5.Biswajit Chatterjee and Dilip Nachane (eds) : Economics of Imperfect Information , Deep and Deep Publications,New Delhi ( 2005 ). 6.Biswajit Chatterjee and Raj Kumar Sen (eds) : Collected Papers of P.R.Brahmananda ,Deep and Deep Publications,New Delhi ,September 2007. 7.Biswajit Chatterjee and Debi Chatterjee (eds) : Dalit Lives and Dalit Visions in Eastern India, Centre for Rural Society Publications ,2007. 8. Biswajit Chatterjee and Kunal Chattopadhyay (eds) : Socialist Perspectives , Progressive Publishers, 2004 . 9. Biswajit Chatterjee and Asim K. Karmakar (eds) : Capital Account Convertibility in India , Deep and Deep Publications, New Delhi ,January 2011. 10.Biswajit Chatterjee and R.K.Sen (eds) : Disparities in Development, Deep and Deep Publications,New Delhi ,January 2011. 11. Biswajit Chatterjee and Asim K. Karmakar (eds): Food Security in India , Regal Publications,New Delhi ,January 2012. ii)) Monograph/Book 1. Biswajit Chatterjee and Dilip Ghosh – In Search of the District Development Index, SIPRD Kalyani , October 2001. 2. –DO- Towards A District Development Report for West Bengal, SIPRD, Kalyani, and New Book Stall,2003. 3. Biswajit Chatterjee –Growth,Distribution and Public Policy in West Bengal ,Deep and Deep Publications, New Delhi (September 2007 ). 4. Biswajit Chatterjee – Globalisation and Health Sector in India , Deep and Deep Publications, New Delhi , September , 2009 . 2 5. Biswajit Chatterjee – Trade in Services : A Case Study of Higher Education Sector in India , Deep and Deep Publications, New Delhi , September 2010 . 6. Biswajit Chatterjee – Climate Change, Trade and Natural Disasters , Deep and Deep Publications, New Delhi, January 2011 . iii) Books in process –Forthcoming 1. Rural Poverty in India , Springer. 2. Economic Growth and Income Distribution,Academic Foundation,New Delhi iv) In Journals 1 .Poverty in West Bengal –What Have We Learnt ?, Economic and Political Weekly, November 21,1998. 2 Patterns of Industrial Growth in west Bengal during the last two decades-Some Policy Suggestions (jointly with Ajitava Roychaudhuri) , Economic and Political Weekly , November 21, 1998. 3 Efficiency wage Moral Hazards and Interlinkage –Economics of Wage Policy (jointly with Amit Kundu ), The Indian Journal of Labour Economics ,December 1998. 4 Political Economy of agricultural Labour , (jointly with Amit Kundu ) The Indian Journal of Labour Economics ,December 1997. 5 Efficiency Wage, Technology,Employment and National Welfare in an Open Economy ( with Amit Kundu ), in The Indian Journal of Labour Economics , Vol 42, no.4, October- December, 1999. 6 Health Insurance for Rural Poor and Employment (( with Amit Kundu ], in The Indian Journal of Labour Economics , Vol 43, no.4, October-December, 2000. 7 Robert Mundell on International Trade and Macroeconomics- A Note , The Indian Economic Journal ,2000. 8 Changing Agrarian Relations and Choice Between Local Labour and Migrant Labour –An Economic Analysis ( with Amit Kundu ), in The Indian Journal of Labour Economics , Vol 44, no.4, October-December, 2001. 9 Monitoring and Savings Promotion in Rural Financial Institutions of India –A Rethinking, ( with Amit Kundu ), The Indian Economic Journal , vol . 49, N0.1, July-September, 2001-2002 10.P.R.Brahmananda, Development Economics and Monetary History of India-An Introspection, The Indian Economic Journal,Vol51,No.2, July-Sept, 2003-04. 11.Human Development in India: An Analysis of Interstate Variations, Artha Beekshan , Vol 11, No. 3, December 2002. 12.Globalisation and Decentralised Governance—Reflections on Panchayats in India, The Indian Journal of Public Administration, Vol XLIX, No 2,April-June, 2003 13. Regional Disparity in Boro Paddy Cultivation in West Bengal :A Case Study of Six Districts, (jointly with Ruma Bhattacharya ) in ARTHA BEEKSHAN , VOL 14, No. 3 &4, February 2006. 14. Intermediation Cost Efficiency –A Tale of Two Bank Groups(jointly with Rampratap Sinha), in The ICFAI Journal of Bank Management , vol V, No 1, February 2006. 15. Intermediation Cost Efficiency of Indian Commercial Banks: A Data Envelopment Approach, (jointly with Rampratap Sinha), in PRAJNAN , Journal of Social and Management Sciences, 3 NIBM, Pune, Volume XXXIV,No4,January-March 2006. 16. Off Balance Sheet Exposures of Indian Commercial Banks ,A Total Factor Productivity Approach(jointly with Ram Pratap Sinha ), The Indian Economic Journal • Volume 55(4), January-March 2008. 17. Fund-Based Activity of Indian Commercial Banks:A Malmquist Approach (jointly with RAM PRATAP SINHA) Indian Economic Review , Vol. XXXXIII, No. 1, 2008, pp. 83-102 18.Impact of Forms of Growth on National Welfare and Trade Balance in a Small Open Economy:A General Equilibrium Analysis (with Runa Ray ) , Artha Vijnana ,vol XLIX Nos 3 &4 , September-December 2007. 19.Insurance against Natural Disaster-A Cross Country Perspective, (jointly with RAM PRATAP SINHA) Insurance Chronicle , Special Issue, January 2008, IcFai University Press, Hyderabad. 20. Mahalanobis Strategy of Planning: A Relook after 50 years, Artha Beekshan , vol 16 ,No 2, September 2007; 21.Gains from Trade in the Presence of Environmental Externality –A Note ( with Rupamanjari Sinha Roy ), Artha Beekshan, vol 16 ,No 1, June 2007; 22.Impact of Environmental Standards on World Capital Market: A Two period Global Equilibrium Framework (with Rupamanjari Sinha Ray),Indian Economic Journal , Vol 54,No 4,Jan-March, 2007. 23 . Performance of Life Insurance Companies in the Reforms Era(jointly with RAM PRATAP SINHA) , Artha Beekshan, vol 17 ,No 2, September 2008. 24.Asset Quality Based Ranking of Indian Commercial Banks :A Super-Efficiency Approach, (jointly with RAM PRATAP SINHA), Artha Vijnana ,vol L Nos 1 , March 2008. 25.Fee- based Activities and Technical Efficiency:An Assurance Region Model of Indian Commercial Banks(jointly with RAM PRATAP SINHA), The ICFAI Journal of Bank Management, February2009. 26. A Three Sector Model With Child Labour And Adult Market Unemployment: Impact Of Trade Restriction On National Welfare And Trade Balance (with Runa Ray ) Artha Beekshan, vol 17 ,No 3, Decemmber 2008. 27. Globalisation , Growth and Employment – An Analytical Enquiry , Indian Journal of Labour Economics ,vol 51, no 4, December 2008. 28.Trade Policy and Impact on Child Labour Supply – A Two Sector General Equilibrium Analysis (with Runa Ray ), Journal of Quantitative Economics, New Series, Vol 6, No