Curriculum Vitae
1. NAME
:
2. ADDRESS
:
AJITAVA RAYCHAUDHURI
Home: BD 281, Salt Lake
Calcutta 700 064, INDIA
Phone: 91-33-2334-5531
Mobile: 9830473868
Work: Department of Economics
Jadavpur University
Calcutta 700 032, INDIA
Phone: 91-33-2414-6328
FAX: 91-33-2414-6328
E-mail: (1) [email protected]
(2) [email protected]
3. SEX
:
Male
4. DATE OF BIRTH
:
29 June 1957
5. PRESENT OCCUPATION :
(a) Professor and Former Head,
Department of Economics,
Jadavpur University
Calcutta 700 032, INDIA And
Coordinator, Centre for Advanced Studies,
Department of Economics,
Jadavpur University, Calcutta 700 032
INDIA (since 2005)
6. PREVIOUS JOB EXPERIENCE :
(a) Reader (Associate Professor), Department of
Economics, Jadavpur University, May, 1989 to
June, 1998
(b) Senior Lecturer, Department of Economics,
Jadavpur University, February, 1988 to April, 1989
(c) Lecturer, Department of Economics, Jadavpur
University, April, 1981 to January, 1988
(d) Visiting Faculty, Indian Institute of
Foreign Trade, Kolkata Campus, 2008-09
(e) Visiting Faculty, Economic Research Unit, Indian
Statistical Institute (ISI), Calcutta , July, 1998 to
December, 1998
(f) Guest Lecturer, Department of Economics,
Calcutta University, September, 1992 to May, 1994
(g) Teaching Assistant, American University,
Washington, D.C. 20016, USA, Fall 1984 to
Fall, 1986.
(h) Summer Assistant, EPD Division, The World
Bank, Washington, D.C. 20043,USA, June 1986 to
August, 1986
7. QUALIFICATIONS
: (a) B.A. (Honours) in Economics, Jadavpur University,
1976. Ranked First in the First Class.
(b) M.A. in Economics with specialization in
Econometrics and Operations Research, Jadavpur
University, 1978, Examination held in 1979.
Ranked First in the First Class.
(c) Ph.d in Economics, American University,
Washington, D.C., USA, January, 1988. Title of
The Thesis- “Models of Redistribution and Economic
Development”. Committee Members- James Weaver
(Chair), Subodh Mathur, Robert Blecker
8. AREAS OF SPECIALISATION/TEACHING : Trade and Development issues
facing the developing countries
9. Projects:
(a) Title: On Devising a Tax Devolution Formula for
14th Finance Commission, 2013.
(b) Project Title: Economic Corridors, Trade Costs, and
Regional Production Networks in South Asia, Asian
Development Bank and RIS, New Delhi, 2010-11.
(c ) Project Title: District Human Development Report,
Nadia and Purba Medinipur, sponsored by UNDP and
Planning Commission, Govt of India, 2011
(d) Project Title: Trade, Infrastructure and Inequality
by ArTNET, UNESCAP, 2010
(e) Project Title: Opening up and its impact on
National Firms in India and China, a project jointly
executed by IPEA programme, Maison Science de
l’homme (MSH) at Paris and Resident Scholar at
Reid Hall programme of Columbia University at
Paris, January – March, 2007
(f) Project Title: Manufacturing sector’s growth in the
state Of West Bengal, India, IPPG project, LSE, UK, 2007.
(g) Project Title: Assessing Barriers to Trade in
Education Services in Developing ESCAP
Countries: An Empirical Exercise, Sponsored by
UNESCAP and WTO, October, 2006 – March 2007
(h) Project Title: “Designing a Pro-poor Value Added
Tax for India”, sponsored by PEP Network, Canada,
August 2005 to August 2006.
(i) Project Title: Consultant to the Price Waterhouse
Coopers Survey in Punjab on Health, 2003-04, sponsored
By the World Bank.
(j) Project Title: “Land Reforms in West Bengal”,
Paper prepared for the Shanghai poverty reduction
Scale up Conference sponsored by World Bank, 2003-04.
(k) Consultant: for preparing the Infrastructure chapter
of the Planning Commission sponsored West Bengal
State Development Report, 2002-03.
(l ) Project Tiltle: “Economic Reform, Small scale
Industries and subcontracting” Done under the
UNDP sponsored Law and economics programme
of WBNUJS, Kolkata, 2003.
(m)Project Title: “Trade Potentials of South Asian
Economies in the new Global Trade Regime: A case
study of India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka” (Joint
with CSSSC, Kolkata and CPD, Bangladesh),
SANEI-III, 2002-03.
(n) Project Title: “Trade Patterns between India and
EU” UGC Minor Research Scheme, Jadavpur
University, 2003 (with Rajat Acharyya).
(o) Consultancy: “India’s Exports” (with Sugata
Marjit), MINISTRY OF FINANCE, GOVT. OF
INDIA, February to March 1995.
(p) Consultancy: “Costs and Profits in Garments,
Textiles And Leather Industries in India: An
International Comparative Study”, THE WORLD
BANK, July to December, 1994.
10. AWARDS
: (a) Resident Scholar, Columbia University, Paris
Campus from January 3 – February 15, 2007
(b) Fulbright Fellow, Economic Growth Center,
Yale University, New Haven, USA, August 1996
To April, 1997.
(c) Visitor, Centre for Development Studies, SOAS,
London University, July 21,1996 to July 26,1996.
(d) Appeared in Marquis Who’s who, 2001, 2002.
(e) Dissertation Fellowship, American University,
Washington, D.C., USA, Spring,1987 to
Fall,1987.
(f) Simon Naidel Prize for Best Comprehensive
Examination, American University, USA, 1986.
(g) Patel Grant, Institute of International Education,
N.Y., USA, 1984.
(i) UGC Junior Research Fellowship, Department
Of Economics, Jadavpur University, November
1979 to April,1981.
(j) P.N.Banerjee Best All-Round Graduate Medal,
Jadavpur University, 1978.
(k) University Medals for standing First in the First
Class, Jadavpur University, B.A. in 1976 and
M.A. in 1978 (Awarded in 1979).
10. MEMBERSHIP
: (a) Life Member, Indian Econometric Society.
(b) Life Member, Bengal Economic Association.
11. OTHER RESPONSIBILITIES: (a) Chancellor’s Nominee, Court of Burdwan
University
(b) Chancellor’s Nominee, College Service
Commission Interview Board in Economics, 2013.
(c ) Executive Council Nominee, Finance
Committee, Jadavpur University
(d) Government Nominee, Governing Body, Institute
Of Development Studies Kolkata (IDSK), Kolkata.
(e) Vice-Chancellor’s Nominee, Doctoral Committee,
Vidyasagar University.
(f) Member of Academic Council of Globsyn Business
School, Kolkata.
(g) External Member, Board of Studies, Economics
Department, St. Xaviers College, Kolkata.
11. RESEARCH GUIDANCE :
Ph.d - Awarded:
(a) “Urban Informal Sector, Migration and Development: A
General Equilibrium Approach”, by Sandip Chatterjee,
Awarded, 1994.
(b) “Models of North-South Trade incorporating Endogenous
Growth”, by Jayati Bhattacharya, Awarded, 2000.
(c) “Some Modifications of Optimal Commodity Taxation in
the context of India”, by Sudip Kumar Sinha, awarded
2002.
(d) “Product Quality, Market Structure and Role of
Government Policy” by Tanmoyee Chatterjee, awarded
2001.
(e) “The Growth of Small-scale Industries in India: An
Analysis”, by Sarbari Sarkar, awarded 2003.
(f) “Structural Reform and Uganda’s Economic Growth”, by
Kafureeka Lawyer (joint supervision with Nirmala
Banerjee, CSSSC, Calcutta), awarded 2003.
(g) “Endogenous Technological Change and India’s Large
Industries”, by Ranjana Ghosh, awarded 2003.
(h) “Power, Democracy and Development: A Study of InterRegional Disparity in the Post-Independence India “, by
Rongili Biswas (Joint with Sugata Marjit, CSSSC),
awarded, 2003
(i) “Liberalization, Tenurial Reforms, Productivity- a case
Study of Rice Crop in Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal” by
Chandralekha Ghosh, started March, 2002, awarded 2008.
(j)“Fiscal Policy in India”, by Poulomi Roy, started
December, 2003, awarded 2009.
(k) On Outsourcing and development by Simontini Roy,
started in 2006, awarded 2012
(l) Cement Industry in India by Jayanta Mukhopadhyaya
started in 2005, awarded 2011.
(m) Human Capital Formation Occupational Choice and
Migration of Labor –Three Essays by Chaitali Sinha
(joint), awarded 2014
Registered: Five
Outside: Two at IIM Calcutta, jointly with Prof. Asish Bhattacharya
M.Phil – Eighteen dissertations supervised since 1992.
13. BOOKS/EDITED VOLUMES:
1. International Trade in Services In India:
Implications for Growth and Inequality in a
Globalising World (with Prabir De), Delhi: Oxford
University Press, 2012
2. India’s Exports: An Analytical Study (with Sugata
Marjit), Delhi: Oxford University Press, 1997, paperback
Edition, 2000.
3. Globalisation and India: Implications and
Challenges Ahead (jointly edited with Purushottam
Bhattacharya), Delhi: Lancers Books, 2000.
4. Economy of West-Bengal: Problems and
Prospects (jointly edited with Debjani Sarkar),
Delhi: Allied Publishers, 1996.
5. Trade, Finance and Development (jointly edited
with B.Chatterjee) Delhi: Deep and Deep Publishers,
2004.
6. West Bengal Economy: Some Contemporary
Issues (jointly edited with Tuhin Das), Delhi: Allied
Publishers, 2004.
7. Development Challenges (jointly edited with
Joyashree Roy), Delhi: Allied Publishers, 2006
ARTICLES:
1. Subcontracting and Economic Reforms in India with
Special Reference to Agro-based Industries in India,
New Delhi: UNDP, IIPA and NUJS, 2006
2. “Sustainable Development, Poverty and Environment: Do
we have a solution?” in Confronting Twenty-first Century
Challenges, Vol.2, edited by Ruth Mukama and
Murindwa Rutanga. Kampala: Makerere University, 2005.
3. “Trade and Development: Interrelations and Interdependence” in Indo-Myanmar Border Trade, edited by
Gurudas Das, N.Bijoy Singh and C.J.Thomas. Delhi:
Akansha Publishers, 2005.
4. “Product Quality, Income Inequality and Market Structure”
(Co-authored) in Journal of Economic Development,
Volume 29, Number 1, 51-84,June 2004.
5. “A North-South Model of Endogenous Growth
Incorporating Human Capital accumulation and
Technology Transfer” (Co-authored), in Journal
Of International Trade and Economic Development
13, 1, 23-56, 2004.
6. “Financial Instability, Economic Crisis, and Security:
Some Lessons from South-East and East Asian
Economies” (Co-authored) in Suchita Ghosh and
Rabindra Sen (eds) SouthEast Asia: Security in the
Millenium, Delhi: Allied Publishers, 2000.
3. “Some Extensions of Optimal Commodity Taxation:
With Special Reference to India”, (Co-authored),
Journal of Economic Development, 23,2,December
1998, 123-140.
4. “Pattern of Industrial Development in West-Bengal and
Some Observations”, (Co-authored), Economic and
Political Weekly, XXXIII, 47 & 48, Nov 21-27/28Dec 4, 1998,3061-66.
5. “Development and Welfare in the Presence of an Urban
Informal Sector”, (Co-authored), Journal of
International Trade and Economic Development,6
March 1997, 83-100.
6. “Some Approaches to Endogenous Growth Theories”,
Keynote Address to Annual Conference of Bengal
Economic Association, 1998, Artha Beekshan, 7, 1,
June 1998, 19-27.
7. “IRDP, Poverty Alleviation and Development: A
Comparative Study of West-Bengal, India”, (CoAuthored), Journal of Rural Development, 15, JulySeptember 1996, 283-306.
8. “Agricultural Productivity and Tenancy Reform:
Evaluation of an Experiment in West-Bengal”,
(Co-authored), in Ajitava Raychaudhuri and Debjani
Sarkar (eds) Economy of West Bengal, Delhi: Allied
Publishers, 1996, 19-42.
9. “Some Aspects of the Production Organistion and Cost
Behaviour of Garments Industry in WestBengal”, (Co-authored), in Ajitava Raychaudhuri and
Debjani Sarkar (eds) Economy of West Bengal, Delhi:
Allied Publishers, 1996, 230-247.
10. “Economic Integration and Regional Cooperation in
South Asia – Some Analytical Issues and Experience”,
(Co-authored), in Arun Kumar Banerjee (ed)
Integration, Disintegration and World Order, Delhi:
Allied Publishers, 1995, pp. 127-148.
11. “Theoretical Approaches to Migration, Unemployment
the Urban Informal Sector: A Critique”, (Co-authored),
Indian Journal of Labour Economics, 37, April-June,
1994, 255-263.
12. “The Optimal Depletion of Energy Resources: Some
Policy Issues”, in Journal of Scientific and Industrial
Research (JSIR), 50th Anniversary of CSIR Special
Issue on Mathematical Modelling, 51, 8 & 9, 1992,
676-684.
13. “A Bargaining Model of Commodity Trade”, in
Jayantanuja Bandopadhyay et al (eds) Dimensions
Of Strategy: Some Indian Perspectives,1989, Calcutta:
Minerva-India.
14. “Unequal Exchange: An Essay on the Debate” in
Dilip Halder (ed) Economic Studies (A Publication
Of the Department of Economics, Jadavpur Univ.),
Delhi: Sundeep Prakashan, 1989, pp. 42-66.
15. “Some Determinants of Land Sale in the Third-World
Agriculture”, in Artha Vijnana, 30, December, 1988,
361-372.
16. “Redistribution with Growth: What is to be Achieved”
in M.Bose (ed) Economic Studies 1984 (A Publication
of the Department of Economics, Jadavpur University),
Calcutta: K.P.Bagchi & Company, 1985, pp.39-62.
17. “Western Economic Theories of Development of Third
World: A Critique”, in Capital,191, June 25-July 8,
1984, M-52-54.
18. “Use of Mathematics in Social Sciences: Need Vs.
Efficiency”, in Dilip Kumar Sinha (ed) Aspects of
Mathematics for Social Scientists, Biologists and
Engineers, UGC Project, Jadavpur University,
Calcutta: Jadavpur University, 1983, pp.18-23.
19. “Sharecropping in West-Bengal: Where It Stands
Today” (Co-authored), in M. Bose (ed) Land Reforms
In Eastern India, Calcutta: Jadavpur University, 1981,
pp. 121-142.
20. “On Strategies for India’s Economic Development:
Agriculture-Industry Interactions”, in Economic
Affairs, 23, March 1978, 121-32.
25. “Economic Liberalisation, Market Structure and
Product Quality” in R.Acharyya and B.Moitra (eds)
Effects of Globalisation on Trade and Environment,
New-Delhi: Lancers Books, 2001 (Co-authored).
26. “Non-price Factors, Comparative Advantage and
Trade Performance- The Indian Scenario” (CoAuthored) in R.Acharyya (ed) Essays on International
Trade, New Delhi: Allied Publishers, 2005
27. “Globalization and Liberalization of Indian
Agriculture: Some Related Issues” (Co-authored) in
R.Acharyya (ed) Essays on International Trade, NewDelhi: Allied Publishers, 2005.
28. “India-Bangladesh Border Trade- Some Analytical
Issue” Paper presented in the ICSSR-NERC Conference
On India-Bangladesh Border trade, June 2005,
forthcoming in an edited book, 2007.
29. “The Small-Scale Industries In West Bengal: a focus on
Employment and Sickness” (co-authored) in Joyashree
Roy and Ajitava Raychaudhuri (eds.) Development
Challenges: Some Analytical Issues. Delhi: Allied
Publishers, 2006.
30. “Role of Infrastructure on Economic Development of
West Bengal in the Last Decade” (co-authored) in A.
Raychaudhuri and T.K. Das (eds.) West Bengal
Economy: Some Contemporary Issues. Delhi: Allied
Publishers, 2005.
31. “The Pattern of Small Scale Industries Growth in West
Bengal: An Analysis” (Co-authored) in Ajitava
Raychaudhuri and T.K.Das (Eds.) West Bengal
Economy: Some Contemporary Issues. Delhi: Allied
Publishers, 2005.
32. Assessing Barriers to Trade in Education Services in
Developing Asia-Pacific Countries: An Empirical Exercise,
ARTNeT Working Paper No. 34, UNESCAP, Bangkok,
June 2007 (co-authored), published in Asia Pacific Trade
and Investment Review (APTIR), 2(3), December 2007,
67-88.
33. “Trade in Services Liberalisation in India” (Co-authored)
in Trade and Poverty Reduction in the Asia-Pacific
Region, edited by Andrew Stoller and James Redden,
Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2009
34. “Optimal Enforcement and Anti-Copying Strategies to
Counter Copyright Infringement.” The Japanese
Economic Review, 59(4), December 2008, 519-535,
Basil Blackwell.(Co-authored)
35. “Subcontracting, Renegotiation of Contract and Quality
Provision” Singapore Economic Review, 56 (1), March
2011, 113-144, World Scientific (Co-authored).
36. “Barriers to Trade in Higher Education Services in the
Era of Globalisation”, Economic and Political Weekly,
Vol 43 No. 35 August 30 - September 05, 2008.
37. “An Investigation into the Inter-District Disparity in
West Bengal, 1991-2005”, Economic and Political
Weekly, June 27-July 6, Nos. 26 & 27, 2009.
38. “Is India a services trade pro-poor? A simultaneous
approach” in Emerging Trade Issues for Policymakers in
Developing Countries in Asia and the Pacific. Bangkok:
UNESCAP, 2007, 173-192.
39. “Public Capital, Growth and Allocative Efficiency in a
Decentralised Agents Framework: A Case Study of
India” (with Poulomi Roy), Journal of Quantitative
Economics, New Series, 7(1), 184-208.
40. "Is Value Added Tax (VAT) Reform in India Poverty
Improving?" (with Poulomi Roy), Indian Economic
Review, XXXXV, No 1, 131-158.
41. “Inter-governmental transfer rules, state fiscal policy and
performance in India”, (with Poulomi Roy) in New and
Enduring Themes in Development Economics, edited
by Bhaskar Dutta et al, Singapore:World Scientific,
2009, 369-400.
42. “Immigration and Outsourcing: A Developing Country’s
View” Journal of Economic Development, 37(2), 109138, 2012.
43. “South Asian Economic Integration: Need to Harvest
Trade and Investment Complementarity” in Global
Recovery, New Risks and Sustainable Growth:
Repositioning South Asia, Edited by D. Bhattacharya
and M. Rahman. Dhaka: Centre for Policy Dialogue,
2012
44. “Methodology of Construction of Composite
Multidimensional Human Poverty Index for
Identification of Regional Backwardness”
(with Sushil Haldar) in Development Policy Issues in
India –I: Theoretical and Empirical Studies on
Poverty edited by Tuhin K. Das & Sushil Kr. Haldar.
Kolkata: ACB Publications in collaboration with
Planning and Development Unit, Jadvpur University
2012.
45. “Understanding Foreign Aid in an Endogenous Model
Of North-South Global Relations” (co-authored with
Jayati Bhattacharya), in Arthaniti (New Series), Vol. X,
Nos. 1-2, 2011.
46. Human Development Reports for Nadia and Purba
Medinipur in West Bengal, 2011-12, Planning
Commssion and UNDP,
47. “Trade and Labour Demand in an Emerging Market
Economy: An Analysis of Indian Manufacturing during
1991-2010” (Co-authored with Simontini Roy and Saikat
Sinha Roy) in Journal of Developing Areas, 48(3),
Summer, 2014, pp. 353-379.
Written many articles in Bengali in magazines like Baromas, Bangadarshan,
Ekak Matra etc and In newspaper like Ei Samay.
14. UNPUBLISHED/SUBMITED/WORKING PAPERS/CONFERENCE
PRESENTATIONS:
 Chaired in many conferences/seminars and
Participated in many panel discussions
 Commentator in the Seminar on “Globalisation and
Market Opening in Developing Countries and Its Impact
on National Firms: The case of China” held in Beijing,
China, March 31 and April 1, 2006, under the auspices
of Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
 Presented a paper on Trade in Education Services in 3rd
ArTNet consultative meeting sponsored by UNESCAP
in Macao, China, on Nov1-2, 2006.
 Discussant in the session “What Model of Corporate
Governance in an Open Economy” in the conference on
Impact of Globalisation on National Firms: The case of
India and China in a Comparative Perspective, New
Delhi, April, 2005.










“Public Capital and Growth” presented at American
University Washington, D.C., USA; CSSSC, Kolkata
and ISI, Delhi, 2005
“Globalisation, Trade and Development” presented in
George Mason University, USA and Northern Virginia
Community College, USA, 2005.
“Sub-contracting and Product Quality” (Co-authored)
presented at the FEMES Conference, Econometric
Society, Kobe, Japan, July,2001.
“A North-South Model of Trade Incorporating
Technology Transfer and Human Capital Accumulation”
(Co-authored) paper presented at the conference in
honour of Prof. K.L.Krishna, Delhi School of
Economics, December, 2000 (revised version accepted in
Journal of International Trade and Economic
Development)
“Sustainable Development, Poverty and Environment”,
paper presented at the International Conference on
“Social Sciences in Africa in the New Millenium”,
Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda, October, 2000.
“Optimal Value Added Tax in India” jointly with Sudip
Sinha, DSA Centre Working Paper, Jadavpur University,
2001-02.
Prepared the “Infrastructure” part of the State
Development Report, Govt. of West-Bengal, 2002.
“Subcontracting in Indian Industries, Market Structure
and Product Quality: Implications under globalisation”,
paper presented in the conference on globalisation at the
Centre de Sciences Humane (CSH), New Delhi,
December, 2002. Forthcoming in an edited volume, by
Joel Ruet and Xavier Richet, New Delhi: Academic
Publishers.
“Subcontracting and small scale industries in this era of
globalisation with special reference to agro industries in
India” Working Paper No. 9, West Bengal National
University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata, 2004. Also, to
be published by UNDP.
“Designing a Pro-Poor Value Added Tax in India”, paper
presented at the PEP Annual Conference in Addis
Ababa, Ethiopia (jointly sponsored by UN Economic
Commission for Africa), June, 2006