PARTHA CHATTERJEE
Dean of Academics
Professor of Economics
Shiv Nadar IOE, Delhi-NCR
Partha Chatterjee is a macroeconomist based in India. A Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Minnesota, Professor Chatterjee’s research interests are broadly in macroeconomics, international economics, and issues related to emerging economies. His current research focus is on understanding the dynamics of economic performance in India and other emerging economies. His work has been published in reputable journals, and he regularly speaks at conferences and workshops. He also contributes articles to leading newspapers and magazines and has participated in discussions on TV and radio like BBC World News, CNBC, Zee Business, Korean Radio Channel TBS, etc.
He is also interested in issues of higher education, particularly in India. He was the Founding Head of the Department of Economics and served as its head from 2013 to 2022. He was also the first Dean for International Partnerships at Shiv Nadar University.
He is currently a Professor at the Department of Economics at Shiv Nadar Institute of Eminence, Delhi-NCR.
Recent Activities
NEW POSTS
The promise and peril of generative AI: Should research be stopped?
India's GDP figures for Jan-Mar 2023 Quarter - My inital reaction at BBC World News.
Robert Lucas, the Nobel laureate who revolutionized macroeconomics
LABOR MARKET IN INDIA AND COVID: A NEW PUBLICATION
Labour Market Dynamics and Worker Flows in India: Impact of Covid-19 (with Aakash Dev). Indian Journal of Labour Economics (2023).
INFLATION AND MONETARY POLICY
Why the Fed is right in hiking rates
Why RBI’s inflation forecasting model needs to be bolstered for economic recovery
Globalization of Inflation and Monetary Policy Making
Quoted @The Telegraph India
GOVERNMENT OF INDIA BUDGET 2023-24
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Post budget opinion @Times of India
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Pre budget discussion on ZEE Business TV.
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Panel discussion at IIFT.
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Panel discussion at the Second SHSS Budget Discussion at India Habitat Center.
ASIA: UP FOR CHANGE?
The fog of uncertainty that has engulfed us over the last two years lingers on. It is difficult, indeed risky, to peer through that shroud and hazard a guess about how the future might shape up. But one thing is for sure; it will be different from what it was in the past. This is particularly true if we try to think about the economic future of Asian countries.
Research
My research interests are broadly in macroeconomics, international economics and issues related to emerging economies.
CURRENT PROJECTS
Why are people choosing not to work in India? Understanding labor market and labor participation in India
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Labour Market Dynamics and Worker Flows in India: Impact of Covid-19 (with Aakash dev), 2023, The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, 66, pages299–327 (2023) #labour #labor #covid
Understanding productivity at plant level using data from manufacturing sector in India (with Shweta Jain)
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Evolution of the distribution of plant level productivity. #prodcutivity #innovation #imitation #entry #exit #skill #india
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Did Economic Reforms Affect Manufacturing Productivity in India? #prodcutivity #policy #economicliberalization #reforms #india
Federalism and optimal (indirect) tax design
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Optimal Taxation in a Federation and GST in India (with Trishita Ray Barman) #optimaltaxation #GST #india #federalism
Frictions in the Indian Economy
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Monetary Business Cycle Accounting Analysis of Indian (with Kshitiz Mishra), Forthcoming, Journal of Quantitative Economics. #frictions #india #bca
Covid: The Indian Economy, particularly manufacturing
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Labour Market Dynamics and Worker Flows in India: Impact of Covid-19 (with Aakash dev), 2023, The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, 66, pages299–327 (2023) #labour #labor #covid
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Lives and Livelihoods: An Exit Strategy from Lockdown For India (with Soma Dey and Shweta Jain), 30 May, 2020. EPW, Special Article, Vol. 55, Issue No. 22. #covid #policy #wfh #nightlight #india
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Impact of COVID -19 on Manufacturing Industries in India: Networks and Trade Dependence, with Shweta Jain, in The COVID-19 Pandemic, India and the World. Economic and Social Policy Perspectives, Rajib Bhattacharyya, Ananya Ghosh Dastidar, and Soumyen Sikdar (eds), Routledge, India, September 2021. #covid #india #manufacturing #supplychain #disruption
