Partha Chatterjee
I'm an economist and an educator. What keeps me excited? If I had to crystallize it into one question: how do economies grow, and how do we build the institutions that carry them forward? Today I'm Dean of Academics and Professor of Economics at Shiv Nadar University, and I write and speak widely on the economy and the future of education.
Three threads
Economics, institution-building, and writing. Different work, but each feeds the others — what I learn as an economist shapes how I build and what I write, and the reverse.
The economist
Research in macroeconomics and international economics, centered on how emerging economies make the leap to developed ones.
Explore the research →The educator & builder
Building a university from the ground up, leading academic strategy, and helping reshape higher education in India.
See the work →The public voice
Writing, broadcast commentary, and talks that bring economics and education to a wider public — from the budget to the future of universities.
Read & watch →ET Education Excellence Gold Award 2026
Gold Award for Transformational Academic Leadership at The Economic Times' Education Excellence Awards.
My work in education →
Recent commentary
A little of what I've been thinking about lately.
I'm always happy to talk — whether it's a talk, a piece of writing, an advisory conversation, or economics over coffee. Say hello →