Academic Profile :

Indraneel Dasgupta studied Economics at Presidency College (Calcutta), Jawaharlal Nehru University (Delhi) and the University of California.  He held academic positions at Deakin University, Australia (Lecturer); Nottingham University, UK (Lecturer, Senior Lecturer and Reader); Durham University, UK (Professor); and the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences Calcutta, India (Professor) before joining the Indian Statistical Institute in 2012.  He has been an academic visitor to a number of institutions in the US, Europe, India and Australia, including Alicante, Australian National University, Carlos III, CORE, Cornell, Delhi School of Economics, Indian Statistical Institute, Namur, Tulane and WIDER, Helsinki.  Indraneel is a Research Fellow of IZA - Institute of Labor Economics, Bonn.

Indraneel's research interests lie broadly in the areas of microeconomic theory, development economics and public economics, with a policy focus on issues relating to inequality and distributive conflict. His work in microeconomic theory has focused on foundational issues in revealed preference theory. His research in the areas of development economics and public economics has addressed aspects of intra-household distribution, charitable donation, group inequality, identity conflict and class antagonism.  His research outlets so far include the American Journal of Agricultural Economics, BE Journal of Theoretical Economics, Defence and Peace Economics, Economic Development and Cultural Change, Economics Letters, Economic Theory, European Economic Review, Journal of Comparative Economics, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Journal of Economic Inequality, Journal of Economic Theory, Journal of Public Economics, Oxford Economic Papers, Public Choice and Social Choice and Welfare.  Indraneel's research has been supported by the US Department of Agriculture, the Pew Charitable Trusts US, and the European Union.  His major research papers are available at http://ideas.repec.org/f/pda259.html.   

 Indraneel is currently a co-editor of the Journal of South Asian Development and a member of the editorial board of The Journal of Development Studies.  He has previously served as an associate editor of New Zealand Economic Papers.

EDUCATION:

· Ph.D. in Economics, University of California, Riverside, USA: Dec. 1997.

· M.A. (First Class) in Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, India: 1991.

· B.Sc. (First Class Honors in Economics), Presidency College (University of Calcutta), India: 1989.

ACADEMIC HONORS:

• Guru Gobind Singh Fellowship, UCR: 1996-97.
• Phi Beta Kappa Award, UCR: 1996-97.
• Nonresident Tuition Fellowship, UCR: 1995-96.
• Third Year Paper Prize, Department of Economics, UCR: 1994-95.
• "Pass with Distinction", Ph.D. Comprehensive Examination in Microeconomic Theory, UCR: 1994.
• "Pass with Distinction", Ph.D. Comprehensive Examination in Development Economics, UCR: 1994.
• "Pass with Distinction", Ph.D. Comprehensive Examination in Macroeconomic Theory, UCR: 1994.
• University Grants Commission Junior Research Fellowship, Government of India: 1991-1992.
• "Pass with First Class", M.A. Examination, Jawaharlal Nehru University: 1991.
• DPI Scholarship, Government of India: 1989-91.
• "Pass with First Class Honors", B.Sc. Examination, University of Calcutta: 1989.

EMPLOYMENT:

• 23 August 2012 – present: Professor, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India.

• November 2010 – 22 August 2012: Professor, Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Kolkata, India.
• January 2009 – October 2010: Professor, Durham University, UK.
• August 2006 – December 2008: Associate Professor and Reader, University of Nottingham, UK.
• August 2004 – July 2006: Associate Professor and Senior Lecturer, University of Nottingham, UK.
• February 1999 – July 2004: Lecturer, University of Nottingham, UK.
• December 1997- January 1999: Lecturer, Deakin University, Australia.

Publications :

Selected Research Papers

• “Can Extremism Reduce Conflict?”, with D. Bakshi, Economics Letters 215 (June, 2022): Art. 110482.  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0165176522001185?via%3Dihub
• “A Subscription vs. Appropriation Framework for Natural Resource Conflicts”, with D. Bakshi, in A. Markandya and D. Rübbelke (eds.) Climate and Development; World Scientific Series on the Economics of Climate Change (2021): 257-307.  https://www.worldscientific.com/doi/abs/10.1142/9789811240553_0009
• “Touch Thee Not: Group Conflict, Caste Power, and Untouchability in Rural India”, with S. Pal, Journal of Comparative Economics 49 (2, 2021): 442-466.  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0147596720300858?via%3Dihub
• “Identity Conflict with Cross-Border Spillovers”, with D. Bakshi, Defence and Peace Economics 31 (7, 2020): 786-809.  https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10242694.2019.1614279
• “Between-Group Contests over Group-Specific Public Goods with Within-Group Fragmentation”, with R. Guha Neogi, Public Choice 174 (3-4, 2018): 315-334.   https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11127-018-0506-8
• "A Model of Dynamic Conflict in Ethnocracies", with D. Bakshi, Defence and Peace Economics 29 (2, 2018): 147-170.  https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10242694.2015.1092204?scroll=top&needAccess=true
• “Linguistic Assimilation and Ethno-Religious Conflict”, in W. Buchholtz and D. Ruebbelke (eds.)  The Theory of Externalities and Public Goods: Essays in Memory of Richard C. Cornes; Berlin, Springer (2017): 219-242.  https://www.springer.com/in/book/9783319494418
• "A Model of Nongovernmental Organization Regulation with an Application to Uganda”, with R. Burger and T. Owens, Economic Development and Cultural Change 64 (1, 2015): 71-111.  https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/full/10.1086/682885
• “Why Pay NGOs to Involve the Community?”, with R. Burger and T. Owens, Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics 86 (1, 2015): 7-31.  https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/apce.12065 
• “Contraction Consistent Stochastic Choice Correspondence”, Social Choice and Welfare 37 (4, 2011): 643-658.  https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00355-011-0572-z
• “Repayment vs. Investment Conditions and Exclusivity in Lending Contracts”, with S. Bougheas and O. Morrissey, Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics 167 (2, 2011): 247-265.  https://www.mohrsiebeck.com/en/article/repayment-versus-investment-conditions-and-exclusivity-in-lending-contracts-101628093245611796589915
• “Does Philanthropy Reduce Inequality?” with R. Kanbur, Journal of Economic Inequality 9 (1, 2011): 1-21.  https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10888-009-9123-6
• “‘Arranged’ Marriage, Co-residence and Female Schooling: A Model with Evidence from India”, with P. Maitra and D. Mukherjee, in H. Mukhopadhyay, K. Ghosh   Dastidar and U. Sinha (eds.) Dimensions of Economic Theory and Policy: Essays for Anjan Mukherji; Delhi, Oxford University Press (2011): 337-367.  https://global.oup.com/academic/product/dimensions-of-economic-theory-and-policy-9780198073970?cc=us&lang=en&#
• “Revealed Preference with Stochastic Demand Correspondence”, with P.K. Pattanaik, The B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics: Contributions 10 (1, 2010): Article 35.   https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/bejte.2010.10.1/bejte.2010.10.1.1654/bejte.2010.10.1.1654.xml?format=INT
• “'Living’ Wage, Class Conflict and Ethnic Strife”, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization 72(2, 2009): 750-765.  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0167268109001899
• “Supply Theory sans Profit Maximization”, The B.E. Journal of Theoretical Economics: Contributions 9 (1, 2009): Article 26.  https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/bejte.2009.9.1/bejte.2009.9.1.1571/bejte.2009.9.1.1571.xml?format=INT
• “Tough Love or Unconditional Charity?” with S. Bougheas and O. Morrissey, Oxford Economic Papers 59 (4, 2007): 561-582.  https://academic.oup.com/oep/article-abstract/59/4/561/2362035?redirectedFrom=fulltext
• “Community and Class Antagonism”, with R. Kanbur, Journal of Public Economics 91 (9, 2007): 1816-1842.  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0047272707000485
• “'Regular’ Choice and the Weak Axiom of Stochastic Revealed Preference”, with P.K. Pattanaik, Economic Theory 31 (1, 2007): 35-50.  https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00199-005-0074-2
• “Community and Anti-Poverty Targeting”, with R. Kanbur, Journal of Economic Inequality 3 (3, 2005): 281-302.  https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10888-005-9005-5
• “Do Intra-Household Effects Generate the Food Stamp Cash-out Puzzle?” with R. Breunig, American Journal of Agricultural Economics 87 (3, 2005): 552-568.  https://academic.oup.com/ajae/article-abstract/87/3/552/47288?redirectedFrom=fulltext
• “Consistent Firm Choice and the Theory of Supply”, Economic Theory 26 (1, 2005): 167-175.  https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00199-004-0526-0
• “Bridging Communal Divides: Separation, Patronage, Integration”, with R. Kanbur; in C. Barrett (ed.) The Social Economics of Poverty: On Identities, Groups, Communities and Networks; London, Routledge (2005): 146-170.  https://www.routledge.com/The-Social-Economics-of-Poverty-1st-Edition/Barrett/p/book/9780415700894
• “A General Revealed Preference Theorem for Stochastic Demand Behavior”, with T. Bandyopadhyay and P.K. Pattanaik, Economic Theory 23 (3, 2004): 589-599.  https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00199-003-0388-x 
• “Are People Ashamed of Paying with Food Stamps?” with R. Breunig, Journal of Agricultural Economics 54 (2, 2003): 203-225.  https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/j.1477-9552.2003.tb00060.x 
• “Demand Aggregation and the Weak Axiom of Stochastic Revealed Preference”, with T. Bandyopadhyay and P.K. Pattanaik, Journal of Economic Theory 107 (2, 2002): 483-489.  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022053101929485 
• “Gender Biased Redistribution and Intra-Household Distribution”, European Economic Review 45 (9, 2001): 1711-1722.  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0014292100000647
• “Women's Employment, Intra-household Bargaining, and Distribution: A Two-Sector Analysis”, Oxford Economic Papers 52 (4, 2000): 723-744.  https://academic.oup.com/oep/article-abstract/52/4/723/2361781?redirectedFrom=fulltext 
• “Stochastic Revealed Preference and the Theory of Demand”, with T. Bandyopadhyay and P.K. Pattanaik; Journal of Economic Theory 84 (1, 1999): 95-110.  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022053198924

Edited Volumes

• Deprivation, Inequality and Polarization: Essays in Honour of Satya Ranjan Chakravarty, with Manipushpak Mitra; Singapore, Springer (2019).  https://www.springer.com/gp/book/9789811379437