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I'm Soumyajit Chakraborty

I am an Assistant Professor (Senior Scale) and Area Chair of Economics at the Department of Economics & International Business, School of Business of the University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES), Dehradun, India.

I am an applied microeconomist, specializing in development and public economics. My research focuses on human capital and women's economic rights. I received my Ph.D. (2021) in Economics from the University of New Mexico, USA; M.Phil. (2014) in Development Studies from the Institute of Development Studies Kolkata (IDSK), University of Calcutta, India; M.A. (2012) and B.A. Honors (2010) in Economics from Visva-Bharati University, India.

Students' Evaluation & Teaching Experience

Teaching Interests: Microeconomics, Causal Inference & Machine Learning, Econometrics, Labor Economics, and Health Economics

Assistant Professor, UPES, India


Introductory Econometrics — ECON 2017 | Even 2023 [Course] 4.11/5.00
Business Economics II — ECON 1006 | Even 2023 [Course] 4.19/5.00
Global Economics & Its Impacts — ECON 2034 | Even 2023 [Course] 4.56/5.00
Political Economy of Development — BAPP 2011 | Even 2023 [Course] 4.11/5.00
International Business (IB) — INTB 2013 | Odd 2022 [Course] 4.75/5.00
Managing Trade & Risk in IB — INTB 2002 | Odd 2022 [Course] 4.75/5.00
Trade Documentation — INTB 2003 | Odd 2022 [Course] 4.74/5.00
Political Thought & Thinkers — BAPP 1008 | Odd 2022 [Course] 4.47/5.00
Introduction to Management (Exploratory) — HRES 1006 | Odd 2022 [Textbook]

Adjunct Faculty/Independent Instructor, UNM & UNM-Taos, USA


Macroeconomics — ECON 2110 | Fall 2021 [Syllabus] [Term Paper] 4.50/5.00
Macroeconomics — ECON 2110 | Fall 2020 [Syllabus] [Term Paper] 4.89/5.00
Microeconomics — ECON 2120 | Fall 2020 [Syllabus] 4.46/5.00
Microeconomics — ECON 2120 | Spring 2020 [Syllabus] 4.56/5.00
Macroeconomics — ECON 2110 | Fall 2019 [Syllabus] 4.19/5.00

    Recitation Instructor (RI) & Teaching Assistant (TA), UNM, USA


  • 2020 — 2021 Econometric Theory and Applications - I (ECON 509, TA)
    Intermediate Econometrics (ECON 409, TA)
    Introductory Statistics and Econometrics (ECON 309, TA)
    Intermediate Macroeconomics I (ECON 303, TA)
  • 2018 — 2019 Development Economics (ECON 321, TA)
    Population Health Research Methods (PH 310, TA)
    Introduction to Population Health (PH 101, TA)
    Intermediate Macroeconomics II (ECON 403, TA)
    Intermediate Macroeconomics I (ECON 303, TA)
    Introductory Microeconomics (ECON 106, RI)
    [Spring 2019 Evaluation: 3.88/5.00]
    [Spring 2018 Evaluation: 3.84/5.00]
    Introductory Macroeconomics (ECON 105, RI)
    [Fall 2018 Evaluation: 4.45/5.00]
  • 2016 — 2017 Intermediate Macroeconomics I (ECON 303, TA)
    Introductory Macroeconomics (ECON 105, RI)
    [Fall 2016 Evaluation: 2.82/5.00]

    • Guest Lecturer, Ranaghat College, University of Kalyani, India

  • 2014 - 2016 Microeconomics
    Quantitative Methods & Statistics
    Indian Economic Issues

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Research & Teaching Grants

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Honors & Awards

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Scholarships

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Dissertation fellowship

Publications & Research Experience

Research Interests: Applied Microeconomics – Public, Development, Labor, Education, Health, and Neuroeconomics

Research, Teaching & Other Resources


Tips for Economists © Masayuki Kudamatsu

Resources for Economics Research Assistants (RAs) in India © Aaditya Dar

Bahujan Economists © @BahujanEcon

Writing Economics Resources Asm. Matías Fontenla

ECON Teaching Resources IHS

ECON 101 Example Database © Jodi Beggs

STATA Cheat Sheets GeoCenter

R Cheat Sheets © Cheatography

Data from Developing Countries © Duncan Thomas

Data USA © Deloitte-Datawheel

Himalayan Policy Research Consortium (HPRC) Group © UNM Nepal Study Center


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