CONSULTANCY
Background study for Nepal Human Development Report sponsored by the United Nations Development Programme in collaboration with the Nepal Planning Commission from July to October 2012.
SPONSORED PROJECT
Trade liberalization and Export Quality: A Cross-Country Analysis.
Sponsored by Sponsored Research and Industrial Consultancy, IIT Kharagpur (September 2014-September 2017).
AWARDS AND HONOURS
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International Economic Research Annual (IERA) Award 2013 by the Export-Import (EXIM) Bank of India for the best PhD dissertation in International Economics.
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University Medal for standing First in order of merit at B.A. Examination in Economics, Jadavpur University, 2005.
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Professor Anita Banerjee Memorial Gold Medal for securing the highest marks at B.A. in Economics, Jadavpur University, 2005.
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Post Graduate Indira Gandhi Scholarship for Single Girl Child, UGC, 2005.
Hello! I'm Anwesha
I'm Assistant Professor of Economics
at the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences,
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. I teach Microeconomics and International Economics in the Integrated M.Sc. in Economics .In B.Tech I offer courses like Petroleum Economics and Management, International Business. I also offered courses like Statistics for Economics, Labour Economics, Business Environment and Policy.
Anwesha Aditya
Assistant Professor of Economics
Phone:
+913222-283620 (O)
+913222-283621 (R)
Email:
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Address:
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
West Bengal 721302
India
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Date of Birth:
April 29, 1985
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EDUCATION
Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India
M.A. (Economics) with 71.4% in 2007 (Ranked Second in the First Class) with specialization in International Economics, Financial Economics and Econometrics.
2008-2013
Ph. D.
2002-2005
Bachelor's Degree
Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India
IB.A. (Economics) from Jadavpur University, Kolkata with 70.5% in 2005 (Ranked First in the First Class).
HIGH SCHOOL
10+2 from West Bengal Council of Higher Secondary Education with 80.1% in 2002.
10th from West Bengal Board of Secondary Education with 86.5% in 2000.
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School
2005-2007
Master's Degree
Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India​
Title of the dissertation: Trade Liberalization, Product Variety and Growth.
Supervisor: Dr. Rajat Acharyya
Publications: please e-mail me for full paper
Publications in Refereed Journals
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“Tariff Reductions, Terms of Trade and Product Variety” (co-authored with R. Acharyya), Journal of Economic Development (Chung Ang University), Vol. 41, No. 3, pages 75-103, 2016.
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“Trade Liberalization and Export Diversification” (co-authored with R. Acharyya), International Review of Economics and Finance (Elsevier), vol.39, pp. 390-410, 2015.
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“Export Diversification, Composition and Economic Growth: Evidence from Cross-Country Analysis” (co-authored with R. Acharyya), The Journal of International Trade and Economic Development (Taylor and Francis), Vol. 22, No. 7, pages 959-992, 2013.
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“Does What Countries Export Matter? The Asian and Latin American Experience” (co-authored with R. Acharyya), Journal of Economic Development (Chung Ang University), Vol. 37, No. 3, pages 47-74, 2012.
Publication as Book Chapter
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“Trade, Factor Flows and Product Variety in a Small Open Economy” in International Trade, Welfare and General Equilibrium: Contemporary and Emerging Perspectives, edited by Sugata Marijit and Saibal Kar (forthcoming), Cambridge University Press.
Bengali - Mother Tongue
Other Publications
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Trade Liberalization, Product Variety and Growth (Published by: EXIM Bank of India, 2014), Occasional Paper.
(from 07.08.2013 to till date)
Assistant Professor
Department of Humanities and Social Sciences
Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur
PRESENT POSITION
Research
FELLOWSHIPS
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UGC Research Fellowship in Social Sciences and Humanities for Meritorious Students during 2010-2012.
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UNCTAD-India Doctoral International Trade Fellowship in the UNCTAD-DFID- Government of India sponsored project “Strategies and Preparedness of Trade in the Developing Country” during 2008-2010.