education:

Ph.D., Economics, Ohio State University, 2008
M.A., Economics, Ohio State University, 2003
M.Phil., Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India, 1999
M.A., Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India, 1997
B.Tech., Mech Engg., Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, India, 1994

professional experience

Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, University of Massachusetts Amherst, 2009-present
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Colorado State University, 2008-2009

research interests

Applied econometrics with a focus on Marxian political economy, macroeconomics, economic development, and demography.

teaching

Introductory Econometrics
Introduction to Marxist Political Economy
Intermediate Macroeconomics

honors & awards

G S Maddala Student Prize in Econometrics, Department of Economics, Ohio State University, 2007

Selected publications

“Marx-Biased Technical Change and the Neoclassical View of Income Distribution,” Metroeconomica, forthcoming.
“Son Targeting Fertility Behaviour: Some Consequences and Determinants,” (with Robert de Jong) Demography, forthcoming.
“The Left and the 15th Lok Sabha Election,” Economic and Political Weekly, 44:22 (June), 2009.
“Political Economy of Contemporary India: Some Comments,” (with Debarshi Das) Economic and Political Weekly, 44:22 (June), 2009.
The US Financial Crisis, New Delhi: Aakar Books, 2009.
“A Note on Binary Choice Duration Models,” (with Robert de Jong) Economics Letters, 102:1 (January), 2009.
“Dynamic Multinomial Ordered Choice Models with an Application to the Estimation of Monetary Policy Rules,” (with Robert de Jong) Studies in Nonlinear Dynamics and Econometrics, 11:4 (December), 2007.