Teaching

M.Sc Courses  

Economics of Institutions (University of Calcutta)

Semester 3 (Aug-Dec): Lectures

1. Introduction 

2. Colonial origin of economic development 

3. Factor endowment, slavery and institutions 

4. Historical land tenure institutions and economic development 

5. Legal origin and economic development 

6. Ethnic fractionalization and economic development 

7. Caste network and clientelism 

Semester 4 (Jan - April): Lectures

1. Norm and contract enforcement 

2. Historical norm and current economic development 

3. Market openness and evolution of Norm  

4. Norm, human capital and economic development 

Development Economics (University of Calcutta)

Semester 2 (January-April )

1. Introduction 

2. Property RIght Institutions and Economic Development

3. Credit Market and Economic Development  

4. Technology and Economic Development 

5. Economic Geography and Development 

Globalisation and Economic Order (University of Calcutta)

Introduction

Economic Geography and Increasing return

Globalization and Inequality of Nations

Capitalist Production of Space -- Marxian approach

Dispute settlement mechanism of WTO

Orientation of WTO and GATT

Fair trade, labour standard and globalisation

Groups, identities  and economic development (Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta)

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