Current Research
Working Papers
"Female Labor Force Participation in Bangladesh and Neighboring Indian States," with Shihab Siddiqui, 2024.
"Patriarchy, Gender Norms and Household Labor Supply," with Monisankar Bishnu and Korok Dasgupta, 2023.
"Pro-Capitalist Culture and Long-Term Development", with Jeff Allen, 2023.
"Death and Capital: Investment with and without Annuities," with Mausumi Das, 2019.
Works-in-Progress
“Growth in a Graying Economy,” with Andrea Giusto and Jayanta Sarkar.
“Women, Work and Family: The Case of India’s Female Labor Force Participation.”
"Marriage Market Norms and Female Education."
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Jacques H. Dreze, "(Uncertainty and) The Firm in General Equilibrium Theory", Economic Journal, vol 95, 1984