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Tirthatanmoy
Das

Associate Professor
Economics
Chairperson, Economics
Centre for Public Policy (CPP) - Secondary Member

Dr. Tirthatanmoy Das is an Associate Professor in the Economics area. He is also a Research Fellow at IZA Institute of Labor Economics and a Fellow at the Global Labor Organization (GLO). Prior to joining IIM Bangalore in July 2017, He was an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Central Florida, USA from 2014 – 2017, and at Temple University, USA from 2012 – 2014. His research spans topics in Labour Economics, Econometrics, Health Economics and Behavioural Economics. He has published in leading peer-reviewed journals such as the Journal of Political Economy and the Journal of Econometrics. Dr. Das’s graduate teaching includes Masters (MA, MBA) and Doctoral level courses on Labour Economics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics, whereas his undergraduate teaching includes courses on Microeconomics, Macroeconomics and Econometrics.

PUBLICATIONS

"Micro Foundations of Earnings Differences" (with Solomon W. Polachek), forthcoming in Palgrave Handbook of Economic Performance Analysis.

“Estimating Labor Force Joiners and Leavers Using A Heterogeneity Augmented Two-Tier Stochastic Frontier" (with Solomon W. Polachek), Journal of Econometrics, Vol 199 (2): 156- 172, (2017).

“Micro- and Macroeconomic Implications of Heterogeneity in the Production of Human Capital" (with Solomon W. Polachek and Rewat Thamma-Apiroam), Journal of Political Economy, Vol 123 (6): 1410-1455, (2015).

“Unanticipated Effects of California's Paid Family Leave Program" (with Solomon W. Polachek), Contemporary Economic Policy, Vol 33 (4): 619-635, (2015).

“Pre-and Post-Reform India: A Revised Look at Employment, Wages and Inequality" (with Surjit S. Bhalla), India Policy Forum, Vol 2 (1):183-254, (2005).

Dr. Das taught Masters and Doctoral level courses on Labour Economics, Econometrics and Mathematical Economics. He also taught Undergraduate level courses on Microeconomics, Macroeconomics and Econometrics.

  • Ph.D., Economics, State University of New York at Binghamton, USA.
  • M.A., Economics, State University of New York at Binghamton, USA.
  • M.A., Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India.
  • B.Sc. (Honors), Economics, University of Calcutta, India.