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FACULTY OF ARTS----Economics

The department of Economics, established in the year 1956, is recognised nationwide for its importance in the teaching excellence and prospective research activities. Prof. Amartya Sen, the Welfare Economist and Nobel Laureate began his career both as a teacher and a research scholar in the Department of Economics, Jadavpur University. The teaching and research activities of the department in different fields have impressed the UGC. and consequently it has helped the department to set up a Centre for Regional Economic Studies under the Special Assistance Programme in 1987.

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Degrees Offered/Intake
Infrastructural Facility
Seminar/Conference
Major Thrust Areas
Research Projects

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Contact

Head of the department :
Professor Biswajit Chatterjee


Contact No.(s) :

Telephone :
((033) 2414-6328


Email :
mailto:ajitava1@vsnl.net

 



Degrees Offered / Intake

Degrees Offered Intake Capacity
B.A. (Hons.) 141
M.A. (day) 222
M.Phil 25
Ph.D. 64
Post Doctoral  

 

 


 

 


 

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Infrastructural Facility

• Books in the Library i departmental library : 5000
• Journals/periodicals subscribed to by the Centre: 50
• Computers in the Centre: 15

 

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Seminar/Conference

 Annual Development Economics conference being held in December practically every year since 1990. The full list is as follows:
• Development Economics series: National Seminar, December 1998
• DSA National Seminar, 'Regional Dimensions of the Indian Economy', 1999
• Development Economics series: National Seminar, December1999
• Research Scholars' Conference (National); 2000
• Development Economics series: National Seminar, December 2000
• DSA National Seminar, in collaboration with Centre for Transport Studies: 'Urban Transport: Pricing and Planning': February 2001
• DSA National Workshop on "Trade in Services" in February, 2002
• DSA Research Schollars' Conference, March 2002

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Major Thrust Areas

• Development
• International trade
• Energy
• Environment
• Transport
• Agriculture
• Women's Studies
• Regional Economics
• Population Studies
• Industry
• Education

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Research Projects

Funding Agency Duration
SANEI 1 year
SANEI 1 year
SANDEE 2 years
World Bank-IGIDR 2 years
World Bank-IGIDR 1 year
UGC Minor Research Project 1 year
W.B. Pollution Control Board 1 year
OECD/IEA, Paris 1 year

 

 

 

 

 

 

 





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