The Department of Economic Sciences has 15 permanent faculty members with research and teaching interests that cover a broad range of fields. Apart from having strength in traditional areas like microeconomics, macroeconomics, and econometrics; the department has expertise in agricultural economics, Bayesian econometrics, behavioral economics, development economics, efficiency, and productivity analysis, environmental economics, financial economics, health economics, industrial economics, international trade, labor economics, law and economics, optimization theory, political economy, family economics, and public policy.
The department primarily offers three degrees in economics: 4 years B.S., 1 year M.S., and Ph.D. in Economics. Admission for the 38 seats (per year) in the B.S. program is through the advanced joint entrance examination (JEE). B.S. students who satisfy certain eligibility criteria can opt for a 1 year M.S. program in Economics. There is also a provision for the dual degree for undergraduate students of IITK. The entry to the Ph.D. program is through a written test and a viva exam conducted once at the beginning of each academic year.
The department's administrative office is located in Room 622 of the Faculty Building, IITK academic area.
Dr. Wasim Ahmad has been selected for the ICSSR-ESRC-UKRI Call for Collaborative Research on the "Future of UK-Indian trade and cross-border investment in a changing global environment".
SERB-DST-MATRICS Grant has been awarded to Dr. Debayan Pakrashi
Dr. Debayan Pakrashi has been selected for the Shastri Covid-19 Pandemic Response Grant (SCPRG): Call for Innovative Solutions 2020-21.
Dr. Debayan Pakrashi has been selected for the GRCF Partnership Fund, University of Kent, UK
Shortlist of external candidates for Interview for PhD at Economic Sciences
Shortlist of candidates for Interview for PhD at Economic Sciences
List of shortlisted candidates for Written test/Interview for PhD_Economic Sciences
Debayan Pakrashi (IIT Kanpur), Sarani Saha (IIT Kanpur), Chitwan Lalji (IIM Kozhikode) and Surya N. Maiti (IIT Kanpur) (2019-20, PI) “Knowledge is Power: A Scoping Study on Women’s Safety” funded by the International Growth Centre India (Bihar), £20,000.
Debayan Paakrashi (IIT Kanpur), Asadul Islam (Monash University) and Marcel Fafchamps (Stanford University), (2019-20, Co-PI) “Addressing Financial Inclusion in Rural India: The Role of Information and Peer Pressure,” funded by the International Growth Centre India (Bihar), £20,000.
Society for Economic Research in India (SERI) Annual Conference (2019) is hosted by the Department of Economic Sciences, IIT Kanpur. Please see the scheduled program for details.
Title: Why do people stay poor?
Speaker: Prof. Maitreesh Ghatak, London School of Economics
February 19th, 2021; Venue: Virtual Meeting
Title: The Biden Administration, Global Order and India: In the President Elect’s Own Words
Speaker: Prof. Dipankar Sengupta, University of Jammu and Researcher, Centre de Sciences Humaines, New Delhi (2002-5)
November 25th, 2020; Time: 3:00 PM; Venue: Virtual Meeting
Title: Mobilizing P2P Diffusion for New Agricultural Practices: Experimental Evidence from Bangladesh
Speaker: Dr. Debayan Pakrashi
November 20th, 2020, Friday; Time: 11:00 AM to 12:00 Noon; Venue: Virtual Meeting
Title: On the Intraday Dynamics of Oil Price and Exchange Rate: What Can We Learn from China and India?
Speaker: Dr. Wasim Ahmad
November 20th, 2020, Friday; Time: 12:00 Noon to 1:00 PM; Venue: Virtual Meeting
Title: Economic Decision-making and Statistical Development in India
Speaker: Dr. Pronab Sen
November 20th, 2020, Friday; Time: 2:30 PM; Venue: Virtual Meeting
Title: The Long Shadow of Infrastructure Development: Long Run Effects of Railway Construction in Colonial India
Speaker: Dr. Pushkar Maitra
November 12th, 2020, Thursday; Time: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM; Venue: Virtual Meeting
Title: How India went from Inclusion without growth to growth without inclusion
Speaker: Dr. Saon Roy
November 12th, 2020, Thursday; Time: 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM; Venue: Virtual Meeting
Title: Water Governance in India: From Arithmetic Hydrology to Heterodox Economic Thinking
Speaker: Dr Nilanjan Ghosh, Director Observer Research Foundation, Kolkata
November 10th, 2020, Tuesday; Time: 3:00 PM; Venue: Virtual Meeting
Title: Digital India
Speaker: Prof. Nirvikar Singh
November 6th, 2020, Friday; Time: 10:00 AM; Venue: Virtual Meeting
Title: Skilling India: No Time to Lose
Speaker: Dr. Bornali Bhandari
November 5th, 2020, Thursday; Time: 3:00 PM; Venue: Virtual Meeting