Dissertation

Major Advisor: Dr. Frank N. Caliendo (Economics)

2006 M.A. in Economics, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India

2004 B.A. in Economics, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India

Academic Positions:

• Assistant Professor at School of Economic Development, Georgia Southern

University, Fall 2011

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• Visiting Faculty at Department of Economics, Weber State University:

Principles and Intermediate Macroeconomics, and Mathematical Economics, Spring

2011

• MBA Instructor at Utah State University: Applied Econometrics in the Dis-

tance MBA program, Fall 2010

• Adjunct Faculty at Department of Economics, Weber State University:

Mathematical Economics, Spring 2010

• Instructor at Department of Economics, Utah State University

– Mathematical Methods for Economics (ECON 4310/5310), Fall 2008

– Applied Econometrics (ECON 5330) Spring 2008

• Teaching Assistant at Department of Economics, Utah State University

(responsible for grading assignments and lecture support)

– Advanced Econometrics (ECON 7320: PhD level course) by Dr. Basudeb Biswas,

Fall 2008

Current Research:

• Publication:

– “Can Overconfidence Explain the Consumption Hump?: A General Equilibrium

Inquiry” (2010), Journal of Economics and Finance, 35 (1): 41-70.

• Under Review:

– “Is the Social Security Crisis Really as Bad as the SSA’s Projections?”, Spring

2010 (Job Market Paper)

– “Optimal Pension Reform under Demographic Shocks and Endogenous Retire-

ment”, Spring 2010

• Working Papers:

– “Is Smoking a Fiscal Good?” (with James Feigenbaum), Spring 2010


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– “A General Equilibrium Analysis of Pesticide Resistance in a Two-sector Stochas-

tic Neoclassical Growth Model” (with Kenneth S. Lyon), Fall 2008

– “The Time Frame for Free Trade: A Game-Theoretic Approach”, Fall 2007

• Work in Progress:

– “Should Social Security Redistribute Wealth?” (with Frank N. Caliendo), Sum-

mer 2010

– “Social Security and Saving under Endogenous Retirement: Micro and Macro

Consequences”, Spring 2010

Selected Presentations:

• “Optimal Pension Reform under Demographic Shocks and Endogenous Retirement”,

Midwest Macroeconomics Meetings, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI

(Summer 2010); QSPS 2010 Summer Workshop, Logan, UT (Summer 2010)

• “Is Smoking a Fiscal Good?” (with James Feigenbaum), Midwest Macroeconomics

Meetings, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI (Summer 2010)

• “Demographic Shocks, Retirement Decisions and Optimal Social Security”, Economics

Department, Weber State University, Ogden, UT (Fall 2009)

• “Social Security Solvency under Endogenous Retirement: A General Equilibrium

Analysis” (with T. Scott Findley), QSPS 2009 Summer Workshop, Logan, UT (Sum-

mer 2009); Applied Economics Graduate Seminar, Utah State University, Logan, UT

(Fall 2008)

• “A General Equilibrium Analysis of Pesticide Resistance in a Two-sector Stochastic

Neoclassical Growth Model” (with Kenneth S. Lyon), Annual Conference of the Re-

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source Modeling Association, Juneau, AK (Summer 2009); Applied Economics Grad-

uate Seminar, Utah State University, Logan, UT (Spring 2009)

• “Can Overconfidence Explain the Consumption Hump?: A General Equilibrium In-

quiry”, Economics Seminar Series, Illinois State University, Normal, IL (Spring 2008)

Computer Skills:

• Numerical simulation: MATLAB, Microsoft Excel

• Statistics and Econometrics: MATLAB, EViews

• Symbolic math: MATLAB, Mathematica

• Document processing: L^AT_EX, OpenOffice.org

Honors and Awards:

2010 Hemingway Adjunct Faculty Vitality Award, Weber State University

2010 Economics Department Conference Travel Award, Weber State Univer-

sity

2010 College of Agriculture Travel Grant, Utah State University

2006-10 Graduate Assistantship, Utah State University

2006 The University Medal for the first position in M.A. (Economics), Ja-

davpur University, Kolkata, India

2006 Susanta K. Mitra Memorial Gold-centered Medal for highest marks in

Economics, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India

2006 The Chattagram Parishad (Jadavpur) Award for the first position in

M.A. (Economics), Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India

Service:

• Department Representative to the USU Graduate Student Senate, 2007-08