Join the Economics Department for a Remsen Bird lecture by Professor Pranab Bardhan.
Professor Bardhan is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Economics at the University of California – Berkeley. He has been a pioneer in the field of development economics, and his academic research has touched upon the fields of international trade, political economy, institutional economics and public economics. His primary research interest has focused around studying rural institutions in emerging markets, and the political economy of development policies. He has also been interested in research at the intersection of economics, political science and social anthropology, as well as the comparative political economy of development of India and China. Widely published in the foremost economics journals, Professor Bardhan was the chief editor of the Journal of Development Economics between 1985 and 2003. He has also authored 12 books and been the editor of another 12 books. His recent book titled Charaiveti: An Academic’s Global Journey is an academic memoir, tracing his academic journey from his childhood days in pre-independence India.
