Asis Kumar Banerjee

Asis Kumar Banerjee, Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins), is a former Vice-Chancellor and a former Professor of Economics, University of Calcutta. He has held visiting positions at Presidency College, Calcutta; Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi; and the University of California, Riverside, California. His research interests include development economics, welfare economics, game theory and the measurement of inequality and poverty. His previous publications include the book Measuring Development: An...See more

Asis Kumar Banerjee, Ph.D. (Johns Hopkins), is a former Vice-Chancellor and a former Professor of Economics, University of Calcutta. He has held visiting positions at Presidency College, Calcutta; Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi; and the University of California, Riverside, California. His research interests include development economics, welfare economics, game theory and the measurement of inequality and poverty. His previous publications include the book Measuring Development: An Inequality Dominance Approach (2020). See less