Sandip Datta
A01, Delhi School of Economics Campus University Enclave, University of Delhi, Delhi - 110007
http://econdse.org/sandip-datta/
Education
Indian Institute of Technology Delhi 2013-2018
Ph.D. New Delhi, Delhi, India
Jawaharlal Nehru University 2011-2013
MA in Economics New Delhi, Delhi, India
Experience
Assistant Professor 2020 - Present
Department of Economics, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi New Delhi, Delhi, India
Research Fellow 2019 - 2020
With Prof. Geeta Kingdon Lucknow, India
Consultant 2018 - 2019
Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion, Ministry of Commerce and Industry New Delhi, Delhi, India
Publication
∗ Datta, S., “Competition to Save Life: Political Competition and Health Outcome in India.”
Oxford Development Studies(2019): 1-15.
∗ Datta, S., “Political competition and public healthcare expenditure: Evidence from Indian states”.Social Science & Medicine244 (2020): 112429,
∗ Datta, S. & Kingdon, G., “Gender Bias in Intra-Household Allocation of Education in India:
Has It Fallen over Time?”IZA DP No. 12671, (2019)
∗ Datta, S. & Kingdon, G., “Class size and learning: Has India spent too much on reducing class size?”World Bank Economic Review.Forthcoming in 2023
Work in Progress
∗ Datta, S. & Kingdon, G., ““Inequality in internet access in India: Implications for learning.”
∗ Datta, S. & Kingdon, G., “The Myth of Teacher Shortage in India.”
∗ Datta, S. & Kumar, A., “Trends in quality of employment in India”
∗ Datta, S. & Kumar, A., “Quality of employment and market competition in India’s manufacturing sector.”
∗ Datta, S. & Mondol, D., “Puzzle of rising private school enrolment in India.”
Unpublished Manuscripts
∗ “Political Economy of State Development: An empirical analysis from the Indian States”
∗ “Health, Economy and Society: Impact of COVID-19 in India”
∗ “Structural Transformation and Productivity Growth in Indian States since 1983”
∗ “Political Competition and Out of Pocket Healthcare Expenditure in Indian States: Theory and Evidences.”
∗ “Trade Unions and Workers’ Welfare in Indian Industries”
Presentations
∗ 2019 December: 15th Annual Conference on Economic Growth and Development, Organized by Economics and Planning Unit at the Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi
∗ 2018 April: 11th Doctoral Thesis Conference, Organized by IBS Hyderabad in
collaboration with Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR) Mumbai
∗ 2017 August: XII International Conference on Public Policy and Management, Organized by Centre for Public Policy (CPP) of IIM Bangalore.
∗ 2016 October: Graduate Research Meet 2016, Organized by IIT Guwahati.
∗ 2016 July 22: 5th International Conference on Applied Econometrics, Organized by IBS Hyderabad in association with Indian Econometric Society
∗ 2016 January 15: Second International Conference on Contemporary Debates in Public Policy and Management, Organized by Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, Kolkata
∗ 2015 December: 19th Annual Conference of Indian Political Economy Association, University of Goa, Goa
Paper Reviewed for Journals
∗ International Journal of Manpower
∗ Education Economics
∗ International Journal of Educational Development
∗ Social Science & Medicine
Awards & Fellowship
Graduate Assistant-ship
Indian Institute of Technology 2013-2018
Merit-cum-means(MCM) Scholarship
Jawaharlal Nehru University 2011-2013
