Education
PhD, Brown University, 2001
MA, Brown University, 1997
M.A., Delhi School of Economics, 1996
B.A. (Hons), University of Delhi, 1994

Courses Taught
ECON 4070 - Economic Growth
ECON 4710 - Aggregate Economic Analysis
ECON 7070 - THEORY of ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECON 7735 - Macroeconomics III

Interests
Teaching Interest: Macroeconomics

Research Interest: Growth Economics, Consumption and Savings, International Economics

Selected Research Publications
''Dual Economies and International Total Factor Productivity (TFP) Differences.'' Economica, Forthcoming,Carl-Johan Dalgaard.

''The Rise in Returns to Education and the Decline in Household Savings.'' Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, forthcoming,

''Early Starts, Reversals, and Catch-up in the Process of Economic Development.'' Scandinavian Journal of Economics, forthcoming. Louis Putterman.

''FDI and Economic Growth: The Role of Local Financial Markets.'' Journal of International Economics, 64, 2004: 89-112. Laura Alfaro, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan and Selin Sayek.

''States and Markets: The Advantages of an Early Start.'' Journal of Economic Growth, 7, 4, December 2002: 347-370. Valerie Bockstette and Louis Putterman.

''The Influence of Capital Controls on Long Run Growth.'' Journal of Development Economics, 77, 2005: 441-466

Employed by LSU since
8/16/2004