I am an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at San Francisco State University. I graduated with a PhD in Economics from the University of Washington, have a MA degree in Economics from Delhi School of Economics and a BA (Hons) degree in Economics from Jadavpur University in India.
My primary area of research is in Health and Development Economics. Related areas of interest include Economics of Gender and Family, Economic Demography and Public Policy. I teach undergraduate courses in Microeconomics, Health Economics and Economics of Gender and graduate courses in Microeconomics, Health Economics and Public policy. I am also closely associated with the Institute of Civic and Community Engagement at SFSU where I lend my research expertise in examining policy-related questions of importance to the local community.
I will be on sabbatical during AY 2010-11.
Last updated in July 2010