Partha Sen

For the Indian cricketer, see Partha Sen (cricketer).

Partha Sen (born 4 November 1951) is an Indian professor of economics,^[1] associated with the Delhi School of Economics.^[2] His research interests are International Trade, Macroeconomic Theory, and International Finance.

Early life and education

Partha Sen was born on 4 November 1951.^[3][4] In 1972, he completed a Bachelor of Arts in Economics at the University of Delhi, and a Master of Arts in Economics in 1975.^[4] In 1979, he was awarded an MSocSci in Economics by the University of Birmingham.^[4] He received his PhD from the London School of Economics in 1984.^[4]

Career

Upon receiving his MA, he became a lecturer at University of Delhi.^[4] He has also lectured in economics at the University of Bristol and the London School of Economics.^[4]

Between 1986 and 1989, he was an assistant professor at the University of Illinois.^[4] Between 1990 and 1996, he was a reader in economics at the Delhi School of Economics.^[4] Since 2001, he has been a professor of economics, first at the Indian Statistical Institute and at the Delhi School of Economics. For a brief period he was also a professor at the South Asian University.

His research interests are International Trade, Macroeconomic Theory, and International Finance. His current research focuses on capital flows,^[4] New Keynesian Macroeconomics, Non Competitive Trade Theory, and Environmental Economics with Capital Mobility.

He was the editor of the Indian Economic Review from 1997 to 2001 and the co-editor before that from 1994 to 1997. He has also been a member of the editorial board of Arthaniti since 2002.^[5]