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jhack@lemoyne.edu Chandan Jha is an Assistant Professor in the Madden School of Business at Le Moyne College. His research interests lie in the areas of development economics, political economy, and finance and development. His current research focuses primarily on the issues of gender inequality and corruption. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from Louisiana State University, an M.A. in economics from Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, and a B.A. in economics (honours) from Magadh University.
Posts by Chandan Kumar Jha
Ancestral ecological endowments and contemporary sex ratios
About six million women are ‘missing’ each year from the world, of which 2 million are from India alone. This article finds that there are proportionately more missing women in regions with poorer...
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Gautam Hazarika Chandan Kumar Jha Sudipta Sarangi 
15 March, 2019
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Can social media and internet help reduce corruption?
The extensive use of social media was a key factor in the success of the anti-corruption movement in India in 2011. This column uses cross-country data to explore the role of social media and interne...
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Chandan Kumar Jha
- 07 October, 2014
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Do women in power have an impact on corruption?
The recently elected 16th Lok Sabha of India will have a record number of 61 women parliamentarians. This column assesses whether women in the labour force or positions of power can have an impact on...
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Chandan Kumar Jha Sudipta Sarangi
- 21 May, 2014
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Rape: The shame of a nation
The proliferating number of rape incidents in India is chilling. This column discusses the various perspectives on the causes of rape, and the economic, social and legal factors that play a role in t...
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Chandan Kumar Jha Sudipta Sarangi
- 21 February, 2014
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