Debasis Bandyopadhyay

University of Auckland
Debasis Bandyopadhyay

Debasis Bandyopadhyay is a Senior Lecturer at the Department of Economics, University of Auckland. He completed his PhD in Macroeconomics from the University of Minnesota, and previously he graduated with an MA in Econometrics from the University of Florida and a BSc (Hons.) Economics from Presidency College, University of Calcutta. His main research interest focuses on the relationship between the distribution of human capital and economic growth.His recent research interests include macroeconomic theories of inequality and productivity growth with a particular emphasis on the evolution of women's rights and gender inequality to expand the Unified Growth Theory of Oded Galor (2011) and others.

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आर्थिक विकास और महिलाओं के खिलाफ अपराध

जैसे-जैसे आर्थिक विकास होता है, प्रौद्योगिकी शक्ति-प्रधान की बजाय कौशल पर अधिक निर्भर होती जाती है, जिससे महिलाओं की कमाई की सम्भावना बढ़ जाती है। इस लेख में, वर्ष 2004-2012 के भारतीय डेटा का विश्लेषण करते हुए यह दिखाया है कि स्त्री-पुरुष अनुपात में कमी के कारण विशेषकर उन क्षेत्रों में जहाँ लिंगानुपात में पूर्वाग्रह अधिक है, महिलाओं के साथ बलात्कार और अभद्र व्यवहार की घटनाएं बढ़ रही हैं। इसके पीछे का मुख्य कारण महिला सशक्तिकरण के खिलाफ़ पुरुषों की प्रतिक्रिया है, वह भी ऐसे परिवेश में जहाँ सामाजिक संस्थाएँ पारम्परिक रूप से पुरुषों का पक्ष लेती रही हैं।

29 May 2025
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Economic development and crime against women

With economic development, technology becomes more skill-intensive than brawn-intensive, increasing the earning potential of women. Analysing Indian data from 2004-2012, this article shows that the decreasing gender gap is associated with more rapes and indecent assaults against women, particularly in areas where gender bias is high. The key mechanism behind this is male backlash against female empowerment, in settings where social institutions have traditionally favoured men.

06 November 2024
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