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Utteeyo Dasgupta is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Wagner College. He received a B.A. (honors) in economics from Delhi University; M.A. in economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University; a second M.A. in economics from University of Arizona, and a Ph.D. in economics from University of Arizona. He primarily uses laboratory and field experiments along with game theory to evaluate and understand the positive, normative and strategic aspects of economic decision-making. His scholarly work has been published in Economic Theory, B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy and other peer-reviewed journals. Details of his current research and publications are available on his website.s been published in Economic Theory, B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy and other peer-reviewed journals. Details of his current research and publications are available on his website.
Posts by Utteeyo Dasgupta
Peer influence and human capital accumulation: Evidence from Delhi University colleges
College is an important milestone in life that is believed to develop several aspects of an individual's human capital, broadly defined to include both cognitive and socio-emotional traits. Consequen...
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Utteeyo Dasgupta
Subha Mani
Smriti Sharma
Saurabh Singhal
07 November, 2016
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Do wives care more about household welfare than husbands?
Social science literature shows that women promote household welfare more than men. This column examines if consumption choices of husbands and wives change, depending on whether they have to work to...
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Utteeyo Dasgupta
Subha Mani
24 February, 2014
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Choosing to be trained: Behavioural restrictions on participation decisions
Widespread unemployment has prompted policymakers to consider introduction of various training programmes that can help workers accumulate additional skills to obtain new jobs and/ or retain current ...
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Utteeyo Dasgupta
Lata Gangadharan
Pushkar Maitra
Subha Mani
Samyukta Subramanian
02 September, 2013
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