Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, 1999; economic growth and development, macroeconomics.
M.A., Economics, UCLA, 1994
M.A., Economics, University of Delhi, India, 1994
B.Sc. (Honors), Economics, Presidency College, University of Calcutta, 1992
Statement
Professor Chakraborty has been calling Eugene his home since joining UO in 1999. He lives with his wife and two children in the South Hills. Having grown up in India and traveled many countries, he enjoys bringing diverse viewpoints to his research and teaching, particularly about economic development.
Research
Macroeconomics of health and disease in developing countries
Financial development, public capital, demographic transition, income distribution, and preference formation
Publications
“Twin Transitions”, with Anna-Maria Aksan, 2013.
“Death and Capital: Physical and Human Capital Investment Under Missing Annuity Markets”
“The Culture of Entrepreneurship,” with Jon Thompson and Etienne Yehoue, 2013.
“Childhood Disease and the Precautionary Demand for Children,” (with Anna-Maria Aksan), Journal of Population Economics, 26: 855-885, 2013.
“Fertility Choice under Child Mortality and Social Norms,” (with Joydeep Bhattacharya), Economics Letters, 115(3): 338-341, 2012.
“The Quality of Public Investment,” (with Era Dabla-Norris), The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics – Contributions, 11(1), article 27, 2011.
“Diseases, Infection Dynamics and Development,” (with Chris Papageorgiou and Fidel Pérez-Sebastián), Journal of Monetary Economics, 57(7): 859-872, 2010.