Dr. Somnath Chattopadhyay

Curriculum Vitae                                         

NAME:   DR. SOMNATH   CHATTOPADHYAY

PRESENT POSITION:  ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, DEPT. OF ECONOMICS   

                                                        (D.O.J: 29.11.16)

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION: 

  • PH. D in QUANTITATIVE ECONOMICS (INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE, 2011) 

  • M. SC in ECONOMICS; Special. Paper: STATISTICS & ECONOMETRICS, Optional Paper: OPERATIONS RESEARCH (UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA, 2003)

  • B. SC in ECONOMICS with STATISTICS and MATHEMATICS (UNIVERSITY OF CALCUTTA, 2001)

Qualified in CBSE-UGC National Eligibility Test (NET) & UGC Accredited State Eligibility Test (SET) in Economics 

 

Research Interest: 

  •   SPATIAL ECONOMETRICS, QUANTITATIVE ECONOMIC METHODS, STOCK MARKET ANALYSIS

TEACHING INTEREST: 

  • ECONOMETRICS, STATISTICS, MATHEMATICAL ECONOMICS, MICROECONOMICS, TIME SERIES ECONOMETRICS, MATHEMATICS

Publications:

  • JOURNAL ARTICLES

  1. “Estimating Spatial Consumer Price Indices through Engel Curve Analysis” published in Review of Income and Wealth, 57(1), 138-155, 2011 (WILEY-BLACKWELL)

                      THE ABOVE PAPER HAS BEEN CITED BY NOBEL LAUREATE PROF. ANGUS DEATON.

  1.  “District-level Poverty Estimation: A proposed Method” published in Journal of   

                     Applied Statistics, 38 (10), 2327-2343, 2011 (TAYLOR & FRANCIS) 

  1. “Analysis of Poverty and Efficiency: An Earnings Frontier Approach” published in Bulletin of Economic Research, 66 (2), 133-155, 2014 (WILEY-BLACKWELL)

  2. “Inter-regional Poverty Comparisons: Case of West Bengal” published in Journal of Quantitative Economics, 9 (2), 104-122, 2011.  (SPRINGER)

  3. “Decomposition of Inter-regional Poverty Gap in India: A Spatial Approach” published in Empirical Economics, 46(1), 65-99, 2014 (SPRINGER).

  4. “District level Poverty Estimation: A Spatial Approach” published in Economics Bulletin, 30 (4), 2962-2977, 2010

  5. “Earnings Efficiency and Poverty Dominance Analysis: A Spatial Approach” published in Economics Bulletin, 31 (3), 2298-2318, 2011.  

  6. “Global Macroeconomic Performances: A Comparative Study Based on Composite Scores” published in Journal of Reviews on Global Economics, 4 (2015),  51-68

  7. “Effects of Market Reforms and External Shocks on Indian Stock Indices: Evidence on Structural Breaks and Efficiency” published in Journal of Reviews on Global Economics, 6 (2017), 426-442.

  8. “Distributional Heterogeneity in FDI Inflows into India: A State-level Analysis” published in Money & Finance, November 2014.

  9. An Exploration into the Predictability of Stock Prices in India: Mean Reversion vs. Random Walk” published in Money & Finance, April 2016.

  10. “Occupational Gender Segregation and the Regional Gap in Poverty: A Decomposition Analysis” published in IOSR-JHSS, 22(8), 2017

  11. “Monthly Composite Macroeconomic Performance Score based Country Rankings Assessing Early Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic” published in Journal of Insurance and Financial Management, 5 (5) (2022), 33-58.

  12. “Constructing a Composite Index of FDI Attractiveness: A Case Study” (2024) (Forthcoming)

  • BOOK CHAPTERS

  1. “Global Liquidity – A Review of Concepts, Measurement, and Effect on Asset Prices: An Empirical Analysis of the Impact on the Indian Stock Market", Das, R.C. (Ed.) The Impacts of Monetary Policy in the 21st Century: Perspectives from Emerging Economies, EMERALD PUBLISHING LIMITED, Bingley, pp. 277-289. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78973-319-820191027

  2. “Globalization and Sustainable Economic Development: Evaluating Country Performances through Composite Rankings” Das, R.C. (Ed.) Globalization, Income Distribution and Sustainable Development-a theoretical and empirical investigation, EMERALD PUBLISHING LIMITED Bingley, pp. 31-46 (2022) https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-80117-870-920221006

  3. “Bank Credit and Macroeconomic Performances: A TOPSIS-based Comparative Annual Ranking of States in India” Das, R.C. (Ed.) Inclusive Developments Through Socio-economic Indicators: New Theoretical and Empirical Insights, EMERALD PUBLISHING LIMITED, BINGLEY (2023) | DOI 10.1108/9781804555545

  4. “Has Credit Growth Led to Inclusive Development in BRICS Countries? A Panel Data Analysis” Das, R.C. (Ed.). (2024). Convergence and Developmental Aspects of Credit Allocations in BRICS Nations: Theoretical and Empirical Inquiries (1st ed.), ROUTLEDGE. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003320029

  5. Chattopadhyay, S., Sarkar, S. (2023). A Primer on Spatial Regression Models: Applications to Poverty and Inequality of Indian Districts. In: Mukherjee, D. (eds) Applied Econometric Analysis Using Cross Section and Panel Data. Contributions to Economics. SPRINGER, SINGAPORE. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-4902-1_7

  • WORKING PAPERS:

  1. Comparative Macroeconomic Performance and Human Development of India’s States Does Convergence Remain Elusive?" (Under Review).

  2. Informational Efficiency with Shock-Induced Structural Breaks in Crypto Prices: An Indian Perspective (Under Review).

EDITORIAL WORK:

1. Refereed for 

  • Journal of Applied Statistics (TAYLOR & FRANCIS), 

  • Communications in Statistics-Theory and Methods (TAYLOR & FRANCIS)

  • Geographical Analysis (WILEY), 

  • Computational Economics (SPRINGER)

  • Journal of Social and Economic Development (SPRINGER)

  • Journal of Economic Theory and Practice (SAGE)

  • Economics Bulletin

  • Money & Finance

  • IGI Global

  1. Acted as an Economist and as a member of the editorial team of Money & Finance edited by Prof. Mihir Rakshit, Chairman by Dr. C. Rangarajan (former Governor of the Reserve Bank of India). 

PAST EXPERIENCE:

  • Affiliation to INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE, Kolkata in the position of Junior Research Fellow, Senior Research Fellow, Visiting Scholar and Visiting Scientist during the period 2005-2012. 

  • More than four years of Industrial Research Experience.  Served as an Economist at ICRA Ltd. (A MOODY’S INVESTORS SERVICE COMPANY) during the period 2012-2016. 

SOFTWARE SKILL:  

  • STATA, MATLAB, SAS, SPSS, EVIEWS