Mumbai, September 29, 2020 (GPN): Dr. Shoumitro Chatterjee was declared the winner of Export-Import Bank of India’s (India Exim Bank’s) International Economic Research Annual (IERA) Award 2019 for his doctoral thesis titled “Essays in Trade and Development Economics”. India Exim Bank’s IERA Award 2019 was announced by Mr. David Rasquinha, Managing Director, India Exim Bank, at a webinar held on September 29, 2020. The Award comprises prize money of Rs. 3.5 lakh and a citation. The webinar was graced by the Guest of Honour, Dr K.L. Krishna, Former Director & Professor Emeritus, Delhi School of Economics. Exim Bank’s occasional paper based on Dr. Shoumitro Chatterjee’s Award-winning thesis was also released on the occasion.
Dr. Soumyatanu Mukherjee was declared the winner of Export-Import Bank of India’s (India Exim Bank’s) International Economic Research Annual (IERA) Award 2018 for his doctoral thesis: Liberalisation, Wages and Sector Growth: General Equilibrium Analysis for India
On this occasion Dr. Krishna congratulated Exim Bank for its continuous efforts to promote economic research in India. Mr. Rasquinha, highlighted that the IERA Award, instituted in 1989, currently in its 31styear, is given to Indian nationals for their outstanding doctoral dissertations in the area of international economics, trade, development and related financing from Indian or foreign universities. Commenting on the Award-winning thesis, Mr. Rasquinha noted that the research study throws light on recent important developments in the agricultural market policies in India.
The Winning Thesis
Dr. Shoumitro Chatterjee received his doctoral degree in 2018 from the Princeton University, USA. The thesis was written under the supervision of Prof. Esteban Rossi-Hansberg, Princeton University. He is currently working as an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Department of Economics of The Pennsylvania State University.
Exim Bank’s IERA Award
Exim Bank IERA Award represents the Bank’s ongoing efforts at promoting research and analysis in the area of international economics, trade & development and related financing. The entries for the 2020 edition of the Award are also open.
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To know more about the past winners and to apply for the IERA 2020, please visit: https://www.eximbankindia.in/awards
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