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Present position
Associate Professor
Department of Economics, University of North Bengal, Raja Rammohunpur, P. O. North Bengal University, DT. Darjeeling, West Bengal, Pin. 734 013, India [University website: www.nbu.ac.in ; the link of the Economics Department is available here; Email: amlan(at)nbu.ac.in and / or amlan(at)amlan.co.in]
10 October 2018 – Present
My activities include mainly teaching and research with some administrative works:
Covers some courses / modules in M. A. in Economics: (i) History of economic ideas (The Classical School and The Neoclassical School), (ii) Economics of development (Economics of Education and Health, Health Care and Economic Development, Economics of Health and Health Care, Economic Inequality and its measurement), (iii) Advanced Econometrics (Empirical analysis of income inequality, Production Function and Efficiency Measurement focusing health and health care), (iv) Demography and Population Studies, (v) Survey Methods and Application, (vi) Data Analysis and Application.
Covers some courses / modules on “Research methodology” under the Ph. D. Course-work programme.
Guiding Ph. D. Scholars as Supervisor.
Render administrative services as a member of various statutory and Departmental committees. Assumed the responsibility of the Head of the Department for two years in between 01 February 2021 and 31 January 2023 (with that of the Chairman, Post-graduate Board of Studies in Economics). Assuming the responsibility of Chairman, Undergraduate Board of Studies in Economics, University of North Bengal for four years from February 2021.
Appointed as the Finance Officer (Officiating) of the University of North Bengal on 21 March 2023 for a period of two months and subsequently extended for another four months (till 20 September 2023).
Previous Position
Associate Professor of Economics & Bursar
Dinhata College (affiliated to the University Grants Commission under section 2-f & 12B, and the Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University; previously under the University of North Bengal), P. O. Dinhata, DT. Cooch Behar, West Bengal, Pin. 736 135, India (http://dinhatacollege.ac.in).
16 April 2001 – 09 October 2018
[Previous designations: Lecturer (16.04.2001 to 31.12.2005); Assistant Professor (Stage 1: 01.01.2006 to 15.04.2007); Assistant Professor (Stage 2: 16.04.2007 to 15.04.2012); Assistant Professor (Stage 3: 16.04.2012 to 15.04.2015); Associate Professor (Stage 4: 16.04.2015 to 09.10.2018)]
My activities included mainly teaching and research with some administrative works:
Taught various courses on Economics and Commerce in undergraduate programmes.
Involved in research activities in Economics and Demography with special focus on measurement issues in economic inequality and human development, health and well-being related issues etc.
Worked as Guest Teacher in the 1st Semester 2018 at the Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University – Department of Economics covering History of Economic Thought in M. A. in Economics.
Worked as Guest Teacher in the 4th Semester 2017 at the Cooch Behar Panchanan Barma University – Department of Zoology covering Biostatistics in M. Sc. in Zoology.
Rendered administrative services as Bursar (w.e.f. 01 December 2012) and as a convener and / or member of various statutory and sub-committees.
Honorary position
CICOPS Fellow, University of Pavia, Italy
CICOPS-Centre for International Cooperation and Development, University of Pavia, Corso Strada Nouva n. 65, 27100 Pavia, Italy
2012-Present
My role is to act somewhat as Ambassador of the University of Pavia in my home institution helping them in the process of spreading information about University of Pavia and CICOPS activities, which may include cooperation projects promoting mobility towards Pavia and receiving the academics and students from Pavia who might come to my institution. Fellowship has been recognised with a diploma awarded by the University of Pavia.
Research guidance
Supervised one Doctoral Research of the Department of Economics, University of North Bengal with one senior faculty member as Co-Supervisor from 15 January 2013 [Title of research: Burden of Diseases and Its Impact on Utilisation of Health Care & on Out-Of-Pocket Health Expenditure by Households in Siliguri Municipal Corporation Area (SMCA), West Bengal]. Date of submission: 03 November 2017. Date of award: 01 August 2018.
Guiding six Research Scholars of the Department of Economics, University of North Bengal. Broad area of research: Economics of health and health care, and Economic inequality.
Assisted one Postdoctoral Research of the Department of Demography, Population Research Centre, Faculty of Spatial Sciences, University of Groningen, The Netherlands from 15 January 2015 to 26 November 2015 (Topic of research: Multidimensional child growth in India from the perspective of Capability Approach).
Assisted Doctoral Researchers at the Faculty of Sociology, Kansai University, Osaka during my tenure of Postdoctoral Research for one year from 22 November 2010.
Academic background
Doctor of Philosophy (Ph. D.) in Economics
University of North Bengal, Darjeeling, India
Enrolment: May 2003, Submission: May 2006, Approval: 03 July 2007
(Title: Economics of Health Care Utilisation: A Study of Perceived Morbidity and Health Seeking Patterns in Cooch Behar and Jalpaiguri districts of North Bengal)
The study is based on primary data collected through interview technique. It has three facets: morbidity analysis (examination of epidemiologic profile of the region); study of preference for a care (applying qualitative anthropological technique); and estimation of contribution of different need, predisposing, and enabling factors towards utilisation of a care (multivariate analyses using binary logistic regression models and multiple classification analysis).
Master of Population Studies (Grade: ‘A’)
International Institute for Population Sciences, Mumbai, India (1998-1999)
(Jointly sponsored by the United Nations and the Government of India)
Gained thorough familiarity with the techniques of demographic analysis purely in an interdisciplinary environment. Trained in quantitative and qualitative research techniques along with various research and sampling designs as well as large-scale survey data analysis using SPSS.
Courses: Statistical methods for Population Studies, Social Science Concepts & Major Social and Economic Issues in India, Introduction to Demography, Sources of Demographic Data, Nuptiality, Fertility, Mortality Morbidity and Reproductive Health, Population and Development, Migration Urbanisation and Spatial Distribution, Dynamics of Age-Sex Structure & Population Projection, Population Policies, Programme Management and Evaluation, Research Methodology, Computer Applications to Population Studies, Group Work for Survey Research, Seminar Paper.
Specialisation: ‘Actuarial Statistics and Demographic Models’
Master of Arts in Economics (First Class & First Position in the University)
University of North Bengal, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India (1994-1996)
Courses: Public economics, History of economic thought, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Statistics, Mathematical economics, Indian economy, Development Economics, Continuing Evaluation (Seminar and GD based on ‘Economic Survey to the households of North Bengal’).
Specialisation: ‘Resource economics and Demography’ and ‘Econometrics’
Bachelor of Arts with Honours in Economics (Second Class & First Position in the University)
A.B.N. Seal College, University of North Bengal, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India (1989-1993)
Courses: Economics (Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Indian economic history and problems, Statistics, Mathematical economics, Public finance & international trade, Development economics, Principles of Marxian economics & economics of Socialism, Selected histories from the economic development of Japan, UK, USSR), Mathematics, and Political Science.
Research and training
JSPS Postdoctoral Fellow
Faculty of Sociology, Kansai University
3-3-35 Yamate-cho, Suita-shi, Osaka 564-8680, Japan
(With “FY 2010 JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Foreign Researcher”, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science)
22 November 2010 – 21 November 2011
My activities included mainly research at postdoctoral level on measurement issues with human development and economic inequality with some assistance to researchers at doctoral level.
Visiting Fellow, India-China Cultural Exchange Programme
Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, China
(Under the bilateral MOU of academic exchange between India and China)
21 February 2008 – 21 March 2008
During this trip I have visited a number of Universities (Peking University, Lanzhou University, and Tianjin Normal University), Institutes and Centres in China in regard to research on capability approach and multidimensional assessment of well-being in the context of China and India.
Visiting Fellow
Department of Public and Territorial Economics, University of Pavia
Corso Strada Nouva n. 65, 27100 Pavia, Italy
(With a Scholarship from the Centre for International Cooperation and Development – CICOPS, Italy)
10 October-21 December 2005
Worked on multidimensional assessment of well-being using Fuzzy Logic and Econometric techniques within the framework of Amartya Sen’s capability approach.
Research Scholar
Indian Institute of Technology, Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Hauz Khas, New Delhi 110 016, India 22 July 1999 – 12 April 2001
My activities included course-work and research with some teaching and academic work:
Completed courses on Social Research Methods, Environmental Ethics, and Planning and Economic Development.
Reviewed literature on health economics, developed research proposals on health services utilisation in Indian context, and completed one minor research project on primary health care system in India. Performed eight hours of academic work per week and occasionally delivered lectures on population and development related issues at undergraduate and postgraduate levels.
Other examination / Qualification
UGC-NET in Economics, June 1998
[National Eligibility Test for Lectureship in Universities and Colleges in India conducted by the University Grants Commission: 618 / (NET-JUNE, 98), Roll No. D610095]
Workshop & Symposium
University of North Bengal (UGC Academic Staff College), Darjeeling, India
Attended UGC sponsored Refresher Course in Law (Inter-disciplinary) (05-25 February 2015)
University of North Bengal (UGC Academic Staff College), Darjeeling, India
Attended UGC sponsored Refresher Course in Philosophy (Inter-disciplinary) (04-24 June 2013)
Institute of Legal Studies, Kansai University, Osaka, Japan
Attended one International Symposium on ‘Knowledge and Innovation in South Africa and India: Protection and Usage of Traditional Knowledge for Economic Development’ (16 July 2011)
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Tokyo, Japan
Attended one Orientation Programme for JSPS Postdoctoral Fellows (02-04 March 2011)
Centre for the Study of Contemporary India, Ryukoku University, Kyoto, Japan
Attended one International Symposium on ‘Voices for Equity: Minority and Majority in South Asia’ (22-23 January 2011)
University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan
Attended one day Workshop on Capability Approach (20 September 2010)
University of Calcutta (UGC Academic Staff College), Kolkata, India
Attended UGC sponsored Orientation Programme (18 August 2008-13 September 2008)
Vassar College (Department of Economics), Poughkeepsie, USA
Attended one day Symposium under the Faculty Development Programme (21 September 2007)
Ramkhamhaeng University, Bangkok, Thailand
Attended one day Workshop on Feminist Economics (28 June 2007)
University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands
Attended one Summer School on ‘Research Methods in Poverty and Well-being’ (25-29 August 2006)
Kings College (Department of Land Economy, University of Cambridge), Cambridge, UK
Attended one workshop on ‘Biodiversity and Economics for Conservation’ (01-03 September 2004)
V.V. Giri National Labour Institute, Noida, India
Attended one Summer School on ‘Research Methods in Labour Studies’ (22 September – 12 October 2003)
Publication: Journal papers (Health Care Infrastructure, Economic inequality & Human development)
* Majumder, A. (2023). “Economic Efficiency of the Primary Healthcare System in India: A Study Based on Facility Survey”, Economic and Political Weekly, 58 (44): 44-51.
* Majumder, A. (2022). “A note on the use of a measure of economic inequality in analogue to the refractive index of geometrical optics”, Indian Economic Journal, Special Issue/Conference Volume of 103rd Indian Economic Association of 2020 (January 2022): 323-345 (ISSN: 0019-4662).
* Majumder, A. and T. Kusago. (2021). “A consistency check of the World Income Inequality Database in favour of common readers”, SN Business & Economics (A Springer Nature Journal), 1 (95): 1-17 (ISSN: 2662-9399).
* Majumder, A. and T. Kusago. (2020). “A Simple Working Formula of Gini Coefficient with Some Common Software Command Codes”, Artha Vijnana (Journal of The Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics), 62 (2): 219-224 (ISSN: 0971-586X).
* Majumder, A. (2019). “An Appraisal of the Pro Transfer-Sensitive Measures of Economic Inequality with Left-Leaning Considerations”, Artha Vijnana (Journal of The Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics), 61 (2): 101-118 (ISSN: 0971-586X).
* Majumder, A. and T. Kusago. (2018). “A note on the use of decile or quintile group-share of income or consumption from the popular income inequality databases to explain inequality conditions”, Economics Bulletin, 38 (4): 2152-2166. (ISSN: 15452921).
* Majumder, A. 2018. “Application of Snell’s law in the measurement of economic inequality”, American Journal of Computer Science and Information Technology, 6: 75. (ISSN: 23493917). [Abstract]
| * Majumder, A. and S. Roy Mukherjee. (2017). “An Evaluation of Role of the Sub Centres in the Healthcare System in India towards Increasing Health Awareness with Special Reference to Delivery Care”, Journal of the Regional Economic Studies, 8: 86-104. (ISSN: 23192542). |
* Majumder, A. 2015. ”An alternative measure of economic inequality under the Lorenz curve framework in analogue to the index of refraction of geometrical optics”, Economics Bulletin, 35 (2): 1076-1086. (ISSN: 1545-2921). Link for download.
* Majumder, A. and T. Kusago. 2012. “A note on methodology of treating income in Human Development Index,” Indian Economic Journal, 60 (2): 57-72, (ISSN: 0019-4662).
* Majumder, A. 2007. “Alternative measures of economic inequality,” Artha Beekshan (Journal of Bengal Economic Association), 16 (1): 3-20. (ISSN: 0972-1185)
* Majumder, A. 2007. “A multidimensional assessment of well-being of Indian women based on Amartya Sen’s functioning approach,” Journal of Social and Economic Policy, 4 (2): 155-187. (ISSN: 0973-3426)
Publication: Working papers (Economic inequality)
* Marjit, S. and A. Majumder. and S. Sarkar. and L. Yang. (2020). “Inequality Convergence and Distribution Neutral Fiscal Policy,” CESifo Working Paper Series 8119, CESifo Group Munich (ISSN: 2364-1428), https://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/216515/1/cesifo1_wp8119_0.pdf.
* Majumder, A. 2015. “An Alternative Measure of Economic Inequality in the light of Optics”, Working Paper Series, ECINEQ 2014-346, http://www.ecineq.org/milano/WP/ECINEQ2014-346.pdf.
* Majumder, A. and T. Kusago. 2013. “A discreet approach to study the distribution-free downward biases of Gini coefficient and the methods of correction in cases of small observations”, Working Paper Series, ECINEQ 2013-298, http://www.ecineq.org/milano/WP/ECINEQ2013-298.pdf.
Publication: Journal papers (Health Economics, Demography& Environment)
* Ghosh, S., A. Majumder, and S. Roy Mukherjee. 2016. “Burden of Disease: A Study of Morbidity Profile of the Households of Siliguri Municipal Corporation Area (SMCA), West Bengal, India,” International Journal of Social Sciences Arts and Humanities, 4 (1): 1-7. (ISSN: 23214147)
* Ghosh, S., A. Majumder, and S. Roy Mukherjee. 2016. “Impact of Burden of Disease on Utilisation of Healthcare Facilities and on Out-of-Pocket Healthcare Expenditure of the Households of SMCA: A Conceptual Model from Theoretical Foundation,” Journal of Regional Economic Studies, 7: 34-45. (ISSN: 23192542)
* Majumder, A. 2006. “Utilisation of health care in India: an empirical study based on National Family Health Survey-2,” Asian African Journal of Economics and Econometrics, 6 (2): 147-159. (ISSN: 0972-3986)
* Majumder, A. 2006. “Utilisation of health care in North Bengal: A Qualitative Study on Preference for a care with respect to Type of Facility and System of Medicine,” The Anthropologist, 8 (1): 33-41. (ISSN: 0972-0073)
* Majumder, A. 2006. “Demand for health care in India,” Artha Beekshan (Journal of Bengal Economic Association), 15 (3): 48-63. (ISSN: 0972-1185)
* Majumder, A. 2006. “Epidemiologic Profile and Utilisation of Health Care in North Bengal,” Journal of Human Ecology, 19 (4): 289-298. (ISSN: 0970-9274)
* Majumder, A. 2006. “Women’s autonomy in India: an empirical study based on National Family Health Survey-2,” South Asian Journal of Human Rights, 2 (2): 131-142. (ISSN: 0973-2489)
* Majumder, A. 2006. “Economics, ethics, and well-being of nonhuman beings,” International Journal of Environment and Development, 3 (1): 45-54. (ISSN: 0973-3574)
* Majumder, A. 2005. “Economics of Health Care: A Study of Health Services in Cooch Behar and Jalpaiguri Districts,” Artha Beekshan (Journal of Bengal Economic Association), 14 (1): 52-66. (ISSN: 0972-1185)
* Majumder, A. and V. Upadhyay. 2004. “An Analysis of the Primary Health Care System in India with focus on Reproductive Health Related Services,” Artha Beekshan (Journal of Bengal Economic Association), 12 (4): 29-38. (ISSN: 0972-1185)
* Majumder, A. 2000. “A Critical Review of Bongaarts’s Aggregate Model and Development of an Index as a Suggestive Measure,” Demography India, 29 (2): 135-147. (ISSN: 0970-454X)
Publication: E-books & Books (Health & Well-being)
* Majumder, A. 2014. Economics of health care utilisation: a study of self-reported morbidity and health seeking patterns in the districts of Cooch Behar and Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, India (E-book), Cooch Behar: Self-published (ISBN: 978-93-5196-174-1). (Available here.)
* Majumder, A. 2014. Capability and Well-Being in the Forest Villages and Tea Gardens in Dooars Region of North Bengal (E-book), Cooch Behar: Self-published (ISBN: 978-93-5196-052-2). (Available here.)
Conference papers (International)
* Majumder, A. 2016. “A new pro transfer-sensitive measure of economic inequality under the Lorenz curve framework in analogue to the index of refraction of geometrical optics”, Paper presented for presentation at the 34th IARIW (International Association for Research in Income and Wealth) General Conference in Dresden, Germany, 21-27 August 2016.
*Majumder, A. 2013. “An appraisal to alternative Gini Coefficient formulation for the issue of underestimation in cases of small observations”. Paper presented at the ‘Fifth meeting of the Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (ECINEQ)’, Bari (Italy), July 22-24, 2013.
* Majumder, A. and T. Kusago. 2010. “Beyond the index of GDP in HDI: New measures of economic power of nations”. Paper presented at the International Conference of the Human Development and Capability Association on “Human Rights and Human Development” at the University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan, 21-23 September 2010.
* Majumder, A. 2010. “Capability, Functioning and Reproductive Choice: an analysis of Reproductive Freedom in Jordan”. Paper presented at the International Conference of the Human Development and Capability Association on “Human Rights and Human Development” at the University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan, 21-23 September 2010.
* Majumder, A. and E. Chiappero-Martinetti. 2009. “Capability and women’s well-being: a preliminary analysis on reproductive life in Peru”. Paper presented at the International Conference of the Human Development and Capability Association on “Participation, Poverty and Power” at the Pontifical Catholic University of Peru, Lima, 10-12 September 2009.
* Majumder, A. 2009. “Capability and women’s well-being in India: an empirical study based on national family health survey- 2 & 3”. Paper presented at the 18th Annual Meeting of the IAFFE in Boston, USA, June 26-28, 2009.
* Majumder, A. 2008. “Public Vs. Private Health Care Utilisation in India”. Paper presented at the 10th International Conference on “Public Sector Transition: Improving Service Delivery” at the Graduate School of Management, St. Petersburg University, Russia, 31 October – 01 November 2008.
* Majumder, A. 2007. “Ability to sacrifice vs. propensity to absorb: A Synthesis with the average and total principles in Capability framework”. Paper presented at the International Conference on “Ideas Changing History” at the New School, New York, USA, 16-20 September 2007.
* Majumder, A. 2007. “The State of Reproductive Health Care in India”. Paper presented at the 16th Annual Conference of the International Association For Feminist Economics, Ramkhamhaeng University, Bangkok, Thailand, June 29-July 1, 2007.
* Majumder, A. 2006. “The state and plight of Indian women: a multidimensional assessment of well-being based on Sen’s functioning approach”. Paper presented at the International Conference on “Freedom and Justice” at the University of Groningen, The Netherlands, 29 August-01 September 2006.
* Majumder, A. 2004. “Economics of Health Care Utilisation: A Study of Health Seeking Patterns in Cooch Behar District of North Bengal”. Paper presented at the Second Ph. D. conference on “Research in Economics: Aims and Methodology” at the University of Pavia, Italy, 23-25 September 2004.
* Majumder, A. 2004. “Economics, Ethics, and an Index of Non-human Development”. Paper presented at the Sixth Annual BioEcon (Biodiversity and Economics for Conservation) Workshop at Kings College, Cambridge, 1-3 September 2004.
* Majumder, A. 2002. “Quantitative and Qualitative Aspects of Environment – In the Light of Environmental Ethics”. Proceedings of International Seminar on “Population, Development and Environment,” Birala Institute of Technology and Science (BITS), Pilani, Rajasthan, India.
Conference Papers (National)
* Majumder, a. 2011. “The State of Maternal Health Care in rural areas of North Bengal.” Paper presented at UGC-sponsored National Seminar on ‘Contemporary issues in informal sector, migration and sustainable livelihood – national and regional concerns’ at Siliguri College, 9-11 December 2011.
* Majumder, A. 2007. “An examination of ethical and political principles on development aid in Parfit’s framework.” Paper presented at the National Seminar of the Indian Political Economy Association on ‘Re-examining Development Debates: Concepts, Strategies, and Process’ at Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, 2-3 November 2007.
* Majumder, A. 2005. “Pattern of morbidity and health seeking behaviour of women in Cooch Behar and Jalpaiguri districts of North Bengal.” Paper presented at UGC-sponsored National Seminar on ‘Changing face of Indian Women’ at Dinhata College, 21-22 March 2005.
* Majumder, A. and V. Upadhyay. 2002. “An Economic Analysis of the Primary Health Care System in India with focus on Reproductive Health Related Services.” Proceedings of National Seminar on “Structure of Employment and its Interface with Technology”, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, 27-28 March 2002.
* Majumder, A. 2002. “Indian Women Today: A Legacy of the Past Masculinity and the Present Empowerment Process.” Paper presented at UGC-sponsored National Seminar on ‘Indian Women: Rights, Economic Position and Empowerment’ at the Centre for Women’s Studies, University of North Bengal, 28-30 January 2002.
Articles in edited books
* Majumder, A. 2011. “Economics vs. ethics: Re-examining our values on nature, development, and existence,” in Sen, R. K. and S. Hazra (eds.), in Sen, R. K. and S. Hazra (eds.), Environmental Economics and Sustainable Development: Some Emerging Issues, New Delhi: Deep & Deep Publications (ISBN: 978-81-8450-3487).
* Majumder, A. 2007. “Economics, Ethics, and Well-being of non-human Beings,” in K. A. Rasure (ed.), Environment and Sustainable Development. New Delhi: Serials Publication (ISBN: 818387083X).
* Majumder, A. 2006. “Status and suffering of women in India: an empirical study with respect to access to drinking water in rural areas,” in Anil Bhuimali (ed.), Women in the phase of Globalization. New Delhi: Serials Publication (ISBN : 8-1838-7075-9).
* Majumder, A. 2006. “Utilisation of public health facilities in India with special reference to maternal health care services,” in F. K. Sudan (ed.), India’s Economic Development. New Delhi: Serials Publication (ISBN: 8-1838-7043-0).
* Majumder, A. 2003. “On Education, Science and Sustainable Social and Economic Development,” in S. S. Svemashev (ed.), Education and Science as the Main Resources of Social and Economic Development in the Third Millennium. Rostov-on-Don (Russia): Institute of Management, Business and Law (ISBN: 5-7878-0060-5).
Invited / Public Lectures (International)
* The third Pre-Workshops of The 8th International Conference of the Graduate School of Core Ethics and Frontier Sciences: “Catastrophe and Justice”, Ritsumeikan University, Kyoto, Japan (12 November 2011)
* Graduate School of International Development, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan (20 October 2011)
* Vietnamese Academy of Social Sciences, Southern Institute of Sustainable Development, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (15 September 2011)
* University of Social Sciences and Humanities – Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (13 September 2011)
* Vietnamese Academy of Social Sciences, Institute of Human Studies, Hanoi, Vietnam (08 September 2011)
* The Royal University of Phnom Penh, Phnom Penh, Cambodia (06 September 2011 / Afternoon)
* Pannasastra University of Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia (06 September 2011 / Morning)
* Asia Economic Forum & University of Cambodia, Phnom Penh, Cambodia (05 September 2011)
* Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Beijing, China (22 February 2008)
* Centre for Human and Economic Development Studies, Peking University, Beijing, China (05 March 2008 & 19 March 2008)
* Institute of Gender Studies, Tianjin Normal University, Tianjin, China (13 March 2008 (Two lectures in the morning & afternoon respectively)
* School of Economics, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou, China (10 March 2008)
* Gansu Provincial Academy of Social Sciences, Lanzhou, China (07 March 2008)
* European School of Advanced Studies in Cooperation and Development, Pavia, Italy (14 December 2005)
Invited Lectures (National)
* 23rd University Level Workshop on Research Methodology at the Department of Economics, University of North Bengal on 23 March 2017.
* 19th University-level Workshop on Research Methodology and Application, Department of Economics, University of North Bengal, Darjeeling (22 March 2013)
* UGC-Sponsored National Seminar on “Relevance of Swami Vivekananda in the Present Social and Economic Scenario” at Cooch Behar College, Cooch Behar, West Bengal (02 April 2013).
* Department of Humanities and Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi (18-21 March 2002)
Externally funded project
* An analysis of economic efficiency of the primary healthcare system in India and in major States and Union Territories in accordance with deterministic and stochastic frontier approaches (Continuing). Funded by the University Grants Commission (ERO), Kolkata, India.
* Capability and well-being in the Dooars region of North Bengal. (2011-2013). Funded by the University Grants Commission (ERO), Kolkata, India.
* Capability and women’s well-being in India and Japan. (22 November 2010- 21 November 2011). ‘KAKENHI – Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)’, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Tokyo, Japan.
* Economics of Health Care: A Study of Health Services Utilisation in Cooch Behar and Jalpaiguri Districts of North Bengal. (2004-2005). Funded by the University Grants Commission (ERO), Kolkata, India.
Memberships
* American Economic Association (2017-2018)
* Indian Economic Association (Life member)
* Bengal Economic Association (Life member)
* International Association for Research in Income and Wealth (2016-2018)
* Society for the Study of Economic Inequality (2013-2015)
* Human Development and Capability Association (2006-2013)
* International Association for Feminist Economics (2007-2012)
* Association for the Studies in Public Economics (2008-2010)
Review and editing service
Reviewer of “The Review of Income and Wealth”, Journal of the International Association for Research in Income and Wealth, Canada
Language skills
English, Bengali, Hindi, Japanese (Proficiency level)
Scholarships / Grants / Honours Received
* UGC Travel Grant to attend the 34th IARIW General Conference in Dresden, Germany, 21-27 August 2016 .
* Partial financial assistance to attend the 34th IARIW General Conference in Dresden, Germany, 21-27 August 2016 from the International Association for Research in Income and Wealth.
* CICOPS Fellow, CICOPS-Centre for International Cooperation and Development, University of Pavia, Italy (2012-Present)
* ‘Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C) – KAKENHI’, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Tokyo, Japan (2010)
* Postdoctoral Fellowship, Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (2010-2011)
* HDCA Scholarship, Human Development and Capability Association, Boston University (2010)
* Research Scholarship/Travel Grant, Human Development, Capability and Poverty International Research Centre, Institute for Advanced Study, Pavia, Italy (2009)
* UGC Travel Grant (2009)
* Travel Grant, St Petersburg University, Russia (2008)
* Visiting Fellowship, India-China Cultural Exchange Programme (2008)
* IDRC Scholarship (International Development Research Centre, Canada) (2007)
* IAFFE Scholarship, International Association For Feminist Economics (2007)
* Research Scholarship Human Development, Capability and Poverty International Research Centre, Institute for Advanced Study, Pavia, Italy (2006)
* IDRC Scholarship (International Development Research Centre, Canada) (2006)
* CICOPS Scholarship, University of Pavia, Italy (2005)
* “Srinivasan Award” for the Best Technical Paper of the year 2001 in ‘Demography India’ by the Indian Association for the Study of Population (2002)
* Research Assistantship, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, India (July 1999-April 2001)
* Government of India Fellowship (1998-1999)
* Gold Medal of the University of North Bengal, India (1996)
* Mukutmani Medal, University of North Bengal, India (1996)
* Merit Scholarship of the University of North Bengal, India (1994-1995)
* “Late Kumud Ranjan Ghosh Memorial Scholarship”, Divisional Insurance Employees’ Association, Jalpaiguri, India (1994)
* Silver Medal of the University of North Bengal, India (1994)
The information provided above are true to the best of my knowledge and belief.
Raja Rammohunpur, Darjeeling AMLAN MAJUMDER
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