Assistant Professor of Economics Jinhe Center for Economic Research Xi’an Jiaotong University E-mail: bibaswan@xjtu.edu.cn |
821 Management Building Xi’an Jiaotong University No. 28 Xianning West Road, Xi’an, Shaanxi, P.R.C. 710049 |
PERSONAL
Citizenship: India
EDUCATION
Ph.D. |
University at Buffalo, SUNY |
2018 |
M.A. |
University at Buffalo, SUNY |
2015 |
M.A. |
Jadavpur University, India |
2013 |
B.Sc. |
St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata, India |
2011 |
THESIS TITLE: Essays on Corruption and Tax Evasion
Advisor: Isaac Ehrlich
EMPLOYMENT
Teaching Assistant, University at Buffalo |
Fall 2013 – Spring 2017 |
Adjunct Instructor, University at Buffalo |
Summer: 2015,2016,2017; Fall: 2017; Spring 2018 |
Assistant Professor, XJTU |
Fall 2018 - |
FIELDS OF RESEARCH/INTEREST
Corruption, Law and Economics, Applied Theoretical Macro/Micro, Economic Growth
TEACHING HISTORY
Undergraduate: Intro to Micro, Micro Theory, Macro Theory Undergraduate + Masters: Economic Development |
University At Buffalo |
Masters + PhD: Intermediate Macro (Fall 2018) |
JCER, XJTU (Fall 2018) |
AWARDS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
Presidential Fellow, University at Buffalo |
Fall 2013 – Spring 2017 |
Doctoral Student Retention Award |
Spring 2015 |
Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges |
Spring 2015 |
Dissertation Fellowship, College of Arts and Sciences, University at Buffalo |
2017 |
CONFERENCE PRESENTATION
1. Joint Statistical Meet, Baltimore (2017) – Speed Poster session (with Dooti Roy) - Human Capital Effects on Alcohol and Tobacco Use
2. 54th Annual Conference of The Indian Econometric Society (2018) – A consideration of the regulations implementing the Indian demonetization, with focus on the economy in general and tax evasion in particular
WORKING PAPERS
1. Corruption as a Crime (with Isaac Ehrlich) (2018)
2. Tax Evasion, Enforcement and Economic Policy (2018)
3. Public versus Private provision of public goods in a model of congestion and corruption (with Madhura Dasgupta) (2018)
4. Does anticipation in leisure explain employment pattern and consumption smoothing? A theoretical approach – with Goncalo Monteiro (2018)