Amit Bhaduri is a former

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Jawaharlal Nehru University Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU; ISO: Javāharalāla Neharū Viśvavidyālaya) is a public research university located in Delhi, India. It was established in 1969 and named after Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister. The university ...

(JNU).

Early life and education

Bhaduri completed his education at

Presidency College, Calcutta Presidency University, formerly Presidency College, is a public state university located in College Street, Kolkata. Established in 1817 as the ''Hindoo College'', it was later renamed ''Presidency College'' in 1855 and functioned as a leadi ...

, the

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, and

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, earning a

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in 1967.

Career

Bhaduri has worked as a

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at Presidency College and the Institute of Management in Calcutta; the

Delhi School of Economics Delhi School of Economics (DSE), popularly referred to as D School, is an institution of higher learning within the Delhi University. The Delhi School of Economics is situated in University of Delhi's North Campus in Maurice Nagar. Establishe ...

and Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi; the Centre for Development Studies in Trivandrum;

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;

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; the

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and

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in Austria; the

Norwegian University of Science and Technology The Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU; ) is a public university, public research university in Norway and the largest in terms of enrollment. The university's headquarters is located in Trondheim (city), Trondheim, with region ...

;

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in Germany; and the

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and

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in Italy. Presently, Bhaduri holds the position of selected professor at Pavia University, Italy, while also serving as a visiting professor at the Council for Social Development in Delhi University. He spends part of the year teaching in Italy, with his primary residence in New Delhi.

Research

Bhaduri's has researched multiple subjects, including capital and growth theory,

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, and Keynesian and Post-Keynesian macroeconomics.

Awards and recognition

* 2016: Leontief Award

Bibliography

* ''The Economic Structure of Backward Agriculture'' (1982) * ''Macroeconomics: The Dynamics of Commodity Production'' (1986) * ''Unconventional Economic Essays'' (1992) * ''An Intelligent Person's Guide to Liberalisation'' (1996) * ''On the Border of Economic Theory and History'' (1999) * ''Development with Dignity'' (2006)

References

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