Jayati Ghosh (born 16 September 1955) is an Indian development economist. She taught economics at

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 ...

, New Delhi for nearly 35 years, and since January 2021 she has been Professor of Economics at the

University of Massachusetts Amherst The University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst) is a public land-grant research university in Amherst, Massachusetts, United States. It is the flagship campus of the University of Massachusetts system and was founded in 1863 as the ...

, USA. Her core areas of study include

international economics International economics is concerned with the effects upon economic activity from international differences in productive resources and consumer preferences and the international institutions that affect them. It seeks to explain the patterns an ...

and globalisation, employment patterns in

developing countries A developing country is a sovereign state with a less-developed Secondary sector of the economy, industrial base and a lower Human Development Index (HDI) relative to developed countries. However, this definition is not universally agreed upon. ...

macroeconomic policy Macroeconomics is a branch of economics that deals with the performance, structure, behavior, and decision-making of an economy as a whole. This includes regional, national, and global economies. Macroeconomists study topics such as output/ GDP ...

, and

gender and development ''Gender & Development'' is a peer-reviewed journal published triannually by Routledge and Oxfam to provide "promote, inspire, and support development policy and practice." The editor-in-chief An editor-in-chief (EIC), also known as lead editor ...

Early life

Jayati Ghosh was born on 16 September 1955. Ghosh attended Miranda House,

Delhi University The Delhi University (DU, ISO 15919, ISO: ), also and officially known as the University of Delhi, is a collegiate university, collegiate research university, research Central university (India), central university located in Delhi, India. It ...

for her undergraduate and got her MA in economics from

. She joined

Cambridge University The University of Cambridge is a Public university, public collegiate university, collegiate research university in Cambridge, England. Founded in 1209, the University of Cambridge is the List of oldest universities in continuous operation, wo ...

for her MPhil and PhD after winning the Inlaks Scholarship. Her 1984 doctoral thesis at

was entitled ''The Non capitalist Land Rent: Theories and the Case of North India'' under the supervision of Dr. Terence J. Byres, Geoffrey C. Harcourt and Suzanne Paine.

Career

In addition to her teaching, Ghosh has authored and/or edited 21 books and more than 220 scholarly articles. Recent books include ''The making of a catastrophe: Covid-19 and the Indian economy'', Aleph Books 2022; ''When governments fail: Covid-19 and the economy'', Tulika Books and Columbia University Press 2021 (co-edited); ''Women workers in the informal economy'', Routledge 2021 (edited); ''Never Done and Poorly Paid: Women’s Work in Globalising India'', Women Unlimited, New Delhi 2009; co-edited ''Elgar Handbook of Alternative Theories of Economic Development'', 2014; co-edited ''After Crisis'', Tulika 2009; co-authored ''Demonetisation Decoded'', Routledge 2017. Ghosh has advised governments in India and other countries, including as Chairperson of the Andhra Pradesh Commission on Farmers’ Welfare in 2004, and Member of the National Knowledge Commission of India (2005–09). She was the Executive Secretary of International Development Economics Associates, an international network of heterodox development economists, from 2002 to 2021. She has consulted for international organizations including ILO,

UNDP The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) is a United Nations agency tasked with helping countries eliminate poverty and achieve sustainable economic growth and human development. The UNDP emphasizes on developing local capacity towar ...

UNCTAD UN Trade and Development (UNCTAD) is an intergovernmental organization within the United Nations Secretariat that promotes the interests of developing countries in world trade. It was established in 1964 by the United Nations General Assembl ...

, UN-DESA, UNRISD and

UN Women The United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women, also known as UN Women, is a United Nations entity charged with working for gender equality and the empowerment of women. UN Women is charged with advocating for the righ ...

and is member of several international boards and commissions, including the UN High-Level Advisory Board on Economic and Social Affairs, the Commission on Global Economic Transformation of INET, and the International Commission for the Reform of International Corporate Taxation
ICRICT
. In 2021 she was appointed to the

WHO The World Health Organization (WHO) is a specialized agency of the United Nations which coordinates responses to international public health issues and emergencies. It is headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland, and has 6 regional offices and 15 ...

Council on the Economics of Health for All, chaired by

Mariana Mazzucato Mariana Francesca Mazzucato (born June 16, 1968) is an Italian–American-British economist and academic. She is a professor in the Economics of Innovation and Public Value at University College London (UCL) and founding director of the UCL Inst ...

. She's a member of the

Club of Rome The Club of Rome is a nonprofit, informal organization of intellectuals and business leaders whose goal is a critical discussion of pressing list of global issues, global issues. The Club of Rome was founded in 1968 at Accademia dei Lincei in R ...

. In March 2022, she was appointed to the UN Secretary General's High-Level Advisory Board on Effective Multilateralism, mandated to provide a vision for international cooperation to deal with current and future challenges. She also writes regularly for popular media, including newspapers, journals and blogs, including '' Project Syndicate'', '' Frontline'', ''

The Guardian ''The Guardian'' is a British daily newspaper. It was founded in Manchester in 1821 as ''The Manchester Guardian'' and changed its name in 1959, followed by a move to London. Along with its sister paper, ''The Guardian Weekly'', ''The Guardi ...

'' and '' Hindu BusinessLine''.

Awards and recognitions

Ghosh has received a number of awards, including: * John Kenneth Galbraith award, 2023 from the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, "in recognition of breakthrough discoveries in economics and outstanding contributions to humanity through leadership, research and service." * International Economic Association Fellow Award, 2023. * Adiseshaiah Award for distinguished contributions to the social sciences in India, 2015. * Conference President, Indian Society for Labour Economics, 2013. * Satyendranath Sen Award, Asiatic Society,

Kolkata Kolkata, also known as Calcutta ( its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary ...

, 2012. * ILO Decent Work Research Prize,

Geneva Geneva ( , ; ) ; ; . is the List of cities in Switzerland, second-most populous city in Switzerland and the most populous in French-speaking Romandy. Situated in the southwest of the country, where the Rhône exits Lake Geneva, it is the ca ...

, 2011. * NordSud Prize for Research in Social Sciences, Fondazione Pescarabruzzo, Italy, 2010. * Ava Maiti Memorial Prize,

Asiatic Society The Asiatic Society is an organisation founded during the Company rule in India to enhance and further the cause of " Oriental research" (in this case, research into India and the surrounding regions). It was founded by the philologist Will ...

2006. *

Award for Excellence in Analysis, (for West Bengal Human Development Report), New York 2006.

Personal life

Ghosh was married to Abhijit Sen, an economist who was a member of the disbanded Planning Commission. He died in 2022. She has one daughter, Jahnavi Sen.

Selected bibliography

* Ghosh, Jayati.
The making of a catastrophe: the disastrous economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic in India
'. Aleph Books (2022). * Dixson-Declève, Sandrine, Owen Gaffney, Jayati Ghosh, Jorgen Randers, Johan Rockstrom, and Per Espen Stoknes.
Earth for All: A survival guide for humanity
'. New Society Publishers, 2022. * Rawal, Vikas, Jayati Ghosh, and C. P. Chandrasekhar.
When governments fail: a pandemic and its aftermath
'. Tulika (2021). * Ghosh, Jayati, ed.
Informal women workers in the Global South: Policies and practices for the formalisation of women's employment in developing economies
'. Routledge, 2021. * Reinert, Erik S., Jayati Ghosh, and Rainer Kattel, eds

Edward Elgar Publishing, 2016. * Ghosh, Jayati (ed.),
Economics: Volume 2: India and the International Economy
', ICSSR Research Surveys and Explorations (Delhi, 2015). * * Also reprinted January 2008, January 2009, July 2011. * *

References

External links

Faculty profile
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Profile
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Column archive
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The Asian Age ''The Asian Age'' is an English-language Indian daily newspaper with editions published in Delhi, Mumbai and Kolkata. It also prints an "international edition" in London. It was launched in February 1994. The same publishing company also pro ...

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The Hindu Business Line ''Business Line'', known as ''The Hindu Business Line'', is an Indian business newspaper A newspaper is a Periodical literature, periodical publication containing written News, information about current events and is often typed in black in ...

'', 23 September 2006
Jayati Ghosh awarded ILO prize
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The Hindu ''The Hindu'' is an Indian English-language daily newspaper owned by The Hindu Group, headquartered in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. It was founded as a weekly publication in 1878 by the Triplicane Six, becoming a daily in 1889. It is one of the India ...

'', 12 February 2011
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