Partha Sen was a professor of

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Early life

Partha Sen was born on 4 November 1951.

Education

In 1972, he was awarded a

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in Economics by the

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and an MA in Economics in 1975. In 1979, he was awarded an MSocSci in Economics by the

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. He received his

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from the

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in 1984.

Positions held

Upon receiving his MA, he became a lecturer at Shri Ram College, University of Delhi. He has been a lecturer in economics at the

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and the London School of Economics. Between 1986 and 1989, he was an assistant professor at the

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. Between 1990 and 1996, he was a reader in economics at the Delhi School of Economics. Since 2001, he has been a professor of economics, first at the

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and at the Delhi School of Economics. For a brief period he was a professor at the South Asian University also.

Research interests

* International Trade * Macroeconomic Theory * International Finance

Current research

* Capital Inflows: A Comparison of India and the Southern Cone Countries * New Keynesian Macroeconomics * Non Competitive Trade Theory * Environmental Economics with Capital Mobility

Publications

Following is the list of his publications

Working papers

* Arghya Ghosh & Partha Sen, 2008. "Privatization in a Small Open Economy with Imperfect Competition," Discussion Papers 2008–21, School of Economics, The University of New South Wales. * Partha Sen, 2007. "Capital Inflows, Financial Repression And Macroeconomic Policy in India Since The Reforms," Working papers 157, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics. ** Other versions: *** Partha Sen, 2007. "Capital Inflows, Financial Repression and Macroeconomic Policy in India since the Reforms," Working Papers id:1230, esocialsciences.com. *** Published as: Partha Sen, 2007. "Capital inflows, financial repression, and macroeconomic policy in India since the reforms," Oxford Review of Economic Policy, Oxford University Press, vol. 23(2), pages 292–310, Summer. * Partha Sen & Emily T. Cremers, 2007. "The Transfer Paradox in a One-Sector Overlapping Generations Model," Working papers 159, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics. ** Other versions: *** Published as: Cremers, Emily T. & Sen, Partha, 2008. "The transfer paradox in a one-sector overlapping generations model," Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Elsevier, vol. 32(6), pages 1995–2012, June. * Pami Dua & Partha Sen, 2006. "Capital Flow Volatility And Exchange Rates-- The Case of India," Working papers 144, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics. * Partha Sen, 2005. "Debt Policy in a Competitive Two-Sector Overlapping Generations Model," Working papers 137, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics. * Emily T. Cremers & Partha Sen, 2005. "Transfers and the Terms of Trade in an Overlapping Generations Model," Working papers 138, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics. * Partha Sen, 2005. "Perfect Competition and the Keynesian Cross:Revisiting Tobin," Working papers 135, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics. * Sen, P. & Smulders, S., 2000. "The double dividend hypothesis and trade liberalization," Discussion Paper 6, Tilburg University, Center for Economic Research. * Partha Sen, 2000. "Non-Uniqueness in the First Generation Balance of Payments Crisis Model," Econometric Society World Congress 2000 Contributed Papers 1182, Econometric Society. * Partha Sen, 1997. "Asset Bubbles in a Monopolistically Competitive Macro Model," CRIEFF Discussion Papers 9703, Centre for Research into Industry, Enterprise, Finance and the Firm. * Partha Sen, 1997. "Dynamic Efficiency in a Two-Sector Overlapping Generations Model," CRIEFF Discussion Papers 9704, Centre for Research into Industry, Enterprise, Finance and the Firm. * Partha Sen & Stephen J. Turnovsky, 1991. "Investment Tax Credit in an Open Economy," NBER Working Papers 3298, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. ** Other versions: *** Sen, P. & Turnovsky, S.J., 1990. "Investment Tax Credit in an Open Economy," Working Papers 90–09, University of Washington, Department of Economics. *** Sen, P. & Turnovsky, S.J., 1990. "Investment Tax Credit in an Open Economy," Discussion Papers in Economics at the University of Washington 90–09, Department of Economics at the University of Washington. *** Published as: Sen, Partha & Turnovsky, Stephen J., 1990. "Investment tax credit in an open economy," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 42(3), pages 277–299, August. * Stephen J. Turnovsky & Partha Sen, 1991. "Fiscal Policy, Capital Accumulation, and Debt in an Open Economy," NBER Working Papers 3489, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. ** Other versions: *** Turnovsky, S.J. & Sen, P., 1990. "Fiscal Policy, Capital Accumulation, And Debt in an Open Economy," Discussion Papers in Economics at the University of Washington 90–18, Department of Economics at the University of Washington. *** Turnovsky, S.J. & Sen, P., 1990. "Fiscal Policy, Capital Accumulation, And Debt in an Open Economy," Working Papers 90–18, University of Washington, Department of Economics. *** Published as: Turnovsky, Stephen J & Sen, Partha, 1991. "Fiscal Policy, Capital Accumulation, and Debt in an Open Economy," Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press, vol. 43(1), pages 1–24, January. * Partha Sen & Stephen J. Turnovsky, 1990. "Tariffs, Capital Accumulation, and the Current Account in a Small Open Economy," NBER Working Papers 2781, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. ** Other versions: *** Published as: Sen, Partha & Turnovsky, Stephen J, 1989. "Tariffs, Capital Accumulation, and the Current Account in a Small Open Economy," International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association, vol. 30(4), pages 811–31, November. * Partha Sen & Stephen J. Turnovsky, 1989. "Deterioration of the Terms of Trade and Capital Accumulation: A Reexamination of the Laursen-Metzler Effect," NBER Working Papers 2616, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. Other versions: * Turnovsky, S. & Sen, P., 1988. "Deterioration of the Term of Trade And Capital Eccumulation A Reexamination of the Laursen-Metzler Effect," Working Papers 88–08, University of Washington, Department of Economics. * Turnovsky, S. & Sen, P., 1988. "Deterioration of the Term of Trade And Capital Eccumulation A Reexamination of the Laursen-Metzler Effect," Discussion Papers in Economics at the University of Washington 88–08, Department of Economics at the University of Washington. ** Other versions: *** Published as: Sen, Partha & Turnovsky, Stephen J., 1989. "Deterioration of the terms of trade and capital accumulation: A re-examination of the Laursen-Metzler effect," Journal of International Economics, Elsevier, vol. 26(3–4), pages 227–250, May. * Partha Sen, "Welfare-Improving Debt Policy under Monopolistic Competition," EPRU Working Paper Series 94–07, Economic Policy Research Unit (EPRU), University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics. ** Other versions: *** Published as: Sen, Partha, 2002. "Welfare-improving debt policy under monopolistic competition," Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Elsevier, vol. 27(1), pages 143–156, November.

Articles

* Cremers, Emily T. & Sen, Partha, 2008. "The transfer paradox in a one-sector overlapping generations model,"

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, vol. 32(6), pages 1995–2012, June. ** Other versions: *** Partha Sen & Emily T. Cremers, 2007. "The Transfer Paradox in a One-Sector Overlapping Generations Model," Working papers 159, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics. * Partha Sen, 2007. "Capital inflows, financial repression, and macroeconomic policy in India since the reforms,"

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, Oxford University Press, vol. 23(2), pages 292–310, Summer. ** Other versions: *** Partha Sen, 2007. "Capital Inflows, Financial Repression And Macroeconomic Policy in India Since The Reforms," Working papers 157, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics. *** Partha Sen, 2007. "Capital Inflows, Financial Repression and Macroeconomic Policy in India since the Reforms," Working Papers id:1230, esocialsciences.com. * Sen, Partha, 2006. "Population growth and steady state welfare in an overlapping generations model,"

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, Elsevier, vol. 91(3), pages 325–329, June. * Partha Sen, 2005. "Tariffs in a Ricardian Model with a Monopolistically Competitive Sector: the Role of Nontradables," Review of International Economics,

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, vol. 13(4), pages 676–681, 09. * Sen, Partha, 2002. "Welfare-improving debt policy under monopolistic competition,"

, vol. 27(1), pages 143–156, November. ** Other versions: *** Partha Sen, "Welfare-Improving Debt Policy under Monopolistic Competition," EPRU Working Paper Series 94–07, Economic Policy Research Unit (EPRU), University of Copenhagen. Department of Economics. * Sen, Partha, 2001. "Tariffs and Welfare in an Imperfectly Competitive Overlapping-Generations Model,"

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, vol. 5(2), pages 227–38, June. * Sen, Partha, 1998. "Terms of Trade and Welfare for a Developing Economy with an Imperfectly Competitive Sector,"

, vol. 2(1), pages 87–93, February. * Sen, Partha & Ghosh, Arghya & Barman, Abheek, 1997. "The Possibility of Welfare Gains with Capital Inflows in a Small Tariff-Ridden Economy,"

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, vol. 64(254), pages 345–52, May. * Sen, Partha, 1997. "Immiserizing Growth in a Monopolistic Competition Model," Review of International Economics,

, vol. 5(2), pages 188–94, May. * Turnovsky Stephen J. & Sen Partha, 1995. "Investment in a Two-Sector Dependent Economy," Journal of the Japanese and International Economies, Elsevier, vol. 9(1), pages 29–55, March. * Sen, Partha, 1994. "Capital subsidy and the saving-- investment correlation in a model with perfect capital mobility," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 44(1–2), pages 109–111. * Sen, Partha, 1991. "Imported input price and the current account in an optimizing model without capital mobility," Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, Elsevier, vol. 15(1), pages 91–101. * Turnovsky, Stephen J & Sen, Partha, 1991. "Fiscal Policy, Capital Accumulation, and Debt in an Open Economy,"

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, vol. 43(1), pages 1–24, January. ** Other versions: *** Turnovsky, S.J. & Sen, P., 1990. "Fiscal Policy, Capital Accumulation, And Debt in an Open Economy," Discussion Papers in Economics at the University of Washington 90–18, Department of Economics at the University of Washington. *** Stephen J. Turnovsky & Partha Sen, 1991. "Fiscal Policy, Capital Accumulation, and Debt in an Open Economy," NBER Working Papers 3489, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. *** Turnovsky, S.J. & Sen, P., 1990. "Fiscal Policy, Capital Accumulation, And Debt in an Open Economy," Working Papers 90–18, University of Washington, Department of Economics. * Sen, Partha & Turnovsky, Stephen J., 1990. "Investment tax credit in an open economy," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 42(3), pages 277–299, August. ** Other versions: *** Sen, P. & Turnovsky, S.J., 1990. "Investment Tax Credit in an Open Economy," Working Papers 90–09, University of Washington, Department of Economics. *** Partha Sen & Stephen J. Turnovsky, 1991. "Investment Tax Credit in an Open Economy," NBER Working Papers 3298, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. *** Sen, P. & Turnovsky, S.J., 1990. "Investment Tax Credit in an Open Economy," Discussion Papers in Economics at the University of Washington 90–09, Department of Economics at the University of Washington. * Sen, Partha, 1990. "Terms-of-Trade Shock and the Current Account in a Monetary Economy,"

, vol. 57(227), pages 383–94, August. * Sen, Partha, 1990. "Labor supply, unemployment benefits in an open economy model of interwar Britain,"

, vol. 34(1), pages 89–92, September. * Sen, Partha & Turnovsky, Stephen J, 1989. "Tariffs, Capital Accumulation, and the Current Account in a Small Open Economy," International Economic Review, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania and Osaka University Institute of Social and Economic Research Association, vol. 30(4), pages 811–31, November. ** Other versions: *** Partha Sen & Stephen J. Turnovsky, 1990. "Tariffs, Capital Accumulation, and the Current Account in a Small Open Economy," NBER Working Papers 2781, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. * Sen, Partha & Turnovsky, Stephen J., 1989. "Deterioration of the terms of trade and capital accumulation: A re-examination of the Laursen-Metzler effect,"

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, vol. 26(3–4), pages 227–250, May. ** Other versions: *** Partha Sen & Stephen J. Turnovsky, 1989. "Deterioration of the Terms of Trade and Capital Accumulation: A Reexamination of the Laursen-Metzler Effect," NBER Working Papers 2616, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc. *** Turnovsky, S. & Sen, P., 1988. "Deterioration of the Term of Trade And Capital Eccumulation A Reexamination of the Laursen-Metzler Effect," Working Papers 88–08, University of Washington, Department of Economics. *** Turnovsky, S. & Sen, P., 1988. "Deterioration of the Term of Trade And Capital Eccumulation A Reexamination of the Laursen-Metzler Effect," Discussion Papers in Economics at the University of Washington 88–08, Department of Economics at the University of Washington. * Sen, Partha, 1985. "A semi-reduced form equation for the Sterling's real effective exchange rate,"

, Elsevier, vol. 18(1), pages 75–77.

Other professional activities

He was the editor of the Indian Economic Review from 1997 to 2001 and the Co-Editor before that from 1994 to 1997. He has also been a member of the editorial board of Arthaniti since 2002.

References

External links

Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi – Faculty Member Page for Partha Sen

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