IIT Kanpur Economics

We are excited to have the Research Scholars’ Day 2026 from 12-14 February 2026 in the Department of Economic Sciences, IIT Kanpur. Do watch out for some interesting research from the PhD researchers, and for two amazing keynote speakers, Prof. Tarun Jain and Prof. Mausumi Das

We are pleased to announce a seminar by Professor Andreas Fischer, Faculty of Mathematics, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany, on 23rd January 2026. He will be talking on the topic ‘Newton-type Methods for Generalized Nash Equilibrium Problems’

Excited to announce that admissions are now open for the Online M.Sc. in Economics and Data Analytics at IIT Kanpur! Explore cutting-edge tools and economic insights from anywhere in the world. Click the link below for more details: online.iitk.ac.in/msc/data_analy…

We are delighted to host the Symposium on Economic Theory and Experiments on November 1, 2025, at the Department of Economic Sciences, IIT Kanpur

We are pleased to announce a seminar by Dr. Digvijay Singh Negi from Ashoka University on 9th October 2025. He will be talking on the topic ‘Fire in the Fields, Crime in the Air.’

We are pleased to share the Placement Brochure of the Department of Economic Sciences, IIT Kanpur for 2025-26. We warmly invite you to explore the brochure and connect with us for recruitment opportunities. surl.li/kttgzb #Economics #Placement

We are delighted to host the Annual Conference 2025–2026: Public Policy – An Indian Perspective on August 29–30, 2025 at the Department of Economic Sciences, IIT Kanpur. 🔑 Keynote speakers include leading scholars and policymakers shaping India’s policy landscape.

We are pleased to announce the Annual Campus Immersion Program, happening May 9–11, 2025 for the participants of the Business Finance and Public Policy (BFPP) and Climate Finance and Sustainability (CFS) programs. 🌱📊 #CampusImmersion2025 #BFPP #CFS emportal.mookit.in/ECO_CIP/#

We are pleased to announce a seminar by Prof. Anubhab Gupta from Virginia Tech University (USA) on 15 April 2025. He will be talking on the topic ‘Impacts of Humanitarian Assistance Shortfalls on Refugees and Internally Displaced Persons.’

Call for papers ‘Public Policy Conference - An Indian Perspective’ (26-27 September 2025) Submit your papers here : forms.gle/Y5ScQJK6gPmU7G… Visit iitk.ac.in/eco/conferences for more details on past conferences and updates. Last date for paper submission: 31 May 2025

We are pleased to announce an in person seminar by Dr. Narasimha Reddy, former Professor at the University of Hyderabad. He shall be talking on ‘Challenges to India Becoming a Developed Country (Viksit Bharat) by 2047.’

We are pleased to announce an in-person talk by Dr. Parush Sharma (Ashoka University) on 24 March 2025. He shall be talking on the talk ‘Regularized Opinion Pools for Density Forecasts under Bayesian Inspired Framework’

We are excited to have the Research Scholars’ Day 2025 from 7-8 March 2025 in the Department of Economic Sciences, IIT Kanpur. Do watch out for some interesting research from upcoming PhD researchers and for two amazing keynote speakers, @jvmeenakshi and @tanikac.

Applications are invited from Indian nationals belonging to reserved categories (SC, ST, OBC, EWS, and PwD (VH, OH, HH)) under a special recruitment drive for the post of Assistant Professor in @iitk_econ—the last date is 31/03/25. iitk.ac.in/dofa/special-r…

IIT Kanpur with a very strong Department of Economic Sciences is becoming a leading centre of excellence in public policy. Looking forward to addressing the Policy Conclave 2025 Date Feb 1, 2025 Venue IIT Kanpur

We are pleased to announce a seminar by Prof. T E S Raghavan, Emeritus Professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago on 27 January 2025. He will be speaking on the topic ‘Global Univalence and Factor price equalization via the class of P Matrices’

We are please to announce an in-person seminar by Dr. Nafisa Lohawala @NafisaLohawala (fellow at Resources for the Futures, USA) on 29 November 2024. She will be speaking on the topic ‘Differential Regulation and Firm Responses: A Study of the CAFE Standard.’

We are delighted to announce an in person seminar by Prof. Anil Bera @AnilBer75410115 from University of Illinois, on Friday, 25 October 2024. He shall be talking on ‘Three Score and 15 Years (1948-2023) of Rao’s Score Test: A Brief History’

We are pleased to announce an in-person seminar by Dr. Somdeep Chatterjee @somdeepc on 18 October 2024 at 3pm. He will be speaking on ‘The relevant third: threat of coalition and economic development.’

We are pleased to announce an in person seminar by Dr. Deepti Goel @Deepti_Econ from Pitzer College, Claremont USA on 27 September 2024, Friday. She will be speaking on ‘Teacher Quality in Delhi’s High Schools.’