Somdeep Chatterjee

Thanks @IIM_Calcutta for your support and encouragement. Humbled and honoured to be receiving this! Thanks a lot to the selection committee of @TIES_INDIA for selecting me! #EconTwitter

𝐈𝐈𝐌 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐚 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 The Economics Group at IIM Calcutta hosted the 𝐈𝐈𝐌 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐚 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 on 𝟏𝟑–𝟏𝟒 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, bringing together scholars and researchers from leading institutions across India and the world. The conference received 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟓𝟎 𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, with 𝟑𝟔 𝐩𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 for contributed sessions and 𝟐𝟒 𝐃𝐨𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐚𝐥𝐤𝐬. The 𝐊𝐞𝐲𝐧𝐨𝐭𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞, “Decentralization for Viksit Bharat,” was delivered by 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐤 𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧 (𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐚 𝐒𝐚𝐧 𝐃𝐢𝐞𝐠𝐨). The conference also featured insightful plenary talks by 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐅𝐚𝐫𝐳𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐢 (𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐥𝐡𝐢) on technology and gendered labour markets, and 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐚 𝐃𝐞𝐛 (𝐇𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐞, 𝐂𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐘𝐨𝐫𝐤) on new quasi-experimental identification methods in econometrics. With 𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝟗𝟎 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 from institutions including the 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐰𝐢𝐜𝐤, 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐢𝐚, 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐨𝐧𝐠, and leading Indian universities, the conference fostered rich academic exchange. The event was organized by 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐣𝐞𝐞, 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐆𝐮𝐩𝐭𝐚, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐚𝐤 𝐓𝐡𝐚𝐤𝐮𝐫 of the Economics Group. #IIMCalcutta #EconomicsResearch #AcademicConference #Economics #ResearchCommunity @somdeepc | @karthik_econ

@IIM_Calcutta is all set for the #IIMC #ERC 2026 beginning tomorrow. Registrations oversubscribed and closed. Expecting a full house and looking forward to meeting many of there. Promises to be very engaging couple of days.

Our @EconAtAshoka colleagues rock!

Next up: @Divya_Pandey4 presenting her work on weaver collectives in India. Very interesting paper using primary data.

Next up: #SisirDebnath of #IITDelhi presents his work on causal impacts of water conservation acts.

Happening Now @IIM_Calcutta . #BharatRamaswami delivering an excellent Keynote Address at the #CDEP Workshop on Economics of Development and Sustainability.

@Anshika__Mathur @WorldDevJournal @poddar_92 Thanks Anshika

@somdeepc @WorldDevJournal @poddar_92 Many Congratulations!!

Very happy to announce that our 2nd paper on India's #SABLA program following our earlier #EDCC article on #IPV is now accepted at @WorldDevJournal. We document impacts on clean cooking fuel choice and healthier household practices. Jt work with @poddar_92. #EconTwitter #EconX

@AjinkyaKeskar @WorldDevJournal @poddar_92 Many thanks, Ajinkya. Wish you well with your paper - we made sure to cite it.

@somdeepc @WorldDevJournal @poddar_92 Congrats Somdeep! :)

@Prof_Nishith_P @WorldDevJournal @poddar_92 Many Thanks @Prof_Nishith_P

@somdeepc @WorldDevJournal @poddar_92 Many many congratulations!!!

Delighted to be hosting our annual conference in March 2026. A very good program with over 60 papers selected from 150+ shortlisted submissions. Looking froward to be 2 exciting days of #Economics research at @IIM_Calcutta

When transfers are unconditional, what happens to learning? Using @ncaer's IHDS-I and IHDS-II data, new research examines whether a Samaritan’s Dilemma arises from in-kind transfers to elementary school children in India. It finds differential learning outcomes between recipient and non-recipient children, highlighting how policy design, particularly incentive alignment, shapes the effectiveness of education-related transfers. Read the issue to explore the findings: bit.ly/3O5DOpQ

Thank you @somdeepc for organizing and inviting me for the workshop. Always a pleasure to be in an environment with good people, good academic discussions and a beautiful green campus.

Delighted to be organizing this workshop @IIM_Calcutta . Thanks for accepting the invitation #BharatRamaswami @devsdey @mahimavasishth @RashmiBaruaEcon @anirban1976 #SisirDebnath #DivyaPandey #AmbrishDongre #SupurnaBanerjee #DebashisMajumder #DhrubaDasgupta . Looking forward.

𝐒𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐫 𝐇𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 | 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬 𝐆𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐩, 𝐈𝐈𝐌 𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐜𝐮𝐭𝐭𝐚 The Economics Group, IIM Calcutta, recently hosted a research seminar by Prof. S. K. Ritadhi, Assistant Professor of Economics at Occidental College, USA. His talk, “Bank Credit as a Constituent Service: Evidence from Indian State Legislators,” examined how political alignment influences households’ access to formal bank credit in India. #IIMCalcutta #EconomicsSeminar #ResearchTalk #PoliticalEconomy #BankingAndFinance #AcademicEngagement #IIMCAcademics

Great talk by @karthik_econ at the conference in #JadavpurUniversity followed by some memorable adda and and research chats over a nice Bengali dinner!! Thanks #SwapnenduBanerjee and @Sourav_bh for joining and many thanks Karthik,for your time. Evening well spent!!

@gandhisahil @ManharManchanda Many thanks, Sahil!!

@somdeepc @ManharManchanda Thats awesome. Congrats @ManharManchanda and @somdeepc

Delighted that @ManharManchanda will be joining Georg-August-Universität Göttingen in April 2026 as a #StephanKlasenFellow . And of course, these little moments call for a celebration!! Hope this is the start of a fulfilling academic career for him. #ProudAdvisor