Zico Dasgupta

Areas of Interest & Expertise

  • Growth and Distribution
  • Monetary Economics
  • Public Finance
  • Open Economy
  • Political Economy

Biography

Zico holds a PhD in Economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. 

His research has been published in various journals like Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Review of Keynesian Economics, PSL Quarterly Review, and Economic and Political Weekly.

His research focuses on issues of growth and distribution, open economy macroeconomics, financial systems and macroeconomic policies. Some of his ongoing research projects include topics of export-led growth, jobless growth regimes and aspects of financial fragility in the Indian economy.

Courses

Publications

Chapters in Edited Books

  • Dasgupta, Z. (2021). The dynamics of global demand, investment and trade deficit in India: A model of India’s external dependence. In B. Dasgupta, A. Ghosh, & B. Ghosh (Eds.), Neoliberal Economic Reform in Emerging Economy of India — International Trade, Investment and Finance. Routledge.

  • Bose, P., & Dasgupta, Z. (2019). Breaking Bad: India’s banking distress. In R. Azad, S. Chakraborty, S. Ramani, & D. Sinha (Eds.), Quantum Leap in Wrong Direction? Orient Blackswan.

Journal Articles

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Book Reviews

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Magazine Articles

Other Writings

  • Dasgupta, Z. (2020). Monetary policy as a counter-cyclical strategy. Indian Macro Outlook: Quarterly Bulletin on Indian Economy. Azim Premji University.
  • Dasgupta, Z. (2020). The twin challenge and India’s macroeconomic response. Indian Macro Outlook: Quarterly Bulletin on Indian Economy. Azim Premji University.