Dr Sambit Bhattacharyya

Biography

Role

University Lecturer in Economics

My research interests are in the areas of Development Economics, Political Economy, and Economic History. A full list of research papers including downloadable papers are available from my personal webpage https://sites.google.com/site/sambitbha/.

PUBLICATIONS

Books

1. “Growth Miracles and Growth Debacles: Exploring Root Causes,” Cheltenham: Edward Elgar, April 2011.

Refereed Book Chapters

1. “The Historical Origins of Poverty in Developing Countries,” in D. Brady (Duke University) and L. Burton (Duke University) (eds.) Oxford Handbook of Poverty and Society, Oxford University Press, 2012, forthcoming.

2. “Five Centuries of Economic Growth in India: The Institutions Perspective”, in R. Jha (ANU) (ed) Handbook of South Asian Economics, London and New York: Routledge, 2011, pp. 32-43.

Journal Articles

1. “Trade Liberalization and Institutional Development,” Journal of Policy Modeling, 2011, forthcoming.

2. “Commodity Price Shocks and the Australian Economy since Federation,” (with Jeffrey G. Williamson, Harvard University) Australian Economic History Review, 2011, 51 (2): pp. 150- 177.

3. “Australian Unemployment in the Long Run, 1903 – 2007,” (with Timothy J. Hatton, University of Essex) Economic Record, 2011, 87(277): pp. 202–220.

 4. “Social Safety Nets and Nutrient Deprivation: An Analysis of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Program and the Public Distribution System in India,” (with Raghbendra Jha, ANU and Raghav Gaiha, University of Delhi) Journal of Asian Economics, 2011, 22(2): pp. 189-201.

5. “Temporal Variation of Capture of Anti-poverty Programs: Rural Public Works and Food for Work Programs in Rural India,” (with Raghbendra Jha, ANU and Raghav Gaiha, University of Delhi) International Review of Applied Economics, 2011, 25(3): pp. 349-362.

6. “Natural Resources, Democracy and Corruption,” (with Roland Hodler, University of Lucern) European Economic Review, 2010, 54: pp. 608-621.

7. “Unbundled Institutions, Human Capital and Growth,” Journal of Comparative Economics, 2009, 37: pp. 106-120.

8. “Root Causes of African Underdevelopment,” Journal of African Economies, 2009, 18(5): pp. 745-780.

9. “Institutions and Trade: Competitors or Complements in Economic Development?” (with Steve Dowrick, ANU and Jane Golley, ANU) Economic Record, 2009, 85(270): pp. 318–330.

10. “Institutions, Diseases, and Economic Progress: A Unified Framework,” Journal of Institutional Economics, 2009, 5(1): pp. 65-87.

11. “Capture of Anti-poverty Programs: An Analysis of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Program in India,” (with Raghbendra Jha, ANU; Raghav Gaiha, University of Delhi; and Shylashri Shankar, University of Delhi) Journal of Asian Economics, 2009, 20: pp. 456-464.

12. “Deep Determinants of Economic Growth,” Applied Economics Letters, 2004, 11: pp. 587-590.

Working Papers

1. “Do Natural Resource Revenues Hinder Financial Development? The Role of Political Institutions,” December, 2010 (with Roland Hodler, University of Lucern).

2. “Public Capital in Resource Rich Economies: Is there as Curse?” August, 2011. (with Paul Collier, University of Oxford).

3. “Political Origins of Financial Structure,” October, 2011.

4. “Economic Growth, Law and Corruption: Evidence from India,” August, 2009. (with Raghbendra Jha, ANU)

5. “Media Freedom and Democracy: Complements or Substitutes in the Fight against Corruption?” February, 2012 (with Roland Hodler, University of Lucern)

6. "Can Rural Public Works Affect Agricultural Wages? Evidence from India," May, 2012 (with Erlend Berg, Oxford; Rajasekhar Durgam, ISEC; Manjula Ramachandra, ISEC)

I teach Macroeconomics 1. More details on this in Study Direct.

Student Consultation

Fridays, 2-3pm.

Bhattacharyya, Sambit (2012) Trade liberalization and institutional development. Journal of Policy Modeling, 34. pp. 253-269. ISSN 0161-8938

Bhattacharyya, Sambit and Williamson, Jeffrey G (2011) Commodity Price Shocks and the Australian Economy since Federation. Australian Economics History Review, 51 (2). pp. 150-177. ISSN 0004-8992

Bhattacharyya, Sambit and Hatton, Timothy J (2011) Australian Unemployment in the Long Run, 1903 - 2007. Economic Record, 87 (277). pp. 202-220. ISSN 1475-4932

Bhattacharyya, Sambit (2011) Five Centuries of Economic Growth in India: The Institutions Perspective. In: Routledge Handbook of South Asian Economics. Routledge, pp. 32-43. ISBN 978-0-415-55397-1

Raghbendra, Jha, Bhattacharyya, Sambit and Raghav, Gaiha (2011) Temporal Variation of Capture of Anti-poverty Programs: Rural Public Works and Food for Work Programs in Rural India. International Review of Applied Economics, 25 (3). pp. 349-362. ISSN 1465-3486

Bhattacharyya, Sambit (2011) Growth Miracles and Growth Debacles: Exploring Root Causes. Edward Elgar. ISBN 978-1-84844-631-1

Raghbendra, Jha, Bhattacharyya, Sambit and Raghav, Gaiha (2011) Social Safety Nets and Nutrient Deprivation: An Analysis of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Program and the Public Distribution System in India. Journal of Asian Economics, 22 (2). pp. 189-201. ISSN 1467-8381

Bhattacharyya, Sambit and Hodler, Roland (2010) Natural Resources, Democracy and Corruption. European Economic Review, 54 (4). pp. 608-621. ISSN 0014-2921

Raghbendra, Jha, Bhattacharyya, Sambit, Raghav, Gaiha and Shylashri, Shankar (2009) Capture of Anti-poverty Programs: An Analysis of the National Rural Employment Guarantee Program in India. Journal of Asian Economics, 20 (4). pp. 456-464. ISSN 1049-0078

Bhattacharyya, Sambit, Dowrick, Steve and Golley, Jane (2009) Institutions and Trade: Competitors or Complements in Economic Development? Economic Record, 85 (270). pp. 318-330. ISSN 1475-4932

Bhattacharyya, Sambit (2009) Root Causes of African Underdevelopment. Journal of African Economies, 18 (5). pp. 745-780. ISSN 0963-8024

Bhattacharyya, Sambit (2009) Institutions, Diseases, and Economic Progress: A Unified Framework. Journal of Institutional Economics, 5 (1). pp. 65-87. ISSN 1614-0559

Bhattacharyya, Sambit (2009) Unbundled Institutions, Human Capital and Growth. Journal of Comparative Economics, 37 (1). pp. 106-120. ISSN 0147-5967

Bhattacharyya, Sambit (2004) Deep Determinants of Economic Growth. Applied Economic Letter, 11 (9). pp. 587-590. ISSN 1466-4291