Economics and Public Policy
Aranya Chakraborty
Assistant Professor
PhD (McGill University)
+91.79.61911570
aranya.chakraborty@ahduni.edu.in
http://www.aranyachakraborty.com
Research Interests: Development Economics, Information Economics, Applied Microeconomics
Profile
Aranya Chakraborty earned his PhD in Economics from McGill University in 2023. He completed his MSc in Economics from the University of Calcutta and a BSc in Economics from Ramakrishna Mission Residential College (Autonomous), Narendrapur. Aranya's research interests lie in development economics, information economics, and applied microeconomics. He studies the adoption of risk management and mitigation practices in developing countries, focusing primarily on the role of networks, social learning, and learning from experience. His doctoral research investigated development policies for resolving information frictions and aiding economic agents in developing countries to learn about new technologies and products.
Research
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Working Papers
- “The Role of Active Discussion in Coordinating about Uncertain Technologies,” February 2026. (with Javier Escobal, Sonia Laszlo, and Jim Warnick)
- “Learning from Experience about Product Design: Evidence from Index Insurance in Kenya,” February 2026.
- “Lessons from the Past: How Experience Reduces the Impact of Weather Shocks on Ugandan Smallholders,” November 2025. (with Giuseppe Maggio and Fabio G. Santeramo)
- “Network-Based Targeting with Heterogeneous Agents for Improving Technology Adoption,” September 2025.
- “Inefficiency in Agricultural Production: Do Information Frictions Matter?” June 2025. (with Digvijay Singh Negi and Rahul Rao)
Work-in-Progress
- “Food Transfers in a Primitive Economy: Comparing Three Models of Risk-Sharing in Networks.” (with Francesco Amodio and Pau Milán)
Other Papers
- “Industrial Performance in West Bengal: Analysis of Technical Efficiency with ASI Data,” August 2016. (with Panchanan Das and Swayambhu Mukherjee)
Publications
Book Chapters
- “Food Insecurity, Price Volatility and Trade: A Panel Data Analysis in Developing Countries,” Chapter-10 in Indian Agriculture under Multilateral and Regional Trade Agreements - Competitiveness and Food Security, Sharma and Bathla (eds.), CWS in association with Bookwell, Delhi, 2017, 177-194. (with Panchanan Das and Swayambhu Mukherjee)
Teaching
ECO220: Econometrics, Monsoon 2024-25
ECO321/ECO620: Empirical Research Methods in Economics, Winter 2024-25 & Monsoon 2025
ECO100: Microeconomics, Monsoon 2023-24 [Bi-Semester Course]