Jayanta Talukder is an Associate Fellow in the National Growth and Macroeconomic Centre at NCAER.

He has recently completed his Ph.D. from University at Albany, Suny, New York. He has Master’s and Bachelor’s degrees in Economics from Jadavpur University and the University of Calcutta, respectively.

He has also worked at various research and teaching institutions, including the Office of Mental Health, New York as an Intern; University at Albany, New York as Adjunct Instructor, Research Analyst, and Teaching Assistant; Jadavpur University as a Research Associate; and, Bandhan Financial Services Pvt Ltd as a Summer Intern.