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Nabamita Dutta

Professor
Economics
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

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Nabamita Dutta

Professor

Economics

Specialty area(s)

New Institutional Economics, Development Economics, Political Economy, Entrepreneurship and and Economics of Gender 

Brief biography

Nabamita Dutta is a Professor of Economics and Co - Director of  Menard Family Initiative. at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. To date, she has published over 65 peer-reviewed articles, being cited over 2500 times (based on Google Scholar). Her main research interests hinge at the intersection of new institutional economics and economic development with emphasis on entrepreneurship, political economy, and economics of gender. Her articles have appeared in esteemed journals like the European Journal of Political Economy, Kyklos, Small Business Economics, International Review of Economics and Finance, Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, Journal of Institutional Economics, Economic Modelling and, Oxford Development Studies among others. She has been the Associate Editor of Economic Modeling since January 2020 and on the editorial board of Economies since 2018.  She mainly teaches classes on International Economics, and Economic Development.

Dr. Dutta has been invited to deliver talks across the world by institutes like IFN (Research in Industrial Organization), Stockholm, seminars organized by IHS (Institute of Humane Studies), IOEA (Institutional and Organizational Economics Academy), and University of Lincoln, UK. She has been invited to be visiting research scholars at the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences (CSSSC), Kolkata, India, German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA), Germany, and University of Wollongong, Australia.  Recently,  she co-organized the one-day
conference on Entrepreneurship sponsored by MFI, held at UWL this Fall. 

Nabamita Dutta is originally from Kolkata, India and moved to this country in 2004 to do her Ph.D. in economics. She graduated from West Virginia University and moved to La Crosse, Wisconsin to start as an Assistant Professor in 2009. 

Current courses at UWL

ECO 110: Microeconomics and Public Policy
ECO 340: Introduction to International Economics 

Education

Ph.D., West Virginia University ( 2009)
M.A., West Virginia University ( 2006)
M.Sc. Economics, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India ( 2003)
B.Sc. (H) in Economics, St. Xaviers’ College, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India ( 2001)

Career

Teaching history

ECO 375: ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT (300 LEVEL)

ECO 340: INTRODUCTION TO INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS (300 LEVEL)

ECO 305: INTERMEDIATE MACROECONOMICS ( 300 LEVEL)

ECO 474: INSTUTITIONAL ECONOMICS ( 300 LEVEL) 

ECO 110: MICROECONOMICS AND PUBLIC POLICY  (GEN ED)

ECO 120: GLOBAL MACROECONOMICS (GEN ED)

ECO 212: ECONOMIC JUSTICE (GEN ED)

Professional history

Academic and Professional Affiliations

01/2023 -                        Co-Director, Menard Family Initiative for Economic Engagement and Research.

09/2021 – 05/2022        Menard Family Faculty Fellow, Menard Family Initiative for Economic Engagement and Research.

11/2020 – 05/2021        Menard Family Faculty Fellow, Menard Family Initiative for Economic Engagement and Research.

02/2019 – 02/2019        Honorary Visiting Research Fellow at Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta (CSSSC), Kolkata, India

12/2018 – 12/2018        Honorary Visiting Research Fellow at Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta (CSSSC), Kolkata, India

11/2018 – 11/2018        Honorary Visiting Research Scholar, Economics and Planning Unit, Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Delhi, India

06/2018 – 07/2018        Honorary Visiting Research Scholar, Economic Research Unit, Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Kolkata, India

04/2017 – 04/2017        Honorary Short-term Visitor at Department of Economics, West Virginia University, West Virginia, USA

06/2016 – 07/2016        Honorary Visiting Research Fellow at Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta (CSSSC), Kolkata, India

06/2015 – 07/2015        Honorary Visiting Research Fellow at Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta (CSSSC), Kolkata, India

06/2015 – 06/2015        Honorary Visiting Research Scholar at German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA), Hamburg, Germany

07/2014 – 07/2014        Honorary Visiting Research Fellow at Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta (CSSSC), Kolkata, India

06/2014 – 06/2014        Honorary Visiting Research Fellow at School of Accounting, Economics and Finance, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia.

06/2013 – 08/2013        Honorary Visiting Research Fellow for the CTRPFP Cell (Public Finance Cell) at Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta (CSSSC),Kolkata India

06/2011 – 07/2011        Honorary Visiting Research Fellow at Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta (CSSSC), Kolkata India

07/2010 – 08/2011        Honorary Advisor for the Media Map Project jointly conducted by Internews, the World Bank and the Brookings Institute

08/2010 – 08/2010        Honorary Visiting Research Fellow at Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta (CSSSC), Kolkata India

Professional and Editorial Positions

01/2020 -                         Economic Modelling, Associate Editor

09/2018 -                         Economies, Editorial Board

08/2019 -                         Pakistan Development Review, Editorial Board

08/2014 -                        Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy, Editorial Board

09/2019 – 08/2020        Executive Committee (Web Maintenance), Association of Indian Economic and Financial Studies (AIEFS).

Research and publishing

  All Publications

( The publication year, if different from the acceptance year, is stated separately in parenthesis)

  1. “Financial Development and Women’s Rights”. 2022. (with Saibal Kar), Economics Bulletin, Forthcoming
  2. “An Analysis of Rural Shocks in India during the Pandemic”.2022. ( with Saibal Kar), Economic and Political Weekly, Forthcoming
  3. “Gender and Access to Finance: Perceived Constraints of Majority Female-owned Indian Firms”. 2022. (with Sushanta Mallick), British Journal of Management, https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8551.12623
  4. “Innovation and Perceived Corruption:  A Firm Level Analysis for India”. 2021. (with Saibal Kar and Hamid Beladi), Business and Politics, 24(2), 151-170 https://doi.org/10.1017/bap.2021.20 (Publication year – 2022)
  5. Female Entrepreneurs, and Marriage: Role of Individualism”. 2021. South Asian Journal of Macroeconomics and Public Finance, (Publication year – 2022) https://doi.org/10.1177/22779787211064505
  6. “Attitudes Towards Abortion: How Do Cultural Traits Shape Education’s Impact”. 2021. (with Lisa Giddings and Russell S. Sobel), Review of Social Economy, Forthcoming
  7. “Does Trust Always Help Gender Role Attitudes? The Role of Individualism and Collectivism”. 2021. (with Lisa Giddings and Russell S. Sobel), Social Indicators Research,  Forthcoming
  8. “What Influences Entrepreneurship among Skilled Immigrants in United States?Evidence from Micro-data”. 2021. (with Saibal Kar and Russell S. Sobel), Business Economics, Forthcoming
  9. “Financial Development and Entrepreneurship”. 2021. (with Daniel Meierrieks), International Review of Economics and Finance, Forthcoming
  10. “Share of Women In Parliament and Heath And Education Outcomes”. 2020. (with Haley Maus), Journal of Economic Development, Forthcoming
  11. “Entrepreneurship, Fear of Failure, and Economic Policy. 2020. (with Russell S. Sobel), European Journal of Political Economy, Forthcoming
  12. “Do Financial Development and Political Institutions act as Substitutes or Complements?”. 2019. ( with Luisa Blanco), Oxford Development Studies, Forthcoming
  13. “Self-Employment, Gender and Cultural Traits”. 2019. ( with Taylor Franklin), Journal of Developing Areas, Forthcoming
  14. “Does State-level Per Capita Income affect Juvenile Delinquency? An Empirical Analysis for Indian States”. 2019. (with Dipparna Jana and Saibal Kar), Economic Modelling, Forthcoming
  15. “The Obstacle Named ‘Corruption’: An Empirical Analysis of Indian Firms”. 2019. Review of Economics & Finance, Forthcoming
  16. “Can Greater Attention to Women’s Rights be a Cure for Income Inequality?”.2018. ( with Lisa Giddings and Sanjukta Roy), Contemporary Economic Policy, 37(3), 545-559 (Publication year – 2019)
  17. “Entrepreneurship and Human Capital: The role of Financial Development”.2018. (with Russell S. Sobel), International Review of Economics and Finance , 57, 319-332
  18. “Relating Rule of Law and Budgetary Allocation for Tourism: Does per capita income growth make a difference for Indian states?”. 2017. ( with Saibal Kar), Economic Modelling, 71, 263-271 (Publication Year – 2018)
  19. “Enabling Women Entrepreneurs: Exploring factors that mitigate the negative impacts of fertility rates on female entrepreneurship”. 2017. (with Sushanta Mallick), Kyklos, 71(3), 402-432 (Publication Year – 2018)
  20. “What determines Governance Across Nations: Do Economic and Social Globalization Play a Role” ( with Deepraj Mukherjee). 2017. Economic Modelling, 69, 103-113
  21. “Human Capital and FDI: How does Corruption Affect the Relationship?”.2017. ( with Saibal Kar and Shrabani Saha). Economic Analysis and Policy, 56, 126-134
  22. “Can Financial Development Enhance Information Transparency”.2017. (with Deepraj Mukherjee).  Economic Change and Restructuring, 51(4), 279-302 ( Publication Year – 2018)
  23. “Aiding Economic Freedom: Exploring Interactions between Foreign Aid, Income, and Institutions”. 2016. (with Claudia C. Williamson).European Journal of Political Economy, 45, 24-38
  24. “The Right to be Free: Is media freedom good news for women’s rights?”.2016. ( with Arusha Cooray and Sushanta Mallick). Journal of Institutional Economics, 13(2),327-355
  25. “Foreign Aid and Business Climate: An Empirical Analysis of SSA countries”. 2016. ( with Russell Sobel and Sanjukta Roy). Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy, 5(3), 365-382.
  26. “State Fragility and Transparency”. 2016.( with Sanjukta Roy). International Journal of Development Issues, 15(3),202-223
  27. “Do Literacy and A Mature Democratic Regime Cure Corruption?”.2016. (with Deepraj Mukherjee). Journal of Economic Development, 41(2), 1-26
  28. “The Interactive Impact of Press Freedom and Media Reach on Corruption”.2016. (with Sanjukta Roy ).Economic Modelling, 58, 227- 236.
  29. “Does female human capital formation matter for the growth effect of remittances? Evidence from developing countries”.2016. ( with Arusha Cooray and Sushanta Mallick). Oxford Development Studies, 44(4), 458-478.
  30. “Does Corruption Ever Help Entrepreneurship?”.2016. (with Russell S. Sobel). Small Business Economics, 47, 179 – 199, DOI: 10.1007/s11187-016-9728-7
  31. “Can Foreign Aid Free the Press?”.2015. (with Claudia R. Williamson). Journal of Institutional Economics, 12 (3), 603-621.
  32. “Trade Openness and Labor Force Participation in Africa: the role of political institutions”.2015. ( with Arusha Cooray and Sushanta Mallick). Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, 56(2), 319-350 ( Publication Year – 2017)
  33. “Dynamics of Investment and Bank Credit Recovery after Banking Crisis”.2015. ( with Sheida Teimouri). Journal of Financial Stability, special issue, 26, 306-327.
  34. “Risk Factors for Domestic Violence: An Empirical Analysis for Indian States”. 2015. ( with Vinodhini Umashankar, Meenakshi Rishi and Sanjukta Roy). Journal of Developing Areas, 50(3), 241-259 (Publication Year -2016)
  35. Re-examining the Relationship between Domestic Investment and Foreign Aid: Does Political Stability Matter?”.2014. (with Deepraj Mukherjee and Sanjukta Roy). International Review of Applied Economics, 29 (3), 259-286 (Publication Year – 2015)
  36. “Gender-Specific Human Capital, Openness and Growth: Exploring the Linkages for South Asia”.2013. (with Arusha Cooray and Sushanta Mallick). Review of Development Economics, 18(1), 107 - 122
  37. “The Amplification Effect: Foreign Aid’s Impact on Political Institutions,”.2013. (with Peter T. Leeson and Claudia Williamson). Kyklos, 66(2), 208 – 228
  38. “Cultural Traits and Stock Market Development: An Empirical Analysis”.2013. ( with Deepraj Mukherjee). Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy, 4(1), 33-49; doi:10.1108/JEPP-01-2013-0003 (Publication Year – 2015)
  39. “Do Political Institutions and Culture Jointly Matter for Financial Development?”.2013. (with Deepraj Mukherjee). Global Economy Journal, 13(2), 203 – 232
  40. “Media, Education and Corruption: Investigating the associations”.2013. (with Sanjukta Roy). Economic Affairs, 33(2), 207-219
  41. “Informal Sector and Corruption: An Empirical Investigation for India”.2012. (with Saibal Kar and Sanjukta Roy). International Review of Economics and Finance (IZA DP No. 557 – cited in Wall Street Journal, October 17, 2011), 27, 357 – 373 (Publication Year – 2013)
  42. “Entrepreneurship and Political Risk” (with Russell S. Sobel and Sanjukta Roy). 2012. Journal of Entrepreneurship and Public Policy, 2(2), 130-143 ( Publication Year – 2013)
  43. “Does Fiscal Decentralization Result in a Better Business Climate?”. 2012. (with Russell S. Sobel and Sanjukta Roy). Applied Economics Letters, 20:1, 84-91 (Publication Year – 2013)
  44. “The Changing Face of Culture: Gauging the Impact of a Free Media”. 2011. (with Sanjukta Roy). European Journal of Law and Economics, 36(1), 95 -115 (Publication Year – 2013), doi: 1007/s10657-011-9261-8
  45. “Effect of the Political Regime on Asset Returns for Emerging Markets: An Empirical Investigation”. 2011. South Asian Journal of Macroeconomics and Public Finance,  1(1), 135 – 156 (Publication Year – 2012)
  46. “Is Culture a determinant of Financial Development?”.2011. (with Deepraj Mukherjee). Applied Economics Letters, 19(6), 585-590 (Publication Year – 2012)
  47. “Financial Development and Capital Flight: Is The Association Non-Linear?”. 2011. Review of International Economics, Forthcoming
  48. “Do Potential Skilled Emigrants Care about Political Stability at Home?” (with Sanjukta Roy). 2010. Review of Development Economics, 15(3), 442 – 457 ( Publication Year – 2011)
  49. “Foreign Direct Investment and Human Capital: The Role of Political and Civil Rights,”. 2010. (with Kwasi Yeboah). Journal of International Development, 25 (2), 160 – 179 (Publication Year – 2013 )
  50. “Does Cultural Diversity increase the rate of Entrepreneurial Activity?”.2010. (with Russell S. Sobel and Sanjukta Roy). Review of Austrian Economics, 23 (3), 269 – 286
  51. “How is Culture paving the path for Women’s Rights?”. 2010. Economics Bulletin, 30 (3), 1778 – 1793
  52. “Does a Free Press Nurture Entrepreneurship?”.2010. (with Sanjukta Roy and Russell S. Sobel). Southern Journal of Entrepreneurship, 4 (1), 71- 91 (Publication Year – 2011 )
  53. “Beyond Borders: Is Media Freedom Contagious?” (with Russell S. Sobel and Sanjukta Roy). 2009. Kyklos, 63 (1), 123 – 133 (Publication Year – 2010)
  54. “The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Press Freedom,” (with Sanjukta Roy). 2009. Kyklos, 62 (2), 239-257
  55. “The Impact of Financial Development on Domestic Investment: A Quantile Regression Approach”.2009. (with Sanjukta Roy) Indian Macroeconomics Annual, 6, 107 -130
  56. “What Attracts Foreign Direct Investment?”.2009. (with Sanjukta Roy). Economic Affairs, 29(3), 81-86
  57. “Foreign Direct Investment, Financial Development and Political Risks”. 2008. (with Sanjukta Roy). Journal of Developing Areas, 44(2), 303 – 327 (Publication Year – 2011)

 Books

2019 : Dutta, Nabamita, Claudia R. Williamson (eds.), Lessons on Foreign Aid and Economic Development: Micro and Macro Perspectives. Palgrave Macmillan, forthcoming.

 Contributions to Edited Volumes

  1. “Aid Allocation and Outcomes: What Role Do Political Motives Play?” (with Nabamita Dutta), Chapter 7, in Nabamita Dutta and Claudia R. Williamson, eds., Lessons on Foreign Aid and Economic Development: Micro and Macro Perspectives. Palgrave Macmillan, 2019, forthcoming.
  2. “Can Foreign Aid Promote Political and Economic Freedom?” (with Nabamita Dutta and Michael , Chapter 10, in Nabamita Dutta and Claudia R. Williamson, eds., Lessons on Foreign Aid and Economic Development: Micro and Macro Perspectives. Palgrave Macmillan, 2019, forthcoming.
  3. " Beyond Borders: Is Media Freedom Contagious?" (with Russell S. Sobel and Sanjukta Roy) in Monroe E. Price and Susan Abbott (ed.), Evaluating the Evaluators: Measures of Press Freedom and Media Contributions to Development, Center for International Media Assistance (CIMA), Peter Lang Publishing (New York, NY).
  4. “Does Fiscal Decentralization Result in a Better Business Climate?” (with Russell S. Sobel and Sanjukta Roy)  in Robert F. Salvino Jr. , Michael T. Tasto , Gregory M. Randolph (ed.), Entrepreneurial Action, Public Policy, And Economic Outcomes: Edward Elgar Publishing, UK. 151-176

Invited Seminars, Workshops and Panels

2021:

  • Invited Luncheon speaker for Missouri Valley Economic Association (MVA), Kansas City, Missouri, USA , 2021 - - scheduled
  • Invited Speaker for Managing Risk and Uncertainty: The Challenge of Entrepreneurship - Research Symposium,  Denver, Colorado, USA 
  • 2021 Junior Mentoring Breakfast, CSWEP, American Economic Association (AEA) Meetings, 2021 (virtual)

2020: 

  • Invited seminar at School of Public & Environmental Affairs (SPEA), Indiana University, Bloomington, USA

2018:

  • Invited seminar at Professor T.J. Brook’s class at Ekonomická Univerzita v Bratislave, Bratislava, Slovakia

2017:

  • Invited as a key note speaker for the ‘Economic Growth and Socioeconomic Issues in China and India’ conference at University of Lincoln, United Kingdom
  • Seminar, Glasgow Caledonian University, Glasgow, Scotland

2016

  • Department of Economics, University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, USA – seminar

2015

  • Invited as a key note speaker for the ‘Economic Growth and Socioeconomic Issues in China and India’ conference at University of Lincoln, United Kingdom ( could not attend)
  • German Institute of Global and Area Studies (GIGA), Hamburg, Germany
  • Organized three sessions, with Sanjukta Roy, at the European School on New Institutional Economics (ESNIE), 2015 – 18th May to 22nd May, (Cargèse) Corsica, France.
  • Co-chaired seminar sessions where Ph.D. students and junior scholars presented their work, ESNIE 2015, (Cargèse) Corsica, France.

2014:

  • School of Accounting, Economics and Finance, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia - Seminar
  • Organized three sessions, with Sanjukta Roy, at the European School on New Institutional Economics (ESNIE), 2014 – 20th May to 24th May, (Cargèse) Corsica, France.
  • Co-chaired seminar sessions where Ph.D. students and junior scholars presented their work, ESNIE 2014, (Cargèse) Corsica, France.

2013:

  • Centre for Studies in Social Sciences (CSSSC), Kolkata, India- Seminar
  • Albers Scholarship Seminar, Albers School of Business, Seattle University, Seminar

2012:

  • Centre for Studies in Social Sciences (CSSSC), Kolkata, India- Seminar
  • Organized three sessions, with Valerie Duplat, at the European School on New Institutional Economics (ESNIE), 2012 – 21st May to 25th May, (Cargèse) Corsica, France.
  • Co-chaired seminar sessions where Ph.D. students and junior scholars presented their work, ESNIE 2012, (Cargèse) Corsica, France.

2011:

  • “Joint Seminar on Trends in Support of Democratic Government and Accountability” organized by World Bank, Internews, BBC World Service Trust, The Brookings Institutions and OECD – DAC, Paris, France
  • Organized Workshop at the European School on New Institutional Economics (ESNIE), 2011 - 15th May to 21st May, (Cargèse) Corsica, France
  • University of Connecticut, Department of Economics and Human Rights Institute (HRI), Seminar

2010:

  • Delhi School of Economics (DSE), Delhi, India - Seminar
  • Centre for Studies in Social Sciences (CSSSC), Kolkata, India- Seminar
  • University of Wisconsin, La Crosse Seminar Series, 2010

2009:

  • Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Kolkata, India (joint seminar talk with S. Roy)
  • University of Wisconsin, La Crosse Seminar Series, 2009
  • Beloit College, Department of Economics, Seminar

 

Kudos

published

Nabamita Dutta, Economics and Adam Stivers, Finance, co-authored the article "Opportunity and necessity entrepreneurship: Do linguistic structures matter?" in Small Business Economics published on Oct. 18 by Springer. The authors look at how differences in language structure affect international differences in entrepreneurship, distinguishing between necessity entrepreneurship (people pushed into starting businesses due to lack of employment opportunities) and opportunity entrepreneurship (people choosing to leave employment in pursuit of promising opportunities). The language a speaker uses has been shown to influence cognition, behavior, and the content of cultural information shared through time and generations. The authors find statistical evidence that language also influences the pursuit of opportunity entrepreneurship.

Submitted on: Oct. 21

published

Nabamita Dutta and Israt Jahan, both Economics, co-authored the article "Environmental policy implementation, gender, and corruption" in Economics of Governance published on June 1 by Springer. Our colleagues find international evidence that female representation in parliament has a positive impact on climate policy outcomes, and the impact that women policymakers have is largest for countries with low levels of corruption.

Submitted on: July 31

published

Jennifer Klein and Alder Yu, both Biology; Nabamita Dutta, Economics; Alysa Remsburg, Environmental Studies; Tesia Marshik, Psychology; and Adam Driscoll, Sociology & Criminal Justice; co-authored the article "New frontiers in student evaluations of teaching: university efforts to design and test a new instrument for student feedback" in Assessment & Evaluation in Higher Education published on April 5 by Taylor and Francis Online. This article summarizes the efforts put forth by the Ad-Hoc SEI committee with exploring the problematic use of SEIs on campus, selecting and modifying an alternative tool (the soon to be adopted LENS system), and conducting some early findings regarding its efficacy.

Submitted on: April 11, 2023

awarded

and Miranda Panzer, International Education & Engagement; received the award for ALANA Phenomenal Womyn's Award at ALANA's Phenomenal Womyn's Dinner on April 19, 2018 in La Crosse, WI. Asian, Latina, African, Native American (ALANA) Womyn's Student Organization recognizes womyn of color and allies for their significant contributions in the community and for their support of the student organization's members.

Submitted on: May 14, 2018

awarded

Award recipients at at the ALANA Phenomenal Womyn dinner on April 19, 2018 in La Crosse, WI were:
  • Nabamita Dutta, Economics, and Taviare Hawkins, Physics, — Phenomenal Woyman
  • Diana Moran Thundercloud, Women's, Gender, Sexuality Studies — Phenomenal Woyman
ALANA (Asian, Latina, African, Native American Womyn Organization) Phenomenal Womyn's dinner is an empowering event held to honor, recognize, and celebrate womyn of color on campus. The theme this year is "SuperWomyn", a matter and category that we believe this year's award recipients belong to and embody. This year's event will honor three very unique professionals for their high caliber internal and external teaching skills, ability to inspire, and other contributions shared with students, UWL, La Crosse community and beyond.

Submitted on: April 26, 2018

Memberships & affiliations

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