Anindya Sen is a Professor

Professor

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 of Economics

Economics

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 at Indian Institute of Management Calcutta

Indian Institute of Management Calcutta

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Sen received his B.A.

Bachelor of Arts

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 degree from Presidency College, Kolkata

Presidency College, Kolkata

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, MA

Master of Arts (postgraduate)

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 degree from the University of Calcutta

University of Calcutta

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, and Ph.D.

Doctor of Philosophy

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 from University of Southern California

University of Southern California

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Before joining IIM Calcutta, Sen worked as a Lecturer of Economics at his alma-mater University of Calcutta and as a Professor at Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research

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, Mumbai

Mumbai

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. At IIM Calcutta, Sen teaches several courses in Economics, including Microeconomics and Economics of Business Policy. He was the Dean

Dean (education)

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 of Programme Initiatives at IIM-C from 2005 to 2007.

Selected bibliography

• Sen, A (1998) "Industrial Organization", Oxford University Press
  Oxford University Press
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  ISBN 978-0195644333
• Sen, A (2000) "Microeconomics: Theory and Applications", Oxford University Press ISBN 978-0195651447
• Sengupta & Sen (2005) "Economics of Business Policy", Oxford University Press ISBN 978-0195677416
• Sen & Sett (2006) "Managing Business in the Twenty-first Century: A Handbook", Oxford University Press ISBN 978-0195665253
• Gokarn, Sen & Vaidya "The Structure of Indian Industry", Oxford University Press ISBN 978-0195649420

External links

• Indian Institute of Management Calcutta - Faculty Information
• Indian Institute of Management Calcutta - Economics Group Faculty
• Indian Institute of Management Calcutta