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achanda@lsu.edu
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Thomas Singletary Distinguished Professor of Business Administration
Education
PhD Economics, Brown University, 2001
MA Economics, Brown University, 1997
MA Economics, Delhi School of Economics, 1996
BA Economics (Honours), University of Delhi, 1994
Chanda, A. and Cook, J. (2022). Was India's Demonetization Redistributive? Insights from Satellites and Surveys, Journal of Macroeconomics.
Chanda, A. and Unel, B. (2021). Do Attitudes Toward Risk Taking Affect Entrepreneurship? Evidence from Second-generation Americans, Journal of Economic Growth.
Chanda, A. and Kabiraj, S. (2020). Shedding Light on Regional Growth and Convergence in India. World Development.
Chanda, A., Cook, C. Justin, and Putterman, L. (2014). Persistence of fortune: Accounting for Population Movements, There was no Post-Columbian Reversal. American Economic Journal: Macroeconomics, 6(3), 1-28.
Chanda, A., Alfaro, L., Kalemli-Ozcan, S., and Sayek, S. (2010). Foreign Direct Investment, Financial Markets and Economic Growth. Journal Of Development Economics.
Chanda, A. and Dalgaard, C. (2008). Dual Economies and International Total Factor Productivity Differences. Economica, 75, 629-661.
Chanda, A., Alfaro, L., Kalemli-Ozcan, S., and Sayek, S. (2004). Foreign Direct Investment and Economic Growth: The Role of Local Financial Markets. Journal of International Economics, 64(64), 89-112.
Chanda, A., Bockstette, V., and Putterman, L. (2002). States and Markets: The Advantages
of an Early Start. Journal of Economic Growth.
Teaching Interests: Macroeconomics, Economic Growth
Research Interests: Macroeconomics, Economic Growth, Regional Growth, The Indian Economy
Graduate Advisory Committee, Committee Chair (August, 2009 - July, 2013)
Economic Inquiry, Editor, Co-Editor (June, 2017)
Economic Modelling, Editor, Associate Editor (December, 2019)
Chanda, A. (2013). The Rise of India In Randall Parker and Robert Whaples (Ed.), The
Handbook of Major Events in Economic History
Chanda, A. (2013). Accounting for Bihar's Productivity Relative to India's: What can
we learn from recent developments in Growth Theory?
2022 E. J. Ourso College of Business Outstanding Teacher Award for Tenured Faculty
