Abhirup Sarkar
Professor of Economics at the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, India
Prof. Sarkar is also a member of the Group of Experts advising the Union Finance Minister on G20 matters. He is the chairman of the West Bengal Infrastructure Development Finance Corporation (WBIDFC), vice chairman of the West Bengal Industrial Development Corporation (WBIDC), a member of the State Planning Board of West Bengal and a member of the Expert Committee on Health in West Bengal. He has headed an Expert Committee on Higher Education in West Bengal which has submitted its report in March, 2012. Apart from the Indian Statistical Institute, he has taught at various other institutions in India and abroad including the University of Florida, Brigham Young University, Concordia University and the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta. His primary research areas are International Trade, Economic Development and Political Economy.