Devlina Chatterjee

Dr. Devlina Chatterjee is a Professor in the Department of Management Sciences at the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. With a strong academic background including a PhD in Management Studies from IISc Bangalore and dual MS degrees from Penn State University, she has established herself as a prominent researcher in Managerial Economics and Applied Econometrics.

Her primary research interests span Consumer finance, tourism economics, resilience of social systems, and empirical finance. Dr. Chatterjee's work explores critical aspects of financial behavior in Indian contexts, insurance markets, tourism sector vulnerabilities, and stock market dynamics. Her research methodology combines rigorous econometric analysis with practical applications to real-world economic problems.

Dr. Chatterjee has published extensively in high-impact journals including Tourism Management Perspectives, International Journal of Bank Marketing, and IIMB Management Review. Her recent work has focused on life insurance behavior in India, tourism economics, and financial decision-making patterns among Indian consumers. She has also contributed significantly to understanding the impact of natural disasters and conflicts on tourism sectors.

• The Indian Economic Association Medal for the academic year 2010-2011 (for best PhD Thesis)
• Best paper award at conference 'Forecasting Financial Markets in India', IIT Kharagpur, 2008
• Second prize at Consortium of Students in Management Research COSMAR 2008
• Green Belt Certification for Six Sigma Implementation at GE Capital

Before joining academia, Dr. Chatterjee had substantial industry experience at Antrix Corporation (Department of Space), GE Capital, and Industrial Finance Corporation of India. She has supervised numerous research projects and continues to mentor students in the fields of econometrics and financial economics. Her teaching focuses on Managerial Economics and Econometrics, where she brings real-world applications to classroom learning.