Indranil Dutta

Indranil Dutta is a Senior Lecturer in Economics at the University of Manchester, holding a Ph.D. from the University of California, Riverside and an M.A. from Delhi School of Economics, India. Previously, he taught at the University of Sheffield and University of East Anglia, and served as a research associate at Manchester's Brooks World Poverty Institute and a research fellow at UNU-WIDER (Helsinki).

His academic background includes:

• Ph.D. in Economics, University of California, Riverside
• M.A. in Economics, Delhi School of Economics, India

Dr. Dutta specializes in quantitative development economics and applied welfare economics, focusing on well-being, deprivation, and distribution measurement. His research critically examines poverty and inequality indicators while addressing political economy dimensions of deprivation. This work directly contributes to UN Sustainable Development Goals for poverty reduction (SDG 1) and reduced inequalities (SDG 10).

His publication trends reveal consistent methodological rigor in poverty measurement (e.g., vulnerability frameworks, multidimensional indices) and empirical analysis of refugee impacts using natural experiments. Recent work applies difference-in-differences techniques to Rohingya refugee effects in Bangladesh and investigates health system competition in developing countries, demonstrating interdisciplinary reach across economics, policy, and social welfare.

Scientific awards: No major awards listed in available profile data.

Advising and Grants: Dr. Dutta has supervised 4 students. He serves as Co-Investigator on the 2024-2025 project 'Financialised Cocoa Chains and Implications for Ghanaian Farmers’ Productivity, Income and Livelihoods', examining how global cocoa supply chains affect West African smallholders. His media engagement includes policy-relevant analysis of India's demonetization, covered by news outlets and referenced in policy sources.