Jayati Ghosh

Prof. Jayati Ghosh is a renowned economist and Professor at the Department of Economics, University of Massachusetts Amherst (since January 2021). Previously, she held the rank of Professor at the Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi (1998–2020). She holds a Ph.D. (1983) and M.Phil. (1979) in Economics from the University of Cambridge, and an M.A. (1977) in Economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University. Her research focuses on development economics, gender studies, macroeconomics, and the political economy of globalization. She has authored/co-authored over 30 books and 300+ articles, including seminal works like *Crisis as Conquest* (2001) and *Demonetisation Decoded* (2017).

Her awards include the ILO Decent Work Research Prize (2010), the NordSud Research Prize (2010), and the Lancet Lecture (2011). She has advised numerous international bodies, including the UNDP, WHO, and ILO, and serves on global committees like the UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Advisory Board on Economic and Social Affairs. She has supervised 45 M.Phil. and 34 Ph.D. dissertations. Her work emphasizes equitable development, gender justice, and critical analysis of neoliberal policies.

Beyond academia, she has engaged in public policy initiatives, including chairing the Commission on Farmers’ Welfare for Andhra Pradesh (2004) and contributing to the *West Bengal Human Development Report* (2004). She actively advocates for progressive economic reforms and social justice through think tanks like the Economic Research Foundation and the International Development Economics Associates (IDEAS).