Samiran Banerjee

Samiran (Shomu) Banerjee is a Teaching Professor in the Department of Economics at Emory University. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Minnesota, an MA from Delhi School of Economics, and a BA in Commerce from Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi.

His research interests focus on Applied Microeconomic Theory, Industrial Organization, Experimental Economics, and Environmental Economics. He has authored the textbook Intermediate Microeconomics: A Tool-Building Approach (2nd ed., Routledge, 2021), which emphasizes constrained optimization and learning-by-doing methodologies. His work bridges theoretical rigor with practical applications in economics education.

Notable contributions include studies on net neutrality regulation, healthcare resilience strategies, and optimization in power distribution systems. His interdisciplinary approach spans economics, policy analysis, and computational methods.

His book has garnered acclaim for its pedagogical clarity, with praise from MIT’s David Autor and Cornell’s Kaushik Basu. Banerjee’s research also extends to medical imaging technology and oncology case studies, reflecting his diverse academic engagement.