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- August 12, 2024
- 5:15 pm
- VMCC, IIT Bombay
Prof. N.R. Kamath Distinguished Lecture Series
5:15 pm
IT Bombay will host the latest lecture in the ‘Prof. N.R. Kamath Distinguished Institute Lecture’ series on campus. The series honours the leadership and contributions of Prof. N.R. Kamath, former Deputy Director, and founding head of the Department of Chemical Engineering, IIT Bombay, to the Institute.
The speaker for the upcoming talk is renowned economist and Padma Bhushan recipient, Prof. Kaushik Basu.
Prof. Basu is a Professor of Economics and the Carl Marks Professor of International Studies at Cornell University, and the Professor N.R Kamath Visiting Chair Professor at IIT Bombay. He was formerly Senior Vice President and Chief Economist of the World Bank. Prior to that, he was the Chief Economic Adviser to the Indian Government. Over the years, Prof. Basu has held visiting positions at the Institute for Advanced Study, the London School of Economics, Harvard University, Princeton University, and M.I.T.
Prof. Basu will speak about ‘India’s Unemployment Problem: Some Lessons from Economic Theory.’
Date: August 12, 2024
Time: 5:15 PM
Venue: VMCC, IIT Bombay
