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Dr Barnali Basak

Dr Barnali Basak

  • Position: Lecturer in Economics (Teaching and Scholarship)
  • Areas of expertise: Development Economics; Labour Economics; Applied Microeconomics; Advanced Mathematics and Statistics.
  • Email: B.Basak@leeds.ac.uk
  • Phone: +44(0)113 343 4390
  • Location: Room 1.12 Lyddon Terrace
  • Website: My webpage | CV | LinkedIn | Googlescholar | Researchgate | ORCID

Profile

In my earlier teaching career, I was a Teaching Associate at the Department of Economics,  University of Manchester from September - December 2021. As a Postdoctoral Research Fellow, I was engaged in a Kenya based research project in the Department of Economics and Marketing at De Montford University (DMU) during 2020-2021. I obtained a PhD in Economics in 2020 from the Department of Economics, University of Sussex through an Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) studentship. I specialise in the field of Development Economics and Labour Economics.

Research interests

My research interest lies in causal inferences. I have researched on child education and child health; fertility impact on female labour market outcomes; affirmation action and well-being of households belonging to disadvantaged groups (such as Scheduled Caste, Schedule Tribe and Other Backward Class), especially in the context of India. Empirical research in my subject area incorporates both secondary and primary household surveys. I do research in student education to undertake research-led-teaching using student survey data. Currently, I am researching on whether students’ engagement in seminar classes improves performance in mathematics and statistics, as well as, on the effect of students’ math-anxiety on their performance in final exam.

Qualifications

  • Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA)
  • PhD in Economics, Department of Economics, University of Sussex, 2016–2020
  • MPhil in Economics, Department of Economics, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India, 2005
  • MSc in Economics, Department of Economics, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India, 2002
  • BSc (Hons.) in Economics, Department of Economics, University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India, 2000

Student education

Teach:

  • LUBS0010 Foundations of Economics
  • LUBS1275 Mathematics and Statistics for Economics and Business 1A
  • LUBS1075 Academic, Professional and Research Skills for Studies in Economics (I co-teach in this module)
  • LUBS1285 Mathematics and Statistics for Economics and Business 1B ((I co-teach in this module)

Supervise:

  • LUBS3303 Economics Dissertation for UG students
  • LUBS5138M Economics Dissertation for MSc students

Other responsibilities

  • Assistant Head of First Year
  • Internal Scrutineer in Departmental Examination Scrutiny Panel
  • Academic Personal Tutor (monitor UG students’ academic progress)
  • Economics representative on the Faculty Student Opportunities and Graduate Success Group