EDUCATION:
Ph.D.(Economics), Purdue University,1991. 
M.S. (Economics), Purdue University, 1989. 
B.A. (Economics), St. Xavier's College, Bombay University, 1987

EXPERIENCE:
Florida Atlantic University, August 1996 to present.
University of Kentucky, Assistant Professor, August 1991 to July 1996.
Purdue University, Graduate Assistant 1987-1991.

TEACHING:
Advanced International Trade, International Monetary Economics, Development Economics, International Trade and Principles of Microeconomics.

RESEARCH: (RePEc handle): pvi104
International Technology Transfer, Intellectual Property Rights, International Factor Movements, Health Economics.

Selected Publications:
“On Welfare Reducing Technological Change in a North-South Framework,” with Hassan Benchekroun, Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press, vol. 61(3), July 2009, pages 603-622.

“Asymmetric Information and the Mode of Entry in Foreign Credit Markets,” with Eric Van Tassel, Journal of Banking and Finance, Vol. 31, December 2007, pp.3742–3760.

“Royalties vs. Fees: How do Firms Pay for Foreign Technology?” International Journal of Industrial Organization, Vol. 25, August 2007, pp 741-759.

“Optimum tariffs and patent length in a model of North-South technology transfer",
with Srabana Gupta and Hassan Benchekroun, International Review of Economics and Finance, Volume 60, No. 1, January 2007, pp 1-14.

 “Foreign Ownership, and Technology Adoption:  Evidence from Indian Firms,” with William Bosshardt, Journal of Development Economics, Volume 65, No. 2, August 2001, pp 367-387.

"Intellectual Property Rights and the Mode of Technology Transfer", Journal of Development Economics, August 1994, 44(2), pages 381-402.