Ph.D. Cornell University 2002

Suman did his Bachelor of Science with a major in Economics from Presidency College Calcutta. After that he obtained his Masters in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics before joining Cornell in 1996.

TEACHING FIELDS

Microeconomics
Labor Economics
Managerial Economics
Emerging Markets

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Personnel Economics
Development Economics
Public Economics

"Male Wages and Female Welfare: Public Goods, Private Markets, and Intrahousehold Inequality," with Ravi Kanbur. Oxford Economic Papers, forthcoming 

"A Case for Bundling Public Goods Contributions," with Alexander Karaivanov and Mandar P. Oak. Journal of Public Economic Theory, Volume 9, Issue 3, June 2007. 

"Can A Rise in Your Wage Make You Worse Off? A Public Goods Perspective," with Alexander Karaivanov. Journal of Development Economics, Volume 84, Issue 1, September 2007. 

"Job Mobility and Careers in Firms," Labour Economics, Volume 14, Issue 3, June 2007.

"The Dynamics of Firm-Supplier Relationships in a Less Developed Economy: Evidence from African Manufacturing Firms," with Raymond Fisman. Southern Economic Journal, vol.72(2), October 2005