Kaushik Basu

Kaushik Basu
Basu in Festival Economia 2013
11th Chief Economist of the World Bank
In office
October 2012 – October 2016
PresidentJim Yong Kim
Preceded byMartin Ravallion (Acting)
Succeeded byPaul Romer
14th Chief Economic Advisor to the Government of India
In office
2009–2012
Prime MinisterManmohan Singh
Preceded byArvind Virmani
Succeeded byRaghuram Rajan
Personal details
Born (1952-01-09) 9 January 1952 (age 72)
Kolkata, India
SpouseAlaka Malwade
EducationUniversity of Delhi (BA)
London School of Economics (MSc, PhD)
WebsiteOfficial website
Academic career
FieldMacroeconomics
AwardsPadma Bhushan (2008)
Humboldt Prize (2021)
Information at IDEAS / RePEc

Kaushik Basu (born 9 January 1952) is an Indian economist who was Chief Economist of the World Bank from 2012 to 2016 and Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India from 2009 to 2012.[1][2] He is the C. Marks Professor of International Studies and Professor of Economics at Cornell University, and academic advisory board member of upcoming Plaksha University.[3] He began a three-year term as President of the International Economic Association in June 2017. From 2009 to 2012, during the United Progressive Alliance's second term, Basu served as the Chief Economic Adviser to the Government of India.[4] Basu is winner of the Humboldt Research Award 2021.

  1. ^ "Basu, Kaushik". Library of Congress. Retrieved 17 July 2014. CIP t.p. (Kaushik Basu) data sheet (b. Jan. 9, 1952)
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  3. ^ "Plaksha | Reimagining Technology Education and Research". plaksha.org. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
  4. ^ "Business Financial, Economy, Market, Stock - News & Updates". www.thehindubusinessline.com. Archived from the original on 8 July 2010.