Prabal De

Prabal De has joined the Department of Economics at City College in the Fall, 2008. He holds a PhD in Economics from New York University. His research interests lie in the fields of Development Economics, International Economics and Applied Microeconomics. Dr. De has worked as a consultant at the Development Economics Prospect Group of World Bank and was member of the core group that prepared the Global Economic Prospect Report 2006, one of World Bank's flagship publication.  

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2008 Ph.D. in Economics, New York University 2005 MA in Economics, New York University 2001 MA in Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, India 1999 B Sc. in Economics (Honors), Presidency College, Calcutta, India

Econometrics and Principles of Macroeconomics.

Research Interests.

Growth and Development Economics, Labor Economics.

Growth and Development Economics, International Economics,International Migration, Applied Microeconomics

Identifying the Effects of International Migration on Women’s Reproductive Health – Evidence from Mexico. Shadow sovereign ratings for unrated developing countries (joint with Sanket Mohapatra and Dilip Ratha) World Bank Policy Research Working Paper 4269 (Listed on SSRN's Top Ten download list for International Finance) Does the One Who Leaves Provide Better? Impact of International Remittances on Human Capital in Sri Lanka (joint with Dilip Ratha, in progress)