Sugata Ghosh
Professor
Economics and Finance
Brunel University
Uxbridge, UB8 3PH
United Kingdom
Biography
Qualifications
- PhD Economics (Cambridge, UK)
- MPhil Economics (Cambridge, UK)
- MPhil Economics (JNU, India)
- MSc Economics (Calcutta, India)
- BSc Economics (Calcutta, India)
Personal Biography
I did my UG and PG studies in India. I then came to the UK in 1989, where I first did an MPhil in Economics (1989-’90), and then completed my PhD in 1994 from the University of Cambridge. I was Lecturer/Senior Lecturer at Cardiff University from 1 July 1996 till 31 December 2004. After this, I joined Brunel University with a Readership (from 1 January 2005). I was appointed Professor in Economics at Brunel on 1 July 2011.
Research
Research Overview
I am primarily a macroeconomist, specializing in growth theory and empirics, and macro theory and policy; but over the years I have also diversified my research interests considerably to include issues in development economics, applied microeconomic theory, and international finance. Many of the courses I have taught at my previous and current institutions (Cardiff and Brunel University respectively) are directly related to my research interests.
Member, Brunel Macroeconomics Research Centre (BMRC)
Member, Centre for Economic Development and Institutions (CEDI)
Current Projects
Fiscal policy and growth
Corruption, growth and development
Environment, growth and optimal policy
Multiculturalism, political representation and public policy
PhD Supervision
Dickson Kwaku Twum-Boateng: Essays on public and private education around the world; October 2008 -
Nahla Samargandi: Financial development and economic growth; October 2009 -
Weonho Yang: The effectiveness of fiscal policy shocks; October 2010 -
Teaching
Undergraduate Programmes
Module convenor
- International Money and Finance (Level 3)
- Microeconomic Principles (Level 2)
Module contributor
- As above
Administration
- PhD Admissions Tutor for Economics and Finance
- LIBT Coordinator for Economics and Finance
- Member, Brunel Panel for Economics and Finance for REF 2014
External Activity
- External Research Affiliate, Centre for Dynamic Macroeconomic Analysis (CDMA), University of St. Andrews
- Also linked to Centre for Growth and Policy (CEGAP), Durham University, and Centre for Growth and Business Cycle Research (CGBCR), University of Manchester
- External examiner at University of Manchester October 2007 - December 2010
Publications
Publications
Journal Papers
(2012) Pal, S. and Ghosh, S., Poverty, Elite Heterogeneity, And The Allocation Of Public Spending: Panel Evidence From The Indian States, Review of Income and Wealth 58 (1) : 51- 78
(2011) Ghosh, S. and Chatterjee, S., The Dual Nature of Public Goods and Congestion: The Role of Fiscal Policy Revisited, Canadian Journal of Economics 44 (4) : 1471- 1496
(2010) Ghosh, S. and Gregoriou, A., Can Corruption Favour Growth via the Composition of Government Spending?, Economics Bulletin 30 (3) : 2270- 2278
(2009) Ghosh, S., Gregoriou, A. and Ioannidis, C., Heterogeneous time varying transaction costs and asset pricing in international equity markets, Financial Markets and Portfolio Management 23 (3) : 271- 283
(2009) Gregoriou, A. and Ghosh, S., On the heterogeneous impact of public capital and current spending on growth across nations, Economics Letters 105 (1) : 32- 35
(2009) Gregoriou, A. and Ghosh, S., The impact of government expenditure on growth: empirical evidence from a heterogeneous panel, Bulletin of Economic Research 61 (1) : 95- 102
(2008) Ghosh, S. and Gregoriou, A., The composition of government spending and growth: is current or capital spending better?, Oxford Economic Papers 60 (3) : 484- 516
