Education

PhD Candidate, A.B.D. Status, Agricultural and Resource Economics, Oregon State University, September 2004-present (degree expected Summer 2008)

MA Economics, Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune, India, 2003

BA Economics, Statistics and Computer Application, L.D. Arts College, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, India, 2001

Research Interest

Rural development, health economics and econometrics. Currently I am doing my research on cross country analysis of two-way casual relationship between malaria risk and income per capita. Micro level study examining the effect of malaria on socioeconomic status, income, productivity in Kagera region of Tanzania.

Contact Information

Rm #316 Ballard Extension Hall
Oregon State University
Corvallis Oregon 97331-3601
Phone: 541.740.9369, 541-740-1730
FAX: 541.737.2563
Email: dattas@onid.orst.edu