Nirupam Datta
Assistant Professor
Department of Regional Water Studies
TERI University
India
Biography
Dr. Nirupam Datta is an economist by training. He has received his PhD from Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR), Mumbai. His PhD thesis titled 'Essays on Some Issues in Resource Conserving Technologies and Practices in Agriculture in India' looks at the issues associated with resource conserving technologies from three different perspectives: impact, social learning and continuation of usage. He has a rich experience of personally conducting or overseeing the survey of around 4000 agricultural households and 400 consumers across diverse agro ecological regions and socio-economic environments. Prior to this he has worked both under fulltime and temporary assignments with International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), Housing Development Finance Corporation Limited (HDFC) and IGIDR.
Research Interest
His current research interests are agriculture and resource economics, health & nutrition and housing issues.
