Presidency University

I am a Professor of Economics at Presidency University, Kolkata, and currently Head of the Department of Economics, with prior experience as Dean of Students (Additional Charge) and active involvement in institutional governance, academic committees, and curriculum design. I also serve as a member of the Regional Advisory Committee of the Reserve Bank of India, contributing to policy-oriented discussions at the interface of academia and practice. My academic work lies in financial economics and financial econometrics, with a focus on financial market dynamics, volatility, risk transmission, and crisis behaviour in equity and foreign exchange markets. My research extends to green finance, particularly the risk and pricing of sustainable investments, as well as the analysis of financial markets as complex systems. In recent years, I have also engaged with interdisciplinary work on emotional intelligence, ethical decision-making, and emotional disengagement in organizational contexts. I have published in leading international journals and academic presses, including Elsevier, Springer, Palgrave Macmillan, and Routledge, and have supervised doctoral research across diverse areas of financial economics. My work integrates quantitative analysis with institutional and behavioral perspectives, with a sustained commitment to research-led teaching and academic leadership.

B.Sc. Economics (Lady Brabourne College, 1996)

M.Sc. Economics (University of Calcutta 1998)

M.Phil. Economics (University of Calcutta 1999-2001)

Ph.D Economics (University of Calcutta 2003-2007)

My academic journey in economics began at Lady Brabourne College, Kolkata, where I developed a lasting interest in the discipline. I went on to complete my M.Sc. in Economics from the University of Calcutta, specializing in International Economics, and began teaching soon thereafter. My research gradually shifted towards financial economics, culminating in doctoral work on real–financial sector interdependence in the context of the emerging new economy. During my tenure at Presidency College, I further advanced this line of inquiry through post-doctoral research at the School of Management, West Bengal University of Technology.

My preferred research area is Financial Economics and Quantitative Finance. I am especially interested in the stock market dynamics, foreign exchange market movements, non-linearity and chaotic dynamics in financial markets. I have undertaken Minor and Major projects (as principal and co-principal investigator) granted by UGC of India that explored such areas. More recently, I have developed some interest in the areas of Emotional Intelligence and its impact on employee productivity.

My preferred areas of teaching are Macroeconomics, Financial Economics and International Economics at UG level and Corporate Finance, International Finance and Quantitative Finance at PG level. I have taught a few courses on International Financial Management and Managerial Economics (at MBA level) and Financial Econometrics (at M.Phil level)

I am interested in supervising research works in the area of Financial Economics (both Corporate Finance and International Finance) and Financial Econometrics. I am especially interested in the stock market dynamics, foreign exchange market movements, non-linearity and chaotic dynamics in financial markets. I have supervised three M.Phil dissertations and three Ph.D. dissertations thus far.

Member of American Economic Association, Life Member of Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata; Member of Royal Economic Society, Member of India Finance Association, Member of Asian Council of Science Editors, remained Technical Editor of The International Journal of Applied Economics and Finance, Journal of Applied Sciences, Research Journal of Business Management, Asian Journal of Scientific Research

Recent Publications (Selected) (2019-2026)

1. Chakrabarti, G. and Chatterjea, T. (2026). Emotional Disengagement and Employee Turnover in Workplaces: An Applied Study. Routledge.
2. Sen, C. and Chakrabarti, G. (2024). Exploring the risk dynamics of US green energy stocks: A green time-varying beta approach. Energy Economics (Elsevier).
3. Sen, C. and Chakrabarti, G. (2024). Beyond the glitter: An empirical assessment of the true risk and hedging role of precious metals. Resources Policy (Elsevier).
4. Chakrabarti, M. and Chakrabarti, G. (2025, eds.). Intangible Cultural Heritage in a Globalized World. Springer Nature.
5. Saha, S. and Chakrabarti, G. (2025). Impact of stock exchange listing on financial stability of SMEs: Evidence from BSE SME platform in India. Economics Bulletin.
6. Chattopadhyay, D. et al. and Chakrabarti, G. (2025). Adding precious metals to a risk-averse investor’s portfolio: Is gold alone sufficient? Resources Policy (Elsevier).
7. Agarwal, S. et al. and Chakrabarti, G. (2023). Dynamic market risk and portfolio choice: Evidence from the Indian stock market. IIMB Management Review (Elsevier).
8. Saha, S., Chakrabarti, G. and Basu, S. (2023). Dynamics of time-varying currency beta on Indian industries: A Markov switching approach. IIMB Management Review (Elsevier).
9. Chakrabarti, G. and Sen, C. (2021). Dynamic market risk of green stocks across regions: Where does the devil lie? Journal of Cleaner Production (Elsevier).
10. Chakrabarti, G. and Chatterjea, T. (2019). Ethics and Deviations in Decision-Making: An Applied Study. Palgrave Macmillan.

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