Assistant Professor of Economics , Global Labor Organization (GLO) Young Scholar

Year Joined RCNJ: 2023

Contact Information

• Phone: 201-684-7371
• Email: sbhatta9@ramapo.edu
• Office: ASB 312
• Office Hours: Tues/Fri 10am-11:30am
• Personal Website

Education:

Ph.D. Economics, The State University of New York at Buffalo
M.A. Econometrics & Quantitative Economics, The State University of New York at Buffalo
M.A. Economics, Jadavpur University
B.A. Economics, Jadavpur University

Courses Offered:

Microeconomics
Macroeconomics
Health Economics
Environmental Economics
Development Economics

Teaching Interest:

Microeconomics
Econometrics
Statistics
Labor Economics
Development Economics
Health Economics
Economics of Education
Public Economics

Research Interest:

Applied Microeconomics
Development Economics
Labor Economics
Health and Public Economics

Publications:

• “Do Compulsory Schooling Laws Affect Fertility Behaviors and Marriages? Evidence from India”
• “The Intergenerational Effect of Parental Education on Child Health: Evidence from India”
• “Exchange Rate Volatility and International Students’ Educational Choice: Evidence from U.S.”
• “Under-employed Workers Health: Evidence from States’ Minimum Wage Levels” with Soumak Basumallik
• “The Effect of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) on Insurance Coverage by the US Natives and Immigrants”
• “Women’s Empowerment in India: Evidence from a Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) Policy” with Sharbani Bhattacharjee
• Bhattacharjee, S. 2026. “ Do Compulsory Schooling Laws Affect Fertility Behaviors and Marriages? Evidence From India.” Review of Development Economics 30, no. 1: 549–572. https://doi.org/10.1111/rode.70016. [Solo-authored]
• Bhattacharjee, S. 2025. “Exchange Rate Volatility and International Students’ Educational Choice in the USA.” Eastern Economic Journal 51, 655–693 (2025). https://doi.org/10.1057/s41302-025-00308-6. [Solo-authored]

Peer-Reviewed Conference Presentations:

• 2026: LACDev Conference (Wesleyan University); Southern Economic Association, Presidential Session (Houston, TX); Eastern Economic Association, AEA CSWEP Session (Dominican Republic); Southeast Exchange of Development Studies (SEEDS) Conference (Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA)
• 2025: Southern Economic Association, Presidential Session, AEA CSWEP Session (FL); Eastern Economic Association, AEA CSWEP Session (New York, NY); Eurasian Business and Economics Society (Lisbon, Portugal)
• 2024: Global GLO-JOPE Conference (Maastricht, Netherlands); GLO Conference (Berlin, Germany)*; Western Economic Association International (Seattle, WA); Midwest Economic Association (Chicago, IL); Eastern Economic Association (Boston, MA); Annual Conference on Contemporary Issues in Development Economics (Jadavpur University, India)
• 2023: Midwest Economic Association (Cleveland, OH); Eastern Economic Association, CSWEP Session (New York, NY)
• 2022: Association for Public Policy Analysis & Management (Washington, DC)
• 2021: Southern Economic Association (Houston, TX); New York State Economics Association (New York, NY)
• 2014: Bengal Economic Association (Lady Brabourne College, Kolkata, India)

Workshop and Seminar Presentations:

• 2026: American Economic Association Committee on the Status of Women in the Economics Profession (CSWEP), CeMENT Mentoring for Junior Faculty Workshop (Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago); American Economic Association, Expanding Diversity in Undergraduate Classes with Advancements in the Teaching of Economics (EDUCATE) Workshop (CTREE Conference, Las Vegas, NV); Towson International Development Economics Symposium (TIDES) (Towson University)
• 2024: Workshop on Household and Development Economics (Dickinson College)
• 2023: Global Labor Organization (GLO) Seminar Series (Virtual); Summer Design Challenge (SUNY Buffalo); Celebration of Student Academic Excellence Poster Presentation (SUNY Buffalo)
• 2022: Precarious Work: Health and Economic Threats Symposium (California Labor Lab)
• 2021: Health Mentoring Workshop (AEA-CSWEP and ASHEcon, Virtual)
• 2019–2022: Ph.D. Seminar Series, Department of Economics (SUNY Buffalo)
• 2013: Young Economist Students’ Meet (Jadavpur University, India)
• 2011: Confluence (St. Xavier’s College, India)

Invited Research Talks:

• 2026: Middlesex College; Lehigh University
• 2025: Towson University; Bergen Arts & Sciences Charter High School; Bergen County Academies
• 2024: Fordham University; Dickinson College; TEDx, Bergen County Academies
• 2023: Capital One; University of Central Oklahoma; Ramapo College of New Jersey; Allegheny College; Washington College; State University of New York at Oneonta

Awards and Honors: 

• 2026: Beta Gamma Sigma Outstanding Professor of the Year, Ramapo College
• 2025: Research Fellow, selected by the GLO Board based on exceptional performance as a GLO Virtual Young Scholar, 2023–2024, Global Labor Organization (GLO), Germany; Research Fellow, Research and Engagement Academy, Ramapo College; Faculty Scholarship Funding, Ramapo College
• 2023–2024: GLO Virtual Young Scholar, selected as one of nine fellows, Global Labor Organization (GLO) VirtYS Program
• 2023: Excellence in Research, Scholarship & Creativity Award, SUNY Buffalo; Three Minute Thesis Competition, People’s Choice Award and Second Place, SUNY Buffalo; Excellence in Art of Research, Buffalo Museum of Science; International Graduate Student Academic Excellence Award, SUNY Buffalo; ALANA Academic Achievement Award, SUNY Buffalo; Professional Development Research Fund, SUNY Buffalo
• 2022: UUP Individual Development Award, SUNY Buffalo; SUNY PRODiG Fellowship, Department of Accounting, Economics & Finance, SUNY Brockport
• 2021: Graduate Student Economic Association Fellowship, SUNY Buffalo
• 2017–2021: Graduate Teaching Assistant Fellowship and Graduate Tuition Scholarship, SUNY Buffalo
• 2016: Bronze Award for Exemplary Performance in Financial Risk Analytics, Genpact, India
• 2015: Research Assistantship, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, India
• 2014: Research Fellowship, Confederation of Indian Industry, India
• 2011: Paper Presentation Winner, Department of Economics, Jadavpur University, India; Student Lecture Winner, Young Economist Students’ Meet (YESM), Jadavpur University, India

Journal Refereeing: 

• Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization; Review of Development Economics; Journal of Health Economics; Journal of Population Economics; Journal of Quantitative Economics; PLOS ONE; PLOS Global Health; Journal of Business and Economic Studies; Child Indicators Research; Global Market Dynamics; Public Health Challenges; The Open Public Health Journal; Journal of Human Capital