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Monojit Chatterji is an economist and academic[1] whose research has focused[2] on labour markets[3], unemployment, public-sector pay, trade unions, economic growth, education, and economic development.[4] He is a Bye-Fellow and Senior Teaching Associate in Economics at Gonville and Caius College[5], and at Fitzwilliam College University of Cambridge[6], and an Emeritus Professor of Applied Economics at the University of Dundee.[7] In 2022, he was appointed as member of Nation Museum Scotland.[8]
Early life and education
[edit]Chatterji was born in Bombay, India.[9] His father Manuj Mohan Chatterji was a journalist and the last editor of the Leader newspaper in Allahabad.[1]
He received a Bachelor of Arts degree with first-class honours in economics from the University of Bombay in 1970.He received a BA in economics with first-class honours from Cambridge in 1972 and later an MA from the university in 1976.[5] In 1983, he received a PhD from the University of Cambridge[10] for a thesis entitled On the Allocation of Labour and Labour Mobility.[11]
Career
[edit]Chatterji began his academic career at the University of Essex in 1975.[9] He later taught at the University of California, Davis[12], Purdue University, Vassar College, and the University of Sydney.[1] In 1989, he joined the University of Dundee as Bonar Professor of Applied Economics, later becoming Emeritus Professor.[7][13]
At the University of Cambridge, Chatterji held fellowships and teaching positions at Sidney Sussex College, Trinity Hall, and Fitzwilliam College. He subsequently became a Bye-Fellow and Senior Teaching Associate in Economics at Gonville and Caius College.[5]
In 2022, he was appointed to the board of National Museums Scotland. He has also served as an Honorary Professor of Economics at Heriot-Watt University.[14]
Research and scholarly works
[edit]Chatterji's research has focused on labour economics and the functioning of labour markets. His work has examined unemployment, wages, trade unions[15], worker training, labour mobility[16], public-sector pay, education, economic growth, and development.[17]
His 1992 article Convergence Clubs and Endogenous Growth, published in the Oxford Review of Economic Policy, examined economic growth and convergence.[18]
Chatterji has published opinion pieces in Independent[19] and the Glasgow Herald.
In 2024 he published his book Problem Solving in Economics- a quantitative Approach.[20]
Reference
[edit]- 1 2 3 Roy, Amit. "Behind every Greek tragedy, there's a... please don't blame a Bengali this time". Telegraph India.
- ↑ Salemi, Michael K. "Teaching Relevant Economics". economicsnetwork.ac.uk. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- ↑ Black, Angela; Chapman, Paul G.; Chatterji, Monojit (1993). "Earnings, Overtime and Regional Labour Markets". Regional Studies. 27 (7): 637–650. doi:10.1080/00343409312331347825. ISSN 0034-3404.
- ↑ Stewart, Heather (2007-04-07). "Ethnic workers 'earn more in public sector'". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- 1 2 3 "Professor Monojit Chatterji | Gonville & Caius". www.cai.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- ↑ Robinson, Austin. "Prof. Chatterjee appointed to Government Remuneration Body | Faculty of Economics". Econ. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- 1 2 Singh, John (2003-12-22). "STRB appoints two new members". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- ↑ "Public appointment: members appointed to the Board of National Museums Scotland". www.gov.scot. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- 1 2 "Professor Monojit Chatterji | Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge | College of the University of Cambridge". www.fitz.cam.ac.uk. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- ↑ Roy, Amit. "Behind every Greek tragedy, there's a... please don't blame a Bengali this time". Telegraph India.
- ↑ Chatterji, Monojit; Price, Simon (1988). "Unions, Dutch Disease and Unemployment". Oxford Economic Papers. 40 (2). Oxford University Press: 302–321. ISSN 0030-7653.
- ↑ Mayer, Thomas; Chatterji, Monojit (1990). "Reply to O'Brien". The Journal of Economic History. 50 (4). Cambridge University Press: 942–944. ISSN 0022-0507.
- ↑ "Councillor leads educational way". The Herald. 1996-07-13. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- ↑ McKillop, Beth (2022-08-19). "Four new trustees appointed to the Board of National Museums Scotland". National Museums Scotland News. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- ↑ Booth, Alison L.; Bryan, Mark L. (2004). "The Union Membership Wage-Premium Puzzle: Is There a Free Rider Problem?". ILR Review. 57 (3): 402–421. doi:10.1177/001979390405700305. ISSN 0019-7939.
- ↑ Coyle, Diane (1997-09-17). "Economics: Why China and India could remain poor relations". The Independent. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- ↑ Trilling, Daniel (2015-07-31). "Migrant crisis requires urgent multinational response". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- ↑ Chatterji, Monojit (1992). "Convergence Clubs and Endogenous Growth". Oxford Review of Economic Policy. 8 (4). Oxford University Press: 57–69. ISSN 0266-903X.
- ↑ "Letter: Why countries are good and bad at Olympic games". The Independent. 1992-08-15. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- ↑ "Problem Solving in Economics". blackwells.co.uk. Retrieved 2026-09-29.