Indrajit Mallick

Fellow in Economics

Ph.D. (Jadavpur University, India)

Research Interests:

Money and Banking Theory, Game Theory, Financial History and Economic Analysis of Law

Courses Taught:
 

Law and Economics (Optional Course)

Syllabus : Philosophy of law, law in practice, principles of economics, overlapping domains of law and economics, economic analysis of (a) contract law (b) law of property rights (c) law of torts (d) constitutional law (e) legislation by parliament (f) common law (g) administrative law (h) civil procedure (i) regulation of industries.

Financial History (Optional Course) 

The course covers the financial history of developed as well as developing economies. The rise and evolution of financial capitalism is analyzed. The history of the international monetary and payments system is studied together with the institutions and market forces determining capital flows and development finance. The evolution of financial institutions like Central Banking, Financial Intermediaries and Financial Markets is studied in the context of the policy goals of financial stability and economic development. Public Finance is studied in conjunction with political economy and the developments of capital market. The history of financial crises has been examined in light of the structural changes in financial markets. The nature of financial system development and its relation with economic growth and development has been discussed.

DETAILED CV

SELECTED LIST OF PUBLICATIONS:

Books:

• Financial Intermediation in a Less Developed Economy-The History of the United Bank of India (with Sugata Marjit),Sage Publication, 2008

Monographs:

• “Economic Analysis of  Corporate Bankruptcy Law in India”,  Working Paper no. 7,  School of  Economic  and Business Laws,  NUJS, 2005 

Articles in books:

• “Strategic Specialization in Banking”,  in Biswajit Choudhury et al edited ‘Trade,  Development  and Finance’, Deep and Deep publication, 2004 

• “A Development Banker from Bengal”, in  Amiya Bagchi edited ‘Money  and Credit in  Medieval and  Modern India’, 2002 
   

Journal Articles

• "The Allocation of Liquidity in the Inter-Bank Money Market" in Indian Journal of Finance,vol.III,no.10, October,2009, 43-49.

• “Does the  future of  Indian  Public Sector  Banks   lie  in  Mergers and  Acquisitions?”, BankQuest, March 2006

•  “Inefficiency of Bilateral Bargaining in the Interbank  Money Market”,  International Review  of Economics  and  Finance”,  2004, 13, (1), 43-55

•  “Collateral Monitoring  and Banking Regulation”, Economic and Political  Weekly,  2004

•  “A  Theory of Overseas Joint  Ventures”, Economic Letters,  1995, 47, (3-4), 367-370

• "Analytical Aspects of Public Debt Management in India", The India Economy Review, 2008,5, Annual Issue, 196-198

Working Paper and other Articles:
 

• “Strategic Entry Deterrence  in Banking”,  with  S.  Marjit and  H.  Beladi,  CSSSC Working Paper, No 174,May 2002

• "Reconstructing Corporate Business History using Accounting Data" ,CSSSC Working Paper,no.177, June 2009