Subhankar Mukherjee
Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh| Grant Category: | Fulbright-Nehru Postdoctoral Research Fellowships |
| Project Title: | Caste, Awareness, and Utilization of Crop Insurance in India |
| Field of Study: | Economics |
| Home Institution: | Indian institute of Technology Kanpur, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh |
| Host Institution: | University of Massachusetts , Amherst, MA |
| Grant Start Month: | September 2023 |
| Duration of Grant: | Eight months |
Brief Bio:
Dr. Subhankar Mukherjee is Assistant Professor at the Department of Industrial & Management Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. He joined IIT Kanpur in 2019, after completing his Ph.D. from the Indian Institute of Management Calcutta, Kolkata with specialization in economics. Dr. Mukherjee obtained his undergraduate degree in mechanical engineering from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, and worked in the corporate sector for nearly 10 years before joining his Ph.D..
Dr. Mukherjee’s research interests are in the areas of economics of development and applied microeconomics. His research has been published in journals, such as The European Journal of Development Research, Applied Economics, Indian Growth and Development Review, and Economic & Political Weekly. He has also written articles for media outlets, such as The Hindu, Business Line and Ideas for India.
During his Fulbright-Nehru Postdoctoral Research fellowship, Dr. Mukherjee is analyzing the factors behind low utilization of crop insurance products among Indian farmers. Specifically, he is focusing on the role of awareness-building programs in improving the utilization rate of these products, and the differential impact of such programs on various caste-based groups and their take-up decisions.