Tanika Chakraborty

Tanika Chakraborty is an accomplished academic in the field of economics, currently serving as an Associate Professor at IIM Calcutta since May 2017, following a tenure as Assistant Professor in the Economics Group. In addition to this role, Tanika is a Research Affiliate at CESifo Munich and a Research Fellow at IZA in Bonn, with ongoing contributions to the Global Labor Organization as an International Fellow since 2018. Prior experience includes Assistant Professor in Economic Sciences at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, and a Research Associate at DIW Berlin. Tanika's career began with positions as a Business Analyst at GENPACT and Senior Business Analyst at Evalueserve Ltd. Tanika holds a PhD in Economics from Washington University in St. Louis, a Masters in Economics from Jawaharlal Nehru Vishvavidyalaya, and a BSc in Economics from Bethune College.