Education
University Of Delhi (B.A.); London School of Economics (M. Sc., Ph. D.)
University Of Delhi (B.A.); London School of Economics (M. Sc., Ph. D.)
Basu has held visiting professorships at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard University, the Institute for Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey, the Université catholique de Louvain's Center for Operations Research and Econometrics (CORE) in Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium, and the London School of Economics. Before his appointment as the World Bank's Chief Economist, Basu was the Chief Economic Adviser to India's Ministry of Finance while on leave from Cornell University where he is Professor of Economics and the C. Marks Professor of International Studies. A Fellow of the Econometric Society and recipient of the Mahalanobis Memorial Medal, Basu has published scientific papers in development economics, game theory, industrial organization, political economy, the economics of child labor, and crafted the traveler's dilemma. Kaushik Basu is also the president of the Human Development and capabilities association founded by Amartya Sen which promotes high quality research in areas of human development and capability.
Revealed Preference of Government, Cambridge University Press, 1980.
The Less Developed Economy: A Critique of Contemporary Theory, Basil Blackwell, 1984.
Economic Graffiti: Essays for Everyone. Oxford University Press. 1991
Analytical Development Economics, The Massachusetts Institute of Technology Press, 1997
Collected Papers In Theoretical Economics, Volume 1: Development, Markets, And Institutions. Oxford University Press. 2005
Kaushik Basu believes strongly that good moral qualities are essential for growth and development within the economy. Honesty, trustworthiness and integrity are important qualities that need to be inculcated in an individual for personal development as well as within the society for development. Basu also feels the need to promote quality thinking in government and public debate