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My name is Sourik Banerjee. I am currently appointed as a Lecturer at the Department of Economics of Albers School of Business and Economics of Seattle University. I completed my Ph.D. in Economics from the Department of Economics of University of Nevada, Reno (UNR) in December, 2021. My primary research interests include Financial Economics, Open Economy Macroeconomics and Financial Crises,  but I am also interested in Resource Economics. My research focuses on general equilibrium overlapping generations (OLG) models and the reasons behind the premature exit of countries from International Monetary Fund (IMF) programs.

As a graduate student, I have also worked as a Teaching Assistant for a number of courses in the Department of Economics at UNR like Intermediate Macroeconomics, Introduction to Econometrics, Econometrics II, Introduction to Economics, Comparative Economics Systems, International Trade, Economics of the Firm, International Monetary Relations and Advanced Macroeconomics II.

As a primary course instructor, I am teaching Principles of Macroeconomics at the Department of Economics of Seattle University. I have also taught Principles of Macroeconomics, Intermediate Macroeconomics and Money and Banking as a primary course instructor at UNR. I have also conducted the two-week long Math Camp for first-year Ph.D. students at the Department of Economics of UNR during the Summer of 2020.

Awards & Fellowships

Education

August 2016 - Present 

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University of Nevada, Reno, USA

Ph.D., Economics, (Graduation: December 2021)

Major Professors: Dr. Mark Pingle and Dr. Anna Sokolova

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Dissertation title: "Determining Interest Rates and  Reasons Why Countries                                                  Prematurely Exit International Monetary Fund  (IMF) - Supported                                  Programs."

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May 2012 - May 2014

University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India

Master of Science (M.Sc.), Economics,

Thesis Title: "Gender Inequality in Indian States: A Cross - Section Analysis."

May 2009 - May 2012

University of Calcutta, Kolkata, India

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.), Economics

Research

Interests: Financial Economics, Open Economy Macroeconomics, Financial Crises, ,

Publication

"Recommendations for Increasing the Supply and Lowering the Cost of Native Plant Materials in Nevada through Strategic Support of the Native Plant Materials Industry."

University Center for Economic Development Technical Report 2018/19-00. (with Michael Taylor and R.D. Bartholet)

Working Paper

Education

"An Overlapping Generations Economy with Capital Accumulation and its Implications for Interest Rate Theory." (with Mark Pingle) [Submitted]

"Should I stay or should I go? - A model of IMF program participation." (with Anna Sokolova)

"An Overlapping Generations Economy with Technological Growth and its Implications for Interest Rate Theory."

Work in Progress

"Is it Really My Fault? - An Empirical Analysis of Premature Exits from IMF programs."

Teaching

(Instructor of Record)

  • ECON303: Intermediate Macroeconomics 

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  • Summer 2021 (Taught Fully Online)

       Teaching: Course Mean: 2.5/4; Department Mean: 3.0/4; University Mean: 3.3/4

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  • Summer 2020 (Taught Fully Online)
    Teaching: Course Mean: 3.4/4; Department Mean: 3.4/4; University Mean: 3.4/4

     

  • Spring 2020 (Taught Partially Online)
    Teaching: Course Mean: 3.8/4;  Department Mean: 3.2/4; University Mean: 3.3/4

     

  • Fall 2019 
    Teaching: Course Mean: 3.6/4;  Department Mean: 3.1/4;  University Mean: 3.2/4

     

  • Summer 2019
    Teaching: Course Mean: 3.6/4;  Department Mean: 3.3/4;  University Mean: 3.4/4

     

  • Spring 2019
    Teaching: Course Mean: 2.7/4;  Department Mean: 3.0/4;  University Mean: 3.2/4

     

  • Summer 2018
    Teaching: Course Mean: 1.9/4;  Department Mean: 3.1/4;  University Mean: 3.4/4

Teaching

  • ECON 304 - Money & Banking

  • Summer 2021

       Teaching: Course Mean: 3.8/4;  Department Mean: 3.1/4;  University Mean: 3.3/4

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  • Spring 2021 (Taught Fully Online)

       Teaching: Course Mean: 3.1/4;  Department Mean: 3.5/4;  University Mean: 3.5/4

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  • Fall 2020 (Taught Fully Online)
    Teaching: Course Mean: 3.1/4;  Department Mean: 3.0/4;  University Mean: 3.2/4

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  • Summer 2020 
    Teaching: Course Mean: 3.3/4;  Department Mean: 3.4/4;  University Mean: 3.3/4

     

  • Fall 2019
    Teaching: Course Mean: 3.3/4;  Department Mean: 3.1/4;  University Mean: 3.2/4

     

  • Summer 2019
    Teaching: Course Mean: 3.4/4;  Department Mean:  3.3/4;  University Mean: 3.4/4

  • ECON 103 - Principles of Macroeconomics

  • Spring 2021 (Taught Fully Online)
    Teaching: Course Mean: 3.3/4;  Department Mean: 3.4/4;  University Mean: 3.4/4

  • Fall 2018
    Teaching: Course Mean: 2.6/4;  Department Mean: 2.8/4;  University Mean: 3.2/4

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Publication

Teaching Certifications

  • Certificate in Effective College Instruction 

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  • Presented by The Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) and American Council on Education in April 2019

  • Teaching with Technology Program Certificate

  • Presented by University of Nevada, Reno in December 2018

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