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'''Jayati Ghosh''' (born 16 September 1955) is an Indian [[development economics|development economist]]. She taught economics at [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]], New Delhi for nearly 35 years, and since January 2021 she has been Professor of Economics at the [[University of Massachusetts Amherst]], USA. Her core areas of study include [[international economics]] and globalisation, employment patterns in [[developing countries]], [[macroeconomic policy]], and [[gender and development]].

== Early life ==
Jayati Ghosh was born on 16 September 1955.<ref name="cv">{{cite web|url=http://www.jnu.ac.in/Faculty/jayati/CV.pdf|title=Curriculum Vitae|publisher=[[Jawaharlal Nehru University]]|access-date=14 October 2019}}</ref> Ghosh attended [[Miranda House]], [[Delhi University]] for her undergraduate and got her MA in economics from [[Jawaharlal Nehru University]]. She joined [[Cambridge University]] for her MPhil and PhD after winning the [[Inlaks Scholarship]].<ref name="jnu">{{cite web|url=https://www.jnu.ac.in/content/jayati|title=Jayati Ghosh|publisher=[[Jawaharlal Nehru University]]|access-date=14 October 2019}}</ref> Her 1984 doctoral thesis at [[Cambridge University]] was entitled ''The Non capitalist Land Rent: Theories and the Case of North India'' under the supervision of [[Terence J. Byres|Dr. Terence J. Byres]], [[Geoffrey Harcourt|Geoffrey C. Harcourt]] and [[Suzy Paine|Suzanne Paine]].

==Career==
In addition to her teaching, Ghosh has authored and/or edited 21 books and more than 220 scholarly articles. Recent books include ''The making of a catastrophe: Covid-19 and the Indian economy'', Aleph Books 2022; ''When governments fail: Covid-19 and the economy'', Tulika Books and Columbia University Press 2021 (co-edited); ''Women workers in the informal economy'', Routledge 2021 (edited); ''Never Done and Poorly Paid: Women’s Work in Globalising India'', Women Unlimited, New Delhi 2009; co-edited ''Elgar Handbook of Alternative Theories of Economic Development'', 2014; co-edited ''After Crisis'', Tulika 2009; co-authored ''Demonetisation Decoded'', Routledge 2017.

Ghosh has advised governments in India and other countries, including as Chairperson of the Andhra Pradesh Commission on Farmers’ Welfare in 2004, and Member of the National Knowledge Commission of India (2005–09). She was the Executive Secretary of International Development Economics Associates, an international network of heterodox development economists, from 2002 to 2021. She has consulted for international organizations including [[International Labour Organization|ILO]], [[United Nations Development Programme|UNDP]], [[United Nations Conference on Trade and Development|UNCTAD]], [[United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs|UN-DESA]], [[United Nations Research Institute for Social Development|UNRISD]] and [[UN Women]] and is member of several international boards and commissions, including the UN High-Level Advisory Board on Economic and Social Affairs, the Commission on Global Economic Transformation of INET, and the International Commission for the Reform of International Corporate Taxation ([https://www.icrict.com/ ICRICT]). In 2021 she was appointed to the [[World Health Organization|WHO]] Council on the Economics of Health for All, chaired by [[Mariana Mazzucato]]. She's a member of the [[Club of Rome]]. In March 2022, she was appointed to the UN Secretary General's High-Level Advisory Board on Effective Multilateralism, mandated to provide a vision for international cooperation to deal with current and future challenges. She also writes regularly for popular media, including newspapers, journals and blogs, including ''[[Project Syndicate]]'', ''[[Frontline (magazine)|Frontline]]'', ''[[The Guardian]]'' and ''[[Hindu BusinessLine]]''.

== Awards and recognitions ==
Ghosh has received a number of awards, including:
* John Kenneth Galbraith award, 2023 from the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, "in recognition of breakthrough discoveries in economics and outstanding contributions to humanity through leadership, research and service."
* International Economic Association Fellow Award, 2023.
* [[Malcolm Adiseshiah|Adiseshaiah]] Award for distinguished contributions to the social sciences in India, 2015.
* Conference President, Indian Society for Labour Economics, 2013.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jnu.ac.in/content/jayati|title=Jayati Ghosh|website=www.jnu.ac.in|language=en|access-date=2020-03-10}}</ref>
* Satyendranath Sen Award, Asiatic Society, [[Kolkata]], 2012.
* [[International Labour Organization|ILO Decent Work Research Prize]], [[Geneva]], 2011.
* [[North–South Prize|NordSud Prize for Research]] in Social Sciences, Fondazione Pescarabruzzo, Italy, 2010.
* Ava Maiti Memorial Prize, [[The Asiatic Society|Asiatic Society]], [[Kolkata]] 2006.
* [[United Nations Development Programme|UNDP]] Award for Excellence in Analysis, (for West Bengal Human Development Report), New York 2006.

==Personal life==
Ghosh was married to [[Abhijit Sen]], an economist who was a member of the disbanded [[Planning Commission (India)|Planning Commission]]. He died in 2022. She has one daughter, Jahnavi Sen.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Nandy |first=Chandan |date=2022-08-30 |title=Saluting Abhijit Sen, one of India's greatest experts on rural economy |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2022/Aug/30/saluting-abhijit-sen-one-of-indias-greatest-experts-on-rural-economy-2493100.html |access-date=2024-08-20 |website=The New Indian Express |language=en}}</ref>

== Selected bibliography ==
* Ghosh, Jayati. ''[https://www.alephbookcompany.com/book/the-making-of-a-catastrophe-the-disastrous-economic-fallout-of-the-covid-19-pandemic-in-india/ The making of a catastrophe: the disastrous economic fallout of the Covid-19 pandemic in India]''. Aleph Books (2022).
* Dixson-Declève, Sandrine, Owen Gaffney, Jayati Ghosh, Jorgen Randers, Johan Rockstrom, and Per Espen Stoknes. ''[https://earth4all.life/the-book/ Earth for All: A survival guide for humanity]''. New Society Publishers, 2022.
* Rawal, Vikas, Jayati Ghosh, and C. P. Chandrasekhar. ''[https://tulikabooks.in/catalog/product/view/id/22365 When governments fail: a pandemic and its aftermath]''. Tulika (2021).
* Ghosh, Jayati, ed. ''[https://www.routledge.com/Informal-Women-Workers-in-the-Global-South-Policies-and-Practices-for-the/Ghosh/p/book/9780367545987 Informal women workers in the Global South: Policies and practices for the formalisation of women's employment in developing economies]''. Routledge, 2021.
* Reinert, Erik S., Jayati Ghosh, and Rainer Kattel, eds. [https://www.e-elgar.com/shop/gbp/handbook-of-alternative-theories-of-economic-development-9781782544678.html ''Handbook of alternative theories of economic development''.] Edward Elgar Publishing, 2016.
* Ghosh, Jayati (ed.), ''[https://academic.oup.com/book/35868 Economics: Volume 2: India and the International Economy]'', ICSSR Research Surveys and Explorations (Delhi, 2015).
* {{cite book | last1 = Ghosh | first1 = Jayati | last2 = Chandrasekhar | first2 = C.P. | title = Crisis as conquest: learning from East Asia | publisher = [[Orient Longman]] | location = New Delhi | year = 2001 | isbn = 9788125018988 }}
* {{cite book | last1 = Ghosh | first1 = Jayati | last2 = Chandrasekhar | first2 = C.P. | title = The market that failed: neoliberal economic reforms in India | publisher = [[LeftWord Books]] | location = New Delhi | year = 2004 |orig-year=1st. pub. LeftWord Books:2002 | edition = 2nd | isbn = 9788187496458 }} Also reprinted January 2008, January 2009, July 2011.
* {{cite book | last = Ghosh | first = Jayati | title = Never done and poorly paid: women's work in globalising India | publisher = [[Women Unlimited]] | location = New Delhi | year = 2009 | isbn = 9788188965441 }}
* {{cite book | last = Ghosh | first = Jayati | title = After crisis: adjustment, recovery, and fragility in East Asia | publisher = [[Tulika Books]] | location = New Delhi | year = 2009 | isbn = 9788189487584 }}

== See also ==
* [[Feminist economics]]
* [[List of feminist economists]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110927141503/http://www.jnu.ac.in/FacultyStaff/ShowProfile.asp?SendUserName=jayati Faculty profile] at [[Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi|Jawaharlal Nehru University]]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080528030200/http://knowledgecommission.gov.in/about/profile.asp?id=jg Profile] at National Knowledge Commission
* [http://www.asianage.com/content/jayati-ghosh Column archive] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106181020/http://www.asianage.com/content/jayati-ghosh |date=6 January 2012 }} at ''[[The Asian Age]]''
* [https://www.theguardian.com/profile/jayatighosh Column archive] at ''[[The Guardian]]''
* [http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2006/09/23/stories/2006092303471900.htm AP implements Jayati Ghosh suggestions], ''[[The Hindu Business Line]]'', 23 September 2006
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110219111257/http://www.hindu.com/2011/02/12/stories/2011021266671900.htm Jayati Ghosh awarded ILO prize], ''[[The Hindu]]'', 12 February 2011
* [https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=Jayati+Ghosh&aq=f Videos on YouTube]

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