Shoumitro Chatterjee

Shoumitro Chatterjee is an Assistant Professor of International Economics at Johns Hopkins SAIS. Before joining SAIS, he was a faculty at the Pennsylvania State University and Georgetown University. Professor Chatterjee’s research is at the intersection of trade and development economics. One strand of his research focuses on trade in agricultural markets and supply chains, where he studies issues related to market power, inefficiencies, and low farmer incomes. In India, Professor Chatterjee’s research has examined the consequences of on inter-state trade restrictions on the agricultural sector, and of farm subsidies on the environment. Along with a team of inter-disciplinary researchers, he has also conducted a large-scale study of agricultural markets, supply chains and intermediaries in the three states of Punjab, Bihar, and Odisha. Another strand of his research related to the study of globalization, structural transformation, and development.