Economics 
Sweta Lahiri (M.Sc, M.Phil, Ph.D)
SACT-I
Email: [email protected]
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Educational Qualifications
DegreeUniversityYear of PassingAwardRank
BScUniversity of Calcutta20092nd Class 
M.ScUniversity of Calcutta20111st Class 
M.PhilUniversity of Calcutta20141st Class 
PhDCentre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta (Jadavpur University)2022Awarded 
NETUGC2015  
Specialization(PG)
International Economics, Economics of Finance, Political Economy of Development
Ph.D./M. Phil. Thesis (2)
InstitutionAwarded/OngoingYearTitle
University of CalcuttaM.Phil (Awarded)2014"Tertiary education and female labour force participation”
Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, CalcuttaPhD (Awarded)2022“Three essays on the labour market outcomes of youth”

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Research Area
Education and Employment of youth ( based on applications of Development Economics, Microeconometrics)
Courses Taught/Teaching
Taught : B.Sc (Microeconomics, Macroeconomics, Managerial Economics, Mathematical Economics, Financial Economics, Environmental Economics), B.Com (Business Mathematics) Teaching: B.Com (Microeconomics, Indian Economy), General (Macroeconomics), B.Sc
Teaching Experience (6)
Name Of The InstitutionPosition HeldPeriod
Heramba Chandra CollegeCollege Contractual Teacher in EconomicsJanuary, 2019- till date
Heritage Law CollegeGuest LecturerOctober, 2018-till date
The Heritage CollegeGuest LecturerJuly, 2018- January, 2019
Women's christian CollegeGuest LecturerNovember, 2015-May, 2016
Shivnath Shastri CollegeGuest LecturerJuly, 2012-September, 2012

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Other Working Experience (2)
Name Of The OrganizationPosition HeldPeriod
Finance Department, Government of west BengalInternJanuary, 2018-July,2018
Centre for trainning and Research in public Finance and PolicyResearch AssistantOctober, 2017-January,2018

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Academic/Professional Courses/Training
M.Sc, M.Phil, Ph.D
Paper Published in Journal (2)
Title of the paperJournal of publicationYearISSN NoVol No.Page Range
Impact of internal migration on left behind youth's labour force participation in IndiaEconomics Bulletin20201545-292140(3)2165-2178
Intergenerational Occupational Persistence: Recent Evidence from Indian StatesJournal of Asian Development Research202026331918l(1)78-104

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Paper Presented (6)
TitleTheme DateOrganizing Institution
Impact of short term adult migration on non-migrant youth’s employment choice in IndiaConference on ‘Issues in Economic Theory and Policy’ , 2015Presidency University, Kolkata
Intergenerational occupational mobility among youth: Evidence from Bangladesh, Nepal and El SalvadorInternational Seminar on “Labour Market Transition of Young Women and Men: Innovative research from 30 school-to-work transition survey data sets”, 2016ILO, Geneva
Intergenerational Persistence of Industry among youth in India,: Evidence from recent rounds of NSSONational Seminar on “Youth Employment in India: Trends and Policy Responses, 2015Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development, Sriperumbudur
Feminisation of Vulnerable Employment: Recent Evidence from Indian StatesMarch 29-31, 2024, 64th Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Labour Economics(ISLE),Organised by School of Economics, University of Hyderabad
Feminisation of Vulnerable Work-Pre and Post COVID ScenarioSeptember 2023, International Seminar on “Accounting , Finance, Business and Social Sciences (ISAFBS’23)”Organised by Dept. of Business Administration (Assam University) in collaboration with ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY, USA Deptt. Of Mangement , NEHU, Shillong

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Conference/Seminar Workshop Attended (2)
ThemeDateOrganizing Institute
Workshop on “Data Management, Data Analysis and Programming in Stata”, organized by Centre for Training and Research in Public Finance and Policy , CSSS,C18th-22nd December, 2017Centre for Studies in Social Sciences,Calcutta
Training on “SPSS”, organised by Micro-Pro (The Computer Professional)4th January to 5th January, 2014Department of Economics, University of Calcutta

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Scholarships/Fellowships/Awards (2)
NameAwarded byYear
Best Paper Award September 2023inInternational Seminar on “Accounting , Finance, Business and Social Sciences (ISAFBS’23)” Organised by Dept. of Business Administration (Assam University) in collaboration with ALABAMA A & M UNIVERSITY, USA Deptt. Of Mangement , NEHU, Shillong.September, 2023
Non-Net FellowshipIndian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)2014-2017

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