Kunal Sen

Kunal Sen

Prof

 https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5439-6619

Personal profile

Teaching

Teaching

  • Trade Theory and Development

Country Experience:

Bangladesh, India, Kenya, Kosovo. Malawi, Tanzania, Thailand, Uganda.

 

 

Biography

BA Economics and Mathematics, MA Economics, PhD Economics

Director, UN University (UNU Wider):

Prof Kunal Sen in the Director, United Nation University - World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) and Professor of Development Economics in the Global Development Institute, the University of Manchester, UK (on leave). He is also Research Fellow of IZA, Bonn.

Previously, he has been a member of faculty in the University of East Anglia in the UK, Massey University in New Zealand, the Australian National University, and the Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research in India.

His principal areas of research are political economy, macroeconomics, international trade, and the analysis of labour markets in developing countries.

While the principal region of his research is India, he also works on East Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa.

Research interests

While I retain a strong interest in comparative research and have several publications on East Asian and Sub-Saharan African economies, my research is primarily on the Indian economy. Current research is on the political economy determinants of inclusive growth, social exclusion and poverty, and the informal sector.  Recent past research has examined the causes of manufacturing dualism in India; state business relations in Africa and India; and the relationship between international trade, inequality and economic performance.

External positions

Member, ESRC Peer Review College

2015 → 2019

Council Member, European Association for South Asian Studies

2015 → 2018

Research Fellow, IZA Bonn

2012 → 2019

Research Beacons, Institutes and Platforms

  • Global Development Institute

Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

  1. SDG 1 - No Poverty
    SDG 1 No Poverty
  2. SDG 2 - Zero Hunger
    SDG 2 Zero Hunger
  3. SDG 4 - Quality Education
    SDG 4 Quality Education
  4. SDG 5 - Gender Equality
    SDG 5 Gender Equality
  5. SDG 6 - Clean Water and Sanitation
    SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
  6. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
  7. SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
    SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
  8. SDG 9 - Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
    SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
  9. SDG 10 - Reduced Inequalities
    SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
  10. SDG 12 - Responsible Consumption and Production
    SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
  11. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
    SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
  12. SDG 17 - Partnerships for the Goals
    SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

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