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Dr. Babu Nahata
Department of Economics
nahata@louisville.edu
http://www.louisville.edu/~b0naha01/
Education:
- Ph.D. in Economics, Northern Illinois University
- MS in Operations Research, Polytechnic Institute of New York
- MS in Industrial Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology
Research Interests:
- Microeconomic theory
- Industrial organization
- Health economics
- Antitrust and public policy
Book Chapters and Journal Articles:
- “Application of Ramsey Model in Transition Economy: A Case Study of Russia,”
(co-authored with A. Izyumov, V. Busygin and A. Mishura), Energy Economics,
29, pp. 105-125, (2007). - “The Rising Health Care Expenditures: A Demand Side Analysis,” (with K.
Ostaszewski and P. Sahoo), Journal of Insurance Issues, vol. 28. No. 1, Spring
2005, pp. 88-102. Reprinted in ICFAI Journal of Risk & Insurance, vol. 3. July
2006 pp.53-64. - The Political Economy of Post-Communist Transitions: Three Paths from Karl
Marx to Adam Smith (with A. Izyumov and V. Popov) CD-Rom, MIT Press,
1997.
Visiting Research Appointments:
- Summer 2000- Visiting Scholar, Fukuoka University, Japan.
- 1996-1997- Senior Research Fellow, Japan Society for the Promotion of Sciences Fukuoka University, Japan.
- Summer 1992- Japan Foundation Research Fellow, Fukuoka University, Japan.
- Fall 1989- Visiting Scholar, Indian Institute of Management, Center for Public
Enterprise, Calcutta, India.