This is Gautam Bhattacharya, a retired economics professor
I left India back in 1975, got a Ph.D. in Economics from University of Rochester, and taught as a tenured faculty member in the University of Kansas until 2014. On a whim, I retired in 2014 and accepted a job at KIMEP University in Almaty, Kazakhstan as Chair of their Econ department
From May 2019, I am fully retired, living in India and traveling a lot, although travel plans are stalled during the last six months due to Corona.
I will write about minor things that I notice everyday, occasionally more serious stuff about game theory, micro, and my current research interests.
I have traveled a lot during the last fifteen years, some travel blogs will be posted later.
Please feel free to write to me at pronto7852@yahoo.com
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No matter how you measure it, my scholastic output over the years has been modest (low) in quantity although I had some publications in high quality journals like JET, RAND journal etc. I am too old to put the blame for this on my hopelessly dysfunctional family in India, my strident ex-wife, or my hitherto un-diagnosed serious ADHD and a whole lot of other excuses.
Nope, I am alone responsible for my laziness and incompetence. Luckily, I have personally survived with a small nest egg to feed my addictions for the rest of my life.
It is pointless now to pursue any serious academic research. There will not be any gain from it, either professionally or financially. Later on, I might get another offer for a visiting job somewhere which may not turn out to be pleasant (I was very lucky with my job in Kazakhstan) – in any case, the idea of working full-time irks me now.
There is a need to be intellectually active, and the ramblings will possibly satisfy this need. I might write a couple of small textbooks in the future – they will be available here for free!!
There is a lot of material on this site – this page is not the end!!
To find the other stuff, click on the “archives” or the “categories” – other pages will open up. Please read them if you wish and your comments are also welcome!
UPDATE
This is now March 2024. My postings have been sparse during the last two years. Thats because I have been bombarded with some serious medical problems, They have wreaked my health and most of my spirit. After all the medical ailments , I got involved in a traffic accident which gave me a busted hip!! wonders never cease!!
I am recovering and will post from time to time, Please read my postings and comment if you wish!!