Neelanjan Datta

I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economic Sciences at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur.

My research fields are Public Economics, Political Economy, and Macro-Development. I use both theoretical and empirical methods to address questions in fiscal policy design.

I completed my PhD at Cornell University under the supervision of Marco Battaglini (Co-Chair), Stephen Coate (Co-Chair), Ravi Kanbur, and Kristoffer Nimark in May 2023.

You can reach me at ndatta@iitk.ac.in.