Dr. Bidisha Lahiri

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 Dr. Bidisha Lahiri is an Associate Professor of Economics at Oklahoma State University. She obtained her doctorate from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and her Master’s degree from the Indian Statistical Institute.

 

Her research interests lie in the economic dimensions of International Trade and Development, whether examined independently or in combination. Her analyses span a broad range of countries, including Bolivia, the United States, India, Vietnam, and more recently, China and Indonesia. She works on addressing pressing economic issues through the lens of economic theory, employing advanced econometric techniques to rigorously test relevant hypotheses. Her research has been published in several well-regarded journals, including Economics Letters, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, Development and Change, Journal of Economic Studies, Applied Economics, Review of International Economics, Journal of Economics, Race, and Policy, Finance Research Letters, Empirical Economics, Review of Development Economics, and the Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance.

 

Dr. Lahiri is invested in helping students find Economics exciting and rewarding. At the undergraduate level, her teaching encompasses International Economic Relations, which explores how the movement of goods and services across borders impacts the income and welfare of consumers, firms, and input suppliers, and understanding the role of trade policies and international financial flows in shaping these outcomes. At the graduate level, she teaches International Trade, which examines the underlying causes that generate trade between nations and its implications for global welfare and economic development. With a focus on International Economics, she is committed to helping students recognize the commonalities and the unique constraints that shape economic development for countries across the globe. In a leadership role, Dr. Lahiri serves as the Coordinator of Graduate Studies for the Department of Economics, where she has the opportunity to engage with and mentor students from diverse backgrounds.