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SUMMARY:A research talk by Prof. Vivekananda Mukherjee
LOCATION: Tagore Lecture Theatre (TGR 102)
DESCRIPTION:FLAME University's Department of Economics invites you to attend a researc
h talk in the Economics Seminar Series, 2023 by Prof. Vivekananda Mukherjee
.
Abstract\nTrust among economic agents is a precondition for good busines
s. Thus, the formation of trust in society has been extensively discussed i
n the literature. However, how government policies affect the state of trus
t in a society has not been discussed in the literature perhaps because it
is taken for granted that good governance would improve the state of fellow
feeling in business and economic transactions. We put such an assertion un
der the scanner in this theoretical paper. While enforcement of contracts r
educes the dependence on trust, stringent measures to contain tax evasion m
ay do exactly the opposite. Thus, we can generate conflicting and ambiguous
impacts of apparently good policies on the necessary level of trust in soc
iety to conduct business efficiently. We also discuss how the presence of a
n informal segment affects such policy outcomes.
About the Speaker \n
V
ivekananda Mukherjee received his PhD from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, In
dia. He studied Economics at Jadavpur University and Jawaharlal Nehru Unive
rsity, New Delhi. He had been a research fellow at Planning Unit, Indian St
atistical Institute, Delhi. Before joining BITS Pilani, he taught at Jadavp
ur University, University of Burdwan and RKM Residential College, Narendrap
ur. He was a Postdoctoral Fellow at INRA, France and Katholik University, L
euven, Belgium. He had been on visiting fellowship at University of Gothenb
urg, INRA, Technical University of Freiberg and Monash University. As a vis
iting professor, he has taught at Centre for Studies in Social Science, Cal
cutta, Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Kolkata, University of Gour Banga
and Centre for Urban Economic Studies, University of Calcutta. He is also
Associate Editor of South Asian Journal of Macroeconomics and Public Financ
e.\n
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end a research talk in the Economics Seminar Series, 2023 by Prof. Vivekana
nda Mukherjee.
Abstract
Trust among economic agents is a precon
dition for good business. Thus, the formation of trust in society has been
extensively discussed in the literature. However, how government policies a
ffect the state of trust in a society has not been discussed in the literat
ure perhaps because it is taken for granted that good governance would impr
ove the state of fellow feeling in business and economic transactions. We p
ut such an assertion under the scanner in this theoretical paper. While enf
orcement of contracts reduces the dependence on trust, stringent measures t
o contain tax evasion may do exactly the opposite. Thus, we can generate co
nflicting and ambiguous impacts of apparently good policies on the necessar
y level of trust in society to conduct business efficiently. We also discus
s how the presence of an informal segment affects such policy outcomes.
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strong>About the Speaker
Vivekananda Mukherjee receive
d his PhD from Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India. He studied Economics at
Jadavpur University and Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. He had bee
n a research fellow at Planning Unit, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi.
Before joining BITS Pilani, he taught at Jadavpur University, University of
Burdwan and RKM Residential College, Narendrapur. He was a Postdoctoral Fe
llow at INRA, France and Katholik University, Leuven, Belgium. He had been
on visiting fellowship at University of Gothenburg, INRA, Technical Univers
ity of Freiberg and Monash University. As a visiting professor, he has taug
ht at Centre for Studies in Social Science, Calcutta, Indian Institute of F
oreign Trade, Kolkata, University of Gour Banga and Centre for Urban Econom
ic Studies, University of Calcutta. He is also Associate Editor of South As
ian Journal of Macroeconomics and Public Finance.