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Rajendra Prasad Kundu

Rajendra Prasad Kundu
Rajendra Prasad Kundu
Professor
Centre/School/Special Centre
Centre for Economic Studies and Planning,
School of Social Sciences
Off. Phone
011-26704703
Residence
9899929749
Email
rpkundu@mail.jnu.ac.in, rajendra.kundu@gmail.com
Personal Webpage
https://jnu.ac.in/Faculty/rpkundu/cv.pdf
Qualifications

Ph.D. (Economics), Jawaharlal Nehru University, 2005. Title of Thesis: Liability Rules and Economic Efficiency.
Master of Arts (Economics), Jawaharlal Nehru University, 1999.
Bachelor of Arts (Economics), Jadavpur University, 1997.

Areas of Interest/Specialization

Law and Economics, Networks, Economic Theory

Experience

1. Professor, Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, Jawaharlal Nehru University. Since April 2021.
2. Professor, School of Liberal Studies, Ambedkar University Delhi. October 2017 - January 2019. (On Deputation from JNU)
3. Associate Professor, Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, Jawaharlal Nehru University. April 2018 - April 2021.
4. Associate Professor, School of Liberal Studies, Ambedkar University Delhi. January 2016 - October 2017. (On Deputation from JNU)
5. Assistant Professor, Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, Jawaharlal Nehru University. May 2008 - April 2018.
6. Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Jadavpur University. April 2005 - May 2008.
7. Visiting Lecturer, National University of Juridical Sciences, Kolkata, from June 2005 to September 2005. Taught a course on Law and Development at the B.A. (L.L.B.) Level.
8. Lecturer (ad hoc), Department of Economics, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi. December 2003 - April 2005 (excluding the period from May 2004 to July 2004).
9. Research Associate, Centre for Development and Human Rights, New Delhi. (August 2003 - December 2003).

Best Peer Reviewed Publications
1. Cooperation and balance in signed networks: A model of multiplex formation [co-authored with Siddhi Gyan Pandey]. Mathematical Social Sciences (ISSN: 0165-4896) Accepted June 2025.
 
2. Efficient simple liability assignment rules: A complete characterization’ [co-authored with Harshil Kaur]. 116 Mathematical Social Sciences (ISSN: 0165-4896) March 2022.
 
3. ‘On the choice of liability rules’ [co-authored with Debabrata Pal]. 21 The B E Journal of Theoretical Economics (ISSN: 1935-1704) January 2021.
 
4. Best-shot network games with continuous action space’ [co-authored with Papiya Ghosh]. 73  Research in Economics (ISSN: 1090-9443) September 2019.
 
5. Decomposition of accident loss and efficiency of liability rules’ [co-authored with Satish K. Jain]. 11 Review of Law and Economics (ISSN: 1555-5879), June 2015.
 
6. Characterization of Efficient Simple Liability Rules with Multiple Tortfeasors [co-authored with Satish K. Jain]. 26 International Review of Law and Economics, September 2006.