Alma mater University of Delhi Influenced by Amartya Sen Education University of Delhi | Name Prasanta Pattanaik Influences Amartya Sen Fields Microeconomics | |
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Born 4 May 1943 (age 80) ( 1943-05-04 ) Institution University of California Books Ranking Sets of Objects, The Measurement of Diversity | ||
Prasanta Kumar Pattanaik (born 4 May 1943), is emeritus professor at the Department of Economics at the University of California, a research associate for the Oxford Poverty & Human Development Initiative (OPHI), and a fellow of the Human Development and Capability Association.
Along with Amartya Sen and Kenneth Arrow, Pattanaik is an advisory editor for the journal Social Choice and Welfare.
Education
Pattanaik gained his degree in economics from Utkal University, Odisha, India. He then went on to study for his masters and doctorate, both in economics, at the University of Delhi.
Pattanaik studied under, the Nobel Prize winning economist, Amartya Sen and his "leadership role" in the study of social choice theory has been acknowledged by Sen.
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