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Kabir Dasgupta

Education

  • B.Sc., Economics, University of Calcutta, India, 2006
  • M.Sc., Economics, University of Calcutta, India, 2008
  • M.A., Economics, Temple University, United States, 2013
  • Ph.D., Economics, Temple University, United States, 2016
  • Senior Research Fellow

    Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand

    2016 - 2022
  • Senior Economist

    Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System

    2022 - present
  • Parental Employment at the Onset of the Pandemic: Effects of Lockdowns and Government Policies
    Kabir Dasgupta, Linda Kirkpatrick, and Alexander Plum
    Finance and Economics Discussion Series (2024)
    https://doi.org/10.17016/FEDS.2024.012
  • Sexual orientation and earnings in New Zealand
    Christopher S. Carpenter, Kabir Dasgupta, and Alexander Plum
    Economics Letters (2024)
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2023.111493
  • State dependence in immunization and the role of discouragement
    Kabir Dasgupta, Gail Pacheco, and Alexander Plum
    Economics & Human Biology (2023)
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2023.101313
  • Understanding Workers’ Financial Wellbeing in States with Right-to-Work Laws
    Kabir Dasgupta and Zofsha Merchant
    FEDS Notes (2023)
    https://doi.org/10.17016/2380-7172.3372
  • Termination of SNAP Emergency Allotments, Food Sufficiency, and Economic Hardships
    Kabir Dasgupta and Alexander Plum
    Finance and Economics Discussion Series (2023)
    https://doi.org/10.17016/FEDS.2023.046
  • Human capital formation and changes in low pay persistence
    Kabir Dasgupta and Alexander Plum
    Applied Economics (2023)
    https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2022.2161989
  • The Devil is in the Details: Identifying Unbiased Link between Alcohol Purchasing Rights and Youth Delinquency
    Kabir Dasgupta, Alexander Plum, and Christopher Erwin
    Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics (2022)
    https://doi.org/10.1111/obes.12496
  • State mental health insurance parity laws and college educational outcomes
    Keisha T. Solomon and Kabir Dasgupta
    Journal of Health Economics (2022)
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhealeco.2022.102675
  • Impact of state children’s health insurance program on fertility of immigrant women
    Kabir Dasgupta, Keshar Ghimire, and Alexander Plum
    Applied Economics Letters (2022)
    https://doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2021.1954590
  • The gender reveal: The effect of sons on young fathers’ criminal behavior and labor market activities
    Kabir Dasgupta, André Diegmann, Tom Kirchmaier, and Alexander Plum
    Labour Economics (2022)
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.labeco.2022.102224
  • How heavy is the price of smoking? Estimating the effects of prenatal smoking on child weight outcomes
    Kabir Dasgupta, Keshar M. Ghimire, and Gail Pacheco
    Applied Economics (2022)
    https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2022.2041178
  • When There is No Way Up: Reconsidering Low-paid Jobs as Stepping-stones
    Alexander Plum, Gail Pacheco, and Kabir Dasgupta
    Economic Record (2021)
    https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-4932.12609
  • The effect of interest rate caps on bankruptcy: Synthetic control evidence from recent payday lending bans
    Kabir Dasgupta and Brenden J. Mason
    Journal of Banking & Finance (2020)
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbankfin.2020.105917
  • Health Care Home: Early Evidence from Linked Administrative Data in New Zealand
    Kabir Dasgupta and Gail Pacheco
    B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy (2019)
    https://doi.org/10.1515/bejeap-2019-0054
  • Youth response to state cyberbullying laws
    Kabir Dasgupta
    New Zealand Economic Papers (2019)
    https://doi.org/10.1080/00779954.2018.1467959
  • Family size effects on childhood obesity: Evidence on the quantity-quality trade-off using the NLSY
    Kabir Dasgupta and Keisha T. Solomon
    Economics & Human Biology (2018)
    https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ehb.2018.01.004
  • The impact of child welfare legislation on domestic violence-related homicide rates
    Kabir Dasgupta and Gail Pacheco
    Health Economics (2018)
    https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.3643
  • Warrantless Arrest Laws for Domestic Violence: How Are Youth Affected?
    Kabir Dasgupta and Gail Pacheco
    B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy (2018)
    https://doi.org/10.1515/bejeap-2017-0114
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Last Update: August 2, 2024