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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>'''Subroto Roy''' is an Indian economist, formerly an economic policy advisor to [[Rajiv Gandhi]] (1990–91), contributing editor to [[The Statesman (India)|The Statesman]] and faculty member at [http://www.uhm.hawaii.edu/ UH-Manoa] and [http://www.iitkgp.ac.in/ IIT Kharagpur].<br />
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== Biography ==<br />
He graduated from [[St. Paul's School, Darjeeling]] in 1971. He then went to Haleybury College, Hertford, England completing GCE Advanced and Special Levels in physics, chemistry and biology in 1973. Subsequently, he entered the [[London School of Economics]], and graduated with a first class honours degree in the BScEcon specialising in mathematical economics, econometrics, monetary economics and international economics in 1976.<br />
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In 1982, he was awarded the PhD in the Faculty of Economics of the [[University of Cambridge]], where Professor Frank Hahn had been supervisor. Professor CJ Bliss of Oxford University and Professor Terence W Hutchison of Birmingham University were the Examiners of the doctoral thesis "On liberty and economic growth: preface to a philosophy for India".<br />
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He served as an economic advisor to former Indian prime minister Rajiv Gandhi.<br />
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== Career ==<br />
He has taught economics and/or finance at several Cambridge colleges, the Delhi School of Economics, Virginia Tech, Cornell University, Brigham Young University, UH-Manoa, IIT Kharagpur, University of Buckingham. He has been a consultant at the World Bank and the IMF in Washington, and worked briefly on Wall Street.<br />
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== Publications ==<br />
[https://web.archive.org/web/20120802062256/http://www.compasscayman.com/cfr/2012/07/18/India%E2%80%99s-money/ India's Money] 2012<br />
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[https://www.amazon.com/Margaret-Thatchers-Revolution-Happened-Meant/dp/0826482791/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1330337782&sr=1-1 Margaret Thatcher's Revolution: How It Happened and What It Meant] 2006<ref>Blundell, J. (2006). Margaret Thatcher's Revolution: How it Happened and What it Meant. ''Economic Affairs'', March, 26, 1, 79-80.</ref><br />
<ref>Bartholomew, J. (2005). Lest we forget what Thatcher did. http://www.thewelfarestatewerein.com/archives/2005/07/lest_we_forget.php</ref><br />
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[https://www.amazon.com/Foundations-of-Pakistans-Political-Economy/dp/8170363012/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1330488777&sr=1-2 Foundations of Pakistan's Political Economy] 1993 <br />
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[https://www.amazon.com/Foundations-Indias-Political-economy-Towards/dp/8170362652 Foundations of India's political economy: Towards an agenda for the 1990s] 1992<br />
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[https://www.amazon.com/Philosophy-Economics-Economic-Inquiry-International/dp/0415060281/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1330332044&sr=1-1 The Philosophy of Economics: On the Scope of Reason in Economic Inquiry] 1991<ref>Cudd, A., (1990). Review of Philosophy of Economics: On the Scope of Reason in Economic Inquiry by Roy, S. ''Journal of Economic History'', Sep 01, 50, 3.</ref><ref>Keat, R.,(1992). Review of Philosophy of Economics: on the Scope of Reason in Economic Inquiry by Roy, S. ''The Philosophical Quarterly'', Oct, 42, 169, 509-511.</ref><ref>Nelson, A. (1991). Book Review:The Philosophy of Economics: On the Scope of Reason in Economic Inquiry. Subroto Roy. ''Ethics'', July, 101, 4.</ref><ref>Rappaport, S. (1990). Philosophy of Economics: On the Scope of Reason in Economic Inquiry, Subroto Roy. London: Routledge, 1989, ix + 236 pages. October, ''Economics and Philosophy'', 6, 2.</ref><br />
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[https://www.amazon.com/Pricing-Planning-Politics-Occasional-Paper/dp/0255361696/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_2 Pricing, Planning & Politics: A Study of Economic Distortions in India] 1984<ref>Rajan, R.,(1985). Review of Pricing, Planning and Politics: A Study of Economic Distortions in India. ''Third World Quarterly'', Oct. 7, 4, 1097-1098.</ref><ref>The Times (1984) India's Bad Example, The editorial, May 29</ref><br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [http://independentindian.com/ Independent Indian: Work & Life of Dr Subroto Roy]<br />
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