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Amitrajeet A. Batabyal
Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics, Rochester Institute of Technology
Amitrajeet A. Batabyal is Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics at the Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT). He obtained a B.S. with Honors and Distinction in Applied Economics and Business Management from Cornell University in 1987, a M.S. in Agricultural and Applied Economics from the University of Minnesota in 1990, and a Ph.D. in Agricultural and Resource Economics from the University of California at Berkeley in 1994. He uses microeconomic theory and mathematical techniques to model and better understand problems in natural resource, environmental, and regional economics. He has published over 500 papers, books, book chapters, and book reviews in a variety of refereed scholarly outlets in ecology, economics, mathematics, operations research, and political science. He is the recipient of numerous awards including the Geoffrey J. D. Hewings Award from the North American Regional Science Council in 2003, the Moss Madden Memorial Medal from the British and Irish Section of the Regional Science Association International in 2004, the Outstanding Achievement in Research Award from the Society for Range Management in 2006, the Trustees Scholarship Award from the RIT Board of Trustees in 2007, and the Mattei Dogan Foundation Prize from the International Social Science Council in 2013.
Jun 01, 2023 11:37 am UTC| Politics
A Chinese private equity firm, Primavera Capital Group, acquired the well-known test preparation company Princeton Review and an online learning platform, Tutor.com, in May 2023. The move, like other Chinese investments...
China has no plan for who will succeed Xi Jinping – leaving the nation and the world in uncertainty
Feb 02, 2022 08:53 am UTC| Insights & Views Politics
Since becoming Chinas paramount leader in 2012, Xi Jinping has overseen enormous economic growth and solidified Chinas standing as an economic and geopolitical superpower. He has also centralized his power over domestic...
Can a future ban on gas-powered cars work? An economist explains
Jan 06, 2021 04:19 am UTC| Economy
The U.S. transportation sector is one of the largest contributors of carbon dioxide, the potent driver of climate change. Transportation accounts for about 28% of total U.S. greenhouse gas emissions and, since 1990,...
Oct 20, 2020 00:03 am UTC| Economy
Doing business in China can be a difficult and contentious proposition for companies in many countries. Yet even with charges of intellectual property theft, forced partnerships and tight restrictions on doing business,...
A selective retreat from trade with China makes sense for the United States
Jun 26, 2020 06:57 am UTC| Insights & Views
Trade tensions and mistrust are escalating between the U.S. and China. Soon after U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced that China recommitted to its January trade deal obligations after a face-to-face meeting with...
China's worldwide investment project is a push for more economic and political power
Oct 20, 2019 10:19 am UTC| Insights & Views Economy
Inspired by the ancient Silk Road, China is investing in a massive set of international development projects that are raising concerns about how the country is expanding its power around the world. Initially announced...
Could a recession be just around the corner?
Dec 08, 2018 17:29 pm UTC| Insights & Views Economy
The U.S. economy is growing at the fastest pace in five years, American companies are earning record profits and unemployment is at the lowest level in almost half a century. So why are Wall Street and some economists...
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