Kaushik Basu

Summary

Kaushik Basu is a human^[1]. Born in Kolkata^[2], he… he was born on +1952-01-09T00:00:00Z^[3]. He worked as an economist^[4]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (134 views/month, #7,211 of 1,000,298).^[5]

Key Facts

• Kaushik Basu's place of birth was Kolkata^[2].
• Kaushik Basu was born on +1952-01-09T00:00:00Z^[3].
• Kaushik Basu held citizenship in India^[6].
• Kaushik Basu worked as an economist^[4].
• Among Kaushik Basu's employers was Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[7].
• Among Kaushik Basu's employers was Harvard University^[8].
• Kaushik Basu was employed by Cornell University^[9].
• Kaushik Basu's education included a stint at London School of Economics and Political Science^[10].
• Kaushik Basu was educated at University of Delhi^[11].
• Kaushik Basu was educated at St. Xavier's Collegiate School^[12].
• Kaushik Basu's doctoral advisor was Amartya Sen^[13].
• Kaushik Basu received the Padma Bhushan^[14].
• Kaushik Basu received the Fellow of the Econometric Society^[15].
• Kaushik Basu was a member of Econometric Society^[16].
• Kaushik Basu's religion is recorded as Hinduism^[17].
• Kaushik Basu is recorded as male^[18].
• Kaushik Basu's instance of is recorded as human^[19].
• Kaushik Basu supervised Garance Genicot as a doctoral student^[20].
• Kaushik Basu supervised Van H. Pham as a doctoral student^[21].
• Kaushik Basu supervised Patrick Munro Emerson as a doctoral student^[22].
• Kaushik Basu supervised Shub Debgupta as a doctoral student^[23].
• Kaushik Basu supervised Wilson Pérez-Oviedo as a doctoral student^[24].
• Kaushik Basu's Commons category is recorded as Kaushik Basu^[25].
• Kaushik Basu's family name is recorded as Basu^[26].
• Kaushik Basu's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[27].

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Origins and Family

Kaushik Basu was born in Kolkata^[2]. He was born on +1952-01-09T00:00:00Z^[3].

Education

Educated at London School of Economics and Political Science^[10], a public research university^[28], in United Kingdom^[29], founded in 1895^[30], headquartered in London^[31]; University of Delhi^[11], a central university^[32], in India^[33], founded in 1922^[34], headquartered in New Delhi^[35]; and St. Xavier's Collegiate School^[12], an urban school^[36], in India^[37], founded in 1860^[38]. Kaushik Basu's doctoral advisor was Amartya Sen^[13].

Career and Affiliations

Kaushik Basu's professions included economist^[4]. Employers include Massachusetts Institute of Technology^[7], a university^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1861^[41], headquartered in Cambridge^[42]; Harvard University^[8], a private university^[43], in United States^[44], founded in 1636^[45], headquartered in Cambridge^[46]; and Cornell University^[9], a private university^[47], in United States^[48], founded in 1865^[49], headquartered in Ithaca^[50]. Doctoral students include Garance Genicot^[20], an economist^[51], b. 1974^[52], of Belgium^[53], awarded the honorary doctor of the Aix-Marseille University^[54]; Van H. Pham^[21], an economist^[55]; Patrick Munro Emerson^[22], an economist^[56]; Shub Debgupta^[23], an economist^[57]; and Wilson Pérez-Oviedo^[24], an economist^[58].

Recognition

Awards received include Padma Bhushan^[14], a civil decoration^[59], in India^[60], founded in 1954^[61] and Fellow of the Econometric Society^[15], a fellowship award^[62].

Personal Life

Kaushik Basu's religion is recorded as Hinduism^[17].

Why It Matters

Kaushik Basu ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (134 views/month, #7,211 of 1,000,298).^[5] He has Wikipedia articles in 7 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[63] He is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[64]

He is credited with the discovery of traveler's dilemma^[65], a non-zero-sum game^[66].

FAQs

Where was Kaushik Basu born?

Kaushik Basu's place of birth was Kolkata^[2].

What did Kaushik Basu do for work?

Kaushik Basu worked as economist^[4].

Where did Kaushik Basu go to school?

Kaushik Basu was educated at London School of Economics and Political Science^[10], University of Delhi^[11], and St. Xavier's Collegiate School^[12].

What awards did Kaushik Basu receive?

Honors received include Padma Bhushan^[14] and Fellow of the Econometric Society^[15].

What did Kaushik Basu discover?

Kaushik Basu is credited as discoverer of traveler's dilemma^[65].