Mr. Subhasis Bera
Fellow
sbera@icrier.res.in

Brief Profile

Mr. Bera is a Fellow at ICRIER. He joined ICRIER in February 2008. He has submitted his PhD thesis on “Open Source Software Development: Theoretical Perspectives” from Jawaharlal Nehru University , New Delhi . He completed his M.Phil in International Trade and Development from Jawaharlal Nehru University , New Delhi in 2005.

Earlier he was working in the World Bank. He also has experience of teaching Microeconomics in a University and in a College. He works in the area of Economics of Technology, Development Economics and International Trade. In particular he has worked on Digital Divide and Open Source software Development. He is also a member of Solution Exchange for ICT for Development Community (UNDP), Solution Exchange for the Education Community (UNDP) and works as an e-volunteer for UNESCO. He also maintains two well known Blogs Economics and Economics of Technology and Modern World.

Selected publications:

• “Digital Divide among Selected Industrialized States in India : Myth or Reality?” in V. Upadhyay et al (editors) Productivity and Quality: A Multidisciplinary Perspective, Tata McGraw-Hill: New Delhi , 2006. (with Amit Shovon Ray)