Galbraith Award to Professor Jayati Ghosh

Professor Jayati Ghosh, one of the founding members of IDEAs, has received the 2023 Galbraith Award from the Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA).

The award, given annually in the memory of John Kenneth Galbraith, commemorates “Galbraith’s capacity to integrate scholarship with statesmanship, and his unparalleled record of achievements in research, education and public service, embody the spirit and aspiration of agricultural economists. AAEA’s aim with this award is to recognize scholars and leaders who, like J.K. Galbraith, possess a record of intellectual leadership with service to the nation and the world.” Earlier recipients of the award include Joseph E. Stiglitz, Kenneth Arrow, Elinor Ostrom, Angus Deaton, Martin Weitzman, Jean Tirole, Paul Romer, and Dani Rodrik.

Professor Ghosh taught economics at the Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, JNU, for about 35 years, and is currently Professor of Economics at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She served as Executive Secretary of IDEAS for about two decades. She has authored and edited (alone and in collaboration) over 20 books and published more than 200 scholarly articles, in addition to writing frequently in the popular media. She has been a recipient of numerous awards and has served on many international commissions including the UN High-Level Advisory Board on Economic and Social Affairs, the Commission on Global Economic Transformation of INET, the International Commission for the Reform of International Corporate Taxation (ICRICT), the WHO Council on the Economics of Health for All, and the UN Secretary General’s High-Level Advisory Board on Effective Multilateralism.