Member of the Doctoral Faculty at CUNY’s Graduate Center
Ph.D. Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2006
Fields: Development Economics, Behavioral Economics, Applied Microeconomic Theory
Office: HW 1531
Phone: (212) 396-6521
Email: kbasu@hunter.cuny.edu
Website: www.karnabasu.com
Professor Basu joined Hunter College in 2009. He was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Chicago from 2006 to 2009. He works on topics at the intersection of behavioral economics and development, with a particular focus on informal banking.