Debasri Mukherjee

Debasri Mukherjee
Professor of Economics
Location:
5426 Friedmann Hall, Mail Stop 5330
Mailing address:
Department of Economics
Western Michigan University
1903 W Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo MI 49008-5330 USA
Education:
  • Ph.D. in Economics, University of California-Riverside, 2002
Research Interests:
  • Theoretical and Applied Econometrics
  • Nonparametric and semiparametric data-mining and Machine Learning methods, panel data techniques
  • Applications of econometric and statistical tools in economic development, international economics and public policy issues related to health, environment and education.
Bio:

Dr. Debasri Mukherjee is a professor of Economics at Western Michigan University.

Mukherjee teaches a broad set of courses in econometrics, and applied economics at the undergraduate, and graduate levels at Western Michigan University. In her econometrics courses at both undergraduate and graduate levels Mukherjee teaches many statistical aspects of economic data and several computing tools that can help students learn how to analyze real-world economic data. She also teaches economic development, principles of economics, and data exploratory courses at the undergraduate level.

Mukherjee is a theoretical and applied econometrician. Her research interest includes nonparametric data mining, applied Machine Learning and panel data analysis. She has published in Journal of Econometrics, Journal of Multivariate Analysis, Electronic Journal of Statistics, Journal of Quantitative Economics, Southern Economic Journal, and Applied Economics. 

Her theoretical research focuses on nonparametric methods. Mukherjee has conducted applied econometric research on a wide range of topics such as economic development, international economics, health, environment and education. The theme of her applied research is examining economic behavior and policy issues using advanced data mining tools. Mukherjee has supervised several Ph.D. dissertations and published with many students.