Arindam Mandal

Dr. Mandal joined the Siena College Economics department in Fall 2009 as Visiting Assistant Professor in Economics. He holds a PhD in Economics from University at Albany, SUNY. He also holds a Masters Degree in Economics from Delhi School of Economics, Delhi and a Bachelors Degree in Economics from St. Stephens College, Delhi. His primary areas of research in labor search theory. He is also interested in econometrics and system dynamics. Prior to joining Siena College, he taught as Visiting Assistant Professor in Economics at Hartwick College and as an adjunct lecturer in Economics at University at Albany, SUNY. He also worked at Fidelity Investments and New York State Ways and Means Committee.

My Siena Experience

My Teaching Philosophy

My teaching interests mainly revolve around connecting theory with reality. I believe every big idea starts with a simple idea and often simple ideas emerge from our daily lives. Economics is a social science where theory connects very intimately with reality. Avoiding either of these aspects will fail the purpose of teaching economics. Therefore, in my courses, I try to link day-to-day decisions with simple theory, often using a simple demand and supply framework. It is my experience that students gain a deeper understanding of an issue when they discuss it with their peers. Consequently, I encourage students to participate in class discussions and I provide projects and assignments.

What I Love About Siena

Best part of being a teacher is the ability to interact with students. At Siena due to its smaller class size and its emphasis on liberal arts education, I am able to develop deeper connection with my students. It's always fun to interact with students and having deeper conversation on various economic and social issues. Also, Siena as community is extremely supportive and collegial. Being a part of this community gives me a sense of belonging.

My Favorite Courses to Teach

I enjoy teaching principles of macroeconomics and microeconomics. Teaching these introductory classes is extremely refershing for me. Apart form these, I also enjoy teaching upper level Financial Crisis, History of Economic Doctrines and Economics of Discrimination.

My Professional Experience

Current Research

Macroeconomics, Labor Economics, Econometrics, System Dynamics, Economics of Discrimination

Articles & Book Reviews

• Do Employment Protection Legislations Increase Total Factor Productivity? A Cross-Country Panel Data Analysis of OECD Countries
  Empirical Economics Letters, vol. 20
  January, 2021
• Transnational Remittances and State Protection of Human Rights: A Case for Caution
  Economic Notes
  April, 2019
• A Note on How and Why Growth and Unemployment Go Hand in Hand in Developing Economies
  International Economic Journal, vol. 29
  November, 2015
• Productivity Shocks, Sectoral Shifts and Unemployment in a Two Sector Search Framework
  International Conference on Emerging Trends in Computational and Applied Mathematics (ICCAM)
  2014
• The Indian Stock Market and the Great Recession
  Theoretical and Applied Economics, vol. XIX
  March, 2012
• Job and Worker Flows: Evidence from New York State Counties
  New York State Economics Association
  2010
• Understanding Labor Flows in New York State Using Local Employment Dynamics Data
  New York State Economics Association, vol. 2
  October, 2009
• Consumer Confidence and Labor Market in New York State
  New York State Economics Association, vol. 5
  Fall, 2012
• Consumer Confidence and the Unemployment Rate in New York State: A Panel Study
  New York Economic Review, vol. 44
  Fall, 2013
• Do Labor Rights Help to Protect Human Rights? An Empirical Exploration
  Applied Economics Letters, vol. 28
  Winter/Spring, 2021
• Does NOTA Affect Voter Turnout? Evidence from State Legislative Elections in India
  Asian Journal of Economic Modelling, vol. 5
  Fall, 2017
• Does a Free Media Protect Labor Rights?
  Applied Economics Letters, vol. 26
  Spring/Summer, 2019
• Health, Health Production and Input Financing: A Theoretical Note
  Theoretical and Applied Economics, vol. XXXVIII
  Spring, 2021
• Matching Function: Estimations Using JOLTS
  THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF APPLIED ECONOMICS AND FINANCE, vol. 5
  Spring, 2011
• Rape of the Subaltern: India's Recent Sexual Violence in Perspective
  International Review of Modern Sociology, vol. 43
  Spring, 2017
• Saints Christmas Trees Pricing Analysis
  Journal of Business Case Studies, vol. 9
  Jan/Feb, 2013

Awards & Distinctions

• NEH Summer Institute, The History of Political Economy
  Category: Teaching-Research
  National Endowment for Humanities, 2016
• ACE Community-Engaged Faculty Member of the Year
  Category: Service-University
  Academic Community Engagement Office, 2013
• Curriculum Diversification Award
  Category: Teaching
  Committee on Teaching and Faculty Development and DAC, 2013
• Summer Research Fellowships
  Category: Research
  Committee on Teaching and Faculty Development, 2011

Books & Book Chapters

• The Globalization Conundrum--Dark Clouds behind the Silver Lining: Global Issues and Empirics
  Springer
  2019

Presentations

• Do Better Labor Rights Lead to Lower Suicides? A Cross-Country Panel Analysis
  2022
  Southern Economic Association, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
• Does Foreign Aid Promote Labor Rights and Human Rights? An Empirical Investigation
  2022
  New York State Economics Association Annual Conference, Old Westbury, New York
• Does Higher Minimum Wage Discourage College Enrollment? A Cross-State Empirical Study
  2022
  Southern Economic Association, Fort Lauderdale, Florida
• Financialization of the Global Economy and State Protection of Human Rights
  2021
  New York State Economics Association Annual Conference, Online, New York
• Minimum Wage and College Enrollment: An Empirical Analysis
  2021
  New York State Economics Association Annual Conference, Online, New York
• Do Better Labor Rights Led to Better Health Outcomes? A Cross-Country Panel Analysis
  2020
  New York State Economics Association Annual Conference, New York, New York
• Do Employment Protection Legislations Lower Labor Productivity? A Cross-Country Panel Data Analysis of OECD Countries
  September, 2019
  New York State Economics Association Annual Conference, Rochester, New York
• Labor Market Regulation and the Security of Human Rights
  September, 2019
  New York State Economics Association Annual Conference, Rochester, New York
• Does Greater Political Representation of Women help to Protect Worker Rights? A Cross-national Investigation
  May, 2019
  Inclusive and sustainable economic growth. Challenges, measures and solutions (ISEG-2019), Brasov, Romania
• Does Increased Capital Account Openness Protect Human Rights? A Cross Country Analysis
  March, 2019
  Eastern Economic Association Annual Conference, New York, New York
• Does Greater Political Representation of Women help to Protect Worker Rights? A Cross-national Investigation
  2019
  Calcutta University Political Economy Workshop, Kolkata, India
• Does Greater Political Representation of Women help to Protect Worker Rights? A Cross-national Investigation
  2019
  St. Xavier College, Kolkata, India
• Does Immigration Weaken Worker Rights? An Empirical Investigation
  2019
  OP Jindal Global University, Sonipat, India
• Globalization and the Indian Economy
  2019
  St. Paul School, Darjeeling, India
• Does Greater Political Representation of Women help to Protect Labor Rights? An Empirical Investigation
  October, 2018
  New York State Economics Association Annual Conference, Rochester, New York
• Transnational Remittances and State Protection of Human Rights: A Case for Caution
  September, 2018
  URPE 50th Anniversary Conference, Amherst, Massachusetts
• Does Greater Political Representation of Women help to Protect Worker Rights? A Cross-national Investigation
  2018
  International Assocation for Feminist Economics Conference, New Paltz, New York
• Does a Free Media Protect the Rights of Labor? A Comparative Perspective
  2018
  Eastern Economic Association Annual Conference, New York, New York
• Financialization and Labor Rights: An Empirical Investigation
  February, 2017
  Eastern Economic Association Annual Conference, New York, United States of America
• Does Trade Improve Labor Rights in Developed Countries? An Empirical Investigation
  2017
  New York State Economics Association Annual Conference, Farmingdale, New York
• Do Small Businesses Create More Jobs? Evidence for New York State from Quarterly Workforce Indicators
  2016
  International Academic Conference on Development in Scinece and TEchnology, Paris, France
• Does Negative Voting Affect Voter Turnout? Evidences from State Legislative Elections in India
  2016
  Invited Presentation in Visva-Bharati University, India, Bolepur, India
• Does Trade Improves Labor Rights in Developed Countries? An Empirical Investigation
  2016
  5th IIFT Conference on Empirical Issues in International Trade and Finance, Kolkata, India
• U.S. Housing Crisis: Lessons for India
  2016
  Invited Lecture in BML Munjal University India, Gurgaon, India
• Witch-hunting the subaltern: India's recent sexual violence in perspective
  2016
  Justice Studies Association Conference, Albany, New York
• Do Small Businesses Create More Jobs? Evidence for New York State from Quarterly Workforce Indicators
  October, 2015
  New York State Economic Association, Loudonville, New York
• Does Negative Voting Affect Voter Turnout? Evidence from Indian Elections
  October, 2015
  New York State Economic Association, Loudonville, New York
• Productivity Shocks, Sectoral Shifts and Unemployment in a Two Sector Search Framework
  June, 2014
  International Conference on Emerging Trends in Computational and Applied Mathematics (ICCAM), Gurgaon, India
• Seasonality and Autocorrelation: The typical problem children in business statistics
  January, 2013
  Joint Mathematical Meetings, San Diego, California
• The Great Recession and Labor Market Flows in New York State: A Gender Perspective
  January, 2013
  American Economics Association, San Diego, California
• The Great Recession and Gender Based Discrimination in Labor Market: Evidence from New York State
  2013
  Capital District Feminist Studies Conference, Loudonville, New York
• The Great Recession and Gender Based Discrimination in Labor Market: Evidence from New York State
  2013
  New York State Economics Association, Farmingdale, New York
• Consumer Confidence and Labor Market in New York State
  2012
  New York State Economics Association, Farmingdale, New York
• Saints Christmas Trees Pricing Analysis
  2012
  Siena College, Loudonville, New York
• A Measure to Identify 'Bubble Formation' in Real Estate Markets
  2011
  New York State Economics Association, Rochester, New York
• The Indian Stock Market and the Great Recession
  2011
  University of Lancaster/G.D. Goenka World Institute, Gurgaon, India
• Unemployment and Labor Search Theory
  2011
  Calcutta University, Kolkata, India
• Job and Worker Flows: Evidence from New York State Counties
  2010
  New York State Economics Association, Rochester, New York
• Vacancies and Unemployment in Two Sector Search Framework
  2010
  Southern Economic Association, Atlanta, Georgia
• Understanding Labor Flows in New York State Using Local Employment Dynamics Data
  2009
  New York State Economics Association, Ithaca, New York
• Vacancies and Unemployment in Two Sector Search Framework
  2009
  Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi, India
• Vacancies and Unemployment in Two Sector Search Framework
  2009
  Siena College, Loudonville, New York