Conference Chair/Discussant

• Chair: Session (063) Title “Social Economics and Health – I” at the 98th Annual Conference of the Western Economic Association International, San Diego, CA July 2-6, 2023.
• Chair: Session (188) Title “Public Schools and University Decision-Making” at the 87th Annual Conference of the Western Economic Association International, San Francisco, CA June 29-July-2, 2012.
• Discussant: “Estimating Local Redistribution Through Property-Tax-Funded Public School System” at the 87th Annual Conference of the Western Economic Association International, San Francisco, CA June 29-July-2, 2012.
• Chair: Session Title “Inflation, agricultural Policy and Trade” at the Indian Journal of Economics and Business Conference at New Delhi, India, Dec 19-21, 2011.
• Discussant: “Informal Labor Market in Poland: Challenge or Blessing?” at the 71st International Atlantic Economic Conference, Athens, Greece March 16-19, 2011.
• Chair: Session Title “Quality Issues” at the 7th AIMS International Conference on Management at Bangalore, India, Dec 20-23, 2009.
• Discussant: “Financial Analysis of Retail Industry Using a Data Envelopment Analysis Model” at the Indian Journal of Business and Economics Conference in New Delhi, India, Dec 19-21, 2009
• Chair: Session Title “Economics and Finance” at the Annual Meeting of the International Society of Business Disciplines in Las Vegas, March 22-24, 2009.
• Discussant: “Foreign Equity Investment: Rational or Irrational Choice?” at the 42nd Annual
  Meeting of the Missouri Valley Economic Association, Oct 27-29, 2005, Kansas City, MO.
• Chair: Session Title: “Economics II”. Second AIMS International Conference on Management,
  Dec 28- 31, 2004, Kolkata, India.
• Discussant: “An Efficient Disposal System of Industrial Waste and an Optimal Taxation,” at the
  43rd Annual Meeting of the Western Regional Science Association, Maui, Hawaii, Feb 25-28, 2004.
• Chair: Session Title: “Education K-12,” 67th Annual Meeting, Midwest Economic Association,
  March 28-30, 2003, St. Louis, Missouri.
• Chair: Session Title: “Teaching Methodology and History of Thought,” at the 53rd International
  Atlantic Economic Conference, Paris, France, March 13-17, 2002.
• Discussant: “Petroleum Stocking Behavior in High and Low-Income Countries,” at the 53rd
  International Atlantic Economic Conference, Paris, France, March 13-17, 2002.
• Discussant: “Financial Dimensions of Farm Marketing Decisions,” at the Annual Meeting of Southwestern Society of Economists, St. Louis, MO, March 6 - 9, 2002.
• Discussant: “Student Expectations about Online Courses,” at the Annual Meeting of Southwestern Society of Economists, St. Louis, MO, March 6 - 9, 2002.
• Discussant: “International Factor Price Differences and the Heckscher-Ohlin-Vanek Model,” at the 65th Annual Meeting of the Mid-West Economic Association, March 29-31, 2001.
• Discussant: “Bootstrap Confidence Intervals for the Shadow Price of SO2 Emissions,” at the 62nd Annual Meeting of the Midwest Economic Association, Chicago, Illinois, March 19-21, 1998.
• Chair: Session Title: “Taxation, Finance, and Provision of Public Goods,” at the 37th Annual Meeting of the Western Regional Science Association, Monterey, CA, February 18-22, 1998.
• Discussant: “Supervision, Efficiency Wage, and Incentive Plans,” at the 72nd Annual Western Economic Association International Conference, Seattle, Washington, July 9-13, 1997.
• Discussant: “Educating Arkansas: Public School Funding in 1990s,” at the 36th Annual Meeting of the Western Regional Science Association, Hawaii, February 23-27, 1997.

Journal Referee

Theoretical Economics Letters; Open Science Journal; Letters in Resource Spatial and Resources Science; World Development; Southern Economic Journal; Journal of Regional Science; The Economic and Social Review; Empirical Economics; Applied Economics; Applied Economics Letters; Journal of Environmental Planning and Management; Agricultural and Resource Economics Review; Southwestern Economic Review; Mountain Plains Journal of Business and Economics; International Journal of Educational Research; Research in Applied Economics; Emporia State Research Studies; Modern Economy; Economics of Education Review; International Journal of Business and Emerging Markets (IJBEM); Australian Economic Papers; Asia Pacific Journal of Risk and Insurance; International Journal of Economics and Finance; Journal of Applied Economics; Mountain Plains Journal of Business and Technology.

College/Departmental Committees

• Member Dean’s Faculty Advisory Committee 2000-2001
• Member VPAA Advisory Committee 2000-2001
• Member Curriculum Committee for Economics 2000-2002
• The Teachers College Faculty Recognition Award Committee 2001-2002
• Member Department of ACIS Faculty Recognition Committee 2002-2004
• Member School of Business Mission and Strategic Planning Committee 2002-2004
• Chair, Faculty Development Committee, School of Business 2004-2005
• Member University Research and Creativity Committee, ESU 2004-2007
• Member General Education Council 2005-2005
• Member College of Business Undergraduate Curriculum Committee 2001-2007
• Member Vice President’s Academic Affairs Advisory Council 2005-2006
• Member School of Business Diversity Committee 2005-2007
• Member ESU Strategic Plan Work Group on “Outreach and Lifelong Learning 2007-2008
• President for ESU chapter of Beta-Gamma-Sigma 2009-2010
• Member Chair Search Committee for AIS Department Spring-2010
• Member Search Committee for Visiting Faculty for AIS Department Spring-2010
• Member Editorial Committee for Emporia State Research Studies 2010-2012
• Member Graduate Curriculum Committee, School of Business 2011-2013
• Blackboard Advisory Committee, ESU Spring-2012
• ESU Undergraduate Research and Creativity Committee 2012-2014
• School of Business Student Learning Committee 2012-2013
• Vice-chair ESU General Education Council 2013-2015
• Member ESU Academic Affair Retention Committee 2013-2014
• Member Teachers College Faculty Recognition Award Committee 2013-2014
• Chair SB Faculty Qualification and Development Committee 2013-2015
• Member Law Faculty Search Committee Spring-2014
• Member Faculty Research and Creativity Committee, ESU2014-2017
• Member School of Business Faculty Recruitment/Tenure/Promotion Committee 2015-2016
• Member Business Administration Curriculum Committee 2014-2016
• Member Evaluation Committee for Dean of Office of International Education 2015-2016
• Member AACSB Re-accreditation Committee 2015-2016
• Member Faculty Recognition Committee 2015-2016
• Member NSU Institutional Assessment Committee 2018-2019
• Member School of Business Assessment Committee, NSU 2018-2019
• Member Honorary Degree Awarding Committee, NSU 2019-2022
• Accounting Faculty Recruiting Committee, NSU Fall-2019-20
• Member, Undergraduate General Education Assessment Committee, Oxford, Spring 2023

Community

• National and Regional Economic Outlook – Invited Speaker at the Dakota Bank 9th Annual Banker’s Conference, Aberdeen, SD, Oct 17-18, 2018.
• Economics of Immigration – Invited Seminar arranged by Pensacola Bay Area League of Women Voters, April 8, 2017.
• Economic Benefits of Trails (Sustainable Tourism, Business Attraction, and Economic Development): Session-3 at the Workshop – Connecting Nature and Commerce: Developing Regional Trail Opportunities, Voices of Pensacola Multicultural Center, Sep 26-28, 2016.
• Q & A Session on Future Research Agenda on Pre-K education in Florida with Shannon Nickinson, Studer Community Institute, Aug-29, 2016.
• Comments published in ESU Bulletin “ESU online Master of Business Administration Program Nationally Recognized,” April 14, 2016.
• Emporia State University research magazine QUEST, featured in the National and International Award section, pages 26-27, 2015
• http://esubulletin.com/21856/news/esu-online-masters-of-business-administration-program-nationally-recognized/
• Interview with reporter of Emporia State University Bulletin on receiving Hind Rattan Award, Feb 2013 link at http://www.esubulletin.com/2013/02/07/14227
• Interview with local correspondent for Wichita Eagle on the results from the study “Economic Impact of Hispanic Community on the Local Economy” 3:00 PM, April 11, 2006.
• Interview with local Radio Station KVOE Emporia (FM 101.7 / AM 1400) on the results from two recently completed projects “Economic Impact of Hispanic Community on the Local Economy” and “Economic Impact of ESU on the Local Economy,” 3:30 PM, October 10, 2005.
• “Offshore Outsourcing of IT Jobs and its Impact on US Economy” (Kalyan Chakraborty and Bill Remington). Presented at the SIFE-Free Market Economy Forum, Emporia State University Chapter, Nov 17, 2004.
• Interview with local Radio Station KVOE (FM 101.7 / AM 1400) Emporia, topic “Economic Impact of Hispanic Community on the Local Economy”, 3:00 PM, September 7, 2004.
• Participated in the survey conducted by the Kansas Department of Human Resources for Labor Market Information Services in regard to the state’s long-term economic outlook, July 2003.
• Presented the key results from our study titled, “The Economic Impact of University and The Financial Consequences of Budget Cut on the Local and State Economy” in the Weekly Meeting of Rotary Club of Emporia, at Best Western Hospitality Hotel, Emporia, October 8, 2003.
• Interview with local Radio Station KVOE (FM 101.7 / AM 1400) Emporia, topic “Guidance for Holiday Shoppers and the Economic Impact of Holiday Shopping.” November 27, 2002.
• School of Business sponsored “Friday Focus” event on ESU Campus. Discussion on “Economic Impact Study” by Kalyan Chakraborty and Dean Edmiston. October 26, 2001.

International

• Technical Committee Member, "4th International Conference on Management and Business Practices", Aliah University Kolkata, India, Kolkata, WB, India, February 8-9, 2021.
• Technical Committee Advisor – 2nd International Conference on Management and Business Practices – Organized by Aliah University, Kolkata, India, Jan 3-4, 2018.
• Technical Committee Advisor – 1st International Conference on Management and Business Practices – Organized by Aliah University, Kolkata, India, Jan 11-12, 2017.
• Conference Co-Chair, 3rd International Conference on Business and Information Management – Organized by National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, India, Jan 9-11, 2016
• Member Conference Program Committee – Fifth International Conference on Economic and Business Issues – Dec 19-20, 2015, Kolkata, India.
• Advisor for the International Conference on Multidisciplinary Approaches in Business Management & Sustainability (ICMABMS 2014), Nov 28-29, 2014, Bhubaneswar, India.
• Conference Chair, 2nd International Conference on Business and Information Management – Organized by National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, India, Jan 9-11, 2014
• Conference Chair, International Conference on Business and Information Management – Organized by National Institute of Technology, Durgapur, India, Jan 9-11, 2012
• Track Chair for Economics at the Indian Journal of Economics and Business (IJEB) Annual Conference in New Delhi, India, Dec 19-21, 2011.
• Executive Committee Member – Association of Indian Economic and Financial Studies (AIEFS): 2011-2014.
• Group Leader for Mentoring and Caring Program (MCP) for first-year students at the United International College, Zhuhai, China, Fall 2008.
• Guest speaker, “One-day Seminar on Valuation of Assets”- Organized by The Institution of Valuers - West Bengal Zone, Calcutta, India. December 17, 2000.
• Invited speaker for theme talk on “The Effect of Environmental Factors on Economic Valuation,” at the Technical Meet, organized by The Institute of Indian Environmental Engineering, West Bengal, Calcutta, India. July 31, 1999.

External PhD Thesis Examiner

• External Examiner for PhD Thesis at the Aliah University, Kolkata, India, 2017-20. As a member of the committee, I am responsible for selecting a topic, guiding data collection, methodology and supervising data analysis and thesis writing.
• External Examiner for PhD Thesis Title: An Alternative Approach of Measuring the Service Quality of Professional Higher Education Institute – Name Unknown – (2014-15) at the National Institute of Technology, Government of India, Durgapur, India
• External Examiner for PhD Thesis Title: Present Trend of Total Quality Management Practices in Public Sector Oil Companies and its Effect upon Organizational Culture by Mr. Akhil Chandra Kar, candidate for PhD in Human Resources (2009-10) at the Netaji Subhas Open University, Woodburn Park, Kolkata, India
• External Examiner for PhD Thesis Title: Export and Import Trends of Steel Industry in India 2002-2008 by Mr. Chinmoy Samadder, candidate for PhD in Economics (2009-10) at the National Institute of Technology, Government of India, Durgapur, India
• External Examiner for PhD Thesis Title: Quality Assured Healthcare Services at an Optimum Cost by Mr. Niloy Sarkar, candidate for PhD in Economics (2009-10) at the National Institute of Technology, Government of India, Durgapur, India

Memberships in Professional Organizations

• American Economic Association (AEA)
• Western Economic Association International (WEAI)
• Western Regional Science Association (WRSA)
• International Atlantic Economic Society (IAES)
• Southwestern Society for Economists (SSE)
• Member Beta-Gamma-Sigma International Honor Society
• Member Association of University Business and Economic Research (AUBER) 2016-19
• Member National Association for Business Economists (NABE), 2016-19
• Executive Committee Member, Assoc. of Indian Econ. and Fin. Studies (AIEFS) 2010-18
• Member, Assoc. of Indian Econ. and Fin. Studies (AIEFS) 2019-22