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CHIRADIP CHATTERJEE
Curriculum Vitae (October 2014)
Contact:
Visiting Assistant Professor
Department of Economics and Geography
Coggin College of Business
University of North Florida
1 UNF Drive, Jacksonville, FL 32224
Office: Building 42, Room 3405
Phone: (904) 620-5354
Mobile: (305) 815-2017
Email: [email protected]
[email protected]
Website: http://www.unf.edu/~n00926225/
EDUCATION
Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
Ph.D. in Economics
Dissertation: “Four Essays of Environmental Risk Mitigation”
Committee: Pallab Mozumder (Major Professor), Mahadev G.
Bhat, Prasad Bidarkota, Jesse Bull, Kai Huang
Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
M.A. in Economics
University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
M.Sc. in Economics
Area of Specialization: Econometrics
University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
B.Sc. in Economics
2013
2009
2005
2003
Minor: Mathematics and Political Science
AWARDS
Graduate Teaching Assistantship, Florida International University
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL, USA
Instructor
 Business and Economic Statistics (ECO 3411)
 International Trade (ECO 3704)
 Game Theory (ECO 4933)
 Principles of Microeconomics (ECO 2023)
Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
Instructor
 Introduction to Environmental Economics (ECP 3302) – Online
 Intermediate Macroeconomics (ECO 3203)
 Applied Macroeconomics (ECO 3202)
 Principles of Macroeconomics (ECO 2013)
 Principles of Microeconomics (ECO 2023)
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08.2007 – 08.2013
Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
Teaching Assistant
 Introduction to Environmental Economics (ECP 3302)
 Money and Banking (ECO 3223)
 Development Economics I (ECS 4011)
 Comparative Economics Systems (ECS 3003)
 Fundamentals of Graduate Microeconomics (ECO 6112)
 Econometrics (ECO 4421)
CURRENT POSITIONS/EMPLOYMENTS
University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL, USA
Visiting Assistant Professor, Economics
Research and teaching activities.
PREVIOUS EMPLOYMENTS
Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
Adjunct Professor, Economics
Develop syllabus and overall course structure, and administer all grades.
Water and Sewer Department, Miami-Dade County, Miami, FL, USA
Student Intern
Analyze water consumption data.
Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Developed undergraduate course curricular, taught classes and graded exams
as an independent Instructor or a Teaching Assistant.
Kharar Municipality, Kharar, Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, India
Urban Planner
Developed a comprehensive Draft Development Plan including proposals for
funding, which considered all the settlements, the rehabilitation and service
needs of the municipality.
Roy’s Institute of Competitive Exams, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Economics Faculty
Prepared materials to explain contemporary economic affairs and taught basic
economic concepts.
RESEARCH FIELDS
Primary Field: Microeconomics
Secondary Fields: Environmental Economics, Experimental and Behavioral
Economics
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08.2013 – 12.2013
04.2013 – 12.2013
08.2007 – 08.2013
12.2006 - 08.2007
08.2006 - 11.2006
PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
1. Chatterjee, Chiradip, and Pallab Mozumder. 2014. “Understanding Household Preferences For
Hurricane Risk Mitigation Information: Evidence From Survey Responses”, Risk Analysis, Vol. 34,
No. 6.
Abstract
Risk information is critical to adopting mitigation measures, and seeking risk information is influenced
by a variety of factors. An essential component of recently adopted My Safe Florida Home (MSFH)
program by the State of Florida is to provide homeowners with pertinent risk information to facilitate
hurricane risk mitigation activities. We develop an analytical framework to understand household
preferences for hurricane risk mitigation information through allowing an intensive home inspection.
An empirical analysis is used to identify major drivers of household preferences to receive
personalized information regarding recommended hurricane risk mitigation measures. A variety of
empirical specifications show that households with home insurance, prior experience with damages,
and with a higher sense of vulnerability to be affected by hurricane are more likely to allow inspection
to seek information. However, households with more members living in the home and households who
live in manufactured/mobile homes are less likely to allow inspection. While findings imply MSFH
program’s ability to link incentives offered by private and public agencies in promoting mitigation,
households that face a disproportionately higher level of risk can get priority to make the program
more effective.
UNDER JOURNAL REVIEW
1. “Emission Tax, Health Insurance and Crowding out of Energy Conservation Behavior: An
Experiment” (With P. Mozumder)
Abstract
A major share of domestic energy demand is met from conventional fossil fuel based sources, such as
coal. Combustion of fossil fuels in production of energy causes emission of greenhouse gases and
particle pollution, which leads to health hazards. As people are becoming increasingly concerned
about these hazardous impacts, they may choose to reduce their energy consumption with energy
saving installations. In this paper we present a decision-making experiment to understand motivation
for energy saving choices in a diverse set of policy contexts. The experimental design includes
multiple sets of decision-making choices differentiated with options to purchase health insurance.
Altogether 64 subjects took part in 8 decision-making sessions. Every session consists of 3 sections
and each section includes 30 rounds. In every round, subjects make a choice whether to spend on
energy saving installations to decrease their household energy bill and emission related health risks.
While each subject in the first and third section pays a lump sum emission tax, the emission tax is
proportional to the total energy bill in the second section. Subjects make energy saving choices both
with and without the option to purchase health insurance. The data collected in this experiment, allows
us to see the effectiveness of a public policy intervention to increase energy efficiency. The empirical
analysis suggests that energy savings increase when emission tax is proportional to total energy
consumption. However, energy savings seem to be crowded out when subjects have the option to buy
health insurance to cover pollution related health risks.
2.
“Hurricane Wilma, Utility Disruption, and Household Wellbeing” (With P. Mozumder)
Abstract
Hurricane Wilma (October 24, 2005) set a distinctive trend of social vulnerability as it caused the
largest disruption of electrical service ever experienced in Florida. Over 6 million residents in South
Florida were without electricity after its landfall. According to media reports, 98 percent of the area
lost power. Disruption of water supply also was a major issue and people lived for days without access
to power and potable water. In the wake of hurricane Wilma, researchers at the International Hurricane
Research Center in Miami conducted a household-level phone survey. Respondents were randomly
selected from a list of registered voters in three South Florida counties (Miami-Dade, Broward, and
Palm Beach). Respondents were asked to document pre-hurricane preparation efforts and posthurricane impacts. Also included was a diverse set of socio-economic questions regarding utility
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disruption and whether the household evacuated to a shelter. Survey respondents identified living
without electricity and water as a major issue. Using Random Utility Model (RUM), we evaluate the
impact of utility disruption on household well being based on the survey data. Findings highlight the
need for significant investment to enhance the capacity of rapid utility restoration after a hurricane
event in the context of South Florida.
WORKING PAPERS
1. “Pollution Tax, Health Insurance, and Information: Policy Treatment to Reduce Energy
Consumption” (With P. Mozumder)
Abstract
A major share of domestic energy demand is met from conventional fossil fuel based sources. To meet
this demand, combustion of fossil fuels in producing energy causes emissions and health hazards. As
people are becoming increasingly concerned about these impacts, they may choose to reduce their
energy consumption with energy-efficient investment choices. This paper presents a decision-making
experiment to understand subjects' preferences for energy efficiency in a diverse set of policy contexts.
The set-up includes multiple suits of decision-making experiments differentiated with options to
purchase health insurance and to monitor investment choices made by others in the group. Altogether
128 subjects have participated in 16 experimental sessions. Every session is made of 3 sections and
each section has 30 rounds in which subjects decide whether to invest in reducing energy consumption
and lowering emission related health risks. While participants pay a lump sum pollution tax
individually in every round in the first and third section, the pollution tax is proportional to the group
expenditure on energy consumption in the second section. The data collected through this
experimental set-up allows us to compare the effectiveness of different policy instruments. For
instance, the empirical analysis suggests that subjects tend to invest more for energy efficiency when
pollution tax is proportional to group expenditure on energy consumption. However, investments in
energy efficiency seem to be crowded out when subjects have the option to buy health insurance to
cover pollution related health risks.
2.
“Adoption of Green Technology: The Diffusion And Learning Process Of The Consumers” (With P.
Mozumder)
Abstract
Quite often, environmental benefit is implicit in nature, such as use of environment friendly
technology in production. As producers switch their production technology to reduce adverse
environmental impacts, it makes the relevant merchandise costlier. However, the product improves in
their environmental attributes. Although willingness to pay may increase with environmental quality,
buyers often fail to recognize the environmental benefits. Against this backdrop, we have designed a
model using the Markov time probability distribution to explain how to make the consumers
understand potential gain from adoption of green technologies. In the presence of preference for
environmental benefits, the model numerically illustrates how consumers transition for green products
and pay for adoption of green technologies. This study gives an interesting perspective in adoption of
green technologies driven by market demand.
3.
“Paradox Of Information Overload: Evidence From Survey Responses On Compact Fluorescent Light
Bulb” (With P. Mozumder, and E.H. Guleryuz)
Abstract
This paper proposes a decision-making field experiment to understand how people respond to private
and public benefit of energy saving. We conduct a survey in which respondents report their sociodemographic characteristics, expenditure on electricity, monthly spending on light bulb and their
experience using compact fluorescent light bulbs (CFL). Respondents are then informed about the
projected benefit of CFL over incandescent bulbs in terms of energy saving and/or reduction in
emission of greenhouse gases, or both. We then ask the respondents to make two choices. First, we ask
them if they would like to replace their present incandescent bulbs with CFL. Second, given an option
to receive a payment, we ask them whether they would like to receive $10 in cash or a box of two CFL
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of $13.50 trade-in value. Using a contingent valuation model the empirical analysis allows us to
examine how respondents’ preferences change with different sets of information. The estimation
results suggest that the probability of choosing the two-pack CFL increases when the respondents
receive either the energy saving information or the emission information, but decreases when
respondents receive them both.
4.
“Promoting Mitigation Behavior: A Policy Experiment With Hurricane Simulation For Temporary
And Permanent Residents” (With S. Meng, and P. Mozumder)
Abstract
The objective of this study is to discuss effectiveness of a dynamic incentive strategy on total
hurricane mitigation investment of localities in the context of preparing for low probability and high
consequence disaster events like hurricanes. Policy makers are continuously interested to know what
type of incentive schemes produce optimal mitigation measures of homeowners. The proposed
treatments to hurricane insurance are intended to plan effective policy designs to encourage hurricane
risk mitigation and disaster preparedness. This study focuses on how community participation
certificate can help promoting hurricane mitigation choices.
5.
“An Investigation About The Preferences For Safe And Odor Free Drinking Water In Jacksonville,
FL” (With S. Banerjee, and P. Ahmed)
Abstract
The objective of this study is to investigate preferences for quality drinking water among residents in
Jacksonville, Florida in general and UNF campus in particular. The findings from this study will
provide useful information about the extent to which residents may be willing to spend additional
dollars, via taxes or fees, to improve drinking water quality in Jacksonville. The purpose of this study
can be explained in four folds: 1) Investigate resident preferences in the form of willingness to pay
(WTP) for improved water services in the city of Jacksonville; 2) Revisit the role of Jacksonville
Electric Authority (JEA), the seventh largest community-owned utility company in the United States,
as the primary supplier of drinking water to residents of Jacksonville; 3) Address the knowledge gap
that exists between demand side (the households), and the supply side (JEA) in the market for tap
(drinking) water; and 4). Explore issues surrounding the sustainability of plastic water bottle usage as
a substitute for quality drinking water. The short-term objective of this study is to examine the WTP
incentive for safe drinking water in the city of Jacksonville. However, we anticipate broadening the
scope of this study to national and regional levels with an aim towards better understanding the
development of a sustainable drinking water system that produces quality drinking water in the long
run, while being economical and environmentally friendly.
CONFERENCE AND SEMINAR PRESENTATIONS
1. Chatterjee, Chiradip. and Mozumder, Pallab. Emission Tax, Health Insurance
and Crowding out of Energy Conservation Behavior: An Experiment. North
American meetings of the Economic Science Association, Ft. Lauderdale, FL.
2. Chatterjee, Chiradip. and Mozumder, Pallab. Pollution Tax, Health
Insurance, and Information: A Policy Experiment for Promoting Energy
Efficiency. International Business Research Conference, 14th Annual
Conference, Jacksonville, FL.
3. Chatterjee, Chiradip. and Mozumder, Pallab. Pollution Tax, Health
Insurance, and Information: A Policy Experiment for Promoting Energy
Efficiency. Western Economic Association, 88th Annual Conference, Seattle,
WA.
4. Chatterjee, Chiradip. and Mozumder, Pallab. Adoption of Green Technology:
The Diffusion And Learning Process Of The Consumers. Western Economic
Association, 88th Annual Conference, Seattle, WA.
5. Chatterjee, Chiradip. and Mozumder, Pallab. Adoption of Green Technology:
The Diffusion And Learning Process Of The Consumers. Southern Economic
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10.18.2014
02.23.2014
07/02/2013
06.29.2013
11.18.2012
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7.
Association, 82nd Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA.
Chatterjee, Chiradip. and Mozumder, Pallab. Pollution Tax, Health Insurance
and Information: A Policy Experiment for Promoting Energy Efficiency.
Seminar Series of Florida International University, Miami, FL.
Chatterjee, Chiradip. and Mozumder, Pallab. Hurricane Wilma, Utility
Disruption, and Household Wellbeing. Eastern Economic Association, 38th
Annual Conference, Boston, MA.
REVIEWER OF MANUSCRIPTS IN JOURNAL
Coastal Management Journal
International Journal of Environment and Sustainable Development
ANALYTICAL AND RESEARCH TOOLS
Data analysis: Very good knowledge of MINITAB, STATA, and SPSS
Survey Design and Choice Experiment: Very good knowledge of Z-Tree
Numerical Analysis: Very good knowledge of MATLAB
Mapping: Beginner knowledge of GIS
Writing: Very good knowledge of Microsoft Office, LATEX, and LYX
LANGUAGES
English – speak fluently and read/write with high proficiency
Bengali – native language
Hindi – speak, read, and write with basic competence
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth: 29th March, 1982
Citizenship: Indian
Gender: Male
Marital Status: Married
Home Address:
11990 Beach Boulevard,
Apartment 294
Jacksonville, FL 32246
MEMBERSHIPS
American Economic Association
Eastern Economic Association
Southern Economic Association
Western Economic Association
Economic Science Association
REFERENCES
Pallab Mozumder
Associate Professor
Department of Earth & Environment,
and Department of Economics
Florida International University
Office: MARC 365
Phone: (305) 348-7146
Email: [email protected]
Mahadev G. Bhat
Associate Professor
Natural Resource Economics
Earth and Environment
(Associate Chair), and
Department of Economics
Florida International University
Office: ECS 346
Phone: (305) 348-1210
Email: [email protected]
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11.09.2012
03.10.2012
Jesse Bull
Associate Professor and Graduate
Director Department of Economics
Florida International University
Office: DM 321
Phone: (305) 348-3893
Email: [email protected]
Prasad Bidarkota
Associate Professor
Department of Economics
Florida International University
Office: DM 320A
Phone: (305) 348-6362
Email: [email protected]
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