Saugandh Datta

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EDUCATION

The University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson, TX Expected December 2012

MS in Public Policy and Political Economy

Specialisation in Economics & Statistics

Fergusson College, Pune, India May 2010

MS in Economics GPA: 3.8/4

SCHOLARSHIP/HONORS

Recipient of Bursar Scholarship 2011 (The University of Texas at Dallas)

Awarded a gold medal for securing highest marks in B.A. Economics first year in the University of Gujarat, India examinations held in June 2007

Awarded two gold medals for securing highest marks in Statistics in the University of Gujarat, India examinations held in June 2006 and June 2007

COMPUTER SKILLS

Languages: SAS, STATA, R

Operating Systems: Windows (all versions)

Packages: MS Office, HTML (National Institute of Information Technology)(NIIT)

RELEVANT COURSEWORK

Time-series analysis

Econometrics modelling (categorical variables)

Sampling Methods and Sampling Tests

Economics for Public Policy

Research Design for Survey

PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

Teaching Assistant at University of Texas at Dallas, Richardson (2011-2012)

Assisting in Teaching and Research work under DR Brain Berry

Business Analytic at IIMA IDEA Telecom Centre of Excellence, Ahmedabad, India

(January, 2011 to July, 2011)

Leadership and Strategy management in the Telecom Sector under Prof Rekha Jain

Research Assistant at Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India

(June, 2008 to December, 2008)

Studied Gap between Irrigation Potential Created and Utilized in Minor, Medium and Major irrigation projects in India’ under supervision of Milindo Chakrabarti

Responsibilities: Data collection, data entry and preliminary analysis in Excel and SAS.

RESEARCH PAPERS

Estimating Causal Connections between Malaria and Per Capital GDP- An International Cross-country Analysis (Term Paper for Research Design)

A Comparative Analysis of Design Features of Selected Published Studies on Microfinance Impact. (Term Paper for Research Design)

Evaluating Alternative Regulatory Systems for Sustainable Growth of NBFC-MFIs in India( Term Paper for Economics for Public Policy)

Explaining Differences in Real GDP per capita in 100 Malaria-prone Countries

Rising value of Indian Currency’, presented at CU Shah College of Commerce Ahmedabad, India, September 2007.

ACADEMICS DISTINCTIONS AWARDS

Awarded a gold medal for securing highest marks in B.A. Economics first year in the University examinations held in June 2007

Awarded two gold medals for securing highest marks in Statistics in the University B.A examinations held in June 2006 and June 2007

Participated in National Talent Search Contest held in June 2003

Participated in National level Canara Bank Centenary Quiz competition directed by

Derek O’Brien and Associates, produced and Telecasted on CNBC TV, India held in August 2006

Participated at State level Debate and Essay competition and secured 1st runners prize, September 2007

1st Price in Advertisement Competition at School level, Ahmedabad, India, October 2000

Participated in Inter-college quiz competition organized by Rotaract Club of Nirma Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, India, in June 2007

Participated in State level cultural program organized by Lions Club, Ahmedabad, India in August 2007

Awarded Legislative and Parliamentary Affairs Department Certificate for Participating in the ‘Youth Parliament’ held in Ahmedabad, India in the month of December 2005.

LANGUAGES

Hindi, Bengali and Gujarat

Saugandh Datta

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REFERENCES

Dr Brain Berry

School of Economic, Political and Policy Sciences

The University of Texas at Dallas

800 W. Campbell Rd.

Richardson, Texas, USA 75080-3021

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Milindo Chakrabarti

Ph.D., Executive Director and Development Evaluation Society of India (DESI)

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Dr Adam J Okulicz-Kozaryn

Professor at the University of Texas at Dallas

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