Debashis Pal

Professor, Undergraduate Director
1204 Crosley Tower
513-556-2630
debashis.pal@uc.edu
http://homepages.uc.edu/~pald/index.html

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Education

PhD, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida, 1990 (Economics).

Master of Statistics, Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta, India, 1986 (Statistics, Mathematics, Econometrics).

Bachelor of Statistics, Indian Statistical Institute, Calcutta, India, 1984 (Statistics, Mathematics).

Professional Summary

Debashis Pal joined the University of Cincinnati in 1994. Earlier he taught at the University of Texas - Arlington from 1990 - 91 and at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee from 1991 – 94. He is a dedicated teacher and an active researcher. He likes to incorporate current economic research into his teaching. He has published widely in economics and regional science journals. His work has appeared in journals such as Journal of Economic Theory, Journal of Public Economics, and Games and Economic Behavior. It has also been cited in undergraduate and graduate level textbooks and in many journal articles. His current research focuses on the trade offs among incentive payments, fairness and equity. Professor Pal’s most favorite activity, however, is to spend time with his daughters, Ruku (9) and Reeti (14).

Positions & Work Experience

1990-1991, Visiting Assistant Professor, University of Texas - Arlington, Arlington, Texas.

1991-1994, Assistant Professor, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

1994-1998, Assistant Professor, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio.

1998-2001, Associate Professor, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio.

2001 to Present , Professor, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio.

Research Interests

In general, my research interests are in Microeconomics and Industrial Organization. Currently, I am working on moral hazard, incentives, and fairness

Research Support

Charles Phelps Taft Center Fellow . Funded 2006 to 2007.

Claude Lopez, Debashis Pal, Workshops in Applied Economics, Faculty Development Grant . 11,050. Funded 2005 to 2005.

Economic Impact of Multimarket Price Discrimination , Taft Research Fellowship . 7000. Funded 2004.

Developing Expertise in the Most Recent Advances on Globalization , Individual Faculty Development Grant. 1100. Funded 2004.

Claude Lopez, Debashis Pal, Workshops in Applied Economics and Econometrics, Faculty Development Grant . 10,000. Funded 2004.

Computer Assisted Instruction in Large Enrollment Economics Classes , Summer Institute for Instructional Technologies Grant . 3000. Funded 1997.

Trade Liberalization and Privatization of State-Owned Enterprises, Taft Memorial Fund Award for Research . 5000. Funded 1997.

Development of Expertise in the Transition of Centrally Planned Economies to Free Market Economies, Faculty Development Council Grant . 970. Funded 1997.

Joseph C. Gallo, Gisela Escoe, Debashis Pal, Computerized Instruction in Economics, University Faculty Development Grant . 2700. Funded 1996.

Joseph C. Gallo, Debashis Pal, Computer Assisted Instruction in Industrial Organization and Large Enrollment Economics Classes, University Support for Faculty Development Grant . 5000. Funded 1995.

Economics in Transition: From Central Planning to Free Markets, Taft Memorial Fund Award for Research. 5000. Funded 1995.

Taft Faculty Domestic Travel , Taft Research Center. $700.00. Funded 2007 to 2007.

Taft Research Collaboration Grant, Taft Research Center. $3760.00. Funded 2008 to 2008.

Taft International Travel Grant, Taft Research Center. $2400.00. Funded 2008 to 2008.

Peer Reviewed Publications

Arup Bose, Debashis Pal, David Sappington (2009). Equal Pay for Unequal Work: Limiting Sabotage in Teams. Journal of Economics & Management Strategy.

S. Mujumdar, D. Pal (2007). Managerial Incentives in a Two Period Cournot Duopoly. Games and Economic Behavior, 58, , 338 - 353.

Arup Bose, D. Pal, David Sappington (2009). On the Performance of Linear Contracts. Journal of Economics and Management Strategy.

B. Gupta, D. Pal, J. Sarkar (2006). Product Differentiation and Location Choice in a Circular City. Journal of Regional Science, 46, , 313 - 331.

D. Pal, J. Sarkar (2006). Spatial Competition among Multi-plant Firms in a Circular City. Southern Economic Journal, 73, , 246 - 258.

S. Mujumdar, D. Pal (2005). Do Price Ceilings Abroad Increase U.S. Drug Prices?. Economics Letters, 87, , 9 - 13.

B. Gupta, D. Pal, J. Sarkar, FC Lai, CM Yu (2004). Where to Locate in a Circular City. International Journal of Industrial Organization, 22, , 759 - 782.

J. Heywood, D. Pal (2004). Successive Monopolies and Regulation in a Spatial Model. The Manchester School, 72, , 167 - 178.

D. Pal, M. White (2003). Intra-industry Trade and Strategic Trade Policy in the Presence of Public Firms. International Economic Journal, 17, , 29 - 41.

D. Pal, J. Sarkar (2002). Spatial Competition among Multi-store Firms. International Journal of Industrial Organization, 20, , 163 - 190.

D. Pal, J. Sarkar (2001). A Stackelberg Oligopoly with Non-identical Firms. Bulletin of Economic Research, 53, , 127 - 134.

B. Gupta, J. Heywood, D. Pal (1999). Strategic Choice of Location and Transport Mode in a Successive Monopoly Model. Journal of Regional Science, 39, , 525 - 537.

S. Mujumdar, D. Pal (1998). Effects of Indirect Taxation in a Mixed Oligopoly. Economics Letters, 58, , 199 - 204.

M. White, D. Pal (1998). Mixed Oligopoly, Privatization and Strategic Trade Policy. Southern Economic Journal, 65, , 264 - 282.

Debashis Pal (1998). Does Cournot Competition Yield Spatial Agglomeration?. Economics Letters, 60, , 49 - 53.

B. Gupta, D. Pal, J. Sarkar (1998). A Geometric Solution to Cournot Oligopoly with Non identical Firms. Journal of Economic Education, 29, , 118 - 126.

Debashis Pal (1998). Endogenous Timing in a Mixed Oligopoly. Economics Letters, 61, , 181 - 185.

B. Gupta, D. Pal, J. Sarkar (1997). Location and Market Equilibrium in Cournot Oligopoly for Spatially Separated Markets. Journal of Regional Science, 37, , 195 - 212.

B. Gupta, J. Heywood, D. Pal (1997). Duopoly, Delivered Pricing and Horizontal Merger. Southern Economic Journal, 63, , 585 - 593.

B. Gupta, D. Pal, J. Sarkar (1997). Spatial Cournot Competition and Agglomeration in A Model of Location Choice. Regional Science and Urban Economics, 27, , 261 - 282.

Debashis Pal (1996). Endogenous Stackelberg Equilibria With Identical Firms. Games and Economic Behavior, 12, , 81 - 94.

J. Heywood, D. Pal (1996). How to tax a Spatial Monopolist. Journal of Public Economics, 61, , 107 - 118.

K. Fjell, D. Pal (1996). A Mixed Oligopoly in the Presence of Foreign Private Firms. Canadian Journal of Economics, 29, , 737 - 743.

J. Heywood, D. Pal (1996). Convex Costs and the Incentive for Vertical Control. Economic Record, 72, , 130 - 137.

B. Gupta, J. Heywood, D. Pal (1995). Strategic Behavior Downstream and the Incentive to Integrate: A Spatial Model with Delivered Pricing. International Journal of Industrial Organization, 13, , 327 - 334.

B. Gupta, A. Kats, D. Pal (1994). Upstream Monopoly, Downstream Competition and Spatial Price Discrimination. Regional Science and Urban Economics, 24, , 529 - 542.

J. Heywood, D. Pal (1993). Contestability and Two Part Pricing. Review of Industrial Organization, 8, , 557 - 565.

Debashis Pal (1993). Regulating A Monopolist With Unknown Demand: An Alternative Approach. Information Economics and Policy, 5, , 253 - 267.

Debashis Pal (1991). Cournot Duopoly with Two Production Periods and Cost Differentials. Journal of Economic Theory, 55, , 441 - 448.

V. Kaftal, Debashis Pal (2008). Third Degree Price Discrimination in Linear-Demand Markets: Effects on Number of Markets Served and Social Welfare. Southern Economic Journal.

Book Chapters

B. Gupta, A. Kats, D. Pal (1999). The International Library of Critical Writings in Economics. In George Norman (Eds.), Upstream Monopoly, Downstream Competition and Spatial Price Discrimination Edward Elgar Publishing Limited.

Debashis Pal (1997). Regulatory Reform and Labor Markets. In James Peoples (Eds.), Commentary on Labor Negotiation with Regional Monopolies: The Telecommunications Industry Kluwer Academic Publishers.

Invited Presentations

(11/29/2007). On the Performance of Linear Contracts. York University, Toronto, Canada.

(10/14/2007). On the Performance of Linear Contracts. University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon.

(09/12/2007). On the Performance of Linear Contracts. Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.

(06/01/2006). Managerial Incentives in a Two Period Cournot Duopoly. Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.

(05/30/2006). Managerial Incentives in a Two Period Cournot Duopoly. Kobe University, Kobe, Japan.

(05/29/2006). Managerial Incentives in a Two Period Cournot Duopoly. University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.

(10/03/2005). Managerial Incentives in a Two Period Cournot Duopoly. University of Virginia, Charlottsville, Virginia.

(09/09/2005). Managerial Incentives in a Two Period Cournot Duopoly. Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration (NHH), Bergen, Norway.

(04/22/2009). Equal Pay for Unequal Work: Limiting Sabotage in Teams. University of Osaka, Osaka, Japan.

(04/23/2009). Equal Pay for Unequal Work: Limiting Sabotage in Teams. University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan.

(04/21/2009). Equal Pay for Unequal Work: Limiting Sabotage in Teams. Shinshu University, Matsumoto City, Japan.

Honors & Awards

Charles Phelps Taft Center Fellow, .

Courses Taught

15-ECON-101 INTRO TO ECONOMICS (Introduction to Microeconomics).

15-ECON-101H INTRO ECON HONORS.

15-ECON-102 INTRO TO ECONOMICS (Introduction to Macroeconomics).

15-ECON-537 ECONOMICS OF HEALTH.

15-ECON-341 (Intermediate Microeconomics I).

15-ECON-342 (Intermediate Microeconomics II).

15-ECON-510 (Strategic Thinking).

15-ECON-565 (Industrial Organization).

15-ECON-650 (Microeconomic Theory I).

15-ECON-651 (Microeconomic Theory II).

15-ECON-271 MICROECONOMICS.

15-ECON-711 ECON FOR MANAGERS.

Microeconomics (PhD).

Industrial Organization (PhD).

15-ECON-689 SPEC PROBS-ECON (Game Theory).

Additional Information

International Initiative: Developed an exchange program under which each year, a group of students from the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration attend the University of Cincinnati during the Winter and Spring quarters and students from the University of Cincinnati attend the Norwegian School of Economics and Business Administration during the Summer quarter.

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