About

I joined the University of Derby in September 2021. Previously, I worked as a Lecturer at the University of Greenwich, UK. I have experience of working at various other UK universities such as Sheffield Hallam University and Cranfield University. 

I also have experience of working on numerous government-funded research projects such as the WetlandLIFE funded by the Natural Environment Research Council, the Arts and Humanities Research Council, the Economic and Social Research Council and the DEFRA. 

I completed my PhD in 2020 from University College Cork (UCC) (National University of Ireland). In October 2016, I was awarded the ‘The President James Slattery Prize and Medal in Law’ for my research. In October 2015, I was also awarded the ‘Government of Ireland International Education Scholarship’.

Teaching responsibilities

• Level 4: Introduction to Global Business and Sustainability
• Level 6: Critical Analysis in an International Business Context
• Level 6: International Economic Environment
• Level 6: Global Business and Strategy
• Level 6: International Business Strategy
• Postgraduate: Market Analysis

Research interests

I am interested in Environment and sustainability, Economic analysis of law, Interdisciplinary studies and Public Economics. 

Qualifications

• PhD in Law (Economic analysis of law) - University College Cork (National University of Ireland), Ireland
• MSc in Environmental and Resource Economics 
• BA (Hons) Economics

Experience in industry

I have experience of working with numerous UK government agencies, such as Public Health England and DEFRA. I have also worked on the project WetlandLIFE (funded by the Natural Environment Research Council, the Arts and Humanities Research Council, the Economic and Social Research Council and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs under the Valuing Nature Programme) as a Research Fellow at Cranfield University. WetlandLIFE was an interdisciplinary multi-university project utilising a range of natural and social science research techniques, as well as approaches from the humanities and the arts, to understand some of these values of wetlands from both a historical and contemporary perspective. My role in the project was to conduct an economic valuation, scenario analysis, risk assessment and economic impact assessment of ecosystem services, for a few selected English wetlands.

International experience

I have experience of working as a researcher in various Indian federal government agencies such as the National Institute of Science, Technology and Development (NISTADS-CSIR), New Delhi and the Indo-French Centre for Promotion of Advanced Research (CEFIPRA), New Delhi.

Additional interests and activities

A trained artist and dancer. I spend most of my free time dabbling in various forms of painting or dancing. 

I am also a nature lover and enjoy my days off by going for a bike ride in the countryside.

In the media

Blog posts

• http://www.wetlandlife.org/latest/50-awe-inspiring-wetlands-experiences-of-an-environmental-economist

Recent publications

• Ghosh Dastidar, S. & Basu Roy, S. (2023). An effective distraction? Fantasy football during the times of COVID-19. Economics and Sociology, Volume 16, Issue 1, 138-158
• Basu Roy, S. & Ghosh Dastidar, S. (2021). Are Environmental Taxes Effective in Curbing Air Pollution? Evidence from the United Kingdom. Economic Issues, Volume 26, Issue 2, pages 73-101
• ‘Chapter 7 Effective Environmental Protection and Regulatory Quality: A National Case Study of China’ in T. Walker, S. Goubran and N. Sprung-Much (Eds.) Environmental Policy: An Economic Perspective (Wiley-Blackwell, 2020)
• ‘Why do men rape? Understanding the determinants of rapes in India’ (with Dr Sayantan Ghosh Dastidar) [The Third World Quarterly, Volume 39, Issue 8 (2018)]
• ‘The Use of Economic Analysis of Law in the Context of Environmental Regulations’ [Global Jurist Frontiers Journal, Volume 8, Issue 2 (2018)]