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Updated Jan 25, 2021, 12:27 pm IST
She has taught economics at Jawaharlal Nehru University for nearly 35 years and has authored several books
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New York: Indian development economist Jayati Ghosh is among 20 prominent personalities appointed by the United Nations to a high-level advisory board that will provide recommendations for the UN Secretary-General to respond to the current and future socio-economic challenges in the post-COVID-19 world.
Ghosh, 65, is a professor of economics at University of Massachusetts Amherst. She has taught economics at Jawaharlal Nehru University for nearly 35 years and has authored several books.
The UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA) announced that the 20 prominent personalities, globally renowned for their intellectual leadership in economic and social fields, will form the second United Nations High-level Advisory Board (HLAB) on Economic and Social Affairs.
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UN names Jayati Ghosh to high-level advisory board on economic, social affairs
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Ghosh is one among 20 20 “prominent personalities, globally renowned for their intellectual leadership in economic and social fields, will form the second UN High-level Advisory Board on Economic and Social Affairs.”
Indian development economist Jayati Ghosh is among 20 prominent personalities appointed by the United Nations to a high-level advisory board that will provide recommendations for the UN Secretary-General to respond to the current and future socio-economic challenges in the post-Covid-19 world. Ghosh, 65, is a professor of economics at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. She has taught economics at Jawaharlal Nehru University for nearly 35 years and has authored several books.
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