His areas of interest are microeconomic theory, game theory and economics of contracts. He completed his Ph.D. from Jadavpur University and subsequently did his postdoctoral research from the National University of Singapore (2004-2005). He has published extensively in reputed international journals and has given presentations and invited lectures at places like Cornell University (NY, USA), National University of Singapore, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi School of Economics, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta and Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (India), among others.