She received her Ph.D. in Economics from University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida with areas of specialization in Industrial Organization, Mathematical Economics, and Econometrics. She received various awards and honors as a student including the distinguished National Merit Scholarship in India. Dr. Gupta's research interests include industrial organization, agency theory, law and economics/antitrust, auction theory, and international trade. She has published her research in a number of scholarly journals including the prestigious Rand Journal of Economics, and Review of Industrial Organization. In addition, Dr. Gupta has published book chapters and presented her work at numerous national and international conferences. She has received several research grants and has served as a referee/reviewer for many professional conferences, academic journals and books.