Nabamita Dutta is a Professor of Economics at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. To date, she has published over 55 peer-reviewed articles. Her main research interests hinge at the intersection of new institutional economics and economic development, with emphasis on political economy, entrepreneurship, and economics of gender. Her articles have appeared in esteemed journals like the European Journal of Political Economy, British Journal of Management, Kyklos, Small Business Economics, International Review of Economics and Finance, Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, Journal of Institutional Economics, Social Indicators Research, Review of International Economics, Oxford Development Studies, and Economic Modelling.. She has been a visiting research scholar at various institutions in India, Australia, and Germany; and has delivered invited research talks at various prestigious conferences and workshops all over the world. Her research has also been covered by the media, in particular by the BBC and Ideas for India. Based on Google Scholar, her work has been cited almost 1700 times. Nabamita Dutta is originally from Kolkata, India and moved to this country in 2004 to do her Ph.D. in economics. She graduated from West Virginia University and moved to La Crosse, Wisconsin to start as an Assistant Professor in 2009. She is currently the Associate Editor of Economic Modelling as well as on the Editorial Board for Pakistan Development Review and Economies.