Well-known economist Prof Prasanta Pattanaik of the University of California delivered inaugural lecture “Measurement of Multidimensional Deprivation” in the Bidyadhar Mishra Memorial lecture Series organised by the Alumni Association of the Analytical and Applied Economics, Utkal University.
The lecture series started in the honour of Prof Bidyadhar Mishra, founder professor of the Department of Analytical and Applied Economics at Utkal University and former HoD is an initiative of the Alumni Association of the department.
The inaugural lecture of the series focused on defining and measuring different tenets of economic, social and cultural deprivation of a majority of the populace and some critical methodological fallacies while undertaking such tasks.
Prof Prasanta Pattanaik was also conferred Honoris Causa in Social Sciences by the Utkal University for his contributions to the theory and applications of economics by Vice-Chancellor Prof Asoka K Das.
Secretary of the Alumni Association Dr Mitali Chinara gave a vote of thanks.