Deep Mukherjee is Associate Professor at the Department of Economic Sciences of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur. He obtained Ph.D. in Agricultural & Resource Economics from the University of Connecticut and M.S. in Quantitative Economics from the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI). His research and teaching interests lie in applied microeconomics and quantitative policy analysis. He has conducted significant fieldwork as part of research in the form of extension visits, focus group discussions, and household surveys in various parts of India. Prior to joining PhD program, he worked for GE Capital International Services (now, Genpact) as Business Analyst.