Dr. Sebak Kumar Jana is Reader at the Department of Economics with Rural Development, Vidyasagar University in West Bengal. Dr. Jana was graduated from Presidency College, Kolkata and obtained M.Sc. degree in Economics from University of Calcutta. He obtained M.Phil. and Ph.D. degree in Economics from Jadavpur University, Kolkata. His area of research includes environmental and resource economics and economics of education. He has publications in both national and international journals. He has also been associated with national and international research projects.