Abhijit Sen

Abhijit Sen
Sen in 2009
Born	(1950-11-18)18 November 1950 Jamshedpur, Bihar, India
Died	29 August 2022(2022-08-29) (aged 71) New Delhi, India
Occupations	Professor economist
Spouse	Jayati Ghosh
Academic background
Alma mater	St. Stephen's College, Delhi Trinity Hall, Cambridge (PhD)
Thesis	The Agrarian Constraint to Economic Development: The Case of India
Doctoral advisor	Suzy Paine

Abhijit Sen (18 November 1950 – 29 August 2022) was an Indian economist who focused on studying rural development. Sen was appointed to the Planning Commission of India between 2004 and 2014 and held a number of policy making positions in India. Amongst his works included recommendations toward establishment of minimum support price for farm produce and a universal public distribution system. Sen was a recipient of the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honor, in 2010.