It is unwise to compare educational background of D Subbarao with saktikanta das. Subbarao did his B.Sc(Honours in Physics) from IIT Kgp and Masters in Physics from IIT Kanpur. Afterwards, did his Masters in Economics from Ohio State University Etc. Modern Economics speaks in Mathematics and Statistics for which skilled mathematical and statistical aptitude is necessary. For a Physicist it is very convenient to handle. P.C.Mahalonobis, the great economist and father of modern Statistics was also a Physicist.
It is unwise to compare educational background of D Subbarao with saktikanta das. Subbarao did his B.Sc(Honours in Physics) from IIT Kgp and Masters in Physics from IIT Kanpur. Afterwards, did his Masters in Economics from Ohio State University Etc. Modern Economics speaks in Mathematics and Statistics for which skilled mathematical and statistical aptitude is necessary. For a Physicist it is very convenient to handle. P.C.Mahalonobis, the great economist and father of modern Statistics was also a Physicist.