Research Projects
Understanding India's External Sector
Thesis evaluating India's current account through the savings and investments approach. Co-authored with Prof. Prachi Mishra.
Topics in Firm Dynamics: Proxies for Creative Destruction in Indian Firms
Independent Study Module examining proxies for creative destruction in Indian firms, exploring how competitive dynamics shape firm-level outcomes.
GDP Revision in India: Shifting Focus to Growth and Value Added Estimation
Analyses India's GDP revision and shifts focus to growth numbers, examining how newer methodology has greatly improved how we estimate value added. Co-authored with Pradnyan Dani.
Evolution of India's Credit Post IBC: Consumerization and Securitisation
Explores a fundamental shift in India's credit landscape—credit flows moving away from industry and toward consumers. Highlights the risks such a change poses and suggests policies that could reverse the trend.
Also published at ICPP, Ashoka University.
Have Banks Turned Their Backs on Industry Lending? Risk Aversion and Economic Productivity
Models risk-aversion amongst banks using private bank-level data and analyses the impact on productivity. Also covers insufficiencies in other forms of credit.
A Nudge-Driven Model for Decision Effort and System 1 & 2 Choice
Developed a model showing how effort plays a role in our choice between System 1 and System 2 thinking, enabling optimal use of behavioural nudges.
Taiwan's Energy Crisis
Examines Taiwan's energy crisis and its impact on the semiconductor value chain. Presents an opportunity to rethink Taiwanese energy demand and a path forward.
Evaluating and Improving Proxy Selection Frameworks
For a development economics course. Covers social program targeting and how we can make welfare scheme selection more accurate. Econometric analysis done via Python and Stata.
A condensed slide deck covering the broad topics:
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