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Research Interests

Game theory, network economics, contest theory, public goods provision, industrial organization, political economy.


Education

Ph.D. in Development Studies 2023 – Present
Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research (IGIDR), Mumbai
Advisor: Prof. Shubhro Sarkar

M.A. in Economics 2021 – 2023
Centre for Economic Studies and Planning (CESP), Jawaharlal Nehru University

B.A. in Economics 2017 – 2020
St. Xavier’s College, Ranchi University


Working Papers

  • Pricing, Technology, and Enforcement in Markets with Digital Piracy: A Hotelling Approach (with Prabhat Sahu)
    Target journal: International Journal of Industrial Organization

Publications

Currently none.


Conference Presentations

  • Competitive Altruism in Public Goods Provision
    ICEPAD 2026, BITS Pilani Goa Campus.

  • Pricing, Technology, and Enforcement in Markets with Digital Piracy: A Hotelling Approach
    Crossroads 2026, CDS, Trivandrum.

  • Pricing, Technology, and Enforcement in Markets with Digital Piracy: A Hotelling Approach
    Young Scholars Conference 2025, CESP, JNU.


Teaching

Served as Teaching Assistant for the course Mathematics for Economist, Microeconomics II and Macroeconomics I


Skills

  • Programming: Python
  • Typesetting: LaTeX
  • Software: Stata, (if applicable)
  • Languages: English, Hindi