Shruti Rajagopalan
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Senior Research Fellow, India Political Economy and Emergent Ventures India
Shruti Rajagopalan is a Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center and a Fellow at the Classical Liberal Institute at New York University School of Law. She leads the India political economy research program and Emergent Ventures India at Mercatus. She was an Associate Professor of Economics at Purchase College, State University of New York. She earned her Ph.D. in economics from George Mason University in 2013. Additionally, she has a BA (hons) in Economics and an LL.B. from University of Delhi and an LL.M. from the European Masters in Law and Economics Program at University of Hamburg, Ghent University, and University of Bologna.
Latest Work
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Anne Krueger Reflects on 50 Years of Rent-Seeking, Trade, and Economic Development
Shruti Rajagopalan and Krueger unpack the complex interplay of trade, politics, and economic development from the past five decades.
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- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Karthik Muralidharan Examines the State of the Indian State
Economists Shruti Rajagopalan and Karthik Muralidharan talk about improving India’s state capacity, streamlining public service delivery, staffing, and public expenditure in India.
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- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Arjun Ramani and Thomas Easton Decode India's Changing Economic Landscape
Shruti Rajagopalan does a deep dive into The Economist’s Ramani and Easton’s special report on India.
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- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Rohit Lamba Reimagines India’s Economic Policy Emphasis
A conversation with Economists Rohit Lamba and Shruti Rajagopalan on India's growth potential and future of economic policy.
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- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Rasheed Griffith Explores the Complexities of the Caribbean
Shruti Rajagopalan and Rasheed Griffith discuss talent, music, and the shadow of colonialism in the Caribbean.
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- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Pranay Kotasthane Unravels the Global Semiconductor Industry
Shruti and Pranay Kotasthane discuss the evolution of the global semiconductor industry, India’s semiconductor industry ambitions, and the interplay of geopolitics, economics, and technology in the semiconductor industry.
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- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Badri Narayanan and M. Krishnan Navigate the Choppy Waters of Fisheries Negotiations
Badri Narayanan, M. Krishnan, and Shruti discuss challenges, opportunities, and the path forward for fisheries.
![badrinarayananmkrishnan-transcript_1.png](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_height/public/2024-05/badrinarayananmkrishnan-transcript_1.png?itok=CTEOdNI-)
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Aparna Chandra Puts the Supreme Court on Trial
Shruti and Aparna Chandra discuss the Indian Supreme Court, its functions, and its docket.
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Latest Work
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Anne Krueger Reflects on 50 Years of Rent-Seeking, Trade, and Economic Development
Shruti Rajagopalan and Krueger unpack the complex interplay of trade, politics, and economic development from the past five decades.
![annekrueger-transcript.png](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_height/public/2024-06/annekrueger-transcript.png?itok=SN3cNXn9)
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Karthik Muralidharan Examines the State of the Indian State
Economists Shruti Rajagopalan and Karthik Muralidharan talk about improving India’s state capacity, streamlining public service delivery, staffing, and public expenditure in India.
![karthikmuralidharan-transcript.png](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_height/public/2024-06/karthikmuralidharan-transcript.png?itok=y7lI0M9p)
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Arjun Ramani and Thomas Easton Decode India's Changing Economic Landscape
Shruti Rajagopalan does a deep dive into The Economist’s Ramani and Easton’s special report on India.
![arjunramanithomaseaston-transcript.png](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_height/public/2024-05/arjunramanithomaseaston-transcript.png?itok=oDUKOPdJ)
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Rohit Lamba Reimagines India’s Economic Policy Emphasis
A conversation with Economists Rohit Lamba and Shruti Rajagopalan on India's growth potential and future of economic policy.
![ioi-092-rohitlamba-transcript.png](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_height/public/2024-05/ioi-092-rohitlamba-transcript.png?itok=jm8K9FJ5)
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Rasheed Griffith Explores the Complexities of the Caribbean
Shruti Rajagopalan and Rasheed Griffith discuss talent, music, and the shadow of colonialism in the Caribbean.
![rasheedgriffith-transcript.png](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_height/public/2024-05/rasheedgriffith-transcript.png?itok=yhIOuZKU)
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Pranay Kotasthane Unravels the Global Semiconductor Industry
Shruti and Pranay Kotasthane discuss the evolution of the global semiconductor industry, India’s semiconductor industry ambitions, and the interplay of geopolitics, economics, and technology in the semiconductor industry.
![pranaykotasthane-transcript.png](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_height/public/2024-05/pranaykotasthane-transcript.png?itok=I3BBj0gP)
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Badri Narayanan and M. Krishnan Navigate the Choppy Waters of Fisheries Negotiations
Badri Narayanan, M. Krishnan, and Shruti discuss challenges, opportunities, and the path forward for fisheries.
![badrinarayananmkrishnan-transcript_1.png](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_height/public/2024-05/badrinarayananmkrishnan-transcript_1.png?itok=CTEOdNI-)
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Aparna Chandra Puts the Supreme Court on Trial
Shruti and Aparna Chandra discuss the Indian Supreme Court, its functions, and its docket.
![aparnachandra-transcript.png](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_height/public/2024-05/aparnachandra-transcript.png?itok=g4hteYEt)
Latest Work
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
President’s Rule in India: State Emergency or Political Capture?
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
Inframarginal externalities: COVID-19, vaccines, and universal mandates
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
Mises's dynamics of interventionism: Lessons from Indian agriculture
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
The equity-complexity tradeoff in tax policy: lessons from the Goods and Services Tax in India
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
Inclusive Rationality
Struggle and Aspiration
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
Battling COVID‐19 with dysfunctional federalism
Lessons from India
- | Healthcare Healthcare
- | Working Papers Working Papers
Assessing Healthcare Capacity in India
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
Magna Carta Revisited
Parchment, Guns, and Constitutional Order
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- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Book Chapters Book Chapters
Constitutional Change: A Public Choice Analysis
Latest Work
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Anne Krueger Reflects on 50 Years of Rent-Seeking, Trade, and Economic Development
Shruti Rajagopalan and Krueger unpack the complex interplay of trade, politics, and economic development from the past five decades.
![annekrueger-transcript.png](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_height/public/2024-06/annekrueger-transcript.png?itok=SN3cNXn9)
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Karthik Muralidharan Examines the State of the Indian State
Economists Shruti Rajagopalan and Karthik Muralidharan talk about improving India’s state capacity, streamlining public service delivery, staffing, and public expenditure in India.
![karthikmuralidharan-transcript.png](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_height/public/2024-06/karthikmuralidharan-transcript.png?itok=y7lI0M9p)
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Arjun Ramani and Thomas Easton Decode India's Changing Economic Landscape
Shruti Rajagopalan does a deep dive into The Economist’s Ramani and Easton’s special report on India.
![arjunramanithomaseaston-transcript.png](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_height/public/2024-05/arjunramanithomaseaston-transcript.png?itok=oDUKOPdJ)
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Rohit Lamba Reimagines India’s Economic Policy Emphasis
A conversation with Economists Rohit Lamba and Shruti Rajagopalan on India's growth potential and future of economic policy.
![ioi-092-rohitlamba-transcript.png](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_height/public/2024-05/ioi-092-rohitlamba-transcript.png?itok=jm8K9FJ5)
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Rasheed Griffith Explores the Complexities of the Caribbean
Shruti Rajagopalan and Rasheed Griffith discuss talent, music, and the shadow of colonialism in the Caribbean.
![rasheedgriffith-transcript.png](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_height/public/2024-05/rasheedgriffith-transcript.png?itok=yhIOuZKU)
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Pranay Kotasthane Unravels the Global Semiconductor Industry
Shruti and Pranay Kotasthane discuss the evolution of the global semiconductor industry, India’s semiconductor industry ambitions, and the interplay of geopolitics, economics, and technology in the semiconductor industry.
![pranaykotasthane-transcript.png](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_height/public/2024-05/pranaykotasthane-transcript.png?itok=I3BBj0gP)
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Badri Narayanan and M. Krishnan Navigate the Choppy Waters of Fisheries Negotiations
Badri Narayanan, M. Krishnan, and Shruti discuss challenges, opportunities, and the path forward for fisheries.
![badrinarayananmkrishnan-transcript_1.png](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_height/public/2024-05/badrinarayananmkrishnan-transcript_1.png?itok=CTEOdNI-)
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Aparna Chandra Puts the Supreme Court on Trial
Shruti and Aparna Chandra discuss the Indian Supreme Court, its functions, and its docket.
![aparnachandra-transcript.png](/sites/default/files/styles/coh_small_height/public/2024-05/aparnachandra-transcript.png?itok=g4hteYEt)
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Doug Irwin on the History and Political Economy of Trade Policy
Shruti chats with Doug Irwin about trade economists, trade in India, and globalization
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- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Rahul Matthan on AI, Privacy, and Digital Public Infrastructure
Shruti and Rahul Matthan discuss India’s digital revolution, privacy, and how AI will transform everything.
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Latest Work
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
What I Read This Year | Get Down and Shruti
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Demography, Delimitation, and Democracy | Get Down and Shruti
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Padma Desai, Economist, 1931-2023 | The Financial Times
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