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
Anant Sudarshan on Market Solutions to Air Pollution, Energy Policy, and Ecological Disruption
Sudarshan and Rajagopalan explore the economics of air pollution, power distribution, pollution markets, groundwater depletion and keystone species loss
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
What I Read in 2024 | Get Down and Shruti (Substack)
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
2024 in Review
Floer and Rajagopalan look back at key themes and episodes from the past year, address your listener questions, discuss our job market series, and share some questions from previous guests
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Zakir | Get Down and Shruti (Substack)
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Pravin Krishna on the Political Economy of Multilateral and Preferential Trade Agreements, Trade Liberalization, and the Future of Global Trade
Krishna and Rajagopalan examine trade agreements, tariffs, and economic growth
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Deepti Sharma on Survey Methods and the Hidden Biases in Economic Data
Sharma and Rajagopalan examine why household surveys often get work patterns wrong
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Kushagr Bakshi on Constitutional Interpretation and the Transformation of Federalism
Bakshi and Rajagopalan debate constitutional interpretation and center-state relations
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Aarushi Kalra on Digital Polarization and Toxicity, Understanding User Behavior, Social Media Algorithms, and Platform Incentives
Kalra and Rajagopalan examine user agency in India’s social media landscape
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Abishek Choutagunta on Federalism, President’s Rule, and Constitutional Design
Choutagunta and Rajagopalan analyze president's rule and political capture
Latest Work
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Anant Sudarshan on Market Solutions to Air Pollution, Energy Policy, and Ecological Disruption
Sudarshan and Rajagopalan explore the economics of air pollution, power distribution, pollution markets, groundwater depletion and keystone species loss
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
What I Read in 2024 | Get Down and Shruti (Substack)
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
2024 in Review
Floer and Rajagopalan look back at key themes and episodes from the past year, address your listener questions, discuss our job market series, and share some questions from previous guests
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Zakir | Get Down and Shruti (Substack)
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Pravin Krishna on the Political Economy of Multilateral and Preferential Trade Agreements, Trade Liberalization, and the Future of Global Trade
Krishna and Rajagopalan examine trade agreements, tariffs, and economic growth
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Deepti Sharma on Survey Methods and the Hidden Biases in Economic Data
Sharma and Rajagopalan examine why household surveys often get work patterns wrong
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Kushagr Bakshi on Constitutional Interpretation and the Transformation of Federalism
Bakshi and Rajagopalan debate constitutional interpretation and center-state relations
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Aarushi Kalra on Digital Polarization and Toxicity, Understanding User Behavior, Social Media Algorithms, and Platform Incentives
Kalra and Rajagopalan examine user agency in India’s social media landscape
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Abishek Choutagunta on Federalism, President’s Rule, and Constitutional Design
Choutagunta and Rajagopalan analyze president's rule and political capture