Selected Papers

Top Talent, Elite Colleges, and Migration: Evidence from the Indian Institutes of Technology (with Raj Choudhury and Ina Ganguli) Journal of Development Economics. 2023. Open access final version here. 

Coverage: The Economist ; Forbes ; Hindustan Times; University World News; Office Chai; 

Invisible Geniuses: Could the Knowledge Frontier Advance Faster? (with Ruchir Agarwal). American Economic Review: Insights. 2020. 2(4): 409–424. (Lead article) 

Coverage: AEA Chart of the Week ; Marginal Revolution ; Mathematical Association of America; 

Research Impact: The Backing Invisible Geniuses program enables top talent with a background in the international science Olympiads to study at leading UK universities.

What Drives Innovation? Lessons from COVID-19 R&D. (with Ruchir Agarwal) Journal of Health Economics. March 2022. 

Summaries: Economics Observatory ; IMF Research Perspectives

Coverage: WTO webinar on vaccines and critical goods ; IZA World of Labor ; Brookings

How Do Travel Costs Shape Collaboration?  (with Christian Catalini and Christian Fons-Rosen). Management Science. 2020. 66(8): 3340-3360. 

Summary: NBER Digest

Coverage: NPR ; Chemistry World ; Times Higher Education