An incomplete list of working papers

Financial economics

"Labor dynamics and firm financial outcomes".

"Killer acquisitions and innovation" (with Shivakumar).

"Killer acquisitions and stock market outcomes" (with Shivakumar).

"Political capture of agricultural credit allocation".

"Social capital, risk aversion, and stock market participation".

"Digital payments and household financial investment behaviour in India" (with Shivani Jain and Jagadish Prasad Sahu).

Economics of corruption and governance, public finance

"Bureaucratic corruption, political competition, and corporate tax evasion" (with Sagnik Samanta).

"Political competition and budgetary spending" (with Rajesh Kumar Sahoo).

"Public sector corruption, political competition, and economic growth" (with Sushree Subhadra).

"Household subjective wellbeing and public trust in government and politicians".

"Public trust spillovers across government and private institutions".

"Local cultural cleavages and prosocial behaviour: Evidence from household electricity theft". [Video link of an earlier version]

Law and economics, crime

"The crime hysteresis" (with Biswajit Behera and Jagadish Prasad Sahu).

"Crime and growth" (with Biswajit Behera).

"The costs of violent crime" (with Biswajit Behera).

"The police elasticity of crime in India".

"Trust in police and local crime".

"Local crime and trust in police".

Elections

"Electoral effects of local sentiments, political dynasties and economic growth: Evidence from the 2024 Odisha Assembly elections". 

"Political competition, economic growth, and voter dissatisfaction".