I am a Research Fellow at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (European University Institute) and a Lecturer in the Department of Economics at the University of Bologna. Previously, I was a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Institute for the Study of Religion, Economics, and Society at Chapman University. I earned my Ph.D. from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, where my dissertation received the Institute’s Alumni Association Prize for the best thesis in Development Economics (2017–2023).

My research agenda examines the hidden externalities of globalization, with a particular focus on how trade, institutional change, and environmental pressures affect health, conflict, and long-run development. I approach these questions using novel microdata and natural experiments, with the goal of uncovering mechanisms that matter both for economic theory and for policy. 

I currently serve as an Associate Editor of the Journal of Economics, Management and Religion.

For an overview of my work have a look at my CV, Google Scholar page, and a Podcast on the Ideas of India.

Email: rohit.ticku@eui.eu