I am a Research Fellow at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute and a Lecturer in Economics at the University of Bologna. My research asks how economic integration shapes welfare in developing countries and at what cost. Trade moves goods across borders, but also pathogens, policy distortions, and spillovers that national governments cannot address alone. I study these issues using microdata and quasi-experimental methods, with the aim of identifying mechanisms that matter for both theory and policy. 

I hold a Ph.D. from the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, where my dissertation received the Alumni Association Prize for the best thesis in Development Economics (2017–2023). 

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