Namrata Narain

Assistant Professor, Strategy & Innovation, Boston University Questrom School of Business.

I am motivated by three central questions. (1) What is the role of the state in organizing innovation? (2) How do countries catch up to the innovation frontier (especially China)? (3) Why is investment in R&D low in developing countries (especially India)?

I graduated with a PhD from the Department of Economics at Harvard University in May, 2025. I studied Applied Mathematics as an undergraduate at Harvard College and received a Master of Science degree in Econometrics and Mathematical Economics from the London School of Economics.

I am from the wonderful Pink City in India.

Email: nnarain@bu.edu