About Me: I did my Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Houston and Postdoctoral research at Aix-Marseille School of Economics. Here is the link to my CV and Google Scholar . My interests span international, spatial, and public economics. In my research, I study spatial outcomes and optimal regional policies through the lens of quantitative trade models. I focus on highlighting synergies between investments and trade policies to optimize regional gains from trade. I can be reached at priyam.verma@ashoka.edu.in
Assistant Professor,
Department of Economics,
Ashoka University.
8-33 AC-04
Rajiv Gandhi Education City, Rai,
Sonipat, Haryana,131029,
India
Publication
Optimal Infrastructure after Trade Reform in India, Journal of Development Economics, Volume 166, (January 2024), 103208.
Working Papers
The General Equilibrium Effects of the China Shock: An Empirical Approach, with Ernesto Ugolini.
Presentations (* if by co-author): ETSG Athens, Ashoka Brown Bag, IIM Bangalore, Economics Exchange, Midwest Trade Virginia Tech, Leo Plaksha, CAFRAL, IIT Bombay, Economics of Global Interaction Bari Italy (Sept)*, UEA Montreal (Oct)*,
The Size Distribution of Cities: Evidence from a 9th Century Lab, with Rocco Rante and Federico Trionfetti - AMSE Working Paper.
-- Awarded the 2025 INFER Research Prize in Rome.
Presentations (* if by co-author): Iowa State, Houston, PSE*, UEA Toronto, Econometric Society Winter Meetings (Manchester), EEA-ECEM (Barcelona), Dresden, Universite Paris-Saclay*, Economics of Global Interaction Bari Italy* , 27th INFERAC Rome*, UEA Montreal*(Oct), ISI Delhi (Sept)
Expenditure Smoothing under Balanced Budget Rules, with Xavier Bautista, Steven Craig, Annie Hsu, Bent Sørensen, and Vasundhara Tanwar.
Presentations (* if by co-author): ES World Congress Milan, Midwest Macro Michingan State*, MVEA*, Eco lunch AMSE (France), U Houston*, North American Regional Science Denver*, Texas Camp Econometrics*, North American Summer Meetings of the Econometric Society Miami*
Work in Progress
Cross-border spillover effects of industrial policies: A quantitative exploration with Lorenzo Rotunno and Michele Ruta.
AI-Innovation and Trade: Evidence from India with Despoina Balouktsi and Laura Contreras.
Choosing Winners? Aggregate Productivity Gains and Resource Allocation under India’s New Industrial Policy with Kriti Khanna.
Reports
A comment on Xu (2022). Reshaping Global Trade: The Immediate and Long-Term Effects of Bank Failures with Guillaume Bérard and Dimitria Freitas - No 85, I4R Discussion Paper Series.
Non-Economics Publications
Determining Sample Size and Power in Research Studies: A Manual for Researchers, with J. P. Verma, Springer Nature Singapore Pte Ltd. 2020. Online ISBN: 978-981-15-5204-5.