Kadambari Shah

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Research Associate (India Political Economy)
Kadambari Shah is a Research Associate with the India Political Economy program at the Mercatus Center. Her focus areas are state capacity, urban policy, and gender. Previously, she worked at the Energy Policy Institute at the University of Chicago and at IDFC Institute. Her projects have spanned various engagements with the Indian government at the central, state, and local level, as well as with state police forces. Kadambari has written several reports and papers based on quantitative and qualitative research. Her research has been featured in various media outlets including the World Economic Forum, Quartz, Hindustan Times, and Indian Express. She holds a Masters in International Development and Policy from the Harris School of Public Policy, University of Chicago, a postgraduate degree in Economics and Finance from the Meghnad Desai Academy of Economics, and a Bachelor of Arts degree (Economics and English Literature, Honors) from St. Xavier’s College (Autonomous), Mumbai.
Latest Work
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Financial Untouchability: A Polysemic Narrative | Journal of Cultural Economy (Routledge)
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
For Mumbai’s Street Vendors During Covid-19, Precarious Livelihoods Signal an Uncertain Future | Scroll.in
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
3 Pressing Urban Problems Indian Cities must Solve in the Post-COVID Recovery | World Economic Forum
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Strengthen State Capacity | Financial Express
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Kerala - A State Capacity Perspective | IDFC Institute
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
India’s State Institutions are Failing Citizens as They Were Built to Control, Not Govern | The Print
Latest Work
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Financial Untouchability: A Polysemic Narrative | Journal of Cultural Economy (Routledge)
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
For Mumbai’s Street Vendors During Covid-19, Precarious Livelihoods Signal an Uncertain Future | Scroll.in
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
3 Pressing Urban Problems Indian Cities must Solve in the Post-COVID Recovery | World Economic Forum
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Strengthen State Capacity | Financial Express
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Kerala - A State Capacity Perspective | IDFC Institute
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
India’s State Institutions are Failing Citizens as They Were Built to Control, Not Govern | The Print
Latest Work
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Strengthen State Capacity | Financial Express
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic in Kerala - A State Capacity Perspective | IDFC Institute
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary