Shruti Rajagopalan
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Senior Research Fellow, India Political Economy and Emergent Ventures India
Shruti Rajagopalan is a Senior Research Fellow at the Mercatus Center and a Fellow at the Classical Liberal Institute at New York University School of Law. She leads the India political economy research program and Emergent Ventures India at Mercatus. She was an Associate Professor of Economics at Purchase College, State University of New York. She earned her Ph.D. in economics from George Mason University in 2013 and is an alum of the Mercatus PhD Fellowship. Additionally, she has a BA (hons) in Economics and an LL.B. from University of Delhi and an LL.M. from the European Masters in Law and Economics Program at University of Hamburg, Ghent University, and University of Bologna.
Latest Work
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Rakesh Mohan Reflects on Dismantling the License Permit Raj
Mohan and Rajagopalan explore how India's control system actually worked, the miracle of 1991's comprehensive reforms, and the structural transformation still needed today

- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Ramachandra Guha on the Origins of Indian Environmentalism
Guha and Rajagopalan discuss India's forgotten environmental thinkers and local solutions

- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Rajmohan Gandhi on Revenge and Reconciliation in South Asia
Gandhi and Rajagopalan explore the complex dance of religion, politics, and reconciliation in modern India

- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Rajmohan Gandhi Reflects on India's Founding Fathers
Gandhi and Rajagopalan reflect on secularism, federalism, and economic freedom

- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Taking Stock of the Indian Economy with Prachi Mishra
Mishra and Rajagopalan discuss trade shocks, fiscal consolidation, and the future of Indian growth

- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Podcast Appearance Podcast Appearance
The Significance of US-India Relations | Reaganism podcast
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
Indian States Are at Odds Over a Move to Change Seat Distribution in the Parliament | NPR Asia’s Weekend Edition Saturday
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | TV Appearance TV Appearance
“Low Tariffs”: Expert Explains India’s Opportunity Amid Tariff Tension | ANI News (India)
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Sajith Pai on India's Digital Divides
Pai and Rajagopalan explore the stratification of Indian consumer markets

- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Jasti Chelameswar on Constitutional Interpretation and Judicial Independence
Chelameswar and Rajagopalan discuss electoral law, privacy rights, and the role of dissent in shaping India's legal landscape

Latest Work
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Rakesh Mohan Reflects on Dismantling the License Permit Raj
Mohan and Rajagopalan explore how India's control system actually worked, the miracle of 1991's comprehensive reforms, and the structural transformation still needed today

- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Ramachandra Guha on the Origins of Indian Environmentalism
Guha and Rajagopalan discuss India's forgotten environmental thinkers and local solutions

- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Rajmohan Gandhi on Revenge and Reconciliation in South Asia
Gandhi and Rajagopalan explore the complex dance of religion, politics, and reconciliation in modern India

- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Rajmohan Gandhi Reflects on India's Founding Fathers
Gandhi and Rajagopalan reflect on secularism, federalism, and economic freedom

- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Taking Stock of the Indian Economy with Prachi Mishra
Mishra and Rajagopalan discuss trade shocks, fiscal consolidation, and the future of Indian growth

- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Podcast Appearance Podcast Appearance
The Significance of US-India Relations | Reaganism podcast
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
Indian States Are at Odds Over a Move to Change Seat Distribution in the Parliament | NPR Asia’s Weekend Edition Saturday
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | TV Appearance TV Appearance
“Low Tariffs”: Expert Explains India’s Opportunity Amid Tariff Tension | ANI News (India)
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Sajith Pai on India's Digital Divides
Pai and Rajagopalan explore the stratification of Indian consumer markets

- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Jasti Chelameswar on Constitutional Interpretation and Judicial Independence
Chelameswar and Rajagopalan discuss electoral law, privacy rights, and the role of dissent in shaping India's legal landscape

Latest Work
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Rakesh Mohan Reflects on Dismantling the License Permit Raj
Mohan and Rajagopalan explore how India's control system actually worked, the miracle of 1991's comprehensive reforms, and the structural transformation still needed today

- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Ramachandra Guha on the Origins of Indian Environmentalism
Guha and Rajagopalan discuss India's forgotten environmental thinkers and local solutions

- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Rajmohan Gandhi on Revenge and Reconciliation in South Asia
Gandhi and Rajagopalan explore the complex dance of religion, politics, and reconciliation in modern India

- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Rajmohan Gandhi Reflects on India's Founding Fathers
Gandhi and Rajagopalan reflect on secularism, federalism, and economic freedom

- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Taking Stock of the Indian Economy with Prachi Mishra
Mishra and Rajagopalan discuss trade shocks, fiscal consolidation, and the future of Indian growth

- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Podcast Appearance Podcast Appearance
The Significance of US-India Relations | Reaganism podcast
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Radio Appearance Radio Appearance
Indian States Are at Odds Over a Move to Change Seat Distribution in the Parliament | NPR Asia’s Weekend Edition Saturday
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | TV Appearance TV Appearance
“Low Tariffs”: Expert Explains India’s Opportunity Amid Tariff Tension | ANI News (India)
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Sajith Pai on India's Digital Divides
Pai and Rajagopalan explore the stratification of Indian consumer markets

- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Jasti Chelameswar on Constitutional Interpretation and Judicial Independence
Chelameswar and Rajagopalan discuss electoral law, privacy rights, and the role of dissent in shaping India's legal landscape
