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. 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
Akshay Jaitly on India's Energy Sector Challenges, Reforms, and Future Pathways
Jaitly and Rajagopalan navigate the tangled web of DISCOMs, renewable energy, and nuclear power in India

- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Hayek Program Podcast Hayek Program Podcast
Shruti Rajagopalan and Chris Coyne on War, Conflict, and the Quest for a Stable Peace
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Christopher Coyne on War, Conflict, and the Quest for a Stable Peace
Coyne and Rajagopalan discuss the economics of conflict and peace and the history of the U.S. security state

- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Katherine Schofield on The Hidden History of Music in Mughal India
Schofield and Rajagopalan discuss the untold stories of musicians, courtesans, and cultural innovators who shaped North Indian classical music

- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Anton Howes on Trade, Innovation, and the Forgotten History of Salt
Howes and Rajagopalan discuss how innovation spreads, stagnates, and sometimes disappears

- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The CCI’s Arbitrary Scrutiny Is Jeopardising India’s Global Tech Hub Dreams | Outlook Business
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Anant Sudarshan on Market Solutions to Air Pollution, Energy Policy, and Ecological Disruption
Sudarshan and Rajagopalan explore the economics of air pollution, power distribution, pollution markets, groundwater depletion and keystone species loss

- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Manmohan Singh: India's Finest Talent Scout | Get Down and Shruti (Substack)
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
What I Read in 2024 | Get Down and Shruti (Substack)
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
2024 in Review
Floer and Rajagopalan look back at key themes and episodes from the past year, address your listener questions, discuss our job market series, and share some questions from previous guests

Latest Work
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Akshay Jaitly on India's Energy Sector Challenges, Reforms, and Future Pathways
Jaitly and Rajagopalan navigate the tangled web of DISCOMs, renewable energy, and nuclear power in India

- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Hayek Program Podcast Hayek Program Podcast
Shruti Rajagopalan and Chris Coyne on War, Conflict, and the Quest for a Stable Peace
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Christopher Coyne on War, Conflict, and the Quest for a Stable Peace
Coyne and Rajagopalan discuss the economics of conflict and peace and the history of the U.S. security state

- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Katherine Schofield on The Hidden History of Music in Mughal India
Schofield and Rajagopalan discuss the untold stories of musicians, courtesans, and cultural innovators who shaped North Indian classical music

- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Anton Howes on Trade, Innovation, and the Forgotten History of Salt
Howes and Rajagopalan discuss how innovation spreads, stagnates, and sometimes disappears

- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
The CCI’s Arbitrary Scrutiny Is Jeopardising India’s Global Tech Hub Dreams | Outlook Business
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Anant Sudarshan on Market Solutions to Air Pollution, Energy Policy, and Ecological Disruption
Sudarshan and Rajagopalan explore the economics of air pollution, power distribution, pollution markets, groundwater depletion and keystone species loss

- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Manmohan Singh: India's Finest Talent Scout | Get Down and Shruti (Substack)
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
What I Read in 2024 | Get Down and Shruti (Substack)
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
2024 in Review
Floer and Rajagopalan look back at key themes and episodes from the past year, address your listener questions, discuss our job market series, and share some questions from previous guests

Latest Work
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Akshay Jaitly on India's Energy Sector Challenges, Reforms, and Future Pathways
Jaitly and Rajagopalan navigate the tangled web of DISCOMs, renewable energy, and nuclear power in India

- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Hayek Program Podcast Hayek Program Podcast
Shruti Rajagopalan and Chris Coyne on War, Conflict, and the Quest for a Stable Peace
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Christopher Coyne on War, Conflict, and the Quest for a Stable Peace
Coyne and Rajagopalan discuss the economics of conflict and peace and the history of the U.S. security state

- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Katherine Schofield on The Hidden History of Music in Mughal India
Schofield and Rajagopalan discuss the untold stories of musicians, courtesans, and cultural innovators who shaped North Indian classical music

- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Anton Howes on Trade, Innovation, and the Forgotten History of Salt
Howes and Rajagopalan discuss how innovation spreads, stagnates, and sometimes disappears

- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Anant Sudarshan on Market Solutions to Air Pollution, Energy Policy, and Ecological Disruption
Sudarshan and Rajagopalan explore the economics of air pollution, power distribution, pollution markets, groundwater depletion and keystone species loss

- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
2024 in Review
Floer and Rajagopalan look back at key themes and episodes from the past year, address your listener questions, discuss our job market series, and share some questions from previous guests

- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Pravin Krishna on the Political Economy of Multilateral and Preferential Trade Agreements, Trade Liberalization, and the Future of Global Trade
Krishna and Rajagopalan examine trade agreements, tariffs, and economic growth

- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Deepti Sharma on Survey Methods and the Hidden Biases in Economic Data
Sharma and Rajagopalan examine why household surveys often get work patterns wrong

- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Kushagr Bakshi on Constitutional Interpretation and the Transformation of Federalism
Bakshi and Rajagopalan debate constitutional interpretation and center-state relations
