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
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

- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | 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
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | 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

- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | 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

Latest Work
- | 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

- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | 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
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | 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

- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | 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

Latest Work
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Research Papers Research Papers
Why Indian Firms Don’t Scale: Labor Edition
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
India's Proposed Digital Competition Framework: The License Raj by Another Name
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
India's economic pivot from rules-based reform to deals-based tinkering
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
President’s Rule in India: State Emergency or Political Capture?
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
Inframarginal externalities: COVID-19, vaccines, and universal mandates
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
Mises's dynamics of interventionism: Lessons from Indian agriculture
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
The equity-complexity tradeoff in tax policy: lessons from the Goods and Services Tax in India
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
Inclusive Rationality
Struggle and Aspiration
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
Simple rules for the developing world
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
Battling COVID‐19 with dysfunctional federalism
Lessons from India
Latest Work
- | 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

- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | 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
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | 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

- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | 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

Latest Work
Latest Work
- | 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
- | 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
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Zakir | Get Down and Shruti (Substack)
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
India’s Economic Pivot From Rules-based Reform To Deals-based Tinkering | Get Down and Shruti (Substack)
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Kamala Harris, Usha Vance, and the Twice Born Thrice Selected Indian American Elite | Get Down and Shruti
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
India's Proposed Digital Competition Framework: The License Raj by Another Name | The 1991 Project
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Why Did Indian Exit Polls Get It So Very Wrong? | Get Down and Shruti
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
An Economic Puzzle of the Modi Years: The Hype Is Not Followed by Investment | Get Down and Shruti
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary