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
Ruchir Sharma on America’s Debt and the Future of Capitalism
Sharma and Rajagopalan trace the evolution of American capitalism.
- | Research Papers Research Papers
Why Indian Firms Don’t Scale: Labor Edition
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Amol Agrawal on the Bankers who Built Modern India
Agrawal and Rajagopalan uncover South Canara’s contributions to financial inclusion.
- | Podcast Appearance Podcast Appearance
Talent in India | Elucidations
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Amartya Lahiri and Devashish Mitra on Trade and Manufacturing-Led Economic Growth in India
Lahiri, Mitra, and Rajagopalan discuss reconciling education, skills, and job creation in a globalized economy and revisit exports and manufacturing led economic growth policies.
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Anirudh Burman on Rethinking India’s Land Regulation
Burman and Rajagopalan discuss India land regulation, from zamindari to zoning.
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Kadambari Shah and Shreyas Narla on Continuing the Reform Agenda
Narla and Shah return to the podcast to discuss the hidden costs of India’s regulatory framework.
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Sajith Pai Unpacks the 2024 Indus Valley Annual Report and the Changing Indian Consumer
Shruti Rajagopalan and Sajith Pai talk about the interplay between the changing Indian consumer, the start up ecosystem, the avenues for domestic and foreign investors.
Latest Work
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Ruchir Sharma on America’s Debt and the Future of Capitalism
Sharma and Rajagopalan trace the evolution of American capitalism.
- | Research Papers Research Papers
Why Indian Firms Don’t Scale: Labor Edition
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Amol Agrawal on the Bankers who Built Modern India
Agrawal and Rajagopalan uncover South Canara’s contributions to financial inclusion.
- | Podcast Appearance Podcast Appearance
Talent in India | Elucidations
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Amartya Lahiri and Devashish Mitra on Trade and Manufacturing-Led Economic Growth in India
Lahiri, Mitra, and Rajagopalan discuss reconciling education, skills, and job creation in a globalized economy and revisit exports and manufacturing led economic growth policies.
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Anirudh Burman on Rethinking India’s Land Regulation
Burman and Rajagopalan discuss India land regulation, from zamindari to zoning.
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Kadambari Shah and Shreyas Narla on Continuing the Reform Agenda
Narla and Shah return to the podcast to discuss the hidden costs of India’s regulatory framework.
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Sajith Pai Unpacks the 2024 Indus Valley Annual Report and the Changing Indian Consumer
Shruti Rajagopalan and Sajith Pai talk about the interplay between the changing Indian consumer, the start up ecosystem, the avenues for domestic and foreign investors.
Latest Work
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Amol Agrawal on the Bankers who Built Modern India
Agrawal and Rajagopalan uncover South Canara’s contributions to financial inclusion.
- | Podcast Appearance Podcast Appearance
Talent in India | Elucidations
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Amartya Lahiri and Devashish Mitra on Trade and Manufacturing-Led Economic Growth in India
Lahiri, Mitra, and Rajagopalan discuss reconciling education, skills, and job creation in a globalized economy and revisit exports and manufacturing led economic growth policies.
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Anirudh Burman on Rethinking India’s Land Regulation
Burman and Rajagopalan discuss India land regulation, from zamindari to zoning.
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Kadambari Shah and Shreyas Narla on Continuing the Reform Agenda
Narla and Shah return to the podcast to discuss the hidden costs of India’s regulatory framework.
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Sajith Pai Unpacks the 2024 Indus Valley Annual Report and the Changing Indian Consumer
Shruti Rajagopalan and Sajith Pai talk about the interplay between the changing Indian consumer, the start up ecosystem, the avenues for domestic and foreign investors.
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Anne Krueger Reflects on 50 Years of Rent-Seeking, Trade, and Economic Development
Shruti Rajagopalan and Krueger unpack the complex interplay of trade, politics, and economic development from the past five decades.
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Karthik Muralidharan Examines the State of the Indian State
Economists Shruti Rajagopalan and Karthik Muralidharan talk about improving India’s state capacity, streamlining public service delivery, staffing, and public expenditure in India.
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Arjun Ramani and Thomas Easton Decode India's Changing Economic Landscape
Shruti Rajagopalan does a deep dive into The Economist’s Ramani and Easton’s special report on India.
- | Mercatus Original Podcasts Mercatus Original Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Rohit Lamba Reimagines India’s Economic Policy Emphasis
A conversation with Economists Rohit Lamba and Shruti Rajagopalan on India's growth potential and future of economic policy.