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
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- | Mercatus Podcasts Mercatus Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Aishwarya Kekre on Land Fragmentation and Its Impact on Structural Transformation
Kekre and Rajagopalan discuss shrinking farm sizes, manufacturing constraints, and the challenge of assembling land for industry
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- | Mercatus Podcasts Mercatus Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Rana Hasan on Harnessing the Economic Potential of Indian Cities
Hasan and Rajagopalan discuss urban governance, land use regulation, and the role of cities in creating jobs and growth
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- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Homer’s Guide to the Galaxy | Get Down and Shruti
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- | Mercatus Podcasts Mercatus Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Gaurav Chiplunkar on the Frictions in India’s Labor Market
Chiplunkar and Rajagopalan discuss female labor force participation, labor market frictions, job matching, and information flows
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- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Mercatus Podcasts Mercatus Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Shreyas Narla and Kadambari Shah on the 'The 1991 Project'
Narla and Shah discuss the 1991 project, its origin, scope, goals, public repository, and oral histories.
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- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Book Chapters Book Chapters
Classical Liberal Constitutionalism | The Routledge Handbook of Classical Liberalism
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- | Mercatus Podcasts Mercatus Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
M.R. Madhavan on Party Power and the Decline of India’s Legislatures
Madhavan and Rajagopalan discuss the Rajya Sabha, money bills, and constitutional design in India’s parliamentary system
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- | Mercatus Podcasts Mercatus Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Rahul Sagar on the Birth of Indian Nationalism
Sagar and Rajagopalan discuss Mama Parmanand, the origins of Indian political theory, the role of religion, and the liberal project of state-building
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- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Announcements Announcements
Introducing the Inaugural 1991 Fellowship Cohort
Meet the fellows working on India's next wave of state-level reform -
- | Mercatus Podcasts Mercatus Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Sajjid Chinoy on Whether India Faces Another 1991 Moment
Chinoy and Rajagopalan discuss capital flows, private investment, and India’s next reform agenda
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- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Book Chapters Book Chapters
Classical Liberal Constitutionalism | The Routledge Handbook of Classical Liberalism
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- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Research Papers Research Papers
Governing Agentic AI: Why Legal Personhood is Neither Necessary nor Sufficient
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- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Research Papers Research Papers
Reforming Agricultural Land Conversion Laws in States
Repealing agricultural land-conversion laws and reducing regulatory barriers can enable land to flow to its highest-valued use -
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Book Chapters Book Chapters
Austrian Perspectives in Law and Economics
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- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
Process, rationality and human wellbeing
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- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Research Papers Research Papers
Why Indian Firms Don’t Scale: Labor Edition
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- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
India's economic pivot from rules-based reform to deals-based tinkering
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- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
President’s Rule in India: State Emergency or Political Capture?
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- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
Inframarginal externalities: COVID-19, vaccines, and universal mandates
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- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
Mises's dynamics of interventionism: Lessons from Indian agriculture
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- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
India's Proposed Digital Competition Framework: The License Raj by Another Name
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- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Pandemic Policy in Developing Countries: Recommendations for India
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- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Essays Essays
Padma Desai: Early critic of Indian planning
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- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Essays Essays
The Quest for Economic Freedom in India
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- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Essays Essays
Madmen, Intellectuals, and Academic Scribblers: The Economic Engine of Political Change
Wayne A. Leighton and Edward J. Lopez
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- | Mercatus Podcasts Mercatus Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Aishwarya Kekre on Land Fragmentation and Its Impact on Structural Transformation
Kekre and Rajagopalan discuss shrinking farm sizes, manufacturing constraints, and the challenge of assembling land for industry
-
- | Mercatus Podcasts Mercatus Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Rana Hasan on Harnessing the Economic Potential of Indian Cities
Hasan and Rajagopalan discuss urban governance, land use regulation, and the role of cities in creating jobs and growth
-
- | Mercatus Podcasts Mercatus Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Gaurav Chiplunkar on the Frictions in India’s Labor Market
Chiplunkar and Rajagopalan discuss female labor force participation, labor market frictions, job matching, and information flows
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- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Mercatus Podcasts Mercatus Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Shreyas Narla and Kadambari Shah on the 'The 1991 Project'
Narla and Shah discuss the 1991 project, its origin, scope, goals, public repository, and oral histories.
-
- | Mercatus Podcasts Mercatus Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
M.R. Madhavan on Party Power and the Decline of India’s Legislatures
Madhavan and Rajagopalan discuss the Rajya Sabha, money bills, and constitutional design in India’s parliamentary system
-
- | Mercatus Podcasts Mercatus Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Rahul Sagar on the Birth of Indian Nationalism
Sagar and Rajagopalan discuss Mama Parmanand, the origins of Indian political theory, the role of religion, and the liberal project of state-building
-
- | Mercatus Podcasts Mercatus Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Sajjid Chinoy on Whether India Faces Another 1991 Moment
Chinoy and Rajagopalan discuss capital flows, private investment, and India’s next reform agenda
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- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Podcast Appearance Podcast Appearance
How Does One Analyse Policy? | The Cārvāka Podcast
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- | Mercatus Podcasts Mercatus Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Ritam Chaurey on Placing the Firm at the Center of India’s Structural Transformation
Chaurey and Rajagopalan discuss how regulation shapes firm choices in India
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- | Mercatus Podcasts Mercatus Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Pratap Bhanu Mehta on Liberalism, Nihilism, and the Collapse of Sincerity
Mehta and Rajagopalan discuss power, conformity, and dissent in modern India
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- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Homer’s Guide to the Galaxy | Get Down and Shruti
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- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Announcements Announcements
Introducing the Inaugural 1991 Fellowship Cohort
Meet the fellows working on India's next wave of state-level reform -
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
A for Effort: How AI Upends Copyright Law | Get Down and Shruti
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- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
India’s delimitation battles are costing its poorest voters | The Times of India
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- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Delimitation: At the heart of row, value of vote, fiscal imbalance | The Indian Express
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- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Event Video Event Video
Deregulating the Economy: Priorities, Opportunities, and Challenges | 6th GW India Conference
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- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
My podcast with CEA Dr. V Anantha Nageswaran | Get Down and Shruti
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- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
India’s AI Wedding Buffet: Generous Portions, Political Economy Heartburn | Get Down and Shruti
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- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Announcements Announcements
Announcing The 1991 Fellowship
Backing India’s New Generation of Thinkers -
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
What I read in 2025 | Get Down and Shruti (Substack)
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- | Mercatus Podcasts Mercatus Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Aishwarya Kekre on Land Fragmentation and Its Impact on Structural Transformation
Kekre and Rajagopalan discuss shrinking farm sizes, manufacturing constraints, and the challenge of assembling land for industry
-
- | Mercatus Podcasts Mercatus Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Rana Hasan on Harnessing the Economic Potential of Indian Cities
Hasan and Rajagopalan discuss urban governance, land use regulation, and the role of cities in creating jobs and growth
-
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Homer’s Guide to the Galaxy | Get Down and Shruti
-
- | Mercatus Podcasts Mercatus Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Gaurav Chiplunkar on the Frictions in India’s Labor Market
Chiplunkar and Rajagopalan discuss female labor force participation, labor market frictions, job matching, and information flows
-
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Mercatus Podcasts Mercatus Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Shreyas Narla and Kadambari Shah on the 'The 1991 Project'
Narla and Shah discuss the 1991 project, its origin, scope, goals, public repository, and oral histories.
-
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Book Chapters Book Chapters
Classical Liberal Constitutionalism | The Routledge Handbook of Classical Liberalism
-
- | Mercatus Podcasts Mercatus Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
M.R. Madhavan on Party Power and the Decline of India’s Legislatures
Madhavan and Rajagopalan discuss the Rajya Sabha, money bills, and constitutional design in India’s parliamentary system
-
- | Mercatus Podcasts Mercatus Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Rahul Sagar on the Birth of Indian Nationalism
Sagar and Rajagopalan discuss Mama Parmanand, the origins of Indian political theory, the role of religion, and the liberal project of state-building
-
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Announcements Announcements
Introducing the Inaugural 1991 Fellowship Cohort
Meet the fellows working on India's next wave of state-level reform -
- | Mercatus Podcasts Mercatus Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Sajjid Chinoy on Whether India Faces Another 1991 Moment
Chinoy and Rajagopalan discuss capital flows, private investment, and India’s next reform agenda
-
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Book Chapters Book Chapters
Classical Liberal Constitutionalism | The Routledge Handbook of Classical Liberalism
-
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Research Papers Research Papers
Governing Agentic AI: Why Legal Personhood is Neither Necessary nor Sufficient
-
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Research Papers Research Papers
Reforming Agricultural Land Conversion Laws in States
Repealing agricultural land-conversion laws and reducing regulatory barriers can enable land to flow to its highest-valued use -
- | F. A. Hayek Program F. A. Hayek Program
- | Book Chapters Book Chapters
Austrian Perspectives in Law and Economics
-
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
Process, rationality and human wellbeing
-
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Research Papers Research Papers
Why Indian Firms Don’t Scale: Labor Edition
-
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
India's economic pivot from rules-based reform to deals-based tinkering
-
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
President’s Rule in India: State Emergency or Political Capture?
-
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
Inframarginal externalities: COVID-19, vaccines, and universal mandates
-
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Journal Articles Journal Articles
Mises's dynamics of interventionism: Lessons from Indian agriculture
-
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
India's Proposed Digital Competition Framework: The License Raj by Another Name
-
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Policy Briefs Policy Briefs
Pandemic Policy in Developing Countries: Recommendations for India
-
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Essays Essays
Padma Desai: Early critic of Indian planning
-
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Essays Essays
The Quest for Economic Freedom in India
-
- | Academic & Student Programs Academic & Student Programs
- | Essays Essays
Madmen, Intellectuals, and Academic Scribblers: The Economic Engine of Political Change
Wayne A. Leighton and Edward J. Lopez
-
- | Mercatus Podcasts Mercatus Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Aishwarya Kekre on Land Fragmentation and Its Impact on Structural Transformation
Kekre and Rajagopalan discuss shrinking farm sizes, manufacturing constraints, and the challenge of assembling land for industry
-
- | Mercatus Podcasts Mercatus Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Rana Hasan on Harnessing the Economic Potential of Indian Cities
Hasan and Rajagopalan discuss urban governance, land use regulation, and the role of cities in creating jobs and growth
-
- | Mercatus Podcasts Mercatus Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Gaurav Chiplunkar on the Frictions in India’s Labor Market
Chiplunkar and Rajagopalan discuss female labor force participation, labor market frictions, job matching, and information flows
-
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Mercatus Podcasts Mercatus Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Shreyas Narla and Kadambari Shah on the 'The 1991 Project'
Narla and Shah discuss the 1991 project, its origin, scope, goals, public repository, and oral histories.
-
- | Mercatus Podcasts Mercatus Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
M.R. Madhavan on Party Power and the Decline of India’s Legislatures
Madhavan and Rajagopalan discuss the Rajya Sabha, money bills, and constitutional design in India’s parliamentary system
-
- | Mercatus Podcasts Mercatus Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Rahul Sagar on the Birth of Indian Nationalism
Sagar and Rajagopalan discuss Mama Parmanand, the origins of Indian political theory, the role of religion, and the liberal project of state-building
-
- | Mercatus Podcasts Mercatus Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Sajjid Chinoy on Whether India Faces Another 1991 Moment
Chinoy and Rajagopalan discuss capital flows, private investment, and India’s next reform agenda
-
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Podcast Appearance Podcast Appearance
How Does One Analyse Policy? | The Cārvāka Podcast
-
- | Mercatus Podcasts Mercatus Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Ritam Chaurey on Placing the Firm at the Center of India’s Structural Transformation
Chaurey and Rajagopalan discuss how regulation shapes firm choices in India
-
- | Mercatus Podcasts Mercatus Podcasts
- | Ideas of India Ideas of India
Pratap Bhanu Mehta on Liberalism, Nihilism, and the Collapse of Sincerity
Mehta and Rajagopalan discuss power, conformity, and dissent in modern India
-
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Homer’s Guide to the Galaxy | Get Down and Shruti
-
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Announcements Announcements
Introducing the Inaugural 1991 Fellowship Cohort
Meet the fellows working on India's next wave of state-level reform -
- | Technology and Innovation Technology and Innovation
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
A for Effort: How AI Upends Copyright Law | Get Down and Shruti
-
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
India’s delimitation battles are costing its poorest voters | The Times of India
-
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
Delimitation: At the heart of row, value of vote, fiscal imbalance | The Indian Express
-
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Event Video Event Video
Deregulating the Economy: Priorities, Opportunities, and Challenges | 6th GW India Conference
-
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
My podcast with CEA Dr. V Anantha Nageswaran | Get Down and Shruti
-
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
India’s AI Wedding Buffet: Generous Portions, Political Economy Heartburn | Get Down and Shruti
-
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Announcements Announcements
Announcing The 1991 Fellowship
Backing India’s New Generation of Thinkers -
- | India Political Economy Program India Political Economy Program
- | Expert Commentary Expert Commentary
What I read in 2025 | Get Down and Shruti (Substack)