Anand Shrivastava

Biography

I am an Associate Professor of Economics at Azim Premji University, Bengaluru, where I also serve as Associate Director of the Academic Office. I am also associated with the Centre for the Study of the Indian Economy (CSIE). My doctoral research was on the economics of conflict. Since then I have worked on labour economics, economics of networks, and on interactions between economics and issues of religion, politics and history. My current research interests include the economics of higher education and the use of artificial intelligence in education.

I hold a PhD in Economics from the University of Cambridge, an MPhil in Economic Research and a Graduate Diploma in Economics, also from Cambridge. Before turning to economics I trained as a mechanical engineer at IIT Madras and worked at factories producing instant coffee!

Research & Publications

My work spans the economics of conflict, political economy, labour markets, and development — with India as the primary empirical setting. I use structural modelling, quasi-experimental methods, and large-scale administrative and survey data.

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