Anand Shrivastava
Anand Shrivastava

Anand Shrivastava

Associate Professor of Economics and Associate Director (Academic Office)

Azim Premji University, Bengaluru

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!

Selected Publications

State of Working India 2026: Youth in the Labour Market

Abraham, R., Halder, T., Basole, A., Shrivastava, A., and Kumar, A.

Centre for the Study of the Indian Economy, Azim Premji University  ·  2026

Social Networks and Experienced Inequality

Mamunuru, S.M., Shrivastava, A., and Jayadev, A.

Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 229  ·  2025

Religion, Covid-19 and Mental Health

Bahal, G., Iyer, S., Shastry, K., and Shrivastava, A.

European Economic Review, 160  ·  2023

Culture and Colonial Legacy: Evidence from Public Goods Games

Chaudhary, L., Rubin, J., Iyer, S., and Shrivastava, A.

Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 173, 107–129  ·  2020

Religious Riots and Electoral Politics in India

Iyer, S. and Shrivastava, A.

Journal of Development Economics, 131, 104–122  ·  2018

Research & ongoing projects All publications

Courses

Microeconomics: Theory and Applications 1 MA Economics · Year 1  ·  Core
Applied Game Theory Undergraduate · Year 3  ·  Elective
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