PhD Candidate · Economics
Agricultural, Environmental & Development Economics
The Ohio State University
I study how firms compete and how markets are shaped by strategy, corruption, and shocks — combining oligopoly theory with applied microeconomics and development economics.
I am a PhD candidate in the Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics (AEDE) at The Ohio State University. My work lies at the intersection of industrial organization and applied microeconomics, with a focus on oligopoly theory, strategic firm behavior, and development economics.
I build game-theoretic models — and take them to data — to understand how firms compete, how bribery and corruption shape market entry in emerging economies, and how market structure responds to shocks such as natural disasters and antitrust enforcement. I currently serve as a Graduate Research Assistant at the John Glenn College of Public Affairs and at AEDE.
Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), UGC, India — awarded at the 99.78th percentile (2019).
Firm competition, market structure, and strategic interaction in oligopolistic markets.
Bringing theory to data on entry, corruption, and the way markets respond to shocks.
Price versus quantity competition and the economics of strategic bribery.
Market entry, corruption, and firm behavior in emerging economies.
Peer-Reviewed
The Manchester School (forthcoming)
Working Papers
SSRN Working Paper (posted May 2026)
Working paper
Working paper
Working paper
Working paper
SSRN Working Paper 5925602
Graduate Teaching Assistant. Led R lab sessions, prepared selected lectures and homework. SEI score: 4.9 / 5.
Graduate Teaching Assistant. Prepared lecture slides, graded, and delivered selected lectures.
Grading and evaluation of assignments and examinations.
Earlier, I taught a wide range of undergraduate economics courses across colleges of the University of Delhi (2018–2022) — including Mathematical Methods for Economics, Statistics, and Intermediate Macroeconomics — at institutions such as Shri Ram College of Commerce, Kirorimal College, and Miranda House.
Conferences & Invited Talks
Samos Island, Greece (presented by coauthor).
SPM College for Women, University of Delhi.
Agricultural & Applied Economics Association, Los Angeles, USA.
Mumbai, India.
Delhi, India · Amsterdam, Netherlands.
Outreach & Extension
Poster presentations at the CFAES Research Poster Competition (2025) and the Engaged Scholarship Symposium (2024), and a series of widely-circulated extension reports on Foreign Investments in Ohio Farmland with the Farm Income Enhancement Program.
In the News
I welcome conversations about research, collaborations, talks, and mentorship. Email is the best way to reach me.
342 Agricultural Administration Building
2120 Fyffe Road, Columbus, OH 43210