Nirvana Mitra
Welcome to my website!
I am a Research Director at CAFRAL (Reserve Bank of India)
My primary research interests are macroeconomics focusing on sovereign debt and defaults, and consumer finance. My other work involves empirical research related to misallocation and productivity.
I am on the 2024-25 job market and will be available for interviews.
Recent News & Updates
New working paper draft (preliminary): A Quantitative Theory of Installment Loans (with S. Chatterjee)
New working paper draft (preliminary): The Politics of Debt in the Era of Rising Rates (with M. Azzimonti)
New working paper draft: Bank Entry, New Loans, and Misallocation (with P. Chakraborty)
Office :
Center for Advanced Financial Research and Learning
Reserve Bank of India
C8, 8th Floor, Bandra Kurla Complex (BKC)
Mumbai 400051