Research
Research Interests: Macroeconomics, International Finance, Political Economy, Misallocation and Productivity
Academic Publications
Political Constraints and Sovereign Default (with M. Azzimonti), 2023, Journal of International Money and Finance, 137, ISSN 0261-5606, DOI
NBER Working Paper Number: w29667
Previous version: Political Constraints and Sovereign Default Premia
Policy Releases (CAFRAL)
Working papers
Sovereign Default and Tax-smoothing in the Shadow of Corruption and Institutional Weakness (with M. Azzimonti) -- submitted
NBER Working Paper Number: w31943
Presented at: SED Annual Meetings, Cartagena (2023), Midwest Macro Meetings, Clemson University (2023), IMF (2023) (M. Azzimonti), Institute of Economic Growth (2023), IIM Bangalore (2023)
Banking Reforms, Access to Credit and Misallocation (with P. Chakraborty) -- New Draft Coming Soon!
Presented at: Stony Brook U. (2020), ABLE Workshop, IIM Ahmedabad (2024)
Work in Progress
A Practitioner's Guide to Monetary and Macroprudential Policies in India
The Political Economy of Fiscal Dominance (with A. Chatterjee)
Political Economy of Fiscal Rules (with A. Sagwal)
Climate Policy Inequality and Innovation
The Predictive Power of Capacity to Repay (CtR) Indicators in IMF Programs (with Rina Bhattacharya and Edda Zoli) Slides (inactive)