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Gaurav Chiplunkar

University of Virginia
ChiplunkarG@darden.virginia.edu

Gaurav Chiplunkar has completed his Ph.D. from Yale University in the Department of Economics in May 2019. He will be joining the Global Economies and Markets group at the Darden School of Business, University of Virginia as an Assistant Professor in August 2019.

His research interests are at the intersection of development and labour economics and examine on the one hand, how large industrial policies affect firm behaviour and on the other, how frictions in the labour market constrain job search, recruitment, and hiring practices by workers and firms. He also studies how policy reforms and new technologies can help mitigate these frictions. 

A secondary research agenda focuses on examining the evolution of traditional institutions in India over time and across policy reforms.

Posts by Gaurav Chiplunkar

The gendered employment effects of mobile internet access in developing countries

In the third post of I4I’s month-long campaign to mark International Women’s Day 2023, Goldberg and Chiplunkar look at 3G internet coverage in 14 countries, and find that access to mobile internet...

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संकट के दौरान फर्मों के राजनीतिक संबंधों की भूमिका

शोध कहता है कि आर्थिक संकट की स्थिति में किसी फर्म के लिए राजनीतिक संबंध मायने रखते हैं। इस लेख में, भारत में फर्मों के राजनीतिक कनेक्शन के बारे में एक अद्वितीय डेटा सेट के माध्यम से पाया गया कि दुर्ल...

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The role of political connections of firms during a crisis

Research has shown that political connections matter for a firm during times of economic crisis. This article refers to a unique data set of political connections of firms in India, and finds that fir...

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Which jobs were ‘lost’ during India’s Covid-19 lockdowns? Evidence from online vacancy postings

Covid-19 and associated lockdowns across countries have had a devastating impact on the global economy and labour markets. In India, recent data show a historic economic contraction by 23.9% over the ...

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भारत में दहेज का प्रचलन और विकास

दहेज भुगतान भारत में पारिवारिक वित्तव्यवस्था का महत्वपूर्ण हिस्सा है, जो आम तौर पर सालों की कमाईसे भी अधिक होता है। इस आलेख में बीसवीं सदी में दहेज के विकास (इवोल्यूशन) के बारे में तथ्यों के प्रमाण प्...

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Prevalence and evolution of dowry in India

Dowry payments are an important part of household finances in India, typically exceeding a year of earnings. This article analyses data from an all-India sample of over 70,000 marriages to document fa...

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