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Shiv Hastawala

State University of New York at Binghamton
shivhastawala@gmail.com

Shiv Hastawala is an Economics Ph.D. candidate at the State University of New York at Binghamton, on the job market in Fall 2024. His research interests include development economics and applied microeconomics with a particular focus on political economy, education, and financial inclusion.

He received his B.A. (Hons.) Economics from Delhi University and M.A. Economics from the University of Hyderabad.

Posts by Shiv Hastawala

Lighting the path to learning: Can electricity boost children’s test scores?

When households gain access to electricity, children are more likely to be enrolled in school. But do they also perform better? Based on West Bengal’s universal household electrification programme a...

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Universal basic income and the Indian macroeconomy

In this article, Shiv Hastawala discusses how, given the macroeconomic framework of India, a universal basic income could potentially have a positive impact on the economy in terms of output, employme...

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