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Siddharth George

National University of Singapore
siddharth.e.george@gmail.com

Siddharth George is an Assistant Professor at National University of Singapore. He completed his Ph.D. from Harvard University. His primary field of research is development economics, and secondary fields are political economy and labour economics. 

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Is it better to be governed by an elected leader or appointed bureaucrat?

The division of governance functions and responsibilities between politicians and bureaucrats varies, both across and within political regimes. Based on an experiment in Karnataka, this article examin...

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जैसा पिता, वैसा पुत्र? राजनीतिक घरानों के कारण ‘भाग्यों का उलटाव’ क्यों होता है

हालांकि अनेक समाजों ने वंशवादी शासन समाप्त करने के लिए लोकतंत्र अपना लिया लेकिन राजनीतिक घराने लोकतांत्रिक देशों में हर जगह मौजूद हैं। इस आलेख में भारत में वंशवादी राजनीति के आर्थिक प्रभावों का अध्ययन...

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Like father, like son? The economic impacts of political dynasties in India

Political dynasties remain ubiquitous in democratic countries even though many societies democratised to end hereditary rule. This article studies how dynastic politics affects economic development in...

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