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Sourav Sarkar

Ahmedabad University
sourav.sarkar@ahduni.edu.in

Sourav Sarkar is an Assistant Professor at the School of Arts and Sciences, Ahmedabad University. He works in the areas of political economy and development economics. He holds a Ph.D. in economics from Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), M.A. in economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), and B.Sc. in economics (Honours), mathematics and statistics from (erstwhile) Presidency College, University of Calcutta.

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Political alignment and economic outcomes: Evidence from legislative assembly elections in India

Theory suggests better economic outcomes prevail when providers at different levels of government are politically aligned. While politicians are jointly responsible for several policies, other policie...

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