Brishti Guha

I am an economist with broad research interests, mainly at the intersection of micro, development, law and economics, and behavioural economics. My interests in micro center on asymmetric information, institutions (including credit market institutions, inheritance norms, and intermediaries like auditors or the medieval "law merchant"), (applied) game theory and mechanism design. My interests in development include microfinance, affirmative action, female labor force participation, and structural transformation. My interests within law and economics mainly focus on the economics of crime, (including work on maritime piracy, gun control, and policing) and litigation (the legal process). Currently, I am an Associate Professor at the Centre for International Trade and Development at the School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University. Previously, I was an assistant professor at the School of Economics at the Singapore Management University. This is a picture of me.

Education

I earned my PhD (in Economics) from Princeton University in 2005. My thesis title was "Malfeasance and the Market: Essays in Corporate Cheating." Before that, I went to St Stephen's College, Delhi for my bachelors degree (B.A honors in Economics, 1998), and to Jawaharlal Nehru University for a M.A in Economics with specialization in the world economy (2000).

Honours and Awards

• Lee Foundation Fellowship for Research Excellence (April 2006-March 2007).
• Princeton University Fellowship, 2000-04.
• Chosen to teach an interdisciplinary course in Economics and Public Policy, 2004-05.
• Princeton University Graduate School Summer Stipend, 2001-04.
• Princeton University, “Dean’s Fund for Scholarly Travel” grant for presenting papers at several conferences including one at Harvard (2002-04).
• Inlaks Foundation Scholarship, 2000 at the PhD entry level.
• Ford Foundation Fellowship, 1998-2000 for excellence in a nationwide masters level economics examination.
• All-India National Talent Scholarship (1994-2000).
• Special distinction in M.A for topping university with highest ever GPA. High first class in B.A.
• GRE score: 2380/2400 (perfect scores in quantitative and analytical sections, 780/800 in verbal)