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Ideas of India examines the academic ideas that can propel India forward. New episodes every other Thursday. Hosted by @srajagopalan and produced by @mercatus.
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In the latest episode of the 2026 Ideas of India job market series, Shruti Rajagopalan (@srajagopalan) speaks with economics doctoral candidate Merve Demirel of @Stockholm_Uni about the nonfinancial costs of migrating for higher education in India, why students prefer colleges closer to home despite greater opportunities elsewhere, the gender differences in migration decisions, and how peer mentorship influences students’ educational choices.

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www.mercatus.org Merve Demirel on the Costs of Migrating for Higher Education in India Demirel and Rajagopalan discuss the nonfinancial costs of migrating for education, why those costs are especially high for women, and how mentorship can help students access better opportunities.
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In the latest episode of the 2026 Ideas of India job market series, Shruti Rajagopalan (@srajagopalan) speaks with economics doctoral candidate Vaibhav Rathi (@VaibhavRathi27) of @Stockholm_Uni about bureaucratic state capacity in India, how political influence shapes the approval of large investment projects, why administrative bottlenecks can shift priorities between public and private investment, and the implications for capital accumulation and economic growth.

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www.mercatus.org Vaibhav Rathi on Political Influence on Bureaucratic Priorities & its Impact on Investment in India Rathi and Rajagopalan discuss bureaucratic state capacity, investment approvals, and the growth costs of administrative bottlenecks in India.
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In the latest episode of the 2026 Ideas of India job market series, Shruti Rajagopalan (@srajagopalan) speaks with Kishen Shastry (@kskishen) of @Cambridge_Uni about the role of Hindu monastic institutions (mutts) in Karnataka, how their autonomy shapes educational opportunities and economic development, their impact on nonfarm employment following India's 1991 reforms, and their influence on political competition.

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www.mercatus.org Kishen Shastry on the Political Economy of Hindu Monastic Institutions (Mutts) in Karnataka Shastry and Rajagopalan discuss how religious institutions influence education, economic development, and political competition in India
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In the latest episode of the Ideas of India job market series, Shruti Rajagopalan (@srajagopalan) speaks with economics PhD candidate Nisha Vernekar (@NishaVernekar1) about gendered restrictions on night-shift work in India, how removing these barriers affects women’s employment and access to formal jobs, the role of labor demand in female labor-force participation, and the case for gender-agnostic labor regulation.

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www.mercatus.org Nisha Vernekar on Night-shift Reforms and Women's Work in India Vernekar and Rajagopalan discuss gendered labor restrictions, night-shift deregulation, and women’s access to formal service-sector jobs
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In the first episode of the 2026 Ideas of India job market series, Shruti Rajagopalan (@srajagopalan) speaks with @UVA economics PhD candidate Aishwarya Kekre (@kekreaishwarya) about how agricultural land fragmentation hinders India’s structural transformation, the challenges it creates for manufacturing and employment, and why reducing land assembly frictions could help unlock economic growth.

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www.mercatus.org Aishwarya Kekre on Land Fragmentation and Its Impact on Structural Transformation Kekre and Rajagopalan discuss shrinking farm sizes, manufacturing constraints, and the challenge of assembling land for industry