TUSHAR BHARATI Department of Economics University of Southern California 3620 S. Vermont Ave, KAP 300 Los Angeles, CA 90089-­‐0253, USA Phone: +1-­‐213-­‐810-­‐0150 E-­‐mail: tbharati@usc.edu RESEARCH INTEREST Health Economics, Development Economics and Applied Econometrics. EDUCATION •
•
•
•
Ph.D., Economics, University of Southern California (2012-­‐Present). M.A, Economics, University of Southern California (2012-­‐2013). M.A., Economics, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi (2011). B.A. (with Honours), Economics, Kirori Mal College, University of Delhi (2009). WORKING PAPERS §
§
§
§
§
§
Co-­‐ethnic voters and candidate choice by political parties. Is 1+1 more than 2? Joint evaluation of two public programs in Tanzania. (with Seungwoo Chin and Dawoon Jung) Does education affect time preference and risk preference? (with Seungwoo Chin and Dawoon Jung) Whom did Sekolah Desar INPRES benefit? (with Seungwoo Chin and Dawoon Jung) Share tenancy, efficiency and reputation: Evidence from a north Indian village. (with Himanshu and Japneet Kaur) Prenatal exposure to sunlight and later life asthma (with Seungwoo Chin and Dawoon Jung) WORK IN PROGRESS • Gift traditions in South Korea.(with Seungwoo Chin and Dawoon Jung.) • Obesity in developing countries: An inquiry.(with Rakesh Banerjee.) • Vertical differentiation in mobile phone apps market. EMPLOYMENT • Visiting Researcher, Asia Research Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science, London. (Summer 2015). • Visiting Researcher, Asia Research Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science, London. (Summer 2014). • Research Assistant to Dr. Anant Nyshadham, University of Southern California. (Summer 2014) • Teaching Assistant, Department of Economics, University of Southern California (Fall 2013 -­‐). • Research Assistant, Centre de Sciences Humaines, Delhi and Asia •
•
•
•
Research Centre, London School of Economics and Political Science, London. (August 2011 – August 2012). Project Fellow, University of Delhi, University Grants Commission funded project “Financial Development and Economic Growth: A time series analysis for Post-­‐reform India” (May 2011 – January 2012). Research Assistant to Dr. Utteeyo Dasgupta, Franklin and Marshall College, Pennsylvania; Prof. Lata Gangadharan, University of Melbourne, Melbourne; Dr. Subha Mani, Fordham University, New York; and Prof. Pushkar Maitra, Monash University, Melbourne. (May 2011 – August 2011). Research Intern, India Infrastructure Publishing Private Limited. (May 2010 – July 2010). Teacher Volunteer, Society for Advancement in Tribes, Health, Education and Environment. (May 2007 -­‐ July 2008). CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS • Western Economic Association International Annual Conference (July 2015) • London School of Economics and Political Science. (June 2015) REFERNCES: (alphabetically) Prof. Jeffery B. Nugent
Professor of Economics
Department of Economics
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA-90089
nugent@usc.edu
Prof. John Strauss
Professor of Economics
Department of Economics
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA-90089
jstrauss@usc.edu
Prof. Guofu Tan
Professor of Economics
Department of Economics
University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA-90089
guofutan@usc.edu