Sumit Mishra

A warm welcome to my webpage.

I'm an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Institute for Financial Management and Research, Sri City.

I received my PhD in Development Studies, and M.Sc. in Economics from Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research. My thesis looked into the issue of regional imbalances in Maharashtra. I show that the constitutional mandate in form of the Article 371(2) did not ameliorate regional differences in the state.

My current research examines four aspects of Indian economic development:

• The relationship between caste diversity and access to public goods in villages.

• The association between colonial land institutions and economic outcomes in villages.

• The association between segregation and public goods in cities.

• The movement from farm to non-farm occupations (structural transformation).

A copy of my CV can be found here.