This year’s research teams
Solar Power in Rural Communities
Led by Senior Fellow Sahith Mocharla
Supported by Research Fellows Ananya Chiluka, Dawson Yao, and Sarah Lee
VAT and Equity in Informal Economies
Led by Senior Fellow: Mark Humphreys
Supported by Research Fellows: Anish Ravindran, Elyse Neves, and Gaurav Verghese
Drivers of Columbian Coca Farming
Led by Senior Fellow: Alex Corley
Supported by Research Fellows: Anisha Bhattaru, Juan Sarmiento, Mina Bilal, and Shivani Purohit
Defense Technology and Emerging Markets
Led by Senior Fellow: Keshav Krishna
Supported by Research Fellows: Carter Goetz, Charles VanHorn, and Kailani Yano-Pennings
Check out our work below!
History 5 (binary conversion :101) of Artificial Intelligence
To truly understand the direction of AI in the global economy, it is important to realize the complex history of artificial intelligence and its experience with flourishing outlook as well as dry spells.
Banks, Venture Capital, and FinTech in China
For decades the Chinese banking sector has suffered from liquidity and loan quality issues. This dynamic imposes limitations on the ability of Chinese banks to foster economic growth.
The Story of Venezuela's Poisoned Chalice
Oil was supposed to make Venezuela an economic powerhouse; instead, it has slowly been destroying the nation, bringing it to the disastrous state it is at today. Is there any hope left for Venezuela?
The History of the Chinese Financial System
In order to understand the current developments of China’s rapidly changing financial sector, it is important to study its history and what economic and political forces have come to shape it.
Past Research Teams
Fall 2020 – Spring 2021
Politics of Genocide
Adarsh Javvaji, Tisha Chaudhuri, Emma Costa, Shivani Purohit, Amina Syed
Crisis in Affordable Housing
Sernry Tu, Aditya Dronamraju, Sarah Lee, Sebastián Leal, Henry Stocker
Healthcare
Vedanth Ramabhadran, Aayan Khasgiwala, Anish Ravindran, Anisha Bhattaru
US-China Relations
Melanie Hsieh, Keshav Krishna, Arnav Myana, Zarik Tao
Fall 2020 – Spring 2021
Latin America’s Emerging Economies
Evan Bimaputra, Paul Choi, Grainne O’Casey,
Nikhil Guddati, Chloe Jin
The Global Rise
of China
Mauricio Aguilar, Sahana Rao, Sam Mills,
Jenna Chen, Morgan Myhill, Porter Slack
Artificial Intelligence and Automation
Sanchith Shanmuga, Brian Lee, Nehaarika Shridhar,
Juan Esparza, Faizan Firdaus
Spring 2020
US–China Relations
Evan Bimaputra, Justin Tran, Kaitlyn Marcatante, Mauricio Aguilar, Cameron Waltz
Climate Change
Paul Choi, Sanchith Shanmuga, Seann DSouza, Brian Lee