Raahil Madhok
Assistant Professor of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota
Raahil Madhok is an Assistant Professor of Applied Economics at the University of Minnesota. He is an applied microeconomist with research topics spanning environmental economics, development economics, and political economy. His current research agenda studies how economic activity and institutions shape the natural environment in developing countries. He holds a Ph.D. and M.A. from the University of British Columbia and a B.A. from McGill University.
Recent work by Raahil Madhok
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How internal migration is reshaping rural India
Internal migration of agricultural workers in India leads to a downsizing of farms near cities and an expansion in remote areas, prompting a spatial reorganisation of agriculture whereby remote, non-migrant households adopt more technology and expand...
Published 21.08.25
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Can inclusive institutions balance the development-biodiversity trade-off?
Infrastructure expansion into forests substantially degrades biodiversity. Yet, institutions that centre the voices of forest-dependent communities during project planning can help mitigate species loss.
Published 04.03.25