Dr. SAUMYA DEOJAIN

Assistant Professor

PhD in Economics, Washington University, USA

M.S. in Quantitative Economics, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi

B.A. in Economics, Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi

saumya.deojain@thapar.edu

Assistant Professor of Economics at the Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology and Research Associate at the Center for Economic Research, University of Rochester. Previously, I worked as a postdoc at W. Allen Wallis Institute of Political Economy at the University of Rochester. My work as a microeconomic theorist primarily focuses on institutions and public policy and their influence on coordination and cooperation. Webpage: https://www.deojain.com/

PUBLICATIONS

Working papers

• Deojain, S., Lindequist, D. Greener Thy Neighbor? (2024) On the Welfare Effects of Protectionist Climate Policies
• Deojain, S. (2023). Unity in Diversity: How Norms of Compromise Enable Cooperation
• Deojain, S., Lindequist, D. (2022) Diversity Taxes
• Deojain, S., Dotti, V. (2019) Ideologically Ideologically Radical, Tactically Conservative

Awards and Recognition

• Best Paper Award, 4th Annual Economic Conference Ahmedabad University, 2023
• University Fellowship, Washington University, 2015 - 2020
• Dissertation Travel Award, Washington University, 2019
• Travel Grant, Center for Research in Economics and Strategy, Washington University, 2019
• Summer Research Fellowship, Washington University, 2017 - 2019
• Institute Scholarship, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi, 2013-2015