Aakash Bhalothia
The Backstory Podcast - How Research Papers in Economics Get Made
Started at UCSD - we chat with researchers who share how their projects came together, what we can learn from that about creativity, what the key decisions were, what lessons learned to pass on to younger scholars, etc. Co-founded by Aakash Bhalothia, Riccardo Di Cato, and Paul Niehaus
Current hosts: Aakash Bhalothia, Riccardo Di Cato, Santiago Cantillo
Intern, Department of Women and Child Welfare, Government of Maharashtra
Worked on analyzing data and improving the Maharashtra Migrant Tracking System (MahaMTS) to increase portability of ICDS services for seasonal migrants - Summer, 2023
Interviews with policymakers
Event with Omar Abdullah, Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir - focused on the political future of Jammu and Kashmir - Video
Interviewed Arun Jaitley, who was the Finance Minister of India at the time, for the Berkeley India Conference (2017) - Video
Written interview with Dr. Raghuram Rajan in 2018 on the challenges faced by the Indian Economy, his return to academia, future plans