Do upstream research shocks directly and contemporaneously impact related but disconnected downstream product markets? We explore this question using a natural experiment involving the New Delhi Metallo-Beta-Lactamase 1 superbug pathogenic outbreak in India. Using a difference-in-differences...

"One of the key issues the world grappled with during Covid-19 was the distributional implications of lockdowns globally. The shadow of lockdown policies continues when nations still try to emerge out of the pandemic. Heterogeneity herein over time, country and even within nations in policy...

Scholars argue that the presence of persistent first-mover advantages obviates the need for relatively long-lived patents as incentives for innovations. What then is the impact of the strengthening of patent protection, particularly in developing economies, on non-patent-based first-mover...

India surpassed the USA to become the second largest global smartphone market in terms of users in early 2016. India has continued to register strong demand for smartphones to connect hundreds of millions of users to the internet. There is a substantial opportunity for every player in the mobile...

Public sector provision allows redistribution of essential goods and services but may also create adverse impact on private-sector providers. How do private firms respond to the entry of a public rm? Answering this question can help design policies to balance redistribution against private...

Do political statements without a scientific basis on medicines cause global pharmaceutical demand spillovers during pandemics? We examine this question using novel sales data from 2018-2020 in the Indian domestic anti-malarial drug markets. Our context is the President of the United States...