Mohit Karnani

Mohit Karnani

Postdoctoral Researcher, Harvard University
  • Former research assistant
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Joint papers with Christopher

About

Mohit is a Postdoctoral Researcher at Harvard University. He completed his PhD in Economics and Statistics at MIT in 2023 under Esther Duflo and Parag Pathak. He worked as a research assistant for Christopher before his PhD. His research is at the intersection of development economics and empirical market design — investigating how features of education markets (e.g. thickness, dropout) affect welfare outcomes in low- and middle-income countries.

Background

  • Development Economics
  • Empirical IO and Market Design
  • Economics of Education
  • Labor Economics

Education

  • PhD, Economics and Statistics · Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2023) · advisors: Esther Duflo, Parag Pathak

Career

  • Postdoctoral Researcher, Harvard University (2023–present)

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Joint work with Christopher