Eshaan Patel
Columbia University
New York City

Eshaan Patel

PhD Candidate in Economics

Hello! I'm a PhD candidate in Economics at Columbia University, focusing on Macrodevelopment and Political Economy.

I'm passionate about understanding how barriers to firm growth can lead to aggregate consequences, especially in developing contexts. Additionally, I am interested in designing policies to address deep inefficiencies facing societies.

Research Interests

Macrodevelopment Economic Growth Institutions Policy Design

Research

Works-in-Progress

Inspections, Misallocation, and Firm Growth

with Dafne Murillo

The Nature of Firm Lobbying

with Donato Onorato