Devesh Rustagi
Devesh Rustagi
Assistant Professor
Research Affiliations
Contact details
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Email: Devesh dot Rustagi at warwick dot ac dot uk
Room: S2.126
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Devesh Rustagi - CV
About me
I study the origins of culture and institutions, how these two forces interact, and the effect this interaction has on economic outcomes. I then build on these insights to design and evaluate public policies. I achieve this by combining quasi-experimental approaches and randomized field experiments with behavioral experiments. My current projects are based in Ethiopia, Germany, India, Switzerland, and the United Kingdom.
Research Interests
- Development Economics
- Economic History
- Environmental Economics
- Political economy
Conditional Cooperation and Costly Monitoring Explain Success in Forest Commons ManagementLink opens in a new window, with Stefanie Engel and Michael Kosfeld, 2010, Science.
Leader Punishment and Cooperation in Groups: Experimental Field Evidence from Commons Management in EthiopiaLink opens in a new window, with Michael Kosfeld, 2015, American Economic Review.
Measuring Honesty and Explaining Adulteration in Naturally Occurring MarketsLink opens in a new window, with Markus Kroell, 2022, Journal of Development Economics.
Historical Self Governance and Norms of CooperationLink opens in a new window, 2023, conditionally accepted, Econometrica.