Nikhar Gaikwad’s research interests span international and comparative political economy, with a focus on the politics of economic policymaking, trade, migration, climate change, and identity. He has a regional specialization in India, which he studies in comparative perspective with other democratic emerging economies. His articles have been published in the American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, British Journal of Political Science, Quarterly Journal of Political Science, World Politics, and Perspectives on Politics. His research has been funded by the Social Science Research Council, International Growth Center, Tobin Project, Institution for Social and Policy Studies, Evidence in Governance and Politics, and Research and Empirical Analysis of Labor Migration, among other organizations. Prior to joining Columbia University, he was a Fellow at the Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance at Princeton University.
Nikhar Gaikwad’s research interests span international and comparative political economy, with a focus on the politics of economic policymaking, trade, migration, climate change, and identity. He has a regional specialization in India, which he studies in comparative perspective with other democratic emerging economies. His articles have been published in the American Political Science Review, American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Politics, British Journal of Political Science, Quarterly Journal of Political Science, World Politics, and Perspectives on Politics. His research has been funded by the Social Science Research Council, International Growth Center, Tobin Project, Institution for Social and Policy Studies,…