Sidharth is a PhD Economics candidate in the Department of Economics. Previously, worked as a predoctoral fellow for Professor James J. Heckman at the Center for the Economics of Human Development (CEHD), University of Chicago. He received a BA in Mathematical Economics at the Colorado College. His research interests are primarily in the fields of industrial organization and urban economics.
He is currently studying the optimal design of fiscal and macroprudential policies in the markets for housing, rentals, and mortgages. More generally, the research explores the impact of innovation and intervention in the housing and credit markets on household relocation decisions, real economic activity, financial stability, and welfare.
Research Interests
Industrial Organization, Housing, Macro Finance, Urban Economics
Supervisor(s)
Alessandro Gavazza
Daniel Sturm
Research Centre
STICERD
Teaching
EC325: Public Economics
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