Sidharth Moktan

Sidharth Moktan

PhD Candidate in Economics

Department of Economics

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Languages
English, Nepali
Key Expertise
Economics

About me

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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Expertise Details

Industrial Organization; Housing; Macro Finance; Urban Economics