Aditya Kuvalekar
Aditya Kuvalekar
Associate Professor, Economics and Public Policy
Biography
Aditya Kuvalekar is a microeconomist whose primary research area is information economics. His research examines how changes in information environments shape individual and collective behavior, with applications ranging from protests and voting to interactions within organizations. A second strand of his work focuses on market design, including problems of land acquisition from groups and school choice when students have non-standard preferences. His research has been published in leading economics journals, including The American Economic Review, The RAND Journal of Economics, American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, and Journal of Economic Theory.
Education
- PhD in Economics, New York University 2017
- M.Sc in Quantitative Economics, Indian Statistical Institute, 2010
- B.Tech in Energy Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, 2007
Experience
Professional positions
- 2026 - Present: Associate Professor, Economics and Public Policy, Indian School of Business
- 2025 - 2026: Visiting Assistant Professor, Dept. of Economics & Finance, Indian School of Business
- 2020 - 2026: Assistant Professor, University of Essex
- 2017 - 2020: Assistant Professor, Universidad Carlos III de Madrid
Selected publications
- Kuvalekar, A., Basak, D., Deb, J. (2026). Similarity of Information and Collective Action. American Economic Review, 116(4), 1189–1233.
- Kuvalekar, A., Deb, J., Lipnowski, E. (2025). Fostering collaboration. Theoretical Economics, 20(4), 1181-1211
- Kuvalekar, A., Haghpanah, N., Lipnowski, E. (2024). Buying from a Group. American Economic Review, 114(8).
- Kuvalekar, A., Ramos, J., Schneider, J. (2023). The wrong kind of information. The RAND Journal of Economics, 54(2), 360-384.
- Kuvalekar, A., Kostadinov, R. (2022). Learning in Relational Contracts. American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 14(1), 284-329. 10.1257/mic.20190203
- Kuvalekar, A., Lipnowski, E., Ramos, J. (2022). Goodwill in communication. Journal of Economic Theory, 203. 10.1016/j.jet.2022.105467
- Kuvalekar, A., Lipnowski, E. (2020). Job Insecurity. American Economic Journal: Microeconomics, 12(2), 188–229. 10.1257/mic.20190132