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Arkadev Ghosh

Assistant Professor of Economics
Economics

Current Appointments & Affiliations


Assistant Professor of Economics · 2023 - Present Economics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences

In the News


Published February 11, 2025
Play Nice, Create Friendships & Bridge Gaps
Published October 17, 2023
Helping Social Scientists Grow an Idea into a Research Project

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Recent Publications


Links and Legibility: Making Sense of Historical U.S. Census Automated Linking Methods

Journal Article Journal of Business & Economic Statistics · April 2, 2024 Full text Cite

Economic Consequences of Kinship: Evidence From U.S. Bans on Cousin Marriage

Journal Article The Quarterly Journal of Economics · September 26, 2023 AbstractClose-kin marriage, by sustaining tightly knit family structures, may impede development. We find support for this hypothesis using U.S. state bans on cousin marriage. Our measure of cousin marriage ... Full text Cite
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Recent Grants


Identity Hiding and Inequality: Experimental Evidence from India

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of Chicago · 2024 - 2026

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Education, Training & Certifications


University of British Columbia (Canada) · 2022 Ph.D.
London School of Economics (United Kingdom) · 2016 M.S.
University of Edinburgh (United Kingdom) · 2015 M.A.

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