Karthik Muralidharan

Karthik Muralidharan is the Tata Chancellor?s professor of economics at the University of California, San Diego (UCSD). His research spans public finance and development economics with a focus on improving education, health, welfare, and public service delivery, and has been published in several world-leading academic journals. He has also actively engaged in policy advising and capacity-building in India at both Central and state government levels, and in public communication of research insights through several op-eds and podcasts. This is his first book and synthesizes over twenty years of research, writing, teaching, and policy advising to provide a conceptual and practical roadmap for India?s future. Prof. Muralidharan is also the co-founder and scientific director of the Centre for Effective Governance of Indian States (CEGIS), a non-profit organization that works with multiple state governments across India to improve state capacity, governance, and service delivery. Born and raised in India, he holds a bachelor?s degree from Harvard, an MPhil from Cambridge (UK), and a PhD in economics from Harvard.