Rajshri Jayaraman
Assistant Professor
Rajshri (Raji) Jayaraman joined ESMT in June 2007 as an Assistant Professor and works in the area of European competitiveness. Previously she was an Assistant Professor, as well as an Academic Coordinator, at the Center for Economic Studies (CES) at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München.
Raji received her PhD in Economics from Cornell University. She has an M.A. degree in International and Development Economics from Yale University and received her Bachelor of Arts degree from McGill University with joint honors in Economics and Finance.
Raji’s fields of interest are development economics and empirical industrial organization. Using matched employer employee data, her research in industrial organization examines the effect of information technologies, innovative business practices and managerial incentives on firm and worker performance. Her research in development economics has focused on policy issues related to poverty and primary school education.
Selected Publications
Journal Publications
- Dostie, B., and Jayaraman, R. (Forthcoming). What (if any) are the Returns to Computer Use? Applied Economics.
- Dostie, B., and Jayaraman, R. (2006). Determinants of School Enrollment in Indian Villages. Economic Development and Cultural Change 54(2): 405–421.
- Jayaraman, R., and Oak, M. (2005). The Signalling Role of Municipal Currency in Local Development. Economica 72: 597–613.
- Jayaraman, R., and Lanjouw, P. (2004). Small-Scale Industry, Environmental Regulation and Poverty: The Case of Brazil. World Bank Economic Review 18(3): 443–464.
- Jayaraman, R., and Lanjouw, P. (1999). The Evolution of Poverty and Inequality in Indian Villages. World Bank Research Observer 14(1): 1–30.
Chapters in Books
- Jayaraman, R., and Kanbur, R. (1999). International Public Goods and the Case for Foreign Aid. In Global Public Goods, eds. I. Kaul, I. Grunberg, and M. A. Stern, 2–19. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.
Work in Progress
- Dostie, B., and Jayaraman, R. (2007) Organizational Design, Information Technologies and Firm Productivity. ESMT Working Paper No. ESMT–08–007.
- Dostie, B., and Jayaraman, R. The Effect of Competition on Managerial Incentives and Innovation.
- Blume, L., and Jayaraman, R. Social Identity and Economic Performance.
- Besley, T., and Jayaraman, R. (ed.) Microeconomics of Institutions. MIT book project.
- Jayaraman, R. The Effect of School Lunches on Primary School Enrolment: Evidence from an Exogenous Policy Change in India.
