Nikhar Gaikwad

Nikhar Gaikwad’s research interests span international and comparative political economy, with a focus on the politics of economic policymaking, trade and migration, business-state relations, and identity. He has a regional specialization in India, which he studies in comparative perspective with Brazil and other democracies.

Nikhar Gaikwad’s research interests span international and comparative political economy, with a focus on the politics of economic policymaking, trade and migration, business-state relations, and identity. He has a regional specialization in India, which he studies in comparative perspective with Brazil and other democracies.

Prior to joining Columbia University, he was a Fellow at the Niehaus Center for Globalization and Governance at Princeton University. He has worked at Cornerstone Research, an economics and finance research firm.

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Select Publications

  • Ballard-Rosa, Cameron, Allison Carnegie and Nikhar Gaikwad. “Economic Crises and Trade Policy
    Competition.” British Journal of Political Science 48(3): 713-748, 2018
  • Gaikwad, Nikhar and Gareth Nellis. “The Majority-Minority Divide in Attitudes toward Internal Migration: Evidence from Mumbai.” American Journal of Political Science 61(2): 456-472, 2017
  • Gaikwad, Nikhar. “Presidential Prospects, Political Support, and Stock Market Performance.” Quarterly Journal of Political Science 8(4): 451-464, 2013
  • Gaikwad, Nikhar. Review of Globalization and Economic Nationalism in Asia, by Anthony P. D’Costa, ed. Comparative South Asia 21(2): 172-173, 2013

Select Honors and Awards

  • Pi Sigma Alpha Award for Best Paper, 2017 Midwest Political Science Association Annual Meeting, 2018
  • Kellogg/Notre Dame Award for Best Paper in Comparative Politics, 2017 Midwest Political Science
    Association Annual Meeting, 2018
  • Professor Robert Keohane’s Balzan Prize for International Relations Grant, Principal Investigator, with F. Genovese and D. Tingley, 2018-20
  • Research and Empirical Analysis of Labor Migration, Principal Investigator, 2018-20
  • Evidence in Governance and Politics, Principal Investigator, with A. Bohlken and G. Nellis, 2017-20
  • Vice Provost’s Hybrid Learning Course Redesign and Delivery Grant, Columbia University, 2018-19
  • Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy Seed Grant, Columbia University, 2017-18
  • Departmental Research Incentive Program (DRIP), Columbia University, 2018
  • South Asian Studies Council Travel Grant, Yale University, 2012-16
  • Hall-Mercer Fellowship, Yale University, 2014-15

Education Ph.D., Yale University M.Phil., M.A., Yale University B.A., Williams College

  • Ph.D., Yale University
  • M.Phil., M.A., Yale University
  • B.A., Williams College