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Raj Arunachalam
Funded Research:
Collaborative Research: Divorce and the Political Gender Gap (NSF)
Incentives for Life (Freedman)
Research Affiliate, Population Studies Center.
Assistant Professor, Economics.
Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley
Dr. Arunachalam's research concentrations are in development economics and economic history. Recent work examines the impact of family planning on dowry transfers in Bangladesh.
Recent Publications
Journal Articles
Arunachalam, Raj, and M. Shah. 2012. "The Prostitute's Allure: The Return to Beauty in Commercial Sex Work." B E Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, 12(1). DOI. Abstract.
Arunachalam, Raj, and M. Shah. 2008. "Prostitutes and brides?" American Economic Review, 98(2): 516-522. DOI.
Other Reports
Arunachalam, Raj, and Trevon Logan. 2008. "Is There Dowry Inflation in South Asia?" NBER Working Paper No. 13905.