Ep 15: Shruti Rajagopalan on law, state power & economics

In the 15th episode of Jack of all knowledge, I'm talking to Shruti Rajagopalan - senior research fellow at Mercatus center, George Mason University and fellow at classical liberal institute NYU law. She is also the lead of Indian vertical of Emergent ventures (a grant making initiative) at GMU. She writes prolifically and also hosts the popular podcast Ideas of India. She's by far, one of the most brilliant people I know - with deep expertise in areas of law and economics. She did her undergraduate degree in economics from Hansraj college, DU and then went to do her LLB from CLC, DU. She then do her masters in law and economics as an Erasmus scholar and then did her PhD in economics from GMU.

We talk about her intellectual and personal journey, her interests, research and how she looks at the world. We also talk about intersection of law and economics, what does it mean to think like an economist, how to critically look at economics, and much more. This conversation is one of the best I've had on the podcast - I hope you enjoy this episode.

Links:

1. Mercatus center: https://www.mercatus.org/

2. Ideas of India: https://www.mercatus.org/tags/ideas-india

3. Emergent ventures: https://www.mercatus.org/emergent-ventures

4. Econ4everybody: https://econforeverybody.com/

5. Fast grants: https://fastgrants.org/