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Yale names Kaivan Munshi the Frederick W. Beinecke Professor of economics
Munshi holds a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and degrees from the University of California, Berkeley, and the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.
Kaivan Munshi / Image- Yale News
Yale University has appointed Kaivan Munshi as the Frederick W. Beinecke Professor of Economics, recognizing his influential work in economic development.
Munshi, who joined Yale's Faculty of Arts and Sciences in 2019, has made significant contributions to the study of social networks and their role in shaping individual outcomes, particularly in developing economies.
A faculty affiliate of the Economic Growth Center, Munshi's research spans three decades, much of it focused on India. His work highlights how informal community institutions, such as caste-based networks, influence economic mobility, access to jobs, and credit.
His recent studies have expanded to analyze interactions between ethnic groups, with notable research on the impact of status dynamics on women’s labor force participation in rural India.
Munshi’s research, supported by the NSF and NIH, has been published in leading journals like the American Economic Review and the Journal of Political Economy. He received the Infosys Prize in Social Sciences in 2016 for his groundbreaking work on community networks and their economic functions.
Munshi holds a Ph.D. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and degrees from the University of California, Berkeley, and the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay.
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