New Faculty: Rohit Lamba

Rohit Lamba

Assistant Professor, Economics

Academic focus: 

Economic theory, economic development

Current research projects: 

I recently published “Breaking the Mold, India’s Untraveled Path to Prosperity,” co-authored with Raghuram Rajan (Princeton University Press). I’m also working on algorithmic pricing -- can use of algorithms lead to collusion, and on uncertain repeated games – how to model dynamic games when players may not understand or agree on the future draw of games.

Previous positions:

• Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics, School of Social Sciences, New York University Abu Dhabi, 2024 
• Assistant Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, Pennsylvania State University, 2015-2023
• Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics, Department of Economics, University of Pennsylvania, 2018-2019
• Postdoctoral Fellow, St. John’s College and Faculty of Economics, University of Cambridge, 2014-2015

Academic background:

• Ph.D., Economics, Princeton University, 2014
• M.A., Economics, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, India, 2008
• B.A., Mathematics, St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi, India, 2006 

Last book read: 

“The Loom of Time: A Selection of His Plays and Poems” by Kalidasa

In your own time/when not working: 

Play squash, read and write poetry, trek, cook

Courses you’re most looking forward to teaching: 

Undergraduate class on networks and graduate class on game theory

What most excites you about Cornell: 

The students, my colleagues in the economics department, and interdisciplinary interactions

Website: www.rohitlamba.com

Social media: @rohlamba