

Aprajit Mahajan
Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, UC Berkeley
Aprajit Mahajan is an Associate Professor in the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at UC Berkeley. His research focuses on development economics with a regional focus on India. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Princeton University, a M.Sc. in Economics and Philosophy from the London School of Economics, and a B.A. in Economics from Stanford University. He has previously held faculty positions at Stanford University and UCLA.
Recent work by Aprajit Mahajan
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Improving practices at Bangladesh’s brick kilns: A win-win for business and the environment
New evidence from Bangladesh shows that aligning business owners' profit motives with environmental and health goals can effectively reduce the harm caused by pollution from brick kilns.
Published 12.05.25
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Encouraging agricultural technology adoption through autonomy: Evidence from Mexico
While farming practices were not initially enhanced, low-income farmers in Mexico with autonomy substantially improved two years post-intervention
Published 08.02.21
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Do management interventions last? Evidence from India
The positive effects of improving management systems persist nine years after management consulting support was provided
Published 29.03.18
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“The Office” goes to India: How bad management keeps India poor
Better management of Indian firms could lead to massive improvements in productivity and performance
Published 13.04.11