Mridul Joshi
I am a PhD candidate in Economics and Education at Stanford University. My research examines how individuals acquire skills and make human capital decisions, particularly in resource-constrained environments. I study how technology, cultural norms, and institutional policies shape decision-making and influence affective, educational, and labor market outcomes.
To explore these questions, I often try to employ policy-relevant field experiments with small, deliberate variations to test theories of learning, while at the same time generating insights that are both scalable and practically useful. My primary training is in economics, but my work is highly interdisciplinary—drawing on ideas from psychology, psychometrics, cognitive science, education, and, increasingly, computer science.
Prior to Stanford, I was at the University of Chicago, working as a predoctoral fellow for Professor Michael Kremer. Previously, I have also worked at J-PAL and at the OECD. I hold a master’s degree in economics from the Paris School of Economics.
Feel free to reach out to me at mriduljoshi@stanford.edu, whether you have a question or just want to say hello!