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My name is Kriti Khanna, I am a Founding Faculty, Assistant professor in Economics, at Plaksha University, Mohali, India. I have also served as the Founding Program Chair of the Data Science, Economics, and Business Program at Plaksha University between April 2022- Aug 2023.

My research investigates how institutional frictions and policy forces shape productivity, firm dynamics, and structural transformation in emerging economies, with a primary focus on India. My work analyzes how weak credit enforcement, labor regulations, and targeted industrial policies—such as India’s Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) schemes—distort resource allocation and aggregate performance. Methodologically, I combine dynamic heterogeneous-agent macroeconomic models with causal empirical strategies using firm- and household-level data.

Prior to this, I earned my Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Houston.

At Plaksha University, I teach courses in macroeconomics theory, macro-development, and applied econometrics. I’m especially passionate about mentoring students and building research capacity in fast-growing academic ecosystems.