Teaching
My teaching philosophy is rooted in a multidisciplinary approach that bridges the gap between economic principles, legal frameworks, and technological innovation. Having served as a faculty at premier institutions such as Max Planck Institute, Jindal Global Law School, Hitotsubashi University's Institute for Innovation Research, Jindal School of Banking and Finance, BITS Pilani's Law School, Centre for Research on Innovation for Shared Prosperity, and the Gateway House, I view the classroom not merely as a space for knowledge transfer but as a laboratory for critical inquiry, building innovative solutions, and policy-oriented thinking.
My pedagogy is built on three core pillars:
The Intersection of Law and Economics
I believe that a profound understanding of the law requires a firm grasp of the economic incentives that shape it. In courses such as Economic Analysis of Law, I challenge students to move beyond black-letter law to analyse the efficiency and distributive consequences of legal rules. I provide students with a comparative perspective on how economic principles play out in the real world. We figure out the effects of legal rules, which is central to understanding the rules we have and to deciding what rules we should have. After all, legal rules are not entirely the product of deliberate human design; they could be unplanned outcomes of disparate decisions.
Contextualizing Technology and Innovation
In the rapidly evolving digital landscape, teaching Science, Technology and Innovation requires a forward-looking curriculum in a course on Innovation and Industrial Policies. I integrate innovation-intensive organisations into my modules, ensuring that students grapple with real-world complexities—such as patent licensing and competition. This approach transforms abstract theories into living case studies, encouraging students to consider the societal impact of innovation on shared prosperity.
Understanding New-Age Economics
Teaching "new-age" principles is essential because traditional models often fail to account for the radical shifts brought by the digital economy, global crises, local dilemmas, failure of societies and nations, and shifting social contracts. New-age economics, at both the micro and macro levels, provides tools for understanding real-world market dynamics and consumer choice beyond simple models. The complexities of a post-pandemic world, integrating climate risk, extreme income inequality, digital transformation, geopolitical crises, and technological sovereignty, are the core of any new-age course in economics.