Prachi Mishra
Biographic Data
| ID | 3714672 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Prachi Mishra |
| GIVEN NAMES | Prachi |
| FAMILY NAME | Mishra |
| SIGNATURE | MISHRA P |
| AFFILIATIONS | International Monetary Fund |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 45 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2003 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Doing more for less? New evidence on lobbying and government contracts
Populism and Civil Society
Since Tocqueville (1835), civil society has been recognized as a cornerstone of liberal democracy. But populists claim to be the only legitimate representatives of the people, leaving no space for civil society. Are populism and civil society enemies? To answer this question, we look at voters’ choices in Europe. We find that individuals belonging to associations are less likely by 1.6–2.8 percentage points to vote for populist parties, which is …
Information and Legislative Bargaining
This paper studies the political influence of individual firms on congressional decisions to suspend tariffs on U.S. imports of intermediate goods. We develop a legislative bargaining model in which firms influence legislators by transmitting information about the value of protection, using verbal messages and lobbying expenditures. Model estimation using firmlevel data on tariff suspension bills and lobbying expenditures reveals that the probabi…
Monetary policy and bank lending rates in low-income countries
The Power of Political Voice
Using state-level variation in the timing of political reforms, we find that an increase in female representation in local government induces a large and significant rise in documented crimes against women in India. Our evidence suggests that this increase is good news, driven primarily by greater reporting rather than greater incidence of such crimes. In contrast, we find no increase in crimes against men or in gender-neutral crimes. We also exa…
Does health aid matter?
Emigration and wages in source countries
La continuité urbaine dans l'État de l'Orissa (Inde) à l'époque moderne
La continuité urbaine dans l'État de l'Orissa (Inde) à l'époque moderne
Emigration and wages in source countries
Does health aid matter?
The Power of Political Voice
Using state-level variation in the timing of political reforms, we find that an increase in female representation in local government induces a large and significant rise in documented crimes against women in India. Our evidence suggests that this increase is good news, driven primarily by greater reporting rather than greater incidence of such crimes. In contrast, we find no increase in crimes against men or in gender-neutral crimes. We also exa…
Monetary policy and bank lending rates in low-income countries
Information and Legislative Bargaining
This paper studies the political influence of individual firms on congressional decisions to suspend tariffs on U.S. imports of intermediate goods. We develop a legislative bargaining model in which firms influence legislators by transmitting information about the value of protection, using verbal messages and lobbying expenditures. Model estimation using firmlevel data on tariff suspension bills and lobbying expenditures reveals that the probabi…
Populism and Civil Society
Since Tocqueville (1835), civil society has been recognized as a cornerstone of liberal democracy. But populists claim to be the only legitimate representatives of the people, leaving no space for civil society. Are populism and civil society enemies? To answer this question, we look at voters’ choices in Europe. We find that individuals belonging to associations are less likely by 1.6–2.8 percentage points to vote for populist parties, which is …
Doing more for less? New evidence on lobbying and government contracts
Economics (6 works) · Geography (3 works) · Law (3 works) · Political science (3 works) · Politics (3 works) · Demographic economics (2 works) · Electoral Systems and Political Participation (2 works) · Media Influence and Politics (2 works) · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies (2 works) · Art (1 work)