
Saumitra Jha
@saumjha
Prof @StanfordGSB @FSIStanford. I do research in economics and politics, particularly on approaches for reducing conflict and polarization.
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https://people.stanford.edu/saumitra/ 19-09-2009 05:36:29
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ALERT: The Second Annual Historical Political Economy Conference at USC will be held on October 24-25, 2025. Deadline for proposals: May 1 Keynote presentation: Saumitra Jha Here's the link to the proposal form: dornsife.usc.edu/cis/2025/04/02…


17 April | ⏰ 3 PM BST During the next seminar of the (ReCIPE) virtual course Saumitra Jha Stanford Graduate School of Business and Oyebola Okunogbe World Bank Research will discuss ethnic diversity and nation-building Register: recipe.cepr.org/event/4651


17 April | ⏰ 3 PM BST During the next seminar of the (ReCIPE) virtual course Saumitra Jha Stanford Graduate School of Business and Oyebola Okunogbe World Bank Research will discuss ethnic diversity and nation-building Register: recipe.cepr.org/event/4651



Call for papers! The second edition of the Transatlantic Political Economy Conference (T-PEC) will be held in London on Nov 6-7, 2025. Organized by Cevat Giray Aksoy, Nico Ajzenman and myself. Apply here before July 4 (and share widely!): sites.google.com/view/tpec-mont…

ALERT: The Second Annual Historical Political Economy Conference at USC will be held on October 24-25, 2025. Deadline for proposals: **May 1** Keynote presentation: Saumitra Jha Here's the link to the proposal form: dornsife.usc.edu/cis/2025/04/02…


ALERT: The Second Annual Historical Political Economy Conference at USC will be held on October 24-25, 2025. Deadline for proposals: TODAY, **May 1** Keynote presentation: Saumitra Jha Here's the link to the proposal form: dornsife.usc.edu/cis/2025/04/02…



Many congratulations to my colleague at Stanford Graduate School of Business , Saumitra Jha , for winning the MAIA award for best academic paper! “Trading stocks builds financial confidence and compresses the gender gap” was published in The Economic Journal in 2024 maiawards.org/winners-2025/


TSE UniversitĂ di Bologna Can long-standing ethnic divisions block growth? At 80 #EconPolicy panel, Saumitra Jha Stanford Graduate School of Business presents a paper reviewing literature on breaking through the ethnic growth trap. Discussant: Eleonora Guarnieri University of Bristol


Managing political conflict starts with understanding power dynamics. Stanford Graduate School of Business’s Saumitra Jha shares how you can leverage monopoly power, build networks, and create cooperative solutions to influence outcomes. stanford.io/4l32PgW