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Prateek Raj
NationalityIndian
Alma materIndian Institute of Technology, Delhi (BTech)
University College London (PhD)
Scientific career
FieldsEconomic history
Management
InstitutionsIndian Institute of Management Bangalore
London School of Economics
Kellogg School of Management
University of Chicago Booth School of Business
ThesisThe friends we make: networks, culture and institutions (2018)

Prateek Raj is an Indian academic who is an Assistant Professor in Strategy at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore. He is known for his work highlighting caste[1][2] and regional[3][4] inequality in India, and for advocating for social issues including LGBT rights[5] and against hate speech.[6][7] He is an Affiliate Fellow at the Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business.[8]

Academic career

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Raj's research on income disparities faced by Dalit business owners[9] has received significant media coverage[1][2][10][11][12] for its policy implications. Raj has received notable research grants including from the Government of Uttar Pradesh for documenting the 2019 Kumbh Mela[13] and the UK's Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) and India's ICSSR for research on UK-India trade relations.[14][15]

Raj has co-authored academic reports on topics such as journalism in the age digital platforms[16] for the Stigler Center tabled at the US Congress,[17] and a vision for Karnataka in 2047, for the Confederation of Indian Industry.[18][19]

Other ventures

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Raj comments on issues such as "metropolis vacuum" in the Hindi heartland.[3][4] He is a prominent academic from the Indian Institutes of Management system writing in support of queer rights in India[5][20] and is a vocal critic of hate speech[21] and the role of digital platforms in amplifying divisive rhetoric. In an open-letter he co-authored he called for corporations to defund platforms that promote harmful content.[22] Raj’s work and activism has been featured by several national and international media outlets including Bloomberg,[23] Economic Times,[3] Indian Express,[2] Mint,[4] NDTV,[6] Telegraph India,[11] The Hindu[1] and Times of India.[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Varghese, Rebecca Rose (14 August 2024). "Impact of institutional stigma on Dalit business owners' earning capacity". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b c "Pronounced income gaps evident in case of stigmatised-caste business owners: new study". The Indian Express. 20 August 2024. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Narayanan, Dinesh (15 November 2018). "The key to India's growth story lies hidden in the Hindi heartland". The Economic Times. ISSN 0013-0389. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  4. ^ a b c Rajadhyaksha, Niranjan (30 April 2019). "Economic geography central to India's regional inequality woes". The Mint.
  5. ^ a b Raj, Prateek (20 October 2023). "Marriage equality: We won't win this battle from the shadows". The Indian Express. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  6. ^ a b Kumar, Ravish (12 January 2022). Prime Time With Ravish Kumar: Right-Wing "Trads" And How They Spread Hate Online. NDTV. Retrieved 17 August 2024 – via YouTube.
  7. ^ a b "How hate can hurt India's economic dreams". The Times of India. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Affiliate Fellows: Current Cohort". The University of Chicago Booth School of Business. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  9. ^ Raj, Prateek; Roulet, Thomas J.; Bapuji, Hari (7 August 2024). "It's not who you know, but who you are: Explaining income gaps of stigmatized-caste business owners in India". PLOS ONE. 19 (8): e0307660. Bibcode:2024PLoSO..1907660R. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0307660. ISSN 1932-6203. PMC 11305585. PMID 39110669.
  10. ^ Mudur, G.S. (14 August 2024). "Price of being Dalit on trade: 16 per cent less income". The Telegraph India.
  11. ^ a b "Caste Price: Editorial on social capital doing little to enhance income of Dalit business owners". The Telegraph India. 16 August 2024.
  12. ^ Choudhary, Puran (19 August 2024). "16 per cent income gap between Dalit business owners, others: IIM-B study". The New Indian Express. Retrieved 26 August 2024.
  13. ^ Kumar, Chethan (13 January 2019). "IIMB team to study Kumbh Mela management and demographics". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  14. ^ "IIMB's Prof. Prateek Raj awarded grant for ICSSR-ESRC-UKRI call for collaborative research on UK-India Trade". IIM Bangalore. 12 December 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  15. ^ "King's India Institute and Business School win new grant on the future of UK-India trade". King's College London. 16 December 2020. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  16. ^ Rolnik, Guy; Cagé, Julia; Gans, Joshua; Goodman, Ellen; Knight, Brian; Prat, Andrea; Schiffrin, Anya; Raj, Prateek (2019). "Protecting Journalism in the Age of Digital Platforms" (PDF). George J. Stigler Center for the Study of the Economy and the State; The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.
  17. ^ House Committee Print 117-8 (2022). "Investigation of competition in digital markets". US Congress.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  18. ^ "Upgrade physical and social infrastructure, increase spending on education and research: Karnataka@100: A Vision Document for 2047'". The Hindu. 12 June 2023. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  19. ^ Srihari, Rishabh (14 June 2023). "Skewed growth challenge for Karnataka: IIMB, CII". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  20. ^ Gautam, Naina (29 May 2024). "A Right In The Making". Outlook India. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  21. ^ Barman, Sourav Roy (8 January 2022). "Your silence emboldens hate voices: Faculty, students of IIMs to PM". The Indian Express. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  22. ^ Sarawat, Raunaq (10 August 2023). "'We really mean it...': IIM-Bangalore professor who penned letter critiquing corporate funding of 'hate speech'". The Indian Express. Retrieved 17 August 2024.
  23. ^ "This Explains Why Modern Markets Developed Where They Did - Bloomberg". www.bloomberg.com. Retrieved 29 August 2024.
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