Purushottam Mohanty is a Becker Friedman Institute Pre-Doctoral Research Professional working under Professor Oeindrila Dube on a variety of topics in the space of political economy. He is interested in pursuing research in the field of development economics and political economy. Previously, he worked as a Senior Data Associate at Good Business Lab. Purushottam earned his MS in Economics from the Paris School of Economics and BA in Economics from the University of Delhi.