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Amit Batabyal
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July 21, 2026
Climate Policy Needs Carbon Pricing, Not Just Green Subsidies
Basis Point Insight publishes a commentary by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and head of the Department of Sustainability, examining how global carbon taxes outperform green subsidies.
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July 14, 2026
The Hidden Cost: Why Carbon Taxes Are Unpopular
Basis Point Insight publishes a commentary by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and head of the Department of Sustainability, examining the economic tradeoffs associated with carbon taxes.
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June 18, 2026
What Did The Green Revolution in India Do To Farm Size-Productivity Relationship?
Basis Point Insight publishes a commentary by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and head of the Department of Sustainability, examining how India’s Green Revolution influenced the relationship between farm size and agricultural productivity.
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June 8, 2026
The fascinating connections between cigarette addiction and educational attainment
Rochester Business Journal publishes a commentary by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and head of the Department of Sustainability, exploring new research on the two-way relationship between cigarette addiction and educational attainment, and how tobacco policy may influence long-term educational outcomes. (This content will require a subscription to read.)
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May 19, 2026
Is India’s Teacher Knowledge Gap Quietly Undermining Learning?
Basis Point Insight features a column by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and head of the Department of Sustainability, examining how gaps in teacher subject knowledge in India may be affecting classroom learning outcomes and educational equity.
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May 19, 2026
Political Pulse: What suspending the federal gas tax means
WHAM-TV speaks to Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and head of the Department of Sustainability, about the impact a gas tax suspension would have.
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May 12, 2026
Bribes, Bureaucracy and the Case for a Universal Basic Income
An essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and head of the Department of Sustainability, published by Basis Point Insight.
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May 7, 2026
Workers in Rochester, NY, and Elsewhere Would Benefit from a Federal Paid Sick Leave Law
An essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and head of the Department of Sustainability, published by Medium.
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April 30, 2026
Can a Participation Deficit Explain India’s Low Per Capita Income?
An essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and head of the Department of Sustainability, published by Basis Point Insight.
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April 22, 2026
New research shows rising class, falling race gaps in economic mobility
An essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and head of the Department of Sustainability, published by Rochester Beacon.
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April 20, 2026
How Extreme Heat Deepens Rural Undernutrition
Basis Point Insight features an essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and head of the Department of Sustainability, examining how extreme heat impacts agriculture and food systems, highlighting hidden risks of undernutrition among vulnerable populations despite market adaptations.
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April 10, 2026
How Marriage Markets Drive India's Vanishing Girls Problem
Basis Point Insight publishes an essay by Amit Batabyal, the Arthur J. Gosnell Professor of Economics and head of the Department of Sustainability, highlighting new research that links skewed sex ratios to marriage markets, dowries and relative wealth in India.