Lakshmi Iyer
Lakshmi Iyer
Assistant Professor of Business Administration
| Unit | Business, Government and the International Economy |
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| Contact | (617) 495-6250 Send E-Mail |
| Interests | economic development, economic institutions, political economy, more > |
| Overview | Biography | Publications & Course Materials | Current Research | Areas of Interest |
Lakshmi Iyer is an economist in the Business, Government and the International Economy (BGIE) Unit at Harvard Business School. Her primary research fields are political economy and development economics, with a special emphasis on property rights. Her research has examined historical and current property rights institutions in developing countries such as India, Vietnam, China and the Philippines. She has also studied many dimensions of the quality of government in developing countries, including the legacy of colonial rule, the division of authority between politicians and bureaucrats, and the link between poverty and conflict.