Personal profile
Biography
Birendra Rai is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Economics. He holds a PhD in Economics from Texas AandM University and worked as a post-doctoral research associate at the Max Planck Insttute of Economics in Jena, Germany before joining Monash in 2009. His research interests include theoretical microeconomics and experimental/behavioral economics.
Monash teaching commitment
Mathematical Economic Theory ECC/BEX 5850 (Masters and PhD)
Research Topics in Microeconomics ECC/BEX 6650 (Masters and PhD)
Research area keywords
- Microeconomic Theory
- Experimental/Behavioral Economics
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Research output
- 10 Article
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Competence in the eye of the electorate: appearance, incumbency, and vote shares
Bilson, T., Rai, B., Smyth, R. & Wang, L. C., Feb 2024, In: Legislative Studies Quarterly. 49, 1, p. 187-202 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Influencing a polarized and connected legislature
Das Chaudhury, R., Leister, C. M. & Rai, B., Nov 2023, In: Games and Economic Behavior. 142, p. 833-850 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Public support in the United States for global equity in vaccine pricing
Chan, Y., Datt, G., Islam, A., Rai, B. & Wang, L. C., 2022, In: Scientific Reports. 12, 1, 8 p., 8960.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Awareness of ethical dilemmas enhances public support for the principle of saving more lives in the United States: a survey experiment based on ethical allocation of scarce ventilators
Rai, B., Wang, L. C., Pandit, S., Handfield, T. & So, C. K., Aug 2021, In: Social Science & Medicine. 282, 10 p., 114171.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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Testing the single-peakedness of other-regarding preferences
Levati, M. V., Nicholas, A. J. & Rai, B., 2014, In: European Economic Review. 67, p. 197 - 209 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Research › peer-review
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