Ritabrata Bose

I'm a 4th year PhD candidate in the Department of Economics at Arizona State University. I study how localized shocks to economically central sectors propagate through production networks to shape aggregate economic outcomes.

I completed my undergrad and master's from the University of Calcutta with degrees in Economics. I have done my research master's from IGIDR. In my free time, I enjoy cooking and watching movies.

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Ritabrata Bose

Research

Macroeconomics, International Trade, Spatial Economics.

Working Papers

Freight Hubs and the Geography of Production Job Market Paper
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Presentations
  • Singapore Economic Review Conference — Singapore (scheduled).
  • International Transportation Economics Association Annual Conference — Bergamo, Italy (scheduled).
  • Macroeconomics Workshop — Arizona State University.

Research Question: How do logistics network improvements reshape manufacturing activity across space?

Highway Congestion and Cascading Trade Costs
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Presentations
  • Midwest International Trade and Theory Conference — Ohio State University.
  • Ahmedabad University Annual Conference — Ahmedabad, India. (Best Paper in Macroeconomics)
  • Macroeconomics Workshop — Arizona State University.

Research Question: How does highway congestion propagate through production networks and affect firm-level and aggregate costs?

Production Networks and Industry Wage Differentials
with Xincheng Qiu
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Presentations

Research Question: How do production-network linkages contribute to persistent wage differentials across industries?

Work in Progress

Financing Transportation Infrastructure
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Presentations
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  • Sed do eiusmod tempor incididunt ut labore et dolore magna — Fall 2024.

Research Question: How to finance transportation infrastructure improvement projects in an efficient way?

Miscellanea

Conferences
& Workshops
2026

Singapore Economic Review Conference (Singapore) (scheduled)

International Transportation Economics Association Annual Conference (Bergamo, Italy) (scheduled)

Midwest International Trade and Theory Conference (Ohio State)

Macroeconomics Workshop (Arizona State)

2025

Ahmedabad U Annual Conference (Ahmedabad, India)

Macroeconomics Workshop (Arizona State)

Honors
& Awards
2026

Travel Grant, Department of Economics, Arizona State University

2025

Best Paper in Macroeconomics, Ahmedabad U Annual Conference

2024

Travel Grant, Graduate Student Government, Arizona State University

Department Fellowship, Arizona State University (2024–23)

2023

Center for Advanced Study in Economic Efficiency (CASEE) Fellowship, Arizona State University

2022

University Graduate Fellowship, Arizona State University

Academic
Service

PhD Ambassador, W.P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University, 2025–present

Referee:
Journal of Asian Economics, Review of Development Economics

Teaching
Experience

As Teaching Assistant:

Microeconomic Principles, Applied Econometrics using Python, International Trade, Water Economics, Arizona State University

Business Economics, Business Statistics, Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore

As Instructor:

Microeconomic Principles, Macroeconomic Principles, Arizona State University