Sujata VISARIA

PhD in Economics
Columbia University, 2005

Associate Professor
Department of Economics

Director of Center for Economic Policy



(852) 2358 7608
svisaria@ust.hk
Room LSK6083
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ORCID
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Research Interest Publications Projects Teaching Assignment RPG Supervision Space used




Research Interest

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Economic growth and development



Publications

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All Years 19 2022 0 2021 1 2020 3 2019 0 2018 2 2017 2 2016 11

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2021 1

Do Women Receive Worse Financial Advice?
American Finance Association 2021 Annual Meeting, Virtual, 3 - 5 January 2021
Bhattacharya, Utpal; Kumar, Amit; Visaria, Sujata; Zhao, Jing Conference paper

2020 3

The Borrowing Puzzle: Why Do Filipino Domestic Workers in Hong Kong, China Borrow Rather than Dissave?
Asian Development Review, v. 37, (2), September 2020, p. 77-99
Lim, Woo Young; Visaria, Sujata Article
Do Women Receive Worse Financial Advice?
Swedish House of Finance the 6th BI-SHoF Conference 2020, Stockholm, Sweden (conducted via Zoom), 10-12 June 2020
Bhattacharya, Utpal; Kumar, Amit; Visaria, Sujata; Zhao, Jing Conference paper
Do Women Receive Worse Financial Advice?
Frontiers in Development Policy Conference (FDP 2020), Sejong City, Republic of Korea (conducted online), 17-18 September 2020
Bhattacharya, Utpal; Kumar, Amit; Visaria, Sujata; Zhao, Jing Conference paper

2018 2

Asymmetric Information and Middleman Margins: An Experiment with Indian Potato Farmers
Review of Economics and Statistics, v. 100, (1), March 2018, p. 1-13
Mitra, Sandip; Mookherjee, Dilip; Torero, Maximo; Visaria, Sujata Article
Do Rewards Reinforce the Growth Mindset?: Joint Effects of the Growth Mindset and Incentive Schemes in a Field Intervention
Annual Winter Conference of the Society of Consumer Psychology (SCP 2018), Dallas, TX, 16-18 Feb 2018
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Visaria, Sujata; Mukhopadhyay, Anirban; Dehejia, R Conference paper

2017 2

Do Rewards Reinforce the Growth Mindset?: Joint Effects of the Growth Mindset and Incentive Schemes in a Field Intervention
Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, v. 146, (10), August 2017, p. 1402-1419
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Visaria, Sujata; Mukhopadhyay, Anirban; Dehejia, R. Article
Financing Smallholder Agriculture: An Experiment with Agent-Intermediated Microloans in India
Journal of Development Economics, v. 127, July 2017, p. 306-337
Maitra, Pushkar; Mitra, Sandip; Mookherjee, Dilip; Motta, Alberto; Visaria, Sujata Article

2016 1

Unintended Consequences of Rewards for Student Attendance: Results from a Field Experiment in Indian Classrooms
Economics of Education Review, v. 54, October 2016, p. 173-184
Visaria, Sujata; Dehejia, Rajeev; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Mukhopadhyay, Anirban Article

2015 1

Unintended Negative Consequences of Rewards for Student Attendance: Results from a Field Experiment in Indian Classrooms
11th Annual Conference on Economic Growth and Development, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, 17-19 December 2015
Visaria, Sujata; Dehejia, Rajeev; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Mukhopadhyay, Anirban Conference paper

2014 1

Effects of Lay Theories and Incentive Mechanisms on Human Capital Formation: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Non-formal schools in Indian Slums
The 8th Asian Conference on Applied Micro-Economics/Econometrics , Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, 28 November 2014
Visaria, Sujata; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Dehejia, Rajeev; Mukhopadhyay, Anirban Conference paper

2013 1

Agent Intermediated Lending: A New Approach to Microfinance
ISB Insight, v. 1, (2), January 2014
Maitra, Pushkar; Mitra, Sandip; Mookherjee, Dilip; Motta, Alberto; Visaria, Sujata Article

2012 1

The Distributive Impact of Reforms in Credit Enforcement: Evidence From Indian Debt Recovery Tribunals
Econometrica, v. 80, (2), March 2012, p. 497-558
Von Lilienfeld-Toal, Ulf; Mookherjee, Dilip; Visaria, Sujata Article

2010 2

The Distributive Impact of Reforms in Credit Enforcement: Evidence from Indian Debt Recovery Tribunals
American Financial Association meetings, Atlanta, USA
Lilienfeld-Toal, Ulf Von; Mookherjee, Dilip; Visaria, Sujata Conference paper
The Distributive Impact of Reforms in Credit Enforcement: Evidence from Indian Debt Recovery Tribunals
Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD) conference, Montreal, Canada
Lilienfeld-Toal, Ulf Von; Mookherjee, Dilip; Visaria, Sujata Conference paper

2009 3

Legal Reform and Loan Repayment: The Microeconomic Impact of Debt Recovery Tribunals in India
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, v.1,(3), 2009, July, p. 59-81
Visaria, Sujata Article
Inter Country Comparisons of Poverty based on a Capability Approach
Arguments for a Better World: Essays in Honour of Amartya Sen. Vol. 2 / Edited by Kaushik Basu and Ravi Kanbur. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009, p.7-30
Visaria, Sujata; Reddy, Sanjay; Asali, Muhammad Book chapter
The Distributive Impact of Reforms in Credit Enforcement: Evidence from Indian Debt Recovery Tribunals
European summer symposium in financial markets, CEPR, Gerzensee, Switzerland
Lilienfeld-Toal, Ulf Von; Mookherjee, Dilip; Visaria, Sujata Conference paper

2008 1

Segregation, Rent Control and Riots: The Economics of Religious Conflict in an Indian City
American Economic Review: Papers & Proceedings, v.98, (2), May, 2008, p. 505-510
Visaria, Sujata; Field, Erica; Levinson, Matthew; Pande, Rohini Article


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Conference paper 1

Do Women Receive Worse Financial Advice?
American Finance Association 2021 Annual Meeting, Virtual, 3 - 5 January 2021
Bhattacharya, Utpal; Kumar, Amit; Visaria, Sujata; Zhao, Jing


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Article 1

The Borrowing Puzzle: Why Do Filipino Domestic Workers in Hong Kong, China Borrow Rather than Dissave?
Asian Development Review, v. 37, (2), September 2020, p. 77-99
Lim, Woo Young; Visaria, Sujata

Conference paper 2

Do Women Receive Worse Financial Advice?
Swedish House of Finance the 6th BI-SHoF Conference 2020, Stockholm, Sweden (conducted via Zoom), 10-12 June 2020
Bhattacharya, Utpal; Kumar, Amit; Visaria, Sujata; Zhao, Jing
Do Women Receive Worse Financial Advice?
Frontiers in Development Policy Conference (FDP 2020), Sejong City, Republic of Korea (conducted online), 17-18 September 2020
Bhattacharya, Utpal; Kumar, Amit; Visaria, Sujata; Zhao, Jing


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Article 1

Asymmetric Information and Middleman Margins: An Experiment with Indian Potato Farmers
Review of Economics and Statistics, v. 100, (1), March 2018, p. 1-13
Mitra, Sandip; Mookherjee, Dilip; Torero, Maximo; Visaria, Sujata

Conference paper 1

Do Rewards Reinforce the Growth Mindset?: Joint Effects of the Growth Mindset and Incentive Schemes in a Field Intervention
Annual Winter Conference of the Society of Consumer Psychology (SCP 2018), Dallas, TX, 16-18 Feb 2018
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Visaria, Sujata; Mukhopadhyay, Anirban; Dehejia, R


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Article 2

Do Rewards Reinforce the Growth Mindset?: Joint Effects of the Growth Mindset and Incentive Schemes in a Field Intervention
Journal of Experimental Psychology: General, v. 146, (10), August 2017, p. 1402-1419
Chao, Melody Man Chi; Visaria, Sujata; Mukhopadhyay, Anirban; Dehejia, R.
Financing Smallholder Agriculture: An Experiment with Agent-Intermediated Microloans in India
Journal of Development Economics, v. 127, July 2017, p. 306-337
Maitra, Pushkar; Mitra, Sandip; Mookherjee, Dilip; Motta, Alberto; Visaria, Sujata


Expand All Collapse All


Article 1

Unintended Consequences of Rewards for Student Attendance: Results from a Field Experiment in Indian Classrooms
Economics of Education Review, v. 54, October 2016, p. 173-184
Visaria, Sujata; Dehejia, Rajeev; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Mukhopadhyay, Anirban


Expand All Collapse All


Conference paper 1

Unintended Negative Consequences of Rewards for Student Attendance: Results from a Field Experiment in Indian Classrooms
11th Annual Conference on Economic Growth and Development, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, 17-19 December 2015
Visaria, Sujata; Dehejia, Rajeev; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Mukhopadhyay, Anirban


Expand All Collapse All


Conference paper 1

Effects of Lay Theories and Incentive Mechanisms on Human Capital Formation: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Non-formal schools in Indian Slums
The 8th Asian Conference on Applied Micro-Economics/Econometrics , Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, 28 November 2014
Visaria, Sujata; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Dehejia, Rajeev; Mukhopadhyay, Anirban


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Article 1

Agent Intermediated Lending: A New Approach to Microfinance
ISB Insight, v. 1, (2), January 2014
Maitra, Pushkar; Mitra, Sandip; Mookherjee, Dilip; Motta, Alberto; Visaria, Sujata


Expand All Collapse All


Article 1

The Distributive Impact of Reforms in Credit Enforcement: Evidence From Indian Debt Recovery Tribunals
Econometrica, v. 80, (2), March 2012, p. 497-558
Von Lilienfeld-Toal, Ulf; Mookherjee, Dilip; Visaria, Sujata


Expand All Collapse All


Conference paper 2

The Distributive Impact of Reforms in Credit Enforcement: Evidence from Indian Debt Recovery Tribunals
American Financial Association meetings, Atlanta, USA
Lilienfeld-Toal, Ulf Von; Mookherjee, Dilip; Visaria, Sujata
The Distributive Impact of Reforms in Credit Enforcement: Evidence from Indian Debt Recovery Tribunals
Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD) conference, Montreal, Canada
Lilienfeld-Toal, Ulf Von; Mookherjee, Dilip; Visaria, Sujata


Expand All Collapse All


Article 1

Legal Reform and Loan Repayment: The Microeconomic Impact of Debt Recovery Tribunals in India
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, v.1,(3), 2009, July, p. 59-81
Visaria, Sujata

Book chapter 1

Inter Country Comparisons of Poverty based on a Capability Approach
Arguments for a Better World: Essays in Honour of Amartya Sen. Vol. 2 / Edited by Kaushik Basu and Ravi Kanbur. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009, p.7-30
Visaria, Sujata; Reddy, Sanjay; Asali, Muhammad

Conference paper 1

The Distributive Impact of Reforms in Credit Enforcement: Evidence from Indian Debt Recovery Tribunals
European summer symposium in financial markets, CEPR, Gerzensee, Switzerland
Lilienfeld-Toal, Ulf Von; Mookherjee, Dilip; Visaria, Sujata


Expand All Collapse All


Article 1

Segregation, Rent Control and Riots: The Economics of Religious Conflict in an Indian City
American Economic Review: Papers & Proceedings, v.98, (2), May, 2008, p. 505-510
Visaria, Sujata; Field, Erica; Levinson, Matthew; Pande, Rohini


Expand All Collapse All


2016 1

Unintended Consequences of Rewards for Student Attendance: Results from a Field Experiment in Indian Classrooms
Economics of Education Review, v. 54, October 2016, p. 173-184
Visaria, Sujata; Dehejia, Rajeev; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Mukhopadhyay, Anirban Article

2015 1

Unintended Negative Consequences of Rewards for Student Attendance: Results from a Field Experiment in Indian Classrooms
11th Annual Conference on Economic Growth and Development, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, 17-19 December 2015
Visaria, Sujata; Dehejia, Rajeev; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Mukhopadhyay, Anirban Conference paper

2014 1

Effects of Lay Theories and Incentive Mechanisms on Human Capital Formation: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Non-formal schools in Indian Slums
The 8th Asian Conference on Applied Micro-Economics/Econometrics , Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, 28 November 2014
Visaria, Sujata; Chao, Melody Man Chi; Dehejia, Rajeev; Mukhopadhyay, Anirban Conference paper

2013 1

Agent Intermediated Lending: A New Approach to Microfinance
ISB Insight, v. 1, (2), January 2014
Maitra, Pushkar; Mitra, Sandip; Mookherjee, Dilip; Motta, Alberto; Visaria, Sujata Article

2012 1

The Distributive Impact of Reforms in Credit Enforcement: Evidence From Indian Debt Recovery Tribunals
Econometrica, v. 80, (2), March 2012, p. 497-558
Von Lilienfeld-Toal, Ulf; Mookherjee, Dilip; Visaria, Sujata Article

2010 2

The Distributive Impact of Reforms in Credit Enforcement: Evidence from Indian Debt Recovery Tribunals
American Financial Association meetings, Atlanta, USA
Lilienfeld-Toal, Ulf Von; Mookherjee, Dilip; Visaria, Sujata Conference paper
The Distributive Impact of Reforms in Credit Enforcement: Evidence from Indian Debt Recovery Tribunals
Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD) conference, Montreal, Canada
Lilienfeld-Toal, Ulf Von; Mookherjee, Dilip; Visaria, Sujata Conference paper

2009 3

Legal Reform and Loan Repayment: The Microeconomic Impact of Debt Recovery Tribunals in India
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, v.1,(3), 2009, July, p. 59-81
Visaria, Sujata Article
Inter Country Comparisons of Poverty based on a Capability Approach
Arguments for a Better World: Essays in Honour of Amartya Sen. Vol. 2 / Edited by Kaushik Basu and Ravi Kanbur. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2009, p.7-30
Visaria, Sujata; Reddy, Sanjay; Asali, Muhammad Book chapter
The Distributive Impact of Reforms in Credit Enforcement: Evidence from Indian Debt Recovery Tribunals
European summer symposium in financial markets, CEPR, Gerzensee, Switzerland
Lilienfeld-Toal, Ulf Von; Mookherjee, Dilip; Visaria, Sujata Conference paper

2008 1

Segregation, Rent Control and Riots: The Economics of Religious Conflict in an Indian City
American Economic Review: Papers & Proceedings, v.98, (2), May, 2008, p. 505-510
Visaria, Sujata; Field, Erica; Levinson, Matthew; Pande, Rohini Article


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Teaching Assignment

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2021-22 Winter 0 2021-22 Fall 2 2020-21 Summer 1 2020-21 Spring 3 2020-21 Winter 0 2020-21 Fall 2

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ECON4434 Economic Development and Growth
UROP2100E Undergraduate Research Opportunities Series 2


UROP1100D Undergraduate Research Opportunities Series 1


ECON4234 Labor Economics and Human Resources
ECON4959B Independent Study
ECON5420 Topics in Development Economics


ECON4434 Economic Development and Growth
ECON4670 Economics Research and Communication


No Teaching Assignments


No Teaching Assignments






Research Postgraduate (RPG) Supervision From January 2019 to December 2022 (As of 30 January 2022)

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All Supervisions Current RPGs Graduated RPGs

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Current RPGs

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Master of Philosophy QIN, Lisha (co-supervision)
Innovation, Policy and Entrepreneurship( 2021 - )

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Graduated RPGs

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Master of Philosophy NAIT MAZI, Rayan
Technology Leadership and Entrepreneurship( Completed in 2020 )









ProjectsFrom January 2020 to December 2022

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All Projects 2 Leading Projects 1 Participating Projects 1

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How are Votes Bought? An Empirical Examination of Transactional Politics in a Developing Economy


選票是如何購買的？對一個發展經濟體中政治交替的實證檢驗 Leading


RGC - General Research Fund


Project Team (HKUST)
VISARIA Sujata (Lead)


2018 - 2021




Microfinance beyond group lending: an experimental approach Participating


Australian Agency for International Development


Project Team (HKUST)
VISARIA Sujata


2010 - 2020