Akshay Dixit

Akshay Dixit is a Postdoctoral Fellow at the Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies, transitioning to an Assistant Professor of Government at Dartmouth College. He holds a PhD in Political Economy & Government from Harvard University.

• Current Affiliation: Princeton University (Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies)
• Future Affiliation: Dartmouth College (Department of Government)

His research focuses on ethnic divisions in developing countries, the role of government policy in reducing social inequality, and the political economy of caste integration in India. He combines causal inference tools with qualitative methods to analyze welfare state impacts and caste reparations policies.

Scientific awards include:

• Fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Studies (2024-25)
• Stone PhD Scholar in Inequality & Wealth Concentration
• Democracy Doctoral Fellow at the Ash Center for Democratic Governance & Innovation (2023-24)

Contact: ad0170@princeton.edu