Anubhav Jha

Anubhav Jha is a Research Fellow and Postdoctoral Associate in the Formal Theory and Quantitative Methods group at the Vancouver School of Economics, University of British Columbia. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the same institution, completing his doctoral studies within the VSE.

His research interests are centered in Political Economy, with a focus on strategic political phenomena such as electoral competition, government portfolio allocation in parliamentary democracies, and the impact of social media advertising on socio-economic outcomes. He employs advanced structural models to analyze these topics rigorously, blending formal theory with empirical quantitative methods.

Though his working papers highlight diverse subfields—including electoral behavior, party dynamics in European parliaments, and Indian parliamentary elections—no specific grants or scientific awards are mentioned in the provided text. He has no listed advisees or master's/Ph.D. students.

Jha’s affiliation with the VSE positions him within a leading academic unit for economics research, emphasizing both theoretical and applied quantitative methodologies.