Ramaa Vasudevan

Ramaa Vasudevan is a Professor of Economics at Colorado State University, affiliated with the College of Liberal Arts and the Department of Art Museum and Economics. Her research focuses on international finance, open economy macroeconomics, and the political economy of development and finance. She teaches courses such as ECON 376 (Marxist Economic Thought) and ECON 742.

She holds a PhD in Economics from The New School for Social Research, specializing in political economy of international trade and finance, and an M.Phil from the Centre for Development Studies in India, studying colonial labor markets. Her work critically examines financialization, global monetary systems, and the intersection of gender, labor, and development.

Her scholarship spans topics like the dollar standard's role in imperialism, cryptocurrency's socio-economic impacts, and the political economy of public debt. Notable works analyze India's colonial monetary history, modern financial crises, and structural transformations in global economies.

Her research emphasizes Marxist frameworks to critique contemporary capitalism, including studies on digital platforms, monopolies, and the care economy's gender dynamics. Vasudevan’s interdisciplinary approach integrates historical analysis with modern macroeconomic challenges, addressing issues like secular stagnation and inequality.