Santosh Anagol

Santosh Anagol is an Associate Professor in the Business Economics and Public Policy Department at The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. His research focuses on financial markets in emerging economies, with emphasis on household finance, regulatory policy, and behavioral economics.

• Ph.D. in Economics (Yale University, 2009)
• B.A. in Economics with Minor in Mathematics (Stanford University, 2002)
• Fulbright Scholar to India (2002-2003)

Anagol’s research spans topics like:

• Indian mutual fund regulation, including commission reforms and investor behavior
• Life insurance agent incentives and product mis-selling
• Endowment effects in IPO lotteries
• Consanguineous marriage impacts on genetic variation
• Political economy of elections via the 'runner-up effect'
• Economic returns of livestock in rural India

His recent publications analyze:

• Global genetic patterns linked to marriage practices
• Investor responses to randomized IPO gains
• Regulatory impacts on mutual fund flows

Scientific awards include:

• Fulbright Scholarship
• Wharton Teaching Excellence Award (2018-2019)

Teaching focuses on:

• BEPP2030 - Business in Global Political Environment
• BEPP2800 - Applied Data Analysis using R
• Doctoral seminars on research methodology and empirical analysis