Aditya Bhandari

I am a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Economics at the University of Chicago. My research focuses on Urban and Spatial Economics, International Trade, and Macroeconomics. I am on the 2025-2026 job market.

My JMP studies the optimal design of place-based industrial policies in light of their growing prominence using tools from spatial economics, macroeconomics, international trade, and empirical IO.