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Assistant Professor of Nanoeconomics

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Degrees:

• Ph.D., Economics, University of Minnesota, 2008.
• M.Sc., Economics, London School of Economics and Political Science, 2003.
• B.Sc., Economics, University of London, 2001.
• B.Tech., Electrical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, 1998.

Research website: http://www.albany.edu/econ_technology/index.html

Areas of research:

• Economics of Technological Change
• Macroeconomics

Description of research:

Dr Pillai's research focuses on the economic drivers of technological change. Technical advances in high tech industries are important contributors to productivity growth in the macroeconomy and to improvements in the standard of living. Dr.Pillai studies how economic factors influence the rate at which these technical advances are made, how government policies can influence the rate of technical change, and the welfare impact of these policies. Dr.Pillai's work includes theoretical modeling, econometric estimation of model parameters, and use of estimated models to quantitatively understand the impact of government policies.

Working Papers:

Microprocessors: The Economics of New Technology Adoption, October 2008.