Anandi Mani

Anandi Mani is Professor of Behavioural Economics and Public Policy at the Blavatnik School of Government. Her research interests lie in the area of development economics, with a specific focus on issues related to the behavioral economics of poverty and social exclusion, gender issues, and public good provision. She is a Research Affiliate at Ideas42, a think tank for behavioral economics at Harvard University, a Fellow at the Centre for Comparative Advantage in the Global Economy (CAGE) at the University of Warwick. Her recent work has been published in prominent economics journals and has been featured in leading newspapers including the New York Times and the Guardian as well as the BBC. Prof. Mani was a programme participant at the World Economic Forum 2017 in Davos, and is a member of the Forum's Global Council on the Future of Behavioral Sciences.

The Transfer Raj
When Chief Ministers come to power in India, they extensively reshuffle civil servants postings. This column asks why state politicians transfer bureaucrats, whether they favour loyalty over competence, what this means for the administrative efficiency of the Indian state, and what can be done about it.
