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Biography
Dr. Girish Bahal is a Senior Lecturer in Economics at the UWA Business School. His key research areas are networks in economics, macroeconomics, and labor economics. He has published in journals like the European Economic Review, the Journal of Development Economics, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, and World Bank Economic Review, among others.
Before joining UWA, Girish worked at the International Monetary Fund (Washington D.C.) and the National Council of Applied Economic Research (New Delhi). Girish received his MPhil and Ph.D. degrees in Economics from Cambridge University (UK) where he was a Cambridge-Nehru scholar.
Funding overview
2020-2022: Keynes Fund, University of Cambridge, "Religion and Covid-19" with Sriya Iyer and Anand Shrivastava. Role: Principal Investigator. Amount: $85,000.
2019-2021: IWWAGE (Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation), "Social Identities and the Labour Market: What Can Household Surveys Reveal?", with Azim Premji University and IIM Bangalore. Role: Principal Investigator. Amount: $500,000.
Education/Academic qualification
PhD in Economics, University of Cambridge
MPhil in Economics, University of Cambridge
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Interactions between bacteria in the human nasopharynx: a scoping review
Yu, K., Tenaglia, V., Chua, E. G., Haines, R., Bahal, G., Nicol, M. & Kar Bahal, R., Jul 2025, In: The Lancet Microbe. 6, 7, 101062.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Religion and Employment in India
Bahal, G., Chandra, U., Iyer, S. & Shrivastava, A., Mar 2024, Studies in Religion and the Everyday. Ibrahim, F. (ed.). Oxford University Press, p. 201-216 16 p. (Oxford Studies In Contemporary Indian Society).Research output: Chapter in Book/Conference paper › Chapter › peer-review
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Beyond Domar Weights: A New Measure of Systemic Importance in Production Networks
Bahal, G. & Lenzo, D., 1 Jul 2023, Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis, ANU, (CAMA working paper series).Research output: Working paper › peer-review
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Industries on the edge: The most exposed sectors to microeconomic shocks
Bahal, G. & Lenzo, D., Nov 2023, In: Economics Letters. 232, 111347.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Religion, Covid-19 and mental health
Bahal, G., Iyer, S., Shastry, K. & Shrivastava, A., Nov 2023, In: European Economic Review. 160, 104621.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Origins of Supply Chain Risk: How Firms Select Suppliers
Bahal, G. (Chief Investigator), Chatterjee, A. (CoPI), Kumar, S. (CoPI) & Lenzo, D. (CoPI)
The University of Western Australia
1/01/26 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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Religion and Covid-19
Iyer, S. (Investigator 01), Bahal, G. (Investigator 02) & Shrivastava, A. (Investigator 03)
1/12/20 → 28/04/22
Project: Research
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Social Identities and the Labour Market: What Can Household Surveys Reveal?
Basole, A. (Investigator 01), Swaminathan, H. (Investigator 02), Lahoti, R. (Investigator 03), Abraham, R. (Investigator 04), Shrivastava, A. (Investigator 05), Goel, D. (Investigator 06) & Bahal, G. (Investigator 07)
1/10/19 → 31/10/22
Project: Research
Prizes
Activities
- 2 Publication peer review
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Oxford Economic Papers (Journal)
Bahal, G. (Reviewer)
2017 → …Activity: Editorial work or peer review of publications › Publication peer review
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The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics (Journal)
Bahal, G. (Reviewer)
2015 → …Activity: Editorial work or peer review of publications › Publication peer review