3 - how parties select candidates is not obvious. While winnability is often a factor - We show that winning by garnering support of elite voters may act as a symbol of excess popularity of the candidate and such candidates are less likely to be given an opportunity to re-contest despite winning.

2 - urbanization usually comes at a cost of higher pollution. We show that sustainable urbanization models through place based policies can increase economic development while reduce pollution- potentially through economies of scale in pollution abatement costs due to clustered approach.

This is amazing news. Congratulations Tarun - richly deserved!!

May want to check this out from one of my advisees, Shiv Hastawala. Its a pretty good compilation: www.shivhastawala.com/resources