Tanya Sethi

I am a PhD student in Economics at the University of Virginia.
My research interests are in Macroeconomics and International Finance.
Email: [email protected]
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Ongoing Research
- Risk Sharing in Commodity Exporting Small Open Economies
Abstract: I develop a dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model to determine optimal fiscal portfolio allocation for commodity-exporting economies facing price volatility and uncertain returns. Calibrated o Norway, the model provides quantitative guidance on balancing sovereign wealth fund assets and currency composition of government debt to stabilize the economy against commodity price and financial shocks.
- CIP Deviations and International Asset Allocation with Chang He
- AI Risk-Sharing through Sovereign Wealth Funds and Tax Policy
Pre PhD Research
- Term Length and Legislative Behaviour: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in India: under review
with Sarthak Agrawal, Saloni Bhogale and Madhav Malhotra
- Cohort Profile: Real-Time Insights of COVID-19 in India: BMC Public Health
with Joyita Banerjee, Sarah Petrosyan, Abhijith R Rao, Steffi Jacob, Pranali Yogiraj Khobragade, Bas Weerman, Sandy Chien, Marco Angrisani, Arunika Agarwal, Nirupam Madan, Sharmistha Dey, Simone Schaner, David E Bloom, Jinkook Lee, AB Dey
- Have Bilateral Investment Treaties increased FDI into South Asia? Business Analyst
with Sarthak Agrawal & Aasheerwad Dwivedi
Policy Work
Past policy work has included the following positions:
- Economist at the Ministry of Finance, Guyana
- Consultant at the World Bank Development Research Group
- Research Associate at J-PAL South Asia, in partnership with Bihar Energy Department
Teaching
Teaching Assistantships at the University of Virginia:
- ECON 4610 Economic Development, Fall 2025
- ECON 3020 Intermediate Macroeconomics; Spring 2025
- ECON 2020 Introductory Macroeconomics; Fall 2024