Nishant Vats

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University of Chicago, Booth School of Business, Ph.D. candidate

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4 Articles

Denied rubber stamp on white background. Research Brief / Consumer Lending

Privacy Comes at a Cost for Fintech Borrowers

Consumers in India welcomed an end to intrusive data mining, but it made it harder to get the loans

A cotton field in India. Research Brief / Economics

Locally, the Extent of British Rule in India Still Holds Back Economic Opportunity

Areas under direct rule lost the components of human capital

A cityscape at sunset overlaid with a grid of lighted network Research Brief / Banking

Banks Transmit Financial Shocks, Including from Natural Disasters

How a localized flood may result in fewer loans to a far-off community

Illustration of a bridge made out of gears with a red connecting section in the middle Research Brief / Banking

Banks, Freed to Operate Across State Lines, Helped Stabilize the Economy

Lenders financed expansion in some markets, offsetting problems in others