Vasundhara Thakur

Doctoral researcher @unibielefeld; Jr researcher @kielinstitute.
Own Views.

[Vasundhara Thakur @v_thakur3]

Presented my poster "Product Storability and Exchange Rate Pass-Through" at the 2026 JIE Summer School in Milan, 3 great days on geoeconomics, trade & climate change.
Thanks to @Bocconi University and @JIntEcon for curating a rich space for stimulating discussions!
#EconTwitter

[Julian Hinz @julianhinz]

🚨 New KITE analysis on the EU–India trade agreement

Some good news for a change. Our simulations suggest sizable trade effects from what has been called the “mother of all deals” — connecting 1/4 of global GDP and 1/5 of global population. Beyond aggregate gains, the agreement matters strategically: it helps both partners diversify upstream value chains and expand downstream market access in an increasingly uncertain global environment.

Read the full policy brief here: https://t.co/qmq7BCUUxv

@HMahlkow @v_thakur3

[Vasundhara Thakur @v_thakur3]

Write first, edit later.

The approach that’s working best for me: coding feels more like writing than I realized.
Step 1: Write code blocks in silos, as ideas arrive.
Step 2: Integrate them.
Step 3: Iterate—edit, refine, remove redundancies, and improve flow.
#CodingJourney

[Vasundhara Thakur @v_thakur3]

Proud to have been a part of this annual tradition, the women in Economics photograph, at this year's Geoeconomics conference!

@cepr_org @kielinstitute

[Vasundhara Thakur @v_thakur3]

Every time I present my work, I get to experience it in a completely new light.
And this time was no different.
@unibielefeld

[Vasundhara Thakur @v_thakur3]

It was a honor and privilege to have chaired the 'Tariffs and Trade' session at last week's Geoeconomics conference @sciencespo!
We discussed tariffs and trading system but in a geopolitical setup.
@kielinstitute @cepr_org

[Vasundhara Thakur @v_thakur3]

@aniketapanjwani Thank you for sharing!

[Vasundhara Thakur @v_thakur3]

Wrapped up Day 1 with a thought-provoking keynote by @krogoff and interesting talks discussing the implications of geoeconomics for trade flows, supply chains, and firms!

[Kiel Institut @kielinstitute]

Bonjour de Paris! 🇫🇷 The 4th Kiel-CEPR Conference on Geoeconomics kicked off this morning with a great lineup — opening by @sciencespo President @lvassy, excellent academic sessions, and an overflowing room for @krogoff’s keynote! #Geoeconomics
Much more to come 👉 https://t.co/WssnrHp4om
📸 Alex Bonnemaison

[Vasundhara Thakur @v_thakur3]

Can economies continue to grow? #Economics
@NobelPrize 2025.
If economies are a sum of transactions, it makes sense. Transactions happen for a reason, when you want something I have or vice versa.
That’s where technological progress and innovation come in.

[Vasundhara Thakur @v_thakur3]

Can we continue to grow?
That’s the question this year’s @NobelPrize winners in Economics tackle - specifically, how economies keep growing and how scientific and technological progress helps.
#NobelPrize #nobelprize2025 #Economics

[Vasundhara Thakur @v_thakur3]

@AThakur_3 Finally, I understand!

[Vasundhara Thakur @v_thakur3]

Why is autarky called autarky?
It comes from the Greek word autarkeia.
Autarkeia is derived from autarkēs.
And it means ‘self-sufficiency’ (autos = ‘self’ and arkein = ‘suffice’).
Well, that resolves it!
#Economics

[Vasundhara Thakur @v_thakur3]

We know a positive value: the utility from commodities we love.
A negative value? Per Jevons, it’s the disutility from discommodities.

[Vasundhara Thakur @v_thakur3]

A subtly significant difference:
Economies of scope - when the scope of products expands by producing complementary or related goods.
Economies of scale - when the scale or volume of production of a single product increases.

#Economics #industry #Production

[Vasundhara Thakur @v_thakur3]

@KhoaVuUmn @jt_kerwin Congratulations!

[Vasundhara Thakur @v_thakur3]

A favorite of mine for when I want to train my thinking muscles.
#thinking #BookTwitter #books

[Vasundhara Thakur @v_thakur3]

After reading Irving Fisher’s A Brief Introduction to Infinitesimal Calculus, my foundations in the mathematics we use in economics became much stronger.
Highly recommended for anyone looking to build foundations in the subject.
#BookTwitter #econtwitter #books #Maths

[Vasundhara Thakur @v_thakur3]

@jmin__cho Thank you for sharing!

[Vasundhara Thakur @v_thakur3]

As a steam engine enters a transition period (for some time) when going from low to high speed, so does the economy.
(I. Fisher's analogy from his Elementary Principles)

[Vasundhara Thakur @v_thakur3]

one unexplained pattern, many hypotheses. How to choose?
(straight from Milton Friedman's "The methodology of positive economics")