Mohit Arora (he/him) is a PhD Candidate in the Department of Economics, University of Massachusetts, Amherst. His primary areas of teaching and research interest are in Macroeconomics and Economic Development. He is also interested in International Finance and Economic History. Prior to joining the doctoral program at the University of Massachusetts, he did an M.Phil. in Economics at the Centre for Economic Studies and Planning, JNU and an M.A. in Economics at the University of Hyderabad.