Targets and resources: a screening perspective (2016)
Journal Article
Sikdar. (2016). Targets and resources: a screening perspective. Managerial and Decision Economics, 471-489. https://doi.org/10.1002/mde.2798

To secure funding for a project, an agent (informed about the project's type) announces a target output. The principal provides more generous resources for high targets but makes compensation tied to performance relative to the projection. The incent... Read More about Targets and resources: a screening perspective.

Can trade be good for the environment? (2016)
Journal Article
Lapan, H., & Sikdar, S. (2016). Can trade be good for the environment?. Journal of Public Economic Theory, 19(2), 267-288. https://doi.org/10.1111/jpet.12176

We analyze the impact of trade in a differentiated good on environmental policy when there is local and transboundary pollution. In autarky, the (equivalent) pollution tax is set equal to the marginal damage from own emissions. If the strategic polic... Read More about Can trade be good for the environment?.

On efforts in teams with stereotypes (2015)
Journal Article
Sikdar. (2015). On efforts in teams with stereotypes. Economics Letters, 203-207. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.econlet.2015.10.032

Diversity in the workplace implies a balance in positions held by different social groups in organizations. We analyze the effect of negative stereotypes about the abilities of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds on efforts and outcomes in tea... Read More about On efforts in teams with stereotypes.