Prof. (Dr.) Arun Kumar Kaushik holds a European Doctorate in Law and Economics  from three universities (joint degree): Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands; University of Bologna, Italy; and University of Hamburg, Germany. He obtained his B. A degree in Business Economics from the University of Delhi.. He completed his M.A. in Economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University, Delhi, and an M. Phil degree in Development Economics from Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai.

His primary research areas are intellectual property, applied microeconomic theory and political economy. He has published in journals like the Journal of Legal Studies, Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics, International Review of Law and Economics, Journal of Comparative Asian Development, and Economic & Political Weekly. During his PhD, he examined the issues related to Trade Secrecy, sometimes called an ignored facet of intellectual property law. He has co-authored a book on Indian elections, titled “Who Moved My Vote?” published by Westland Publications in 2022.

Books

• "Who moved my vote?". Published by Westland Publications in November 2022. (With Yugank Goyal). https://amzn.eu/d/d2bzsNg


• Chindaliya, Sakshi, Ashika Thomas, Deepanshu Mohan, and Arun Kumar Kaushik. (2024) [Feminist] Ethnography in Crisis. In Pan-India Stories of Informal Workers During Covid-19 Pandemic: Crisis Narratives, pp. 15-30. Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore, 2024.

Selected Research Articles

• Kaushik, Arun Kumar & Franzoni, Luigi (2024). Lost profits and unjust enrichment damages for the misappropriation of trade secrets. The Journal of Legal Studies, 53(1), 237-265.


• Kaushik, Arun & Pal, Rupayan (2012), How representative has the Lok Sabha been? Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 47(19), pp. 74-78.


• Kaushik, Arun Kumar, and Rupayan Pal (2016), Electoral Outcomes and Provision of Public Goods: A Case Study of India. Journal of Comparative Asian Development 15, no. 1, pp. 91-121.


• Franzoni, Luigi Alberto, and Arun Kumar Kaushik (2016). The optimal scope of trade secrets law. International Review of Law and Economics, 45 (2016): 45-53.


• Kaushik, Arun Kumar, & Goyal, Yugank (2015). Political Dynamics in Bihar: Electoral Competition and Representation. Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. L, No. 39.


• Kaushik, Arun Kumar, & Goyal, Yugank (2018). Examining electoral data: An enquiry into people's preferences of communist parties in West Bengal and Kerala. Economic and Political Weekly, 53(36), 38-46.


• Goyal, Yugank, Kaushik, Arun Kumar, & Chandra, Tanya (2023). Electoral contests in MP, Chhattisgarh, and Rajasthan: A tale of three figures. Economic and Political Weekly, 58(48), 16-19.


• Dey, Apurva, Kaushik, Arun Kumar, & Pal, Rupayan (2019). Probabilistic patents, alternative damage rules, and optimal tariffs. Journal of Institutional and Theoretical Economics, 176 (2), 276-311.

Newspaper Editorials

• "The algebra of the Bihar assembly" with Yugank Goyal, Live Mint, 17 November, 2015.


• "UP: post-election coming together of parties likely", Deccan Herald, 12 August, 2016.


• "Changing contours of UP elections", Deccan Herald, 7 February, 2017.


• "The algebra of Uttar Pradesh election results", with Yugank Goyal, Live Mint, March 22, 2017.


• "Mathematically speaking, the BJP in 2017 is a worthier winner than the SP in 2012", with Yugank Goyal, Quartz, 28 March, 2017.


• "Access to Excellence", with Yugank Goyal, The Hindu, 17 June, 2017.


• "Nitish embracing BJP, a mockery of voters" with Yugank Goyal, Deccan Herald, July 31, 2017.


• "Gujarat Assembly poll produces representative mandate", Deccan Herald, January 1, 2018.


• "Karnataka's electoral contest is closer than seat shares suggest", with Yugank Goyal, Mint, May 7, 2023.


• "How marginalised are the marginalised in India: Evidence from the latest consumption data", with Vikash Vaibhav, Hindustan Times, November 14, 2024.