Sandip Sukhtankar

Sandip Sukhtankar is an associate professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Virginia. His research interests lie at the intersection of development, political economy, and public economics, with a focus on corruption and governance issues.

public distribution system

February 1, 2019

How to make Direct Benefit Transfers work for the people

By Karthik Muralidharan , Paul Niehaus and Sandip Sukhtankar 4 min read

Replacing India's Public Distribution System with Direct Benefit Transfers will improve efficiency, but shouldn't be implemented at the cost of individual choice.