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Dr. Vidya Atal is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at Montclair State University. She holds a Master's and a Ph.D. degree in economics from Cornell University. Earlier, she received a Master's degree in quantitative economics from Indian Statistical Institute.
Her research interests include studying various topics of Industrial Organization, for example, the patent policies in the United States, open source software licensing, firms' strategies while in the patent-race or studying their investment decisions in R&D. In addition, she finds several topics in Development Economics very interesting, like women's empowerment, intra-household bargaining, migration of labor, etc.
Dr. Atal’s research articles have been published in some of the top-tier peer-review journals in economics. To name a few, they are: Games and Economic Behavior, The Journal of Industrial Economics, International Journal of Industrial Organization, Review of Economics of the Household, Economics Letters, Economics Bulletin, and B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy. She has presented her research in several national and international conferences, like the International Industrial Organization Conference and the Royal Economic Society Annual Conference.
Research interests
studying various topics of Industrial Organization, for example, the patent policies in the United States, open source software licensing, firms' strategies while in the patent-race or studying their investment decisions in R&D; Development Economics, particularly women's empowerment, intra-household bargaining, migration of labor, etc.
Scholarly Interests
Industrial Organization; Global Economic Development; Right to Employment and Migration of Labor; Game Theory
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Higher labour market bargaining power, higher unemployment in recessions
Atal, V., Gharehgozli, O. & San Vicente Portes, L., 2022, (Accepted/In press) In: Applied Economics Letters.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
1 Scopus citations -
A Simple Measure to Study Multinational Income Inequality
Orkideh, G. & Vidya, A., 1 Mar 2021, In: Review of Economic Perspectives. 21, 1, p. 27-40 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Gender Wage Gap: Within and across Borders
Gharehgozli, O. & Atal, V., 1 Aug 2021, In: Studies in Business and Economics. 16, 2, p. 74-83 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Revisiting the gender wage gap in the United States
Gharehgozli, O. & Atal, V., Jun 2020, In: Economic Analysis and Policy. 66, p. 207-216 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
10 Scopus citations -
From households to national statistics: Macroeconomic effects of Women's empowerment
San Vicente Portes, L., Atal, V. & Juárez Torres, M., Jun 2019, In: Economic Modelling. 79, p. 286-294 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
4 Scopus citations