Position Title
Professor
1 Shields Avenue, Davis CA 95616
Education
- PhD, Economics, Harvard University, 2005
- AB, Economics, Harvard University, 1999 (magna cum laude)
About
Monica Singhal is a Professor of Economics at UC Davis. She is also a Research Associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research and a Faculty Affiliate of the International Growth Center. She previously served as Co-Editor for the Journal of Public Economics and on the board of the National Tax Association.
Research Focus
Professor Singhal specializes in public finance, with a particular focus on public finance in low and middle income economies and systems of taxation and redistribution.
Selected Publications
American Economic Review: Insights, 5(4): 427–444, 2023 [lead article] (with Paul Carrillo, Dave Donaldson, and Dina Pomeranz)
Dodging the Taxman: Firm Misreporting and Limits to Enforcement
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 9(2): 144-64, 2017 (with Paul Carrillo and Dina Pomeranz)
Tax Morale
Journal of Economic Perspectives, 28(4):149-168, Fall 2014 (with Erzo F.P. Luttmer)
Informal Taxation
American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, 3(4):1-28, October 2011 [lead article] (with Ben Olken)
Teaching
Professor Singhal teaches graduate and undergraduate courses in public finance. She is the recipient of the Tom Mayer Distinguished Teaching Award for the academic year 2018-2019.
Awards
Professor Singhal has received a number of major research grants, including from Private Enterprise Development in Low-Income Countries (PEDL), the International Growth Centre (IGC), and the Jameel Poverty Action Lab (JPAL).