Topic Hubs

Three durable ways to navigate the work.

These hubs organize essays and projects into the main subjects the site returns to repeatedly: Bayesian methods, macro-financial risk, and India-focused institutional analysis.

3topic hubs
11essays linked
2 pages

Bayesian Methods

Essays and projects on Bayesian statistics, nonparametrics, inference, and technical modeling.

Essay
Bayesian vs. Frequentist: Two Ways of Thinking About Uncertainty
Project
Regression as an Ill-Posed Inverse Problem Spectral Filters, Regularization, and Runtime Trade-offs
2 pages

Macro Risk

Work on macroeconomic tail risk, actuarial design, insurance systems, annuities, and financial stress.

Project
Bayesian Nonparametric Estimation of Time-Varying Macroeconomic Tail Risk
Essay
FIA and MYGA: General Account Economics, Crediting Design, and Actuarial Risk Management
9 pages

India, Law & Politics

Essays on Indian law, dissent, political structure, sovereignty, caste, and state power.

Essay
Umar Khalid: Activism, UAPA Prosecution, and the Politics of Trial by Jail in India
Essay
India as a Patchwork of Polities Before Modern Unification
Essay
Kunal Kamra and the Shrinking Space for Dissent in India