Dr Kumar Aniket

Position Bye Fellow
Personal website Kumar Aniket
Email ka323@cam.ac.uk

Aniket is an economist working at the intersection of economics, philosophy, and the built environment. His research examines the relationship between markets, space, and infrastructure. He is Director of Studies in Economics at Wolfson College.

Aniket holds a PhD in Economics from the London School of Economics. His earlier degrees include a BA (Honours) in Economics from Hindu College, University of Delhi, and an MA in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi.

Over the past two decades, he has taught economics at the University of Edinburgh, the University of Cambridge, the LSE, and University College London. At Cambridge, he previously served as Director of Studies in Economics at Murray Edwards College, Trinity College, and Newnham College, alongside a range of governance and committee roles. He also served as a member of the National Science Foundation’s Grant Proposal Review Panel for Civil Infrastructure Systems in 2021.

His current research centres on two strands. The first research strand examines the political economy of spatial infrastructure, drawing on the idea that space is shaped endogenously through public investment in physical and digital networks. This work includes two forthcoming book chapters. The first chapter, ‘Markets, Space and Infrastructure’, analyses how infrastructure shapes the space on which markets operate and develops a unified conceptual framework for analysing real-world and digital markets. The second chapter, ‘Spatial Infrastructure in the Modern Economy’, examines how targeted infrastructural investment can expand economic opportunity evenly across space and address the problem of left-behind places.

The second research strand examines how automation and artificial intelligence influence labour markets, skill formation, and technology policy. His paper, ‘Man versus Machine: Automation, Market Structure, and Skills’, develops a conceptual framework that examines how persistent skill gaps result from dynamic complementarities in technological innovation and the market power of incumbent firms.

What's on

Event Type (field_event_type)

A close-up of a purple allium flower with a spherical cluster of tiny blossoms on a tall stem, set against a softly blurred garden background.

Wolfson Bulb Trail

11/04/2026 at 10.00

Our new bulb trail allows you to enjoy our thoughtfully planted displays and explore our beautiful College Gardens at your own pace.

A vibrant abstract collage filled with layered cut-paper shapes, symbols, and text fragments in bright reds, oranges, blues, and purples, radiating outward from a glowing central area.

Art Exhibition: 'Epic Journeys'

11/04/2026 at 10.00

Visit Wolfson's latest exhibition 'Epic Journeys' featuring work by distinguished artist Hassan Aliyu.

An older woman in a red striped shirt and glasses stretches her arms out while standing on a sandy beach with waves in the background.

Lessons from WHO Non-Communicable Disease Initiative about Chronic Disease

21/04/2026 at 17.30

What links osteoporosis and heart disease? Dr Gordon Klein reveals surprising connections between two of ageing's biggest health challenges, and what they mean for prevention.