Research

Papers in peer reviewed journals:

1. Women director interlocks and firm performance: Evidence from India (with Jayati Sarkar and Ekta Selarka) (2025). Pacific Basin Finance Journal, 90, 102616. doi.org/10.1016/j.pacfin.2024.102616  

2. The road to safety- Examining the nexus between road infrastructure and crime in rural India (with Ritika Jain) (2025). Journal of Quantitative Economics, doi.org/10.1007/s40953-025-00466-6 

3. Too risky for businesses? - Examining the relationship between crime and firm registrations in India (with Ritika Jain) (2025). Economic Notes, 54 (1), e70006. doi.org/10.1111/ecno.70006 

4. Her presence matters - Female owners and firm innovation in India (2025). Journal of Economic Studies. doi.org/10.1108/JES-04-2024-0237 

5. Problem of the plenty: Ethnic fractionalization and female employment in rural India (with Ritika Jain) (2024). Journal of Quantitative Economics, 22, 1053–1076  doi.org/10.1007/s40953-024-00417-7 

6. Can mobile financial services influence financial behaviour in India? (2024). Indian Economic Journal. doi.org/10.1177/0019466224126547 

7. Social entrepreneurship and philanthropic venture capital financing (with Nivedita Sinha) (2024). Business Strategy and Development, 7(3), e70011. dx.doi.org/10.1002/bsd2.70011 

8. (Im)balance in household balance sheet in the aftermath of a natural disaster (with Shreya Lahiri) (2024). International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 100,104174. doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2023.104174  

9. Duration of exposure to inheritance law in India: Examining the heterogenous effects of empowerment (with Upasak Das and Prasenjit Sarkhel) (2024). Review of Development Economics, 28(2), 777-799. doi.org/10.1111/rode.13080 

10. Fuelling down after a lockdown: Effects of the first COVID wave on clean fuel usage in India (with Upasak Das and Samarul Islam) (2023). Energy Economics, 106, 106940 doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2023.106940 

11. Home, unsweet home- Effect of homeownership on financial investments of Indian households (with Shreya Lahiri) (2023). Journal of Economic Studies. doi.org/10.1108/JES-05-2023-0238 

12. Bank board network and financial stability in emerging markets (with Rajnish Kumar) (2022). Emerging Markets Review, 51(B), 100884 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ememar.2022.100884

13. Adding fuel to human capital: Exploring the educational effects of cooking fuel choice from rural India (with Upasak Das) (2022). Energy Economics. 105, 105744. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2021.105744 

14. Socioeconomic determinants of household investment portfolio in India (with Priya Rampal) (2022). Journal of Emerging Market Finance, 21(3), 265-290. doi.org/10.1177/09726527221082067  

15. Does financial literacy improve financial behavior in emerging economies? Evidence from India (with Shreya Lahiri) (2022). Managerial Finance, 48(9/10), 1430-1452. doi.org/10.1108/MF-09-2021-0440 

16. Can R&D investment reduce the impact of COVID-19 on firm performance? - Evidence from India (2022). Journal of Public Affairs, e2773. https://doi.org/10.1002/pa.2773 

17. Alarming hunger in India- Real or methodological Fallacy? (with Md Zakaria Siddiqui and Sunny Jose) (2021). Economic and Political Weekly, 56(50), 13-17. 

18. Female directors and risk-taking behavior of Indian firms. (2021). Managerial Finance, 47 (7), 1016-1037. https://doi.org/10.1108/MF-05-2020-0274.

19. Do audit fees adjust quickly?—Evidence from India. (2021). Global Business Review, 22(5), 1301-1318. https://doi.org/10.1177/0972150919843382.

20. Understanding the small-world nature of board network in India. (2020). Cogent Economics & Finance, 7(1), 1710424. https://doi.org/10.1080/23322039.2019.1710424

21. Promoter homophily in boards: Does it really matter? - An Analysis of Indian Firms. (2016). Economics Bulletin, 36 (1), 237-252.

22. Stand-alone firms in Inter-firm network: An evidence from India. (2016). Economics Bulletin, 36 (2), 913-920.

Book chapters

1. Gender gap in the use in ICT among entrepreneurs in India (with Soumi Bose) (2026) in Gender, Power and Economic Inequality in the Global South, edited by Hebatallah Adam and A.H. Monjurul Kabir, ISBN 9781032959498.  

2. Women on bank board and board effectiveness in India (with TV Venkatrathna and Nivedita Sinha) (2024) in Banking Resilience: New insights on Corporate Governance, Sustainability and Digital Innovation, edited by Sabri Boubaker and Marwa Elnahass. doi.org/10.1142/q0421 

3. Business group affiliation and resilience to COVID-19 outbreak in India (with Nivedita Sinha) (2022) in Financial Transformation Beyond the COVID-19 Health Crisis, edited by Sabri Boubaker and Duc Nguyen, pp. 615-637. https://doi.org/10.1142/9781800610781_0021

4. Board diversity and bank outcomes in India (with Arnab Mukherjee) (2022) in Corporate Finance and Development- An Emerging Perspective in a Post-crisis world, edited by Shame Mugova, Joseph Olorunfemi Akande and Odunayo Magret Olarewaju, pp159-181. E-ISSN - 2730-6046. link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-04980-4 

5. Effect of bank mergers on cost of capital- Evidence from India (with Nivedita Sinha) (2022) in Corporate Finance and Development- An Emerging Perspective in a Post-crisis world, edited by Shame Mugova, Joseph Olorunfemi Akande and Odunayo Magret Olarewaju, pp 69-82. E-ISSN - 2730-6046. link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-04980-4 

6. Bilateral relations and Venture Capital financing (with Nivedita Sinha) (2021). in Entrepreneurial Finance, Innovation and Development: A Research Companion, edited by Ngo Vi Dzung and Duc Nguyen. eBook ISBN 9781003134282. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003134282 

Current research in progress/ Working papers:

1. Can ICT make small beautiful? Examining the role of ICT in affecting credit behavior among SMEs in India., ADB working paper 1459 https://doi.org/10.56506/TXHU6941 

2. Looking for greener pastures- Examining the effect of graduate politicians on forest cover in India (with Upasak Das and Sandhya Garg) papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4642163 

3. What's the worth of a promise? Evaluating the longer-term indirect effects of a program to reduce early marriage in India (with Upasak Das). Global Development Institute Working Paper, 2021-0.55 

Other popular writing:

1. Click to empower: Closing the digital gap for India's women entrepreneurs (with Soumi Bose). Policy Edge, Novermber 18, 2025. www.policyedge.in/p/click-to-empower-closing-the-digital 

2. The security dividend of rural roads (with Ritika Jain). Policy Edge, September 4, 2025. www.policyedge.in/p/the-security-dividend-of-rural-roads 

3. Why firms should appoint 'networked' women directors (with Jayati Sarkar and Ekta Selarka). Ideas for India, September 4, 2024. www.ideasforindia.in/topics/social-identity/why-firms-should-appoint-networked-women-directors.html 

4. All is not well: Unintended consequences of maternity leave policy in India (with Purna Banerjee and Debojyoti Mazumder), Ideas for India, March 4, 2024. www.ideasforindia.in/topics/social-identity/all-is-not-well-unintended-consequences-of-maternity-leave-policy-in-india.html  

5. Do promises work? Assessing the long-term benefits of Apni Beti Apna Dhan Programme, (with Upasak Das). Ideas for India, November 3, 2021. https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/social-identity/do-promises-work-assessing-long-term-benefits-of-apni-beti-apna-dhan-programme.html. 

[Hindi version available at : https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/social-identity/do-promises-work-assessing-long-term-benefits-of-apni-beti-apna-dhan-programme-hindi.html] 

6. Crime in the village- Does road infrastructure make a difference? (with Ritika Jain) Ideas for India, December 22, 2021. https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/poverty-inequality/crime-in-the-village-does-road-infrastructure-make-a-difference.html. 

[Hindi version available at: www.ideasforindia.in/topics/poverty-inequality/crime-in-the-village-does-road-infrastructure-make-a-difference-hindi.html ]