I am a PhD candidate at the School of Economics, University College Dublin. My research lies at the intersection of environment and development economics, with a focus on gender and health.

I am supervised by Prof. Christopher Jepsen and Prof. Benjamin Elsner and have a Masters in Public Policy and Development (PPD) from Paris School of Economics (PSE).

During my PhD, I have been a visiting researcher at the Paris School of Economics, hosted by Professor Katrin Millock (2026),  University of Ghana’s Centre for Social Policy Studies (2025) and World Bank’s LAC Social Protection and Labor Division and Development Impact (DIME) (2024).

I am also a recipient of International Growth Centre (IGC)-India Sustainable Growth Hub grant, Environment for Development (EfD)-SPIA-Nigeria Country Study grant for PhD students, and 2026 France Excellence Research Residency grant.

Find out more about my research and CV. You can contact me at aditi.kharb@ucdconnect.ie