About me

Welcome to my website! I am a Post-doctoral researcher at the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER).

I specialize in behavioral development economics at the intersection of gender, labour, and political economy. My research spans experimental methods and large-scale survey data to understand how social norms and institutional contexts influence economic behavior. With a grounding in applied microeconomic theory, I investigate how cultural mental models, social norms, and discrimination affect economic decision-making and social outcomes. 

I hold a PhD and Masters of Arts in Economics from the Jawaharlal Nehru University and a BSc Economics (hons) from St. Xavier's College, Kolkata (Autonomous).

Currently, I am developing my PhD chapters on skin colour salience and its impact on productivity and individual experiences of discrimination into full-blown papers. I am also working on RCTs in Kenya and Nigeria to evaluate the impact of entertainment media on social and health outcomes as part of World Bank DIME's Project Edutainment.