Research
Publications / Accepted Papers
"Gender Composition of Children and Sanitation Behavior in India" - Accepted at The Journal of Environmental Economics and Management [Link]
Coverage: IGC - Ideas for India Blog
Working Papers
"When Criminality begets Crime: Role of Elected Politicians" - R&R at the Journal of Law, Economics and Organization with Nishith Prakash, Soham Sahoo and Reetika Sindhi
"Does Goal-Setting Pulls Off or Stops Short? Evidence from an at scale Experiment in Tanzania." - R&R at Economics of Education Review with Asad Islam, Sungoh Kwon, Eema Masood, Nishith Prakash and Shwetlena Sabarwal [Coverage: World Bank Blog]
"Understanding Behavioral Barriers to Demand for Mental Health Services: Experimental Evidence from Nepal" - R&R at Journal of Policy Analysis and Management with Lindsey Buck, Nirajana Mishra, Priya Mukherjee, Nikhilesh Prakash, Nishith Prakash, Shwetlena Sabarwal and Diane Quinn [Draft available on request]
"Can Technology Mitigate the Impact of Heat and Humidity on Productivity? Experimental Evidence from India" with Anna Custers, Bhavani Prathap Kasina and Anjali Priya Verma - R&R at Economics and Human Biology [Draft available on request] [Coverage: IGC - Ideas for India Blog]
"Minimum Scholastic Standards and Student Outcomes: Role of Support Services in the US" with Nishith Prakash and Stephen L. Ross [Draft available on request]
"Job Loss and Marital Dissolution: The Role of Outside Option and Gender" with Patralekha Ukil [Draft available on request]
Work in progress
"Gender and Savings: Experimental Evidence from India" with Nirajana Mishra
"Impact of Social and Financial Skills Training on School Children in India: Differential impact of Government vs NGO Provider" with Nathan Fiala and Nishith Prakash
"Impact of Early Childhood Education in Nepal" with Lindsey Buck, Rachel Cohen, Nathan Fiala, Nishith Prakash, Shwetlena Sabarwal
Other Refereed Publication
Educator Knowledge of Early Childhood Development: Evidence from Eastern Nepal. (with Lindsey Buck, Nathan Fiala, Nishith Prakash, Shwetlena Sabarwal, and Deepika Shrestha) Policy Research Working Paper No. 9381. World Bank, Washington, DC. © World Bank. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO. [Link]