Research
Journal Publications
Sen, G. and Thamarapani, D. (2023) 'Keeping Girls in Schools Longer: The Kanyashree Approach in India', Feminist Economics, 29(4), pp. 36-64.
Pasha, M., Rockmore, M., Tan, C. M. and Thamarapani, D. (2023) 'Early Life Exposure to Above Average Rainfall and Adult Mental Health ', Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 85(4), pp. 692-717.
De, P. and Thamarapani, D. (2022) 'Impacts of Negative Shocks on Subjective Wellbeing and Aspirations – Evidence from an Earthquake ', World Development, 154, pp. 105876. [Open Access]
Thamarapani, D. and Rockmore, M. (2022) 'The Stability and Evolution of Risk Attitudes and Time Preferences After a Disaster', International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 70, pp. 102791. [Open Access]
Thamarapani, D. (2020) 'Natural Disasters and Child Health', Environment and Development Economics, 26(1), pp. 26–44.
Tan, C. M. and Thamarapani, D. (2019) 'The Impact of Sustained Attention on Labor Market Outcomes: The Case of Ghana', Review of Development Economics, 23(1), pp. 155–171.
Thamarapani, D. (2013) 'The Impact of Telecommunication Growth on the Service Sector: A Co-integration Analysis', Journal of Management, 9(1), pp. 58–69.*
* Undergraduate dissertation
Working Papers
Thamarapani, D., Rockmore, M. and Friedman, W. (2020) 'The Educational and Fertility Effects of Sibling Deaths', revise & resubmit.
Reza, H. and Thamarapani, D. (2023) 'Building Resilience among the Ultra-poor'.
Selected Work in Progress
Thamarapani, D. 'All in the Family: Intergenerational Transmissions.'
Fatchen, F.** and Thamarapani, D. 'Price to pay? The effectiveness of community health clinics in resource-poor settings.'
** Class of 2022. Recipient of Student Awards for Research and Creativity by California State University, Chico.