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I am an Associate Professor of Economics at Ashoka University, Sonepat, India. Previously, I have taught at the School of Liberal Studies, Ambedkar University, Delhi. 

My primary research interests lie in empirical development economics, particularly labor, with a focus on gender, firm resilience, and the environment. As part of my current research agenda on gender and labor, I am working on issues related to low female employment rates in India, exploring both supply-side and demand-side linkages using data from digital platforms, as well as primary and secondary individual and firm-level data. My other ongoing research examines the growth and resilience of firms in India—the factors that influence them and their implications for labor, capital, trade, and the environment. 

Other affiliations:

• Co-lead (Employment and Labour), Isaac Centre for Public Policy, Ashoka University 

• Research Affiliate, International Growth Centre (IGC), London School of Economics  

• Affiliate, Centre for Development  Economics and Sustainability, Monash University, Australia

• Member, The Centre for research on the Economics of Climate, Food, Energy and Environment (CECFEE) 

• Invited Researcher, Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL)