Published Papers

• Does Gender-based Awareness Campaign Improve Girls’ Educational and Learning Outcomes? Empirical Evidence from India. (with Jyoti Prasad Mukhopadhyay, Sona Mitra, and Sayli Javadekar), The Journal of Development Studies, https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2024.2383428 

Working Papers

• Healthy transfers: Effects of a maternal Cash Transfer program in India (with Shreya Biswas and Upasak Das),  Revised and Resubmitted 

• Does Nutrition-led Multifaceted Program Impact Adolescent Girls’ Educational and Learning Outcomes? Evidence from India (with Jyoti Prasad Mukhopadhyay), Revised and Resubmitted

• Marriage Law Reform and Sexual Health Outcomes: Evidence from the Triple Talaq Ban in India, Revised and Resubmitted 

• Does the supply of safe drinking water impact school children’s educational and learning outcomes? Empirical Evidence from India (with Jyoti Prasad Mukhopadhyay), Under Review

• The (Unintended) Impact of Alcohol Ban on Children’s Educational and Learning Outcomes (with Jyoti Prasad Mukhopadhyay), Submitted

• Unilateral Divorce Reform and Women's Autonomy: Evidence from the Triple Talaq Ban in India (with Olga Popova)

• Branding of welfare schemes and political budget cycles: Evidence from the bicycle distribution scheme of West Bengal, India (with Deepak Singhania, Soumi Roy Chowdhury, and Sakib Mahmud)

Work in Progress

• Lights On for Safety: Evaluating the Linkages Between Electrification and Violence Against Women (with Sayli Javadekar and Shreyasee Das) 

• Unintended Lessons: Exploring the Ripple Effects of Universal Elementary Education (with Dipa Sarkar)

• Heatwave Havoc: Understanding the Scorching Impact of Temperature on Pregnant Women (with Shreyasee Das) 

• Temperature Shocks, Crime, and Social Welfare Programs: Evidence from India

• Does Crop Diversification Mitigate Climate Change Impacts on Crop Yields? Empirical Evidence from India (with Amlan Das Gupta) 

• Walking into Danger? Firewood Collection, Forest Cover, and Crimes Against Women (with Mrinalini Jha, Soumya Pal, and Utkarsh Choudhary)

• Banking on Education: The Impact of Branch Expansion on Learning (with Kumar Ashutosh, Mrinalini Jha, and Utkarsh Choudhary)

• Bountiful Breaks: The impact of Extra Paid Leaves on women’s employment (with Soumya Pal and Abu Rehan Abbasi)

• From Son Preference to Spousal Abuse: The Impact of Family Planning on Intimate Partner Violence in India (with Kumar Ashutosh and Utkarsh Choudhary)

Media Coverage

1. "Girls’ education schemes not doing too well" (co-authored with Jyoti Prasad Mukhopadhyay and Sona Mitra) published in the Hindu BusinessLine. Here is the link: https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/opinion/progress-in-girls-education-not-good-enough/article65281783.ece 

2. "Does Nutrition Provisioning Impact Educational and Learning outcomes of Adolescent Girls?" (co-authored with Jyoti Prasad Mukhopadhyay) covered by Faculti.Net. Here is the link: https://faculti.net/does-nutrition-provisioning-impact-educational-and-learning-outcomes-of-adolescent-girls/ 

3.  "Can safe drinking water improve children’s educational outcomes?" (co-authored with Jyoti Prasad Mukhopadhyay) covered by Ideas for India (I4I). Here is the link: https://www.ideasforindia.in/topics/human-development/can-safe-drinking-water-improve-children-s-educational-outcomes.html