Working Papers
Son Preference and Missing Women, June 2026
with Rossella Calvi
In preparation for Oxford Handbook on the Economics of Fertility and Reproductive Health (Forthcoming)
with Rossella Calvi and Abhishek Chakravarty
[World Bank PRWP No. 10654 | IZA DP No. 16639]
Breaking Job Search Barriers for Women: Experimental Evidence from Vocational Trainees in India
with Catalina Herrera-Almanza and Sophie Ochmann
Media mentions: CGD
Evaluating the Impacts of Training and Access to Digital Platforms on Female Domestic Workers in Bangladesh, Endline complete
with Maurizio Bussolo, Jean Lee, Siddharth Sharma, and Anaise Williams
Journal of Development Economics, Conditionally accepted via pre-results review, January 2024
Work in progress
Keeping Girls in School: Evaluating the Case Management System in Zambia, Endline complete
with Kathleen Beegle
The Measurement and Evolution of Son Preference in India
with Sakshi Gupta, Nistha Sinha, and Yongkun Yin
Social Networks and Women's Economic Empowerment
with Thomas Gautier and Eeshani Kandpal
Female Sterilization and Women's Well-being in India
[Slides]
Sex Ratios, Schooling, and the Marriage Market [Previous version]
Media coverage: Ideas for India, Harvard Magazine
Marriage Market Prospects and Female Labor Force Participation in India: A Qualitative Study
with Monica Biradavolu and Shubha Chakravarty
Revisiting the Curse of the Mummy- ji: Mothers-in-Law and Women’s Welfare, Baseline complete
with Catalina Herrera-Almanza and Mahesh Karra
Gender Gaps in Household Enterprises: Evidence from Indonesia
with Jennifer Golan and Josefina Posadas