Working Papers

1. Son Preference and Missing Women, June 2026

with Rossella Calvi

In preparation for Oxford Handbook on the Economics of Fertility and Reproductive Health  (Forthcoming)

2. Can Effective Policy Implementation Alter Political Selection? Evidence From Female Legislators in India 

with Rossella Calvi and Abhishek Chakravarty

 [World Bank PRWP No. 10654 | IZA DP No. 16639]

3. Breaking Job Search Barriers for Women: Experimental Evidence from Vocational Trainees in India

with Catalina Herrera-Almanza and Sophie Ochmann

Media mentions: CGD

4. 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

5. Keeping Girls in School: Evaluating the Case Management System in Zambia, Endline complete

with Aanchal Bagga and Kathleen Beegle

6. The Measurement and Evolution of Son Preference in India

with Sakshi Gupta, Nistha Sinha, and Yongkun Yin

7. Social Networks and Women's Economic Empowerment

with Thomas Gautier, Eeshani Kandpal, and Juni Singh

8. Revisiting the Curse of the Mummy- ji: Mothers-in-Law and Women’s Welfare, Baseline complete

with Catalina Herrera-Almanza and Mahesh Karra

On permanent hiatus 

• Female Sterilization and Women's Well-being in India 

• Sex Ratios, Schooling, and the Marriage Market           

  • • Media coverage: Ideas for India, Harvard Magazine