Shoumeli Das

Hi! I’m a PhD candidate in Economics at the University of Liverpool. I am an applied microeconomist interested in labour, family, and development, focusing on how gender relations and social norms shape inequalities within households over the life course.

 One strand of my research examines how demographic change, intergenerational relationships, and shifting care responsibilities shape labour market behaviour and economic inequalities over the life course. In my job market paper I study how the transition to grandparenthood widens inequalities within households by imposing a new labour market penalty on ageing women. 

Another part of my work examines how social protection and health interventions can shift intra-household bargaining dynamics and strengthen women’s agency.

I am on the Economics job market in 2025/26. 

Beyond my doctoral research, I have nearly a decade of experience working on social policy and gender- and child-responsive public finance management with UNICEF, UN Women, and state governments in India.  I hold a Masters from the London School of Economics, for which I was awarded the Chevening Scholarship (2016–17) by the UK FCDO and LSE. I completed my undergraduate degree from the University of Delhi. 

You can reach me at shoumeli.das@liverpool.ac.uk or shoumeli.das@gmail.com