Research Interests
Political economy of development; leadership and crisis; feminist theory; gender and development; development finance; intra-household bargaining; rural labour markets; reproductive health.
Research Interests
Political economy of development; leadership and crisis; feminist theory; gender and development; development finance; intra-household bargaining; rural labour markets; reproductive health.
- "Mitigating Climate-Induced Income Poverty and Food Insecurity: Evidence from a Development Aid Program in Rural Vietnam," (with I. Lee) (under review)
-"What is the Bleeding Problem? Informed Choice as a Policy Instrument for Inclusive and Sustainable Menstrual Outcomes," (with P. A. Phillips-Howard) (first draft)
- "Colourism in an Experimental Study: Beauty, Trustworthiness, and Friendliness," (with J. Vyrostekova) (first draft)
- "A Socio-Ecological Framework for Menstrual Health: Exploring Mission Alignment of India's Menstrual Health Policies," (with K. Babbar and A. Muralidharan) (first draft)
- "From Credit to Empowerment: Tracking the Long-Term Journeys of Rural Women Entrepreneurs in India" (in preparation)
- "Gender and Leadership During Crisis: What Does the COVID-19 Lens Reveal?" (with U. S. Kambhampati and A. Kondagranti) (in preparation)
- "Navigating Change: The Dynamics of Menstrual Health Management Among Migrant Women in Urban India," (with Liz Parson) (in preparation)
- "Unlocking the Silent Wombs: Unravelling the Drivers Behind the Surge in Hysterectomy in India," (with K. Babbar and P. Dev) (in preparation)
- "Investigating and Gender Disparities in Self-Presentation Among Irish Higher Education Academics" (with E. Murphy, N. Rao) (in preparation)
- "Establishing a Minimum Digital Living Standard: Leveraging the Synergy between Digital Capabilities and the UN's Sustainable Development Goals for Informed Policy Making," (with S. Yates et al.) (in preparation)
- "Did the Pandemic Change Gender Relations for Good?" (with U Kambhampati and N Hui) (in preparation)
Journal Articles, Books, and Book Chapters
“Feminist Ideologies at Work: Culture, Collectivism, and Entrepreneurship among Poor Women in India”, (with P. Bhatt), Feminist Economics (forthcoming), 2024.
“Microcredit for Attaining Sustainable Development Goal 5: Insights from a Long-Term Study in Rural India” in The Companion to Sustainable Development, Edward Elgar Publishing (forthcoming), 2024.
“Unveiling Aid: Decomposition Insights into EU’s SDG Funding Amid Economic and Political Shifts” (with V Andreoni) in R Arora and T Sarker (Eds.) Financing for Sustainable Development Goals in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond, Springer Nature (forthcoming), 2024.
“Patriarchy and the Pandemic: Housework Allocation Among Dual-Earner Couples in India”, (with U Kambhampati and N Hui), Feminist Economics (forthcoming), 2024.
“Achieving Sustainable Menstrual Health for All: Investigating Menstrual Cup Take up in India”, (with Karan Babbar), in R. Bali and P. Dobers, Routledge Sustainable Development Goals Handbook (forthcoming), 2024
A Minimum Digital Living Standard for Households with Children (with S Yates et al.), 2024, Digital Media and Society Institute, ISBN 978-1-7385736-0-8 <https://mdls.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/MDLS-final-report-v1.11-1.pdf>
“Alleviating Period Poverty in the Global South: Information as a Public Policy Instrument”, in K. Standing, S. Parker and S. Lotter (Eds.), Experiences of Menstruation from the Global South and North, Oxford University Press. London, 2024. <https://global.oup.com/academic/product/experiences-of-menstruation-from-the-global-south-and-north-9780197267578?cc=gb&lang=en&>
“Women’s Leadership During the COVID-19 Crisis”, (with U. S. Kambhampati and A. Kondraganti) in The Routledge Companion to Gender and COVID-19, McClain C L and A. Ahmed (Eds.), Routledge, 2024. <https://www.routledge.com/The-Routledge-Companion-to-Gender-and-COVID-19/McClain-Ahmed/p/book/9781032213347>
“Gender Inclusivity of India’s Digital Financial Revolution for Attainment of SGDs: Macro Achievements and the Micro Experiences”, (with M. Duvendack and L. Sonne), European Journal of Development Research, 35(6):1369-1391. DOI: 10.1057/s41287-023-00585-x
“What socio-demographic factors support disposable vs. sustainable menstrual choices? Evidence from India’s National Family Health Survey-5”, (with K Babbar) PLoSONE, 2023, 18(8 August). DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0290350
“Period Poverty: The Perceptions and Experiences of Impoverished Women”, (with M. Boyers, A. Bigaine, C. Giddings, C Kiely, E Douglas, D. Exley, P. A. Phillips-Howard, L. Mason, PLoSONE, 2022, 17(7): e0269341. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269341
“Leading the fight against the pandemic: Does gender ‘really’ matter?”, (with U. S. Kambhampati), Feminist Economics, 2021, Vol. 27, No. 1-2, pp. 401-418. DOI: 10.1080/13545701.2021.1874614
“Asymmetric Information in Menstrual Health and Implications for Sustainability: Insights from India” in R. B. Swain and S. Sweet (eds.), Sustainable Consumption and Production: Challenges and Development – Volume 1. 2021, Palgrave Macmillan, London.
“Group-Based Financial Services in the Global South: Examining Evidence on Social Efficacy”, (with R. B. Swain), in G. Berik and E. Kongar (eds.), The Routledge Handbook of Feminist Economics, 2021, Routledge, Washington DC.
“Does Foreign Aid Improve Gender Performance in Recipient Countries?”, (with R. B. Swain and F. Y. Wallentin), Journal of International Development, 2020, Vol. 32, No. 7, pp. 1171-1193. DOI: 10.1002/jid.3500
“Exploring the Role of Strategic Environmental Assessment in Cultural Heritage Tourism Planning: A Case Study of the Srirangapatna-Mysore Region in India”, (with U. Jha-Thakur, F. Khosravi, G. Quattrone, S. Bandyopadhyay, I. Magedera), Impact Assessment and Project Appraisal, 2020, Vo. 39, No. 2, pp. 138-150. DOI:10.1080/14615517.2020.1841595
“Understanding Farmers’ Preference for Livestock in Rural Ethiopia”, (with Z. G. Terfa; G.T. Kassie, T. Dessie and R.M. Christley), Agricultural Economics, 2019, 50:451–463 DOI: 10.1111/agec.12502
“Does Microfinance Alleviate Poverty? Making Sense of the Evidence” in Gianluigi G., (Ed.) Development Finance, 2018, Palgrave: London.
“Eliciting Preferences for Attributes of Vaccination Programmes for Livestock in Rural Ethiopia”, (with Z. G. Terfa; G.T. Kassie, J. M. Bettridge and R.M. Christley), Preventive Veterinary Medicine, 2018, Oct; 158, pp. 146–151. DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2018.08.004.
“Microfinance and Gender: Issues, Challenges and Looking Ahead”, (with S. Johnson, I. Guerin and A. Szafarz), Journal of Development Studies, 2017, Vol. 53, No. 5, pp. 641-648. DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2016. 1205736.
“The Cost of Empowerment: Multiple Sources of Women’s Debt in Rural India”, (with I. Agier, I. Guerin and A. Szafarz). Journal of Development Studies, 2017, Vol. 53, No. 5, pp. 700-722. DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2016.1205734.
“To Pad or Not to Pad: Towards Better Sanitary Care for Women Living in Indian Slums”, (with C. Boudot). Journal of International Development, 2017, Vol. 29, No. 1, pp. 32-51. DOI: 10.1002/jid.3266.
“Farmers’ Willingness to Pay for Village Vaccine Service in Ethiopia: Prospect to Enhance Rural Livelihood”, (with Z. G. Terfa, T. Dessie and R.M. Christley), Food Security, 2015, Vol. 7, No. 4, pp. 905-917. DOI: 10.1007/s12571-015-0482-5.
“Microcredit and Women’s Empowerment: Have We Been Looking at the Wrong Indicators?”, Oxford Development Studies, 2013, Vol. 41, No. 1, pp. 553-575. DOI: 10.1080/13600818.2012.744387.
“The Gendered Burden of Liberalisation: The Impact of India’s Economic Reforms on its Female Agricultural Labour”, (with S. Pfaffenzeller), Journal of International Development, 2012, Vol. 24, No. 7, pp. 841–864. DOI: 10.1002/jid.1757.
“Microcredit and Women’s Empowerment: Through the Lens of Time-Use Data from Rural India”, Development and Change, 2011, Vol. 43, No. 3. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7660.2012.01780.
“Negotiating the Non-negotiable: Foraging Law in Theory and Practice”, (with J. Lee), Journal of Environmental Law, 2011, Vol. 23, No. 3, pp. 415–439. DOI: 10.1093/jel/eqr014.
“Microcredit and Women’s Empowerment: Understanding the ‘Impact Paradox’”, in C. Sylvia (ed.) International Handbook on Gender and Poverty, 2010, London: Edward Elgar.
“Misunderstood and Misused: Re-examining the Compensation Criterion with Specific Reference to Development-Induced Displacement”, in H. M. Mathur (ed.) Resettling Displaced People: Policy and Practice in India, 2010, New Delhi: Routledge.
“Landless but not Asset-less: Female Agricultural Labour on the Road to Better Status: Evidence from India’, Journal of Peasant Studies, 2009, Vol. 36, No. 3, pp. 517-545, DOI: org/10.1080/03066150903142774.
“The Impact of Lending to Women on Household Vulnerability and Women's Empowerment: Evidence from India”, World Development, 2008, Vol. 36, No. 12, pp. 2620-2642. DOI: 10.1016/j.worlddev.2007.11.008.
“India's Semi-Arid Rural Economy: Livelihoods, Seasonal Migration and Gender”, (with B. Harriss-White). European Journal of Development Research, 2008, Vol. 20, No. 4, pp. 547-548. DOI: org/10.1080/09578810802493267.
“Agricultural wage work, seasonal migration and the widening gender gap: evidence from a semi-arid region of Andhra Pradesh”, European Journal of Development Research, 2008, Vol. 20, No. 4, pp. 629-648. DOI: org/10.1080/09578810802464870.
“Redefining Gender Roles, Reworking Gender Relations: Female Agricultural Labor in Dry Regions of Andhra Pradesh”, in S. Horrell, H. Johnson, P. Mosley (eds.) Work, Female Empowerment and Economic Development, 2008, London: Routledge.
“The Role of Agency in Development Planning and the Development Process: An Introduction”, (with W. Olsen), International Development Planning Review, 2008, Vol. 30, No. 4, pp. 327-338.
“Trade Liberalisation, Economic Development and Poverty Alleviation”, (with D. Sapsford), World Economy, 2006, Vol. 29, No. 11, pp. 1571-1579, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9701.2006.00855.x
“Consulting the Development-Displaced: Mechanism Design at Work”, Journal of Refugee Studies, 2005, Vol. 18, No. 3, pp. 340–361. https://doi.org/10.1093/refuge/fei035
“Resettling the Narmada Refugees: Some Revealing Insights”, Economic and Political Weekly, June 2002, Vol. 37, No. 23, pp. 595-601.
Journal Special Issues (edited)
“Microfinance and Gender: Issues, Challenges and Looking Ahead”, (with S. Johnson, I. Guerin and A. Szafarz), Journal of Development Studies, 2017, Vol. 53, No. 5, pp. 641-648. DOI: 10.1080/00220388.2016. 1205736.
“India's Semi-Arid Rural Economy: Livelihoods, Seasonal Migration and Gender”, (with B. Harriss-White). European Journal of Development Research, 2008, Vol. 20, No. 4, pp. 547-548. DOI: org/10.1080/09578810802493267.
“The Role of Agency in Development Planning and the Development Process: An Introduction”, (with W. Olsen), International Development Planning Review, 2008, Vol. 30, No. 4, pp. 327-338.
£491,440; 2021-2023 - The Nuffield Foundation, Digital Exclusion Among Families with Children (Co-Investigator)
£7000; 2020-2021 - Overseas Development Assistance, Pandemic, Patriarchy and Productivity: Inside Dual-Earner Households in India (Principal Investigator)
£27,223; 2019-2020 - United Kingdom Research and Innovation, Formative Study to Evaluate Period Poverty among Homeless and Impoverished Women (Co-Investigator)
£34,205; 2019-2020 - Rural Community Corporation, Government of South Korea, Do Comprehensive Development Programmes Matter? (Principal Investigator)
£9500; 2018-2019 - Overseas Development Assistance, Acceptability and Feasibility of Sustainable and Cost-Effective Menstrual Hygiene Products in India, (Principal Investigator)
£10,000; 2016-2017 - Higher Education Innovation Fund, Improving Slum Women's Access to Sustainable Sanitary Services, (Principal Investigator)
£27,000, 2013-2014 – ESRC Transformative Research Scheme, Rethinking Reproductive Health Education: A Utility Based Curriculum for High School Girls (Principal Investigator)
£7234, 2010-2011 - British Academy-Leverhulme Small Research Grants, India’s Liberalisation and Female Agricultural Labour, (Principal Investigator)
£16,000, 2002-2003 - Newton Fund, Seasonal Migration: Implications for Labour Market in Rural India, (Co-Investigator)
£210,000, 2001-2003 - Department of International Development (DFID), Labour Markets, Gender and Pro-poor Growth: Ethiopia, India, Uganda and Zimbabwe, (Research Associate)