Peer Reviewed Publications
1. "Measurement of Economic Mobility in India Using Noisy Data: A Partial Identification Approach" (with Daniel L. Millimet and Hao Li). Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A (forthcoming)
2. "Don't Cross the Line: Bounding the Causal Effect of Hypergamy Violation on Domestic Violence in India" (with Gaurav Dhamija). Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A, 185, 1952-1978. [Ungated version]
Media coverage Business Standard; Scroll.in; IndiaSpend
3. "Health and Hunger: Reexamining the Impact of Household Food Insecurity on Child Malnutrition in India" (with Gaurav Dhamija and Manini Ojha)
Journal of Development Studies, 2022, 58, 1181-1210.
4. "Too Unwell to Trust? The Effect of Mental Health on Social Trust in Europe."
Economics and Human Biology, 2021, 42, 101021.
5. "(Em)powered by Science? Estimating the Relative Labor Market Returns to Majoring in Science in High School in India."
Economics of Education Review, 2021, 82, 102118.
6. "The causal impact of women's age at marriage on domestic violence in India" (with Gaurav Dhamija)
Feminist Economics, 2021, 27, 188-220.
Media coverage Business Standard; Hindustan Times; IndiaSpend
7. "Measuring the Dynamics of the Achievement Gap Between Public and Private School Students in India" (with Ian K. McDonough and Gaurav Dhamija).
Journal of Labor Research, 2021, 42, 78-122.
8. "Partial Identification of Economic Mobility: With an Application to the United States" (with Daniel L. Millimet and Hao Li)
Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, 2020, 38, 732-753.
9. "The Impact of Terrorism on Social Capital: Evidence from the 2015 Charlie Hebdo Paris Shooting" (with Shawn C. McCoy and Ian K. McDonough)
Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2020, 82, 526-548.
10. "Exploring the Dynamics of Racial Gaps in Food Insecurity in the United States" (with Ian K. McDonough and Manan Roy)
Review of Economics of the Household, 2020, 18, 387-412.
11. "Age at Marriage and Women's Labor Market Outcomes in India" (with Gaurav Dhamija)
Journal of International Development, 2020, 32, 342-374.
12. "Income Distribution and Trade Pattern" (with Reza Oladi and Sugata Marjit) [Pre-Phd work!]
Review of Economics (Jahrbuch für Wirtschaftswissenschaften), 2020, 71, 1–14.
13. "Peer Effects in Consumption in India: An Instrumental Variables Approach Using Negative Idiosyncratic Shocks"
World Development, 2019, 114, 122-137.
14. "Visible Consumption, relative deprivation and health: evidence from a developing country"
Economics Bulletin, 2018, 38, 1366-1380.
15. "Visible inequality, status competition and conspicuous consumption: evidence from rural India"
Oxford Economic Papers, 2017, 69, 36-54.
2. "Don't Cross the Line: Bounding the Causal Effect of Hypergamy Violation on Domestic Violence in India" (with Gaurav Dhamija). Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A, 185, 1952-1978. [Ungated version]
Media coverage Business Standard; Scroll.in; IndiaSpend
3. "Health and Hunger: Reexamining the Impact of Household Food Insecurity on Child Malnutrition in India" (with Gaurav Dhamija and Manini Ojha)
Journal of Development Studies, 2022, 58, 1181-1210.
4. "Too Unwell to Trust? The Effect of Mental Health on Social Trust in Europe."
Economics and Human Biology, 2021, 42, 101021.
5. "(Em)powered by Science? Estimating the Relative Labor Market Returns to Majoring in Science in High School in India."
Economics of Education Review, 2021, 82, 102118.
6. "The causal impact of women's age at marriage on domestic violence in India" (with Gaurav Dhamija)
Feminist Economics, 2021, 27, 188-220.
Media coverage Business Standard; Hindustan Times; IndiaSpend
7. "Measuring the Dynamics of the Achievement Gap Between Public and Private School Students in India" (with Ian K. McDonough and Gaurav Dhamija).
Journal of Labor Research, 2021, 42, 78-122.
8. "Partial Identification of Economic Mobility: With an Application to the United States" (with Daniel L. Millimet and Hao Li)
Journal of Business & Economic Statistics, 2020, 38, 732-753.
9. "The Impact of Terrorism on Social Capital: Evidence from the 2015 Charlie Hebdo Paris Shooting" (with Shawn C. McCoy and Ian K. McDonough)
Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, 2020, 82, 526-548.
10. "Exploring the Dynamics of Racial Gaps in Food Insecurity in the United States" (with Ian K. McDonough and Manan Roy)
Review of Economics of the Household, 2020, 18, 387-412.
11. "Age at Marriage and Women's Labor Market Outcomes in India" (with Gaurav Dhamija)
Journal of International Development, 2020, 32, 342-374.
12. "Income Distribution and Trade Pattern" (with Reza Oladi and Sugata Marjit) [Pre-Phd work!]
Review of Economics (Jahrbuch für Wirtschaftswissenschaften), 2020, 71, 1–14.
13. "Peer Effects in Consumption in India: An Instrumental Variables Approach Using Negative Idiosyncratic Shocks"
World Development, 2019, 114, 122-137.
14. "Visible Consumption, relative deprivation and health: evidence from a developing country"
Economics Bulletin, 2018, 38, 1366-1380.
15. "Visible inequality, status competition and conspicuous consumption: evidence from rural India"
Oxford Economic Papers, 2017, 69, 36-54.
Working Papers
1. "Educational Hypogamy and Female Employment in Rural India" (with Gaurav Dhamija) R&R
2. "British Colonialism and Women Empowerment in India" (with Bharti Nandwani)
3. "Rural Roads Infrastructure and Women Empowerment in India” (with Bharti Nandwani)
4. "Urbanization and Women Empowerment in India" (with Gaurav Dhamija and Binay Shankar)
Work in Progress
1. "From Darkness to Light: Local Economic Development and Domestic Violence in India" (with Pushkar Maitra and William Yu).
2. "Income and Health Mobility in Mexico" (with Hao Li)
Older Policy Papers
1. “VAT and GST in India – A Note”, Paradigm: The Research Journal of Institute of Management Technology, 2012, 16 (1), 80-87.
2. “VAT and GST – An Overview”, CTRPFP Newsletter, 2012, 1 (1), 2-3.
3. “West Bengal Public Finances – An Analytical Perspective”, Working Paper Series, Centre for Training and Research in Public Finance and Public Policy, 2011.
