Curriculum Vitae
Employment
Postdoctoral fellow, HarvestPlus, International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington DC, Aug 2012 -
Doing research on food security issues, especially related to quality of diets of children and mothers, in developing countries around the world
Summer Intern, The Brookings Institution, Washington DC, June-Aug 2007
Analyzed role of transparency in development
Consultant, The World Bank, New Delhi office, 2003-05 & 1998-99
Research Analyst, The World Bank, New Delhi office, 1999-2003
Carried out research on poverty, development and governance issues, including poverty trends in India in the 1990s and poverty report for the state of Uttar Pradesh. Worked on design and implementation of Government of India project for strengthening the statistical system of India. Facilitated setting up of formal poverty and social monitoring systems in different states of India, involving design and management of primary surveys, training of staff, analysis of large datasets and dissemination to different stakeholders
Research Assistant, Delhi School of Economics, Delhi, 1995-96
Worked on a research project on state-level empirical analysis of food-demand in India
Education
Ph.D. Economics, University of California, Riverside Sept 2012
M.Phil. Economics, Delhi School of Economics, India 1997
M.A. Economics, Delhi School of Economics, India 1994
B.A. Economics, University of Delhi, India 1992
Research
“India’s struggle against malnutrition – Is the ICDS program the answer?” For Press citation in a leading Indian newspaper Click Here
A vaccination for education – the ICDS and the education of older girls in rural India, Working Paper
Public preschooling and maternal labor force participation in rural India, Working Paper
“Does Budget Transparency Matter for Development?” Policy Research Mimeo, The Brookings Institution, Washington D.C., September 2007
“Drinking Water Supply and Primary Education in Karnataka: Some Findings from Gulbarga District (India),” Internal Policy Report, The World Bank, April 2003
Fields of Interest
Development Economics, Health Economics, Applied Microeconomics
Dissertation
Thesis title: “A comprehensive evaluation of the cost and benefits of integrated community
services for the poor in rural India”
Committee: Profs Anil B. Deolalikar (co-chair), Adriana Lleras-Muney (co-chair), Aman Ullah, Jorge M. Agüero
Honors and Awards
Hewlett / IIE Dissertation Fellowship in Population, Reproductive Health and Economic Development, Aug 2010-12
Grad Student Collaborative Mini-Grant, UCLA Institute for Research on Labour and Employment, 2009-10
Deans Graduate Fellowship University of California, Riverside, 2005-present
Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), University Grant Commission, India, 1994-97
Editorial Activity
Referee: Economic Development and Cultural Change, Journal of Health Economics, HarvesPlus Working Paper
Conference Participation
“India’s struggle against malnutrition – Is the ICDS program the answer?”
University of California, Riverside (April 2011); Delhi School of Economics, Delhi (August 2011); Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi (August 2011), TERI University, Delhi (August 2011)
“Child Nutrition – Comparative Study of Rural Areas of Tamil Nadu and Uttar Pradesh,” Cortona Colloquium on A multi-voiced dialogue on global society, Italy, August 2005
Teaching Experience (UC Riverside, Department of Economics)
Instructor
Introductory Econometrics (Undergraduate – Upper Division), Summer 2010
Teaching Assistant
Introductory Econometrics (upper division), Fall 2009, Winter 2010
Statistics for Economics (upper division), Fall 2010
Introductory Macroeconomics, Spring 2010
Introductory Microeconomics, Fall 2006, Winter 2007, Spring 2007
Computer Skills
Stata, Eviews, R, LaTeX, ArcGIS
Languages
Hindi (native), English (fluent), Spanish (intermediate), French (basic)
References
Prof Anil Deolalikar, Department of Economics, UC Riverside,
Phone: (951) 827-2443, Email: anil.deolalikar@ucr.edu
Prof Adriana Lleras-Muney, Department of Economics, UCLA,
Phone: (310) 825-3925, Email: alleras@econ.ucla.edu
Prof Aman Ullah, Department of Economics, UC Riverside,
Phone: (951) 827-1591, Email: aman.ullah@ucr.edu
Prof Stephen Howes, Crawford School of Economics & Government, Australian National University,
Phone: 61 2 6125 7553, Email: stephen.howes@anu.edu.au
Prof J. V. Meenakshi, Department of Economics, Delhi School of Economics,
Phone: 91 11 27666533, Email: meena@econdse.org