Education
PhD. in International Development & Economics, Johns Hopkins University, 2020-25
- Field Exams: International Development, International Economics, South Asia
- Dissertation Title: Essays on Infrastructure, Urbanization, and Economic Development
- Committee: Devesh Kapur, Filipe Campante, Shoumitro Chatterjee, Ritam Chaurey, Arvind Subramanian
- Awards: Best Research Paper, Data Science & Artificial Intelligence Track, IMRC, IIM Ahmedabad
M.S. & B.S. (Honors) in Economics, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT), 2009-14
- Thesis Title: Modelling the Effects of Patent Litigation on Firm’s Innovation
- Awards: Director’s Medal for Best Master’s Thesis; Best Policy Paper (NITI Aayog)
Research Focus
- Development Economics, Economic Geography, Institutions
- Methods: Spatial Microeconometrics, Impact Evaluation, Machine Learning/ NLP
Teaching Assistant (Master’s Level)
- Applied Econometrics (SP’22, SP’23, SP’24)
- Economic Development (FA’22, FA’23, FA’24)
- International Trade Theory (FA’24)
Research Assistant
- Pravin Krishna, Ritam Chaurey, and Ryan Kim (2023-24)
- Devesh Kapur and Arvind Subramanian (2021-23)
Distinctions and Fellowships
- Oskar Morgenstern Fellowship, Mercatus Centre, 2024-25
- Dissertation Grant, Institute of Humane Studies, George Mason University, 2024
- Residency Fellowship, Institute of Humane Studies, George Mason University, 2024
- ICPSR Quantitative Methods Summer Fellowship, University of Michigan, 2022
- Summer Research Grant, Johns Hopkins SAIS, 2020–24
- PhD Graduate Fellowship, Johns Hopkins University, 2020–24
- Anubhav Fellowship, Harris School University of Chicago, New Delhi, 2019
- Pre-Doctoral Research Fellowship, University of Bergen, Norway, 2017
- Outstanding Research Project, Oxford Consulting Group & Norwegian Research Council, 2016
Past Employment & Research Positions
- Consultant, Political Economy Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, 2019
- Research Associate, Centre for Policy Research, 2015-19
- Consultant, Brookings Institution, Global Metropolitan Program, 2015
- Consultant, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, 2014
- Research Intern, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, Summer 2013
- Policy Intern, Planning Commission, Government of India, Summer 2012