Peer Reviewed Publications
15. “Women’s attitudes towards physical intimate partner violence in India: Trends, patterns, and determinants” (with Shreemoyee and Punarjit Roychowdhury) Plos one , 2025, 20(3), e0318350.
14. “Does urbanization empower women? Evidence from India” (with Punarjit Roychowdhury and Binay Shankar) Journal of Population Economics, 2025, 38(1), 27.
13. “Unpacking the Persistence of Intimate Partner Violence Against Married Women in India: Evidence from 2006, 2016 and 2021 Waves of the National Family Health Survey” (with Punarjit Roychowdhury and Shreemoyee) Journal of Quantitative Economics, 2025, 1-26.
12. “Educational hypogamy and female employment in rural India” (with Punarjit Roychowdhury) Empirical Economics, 2024, 67, 2893-2931.
11. “Explaining the poor-rich gap in anthropometric failure among children in India: An econometric analysis of the NFHS, 2021 and 2016” (with Mudit Kapoor, Rockli Kim, and S. V. Subramanian) SSM - Population Health, 2023, 23, 101482.
10. “Impact of early life shocks on educational pursuits - Does a fade out co-exist with persistence?” (with Gitanjali Sen) Plos one , 2022, 17(10), e0275871.
9. “Lasting Impact on Health from Natural Disasters, Potential Mechanisms, and Mitigating Effects” (with Gitanjali Sen) Environment and Development Economics, 1-24, 2022.
8. “Don't Cross the line: Bounding the causal effect of hypergamy violation on domestic violence in India” (with Punarjit Roychowdhury) Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A (Statistics in Society), 1-27, 2022.
Media coverage: Business Standard; Scroll.in; IndiaSpend
7. “Health and Hunger: Reexamining the Impact of Household Food Insecurity on Child Malnutrition in India” (with Manini Ojha and Punarjit Roychowdhury) Journal of Development Studies, 1-30, 2022.
6. “Methods for assessing seasonal and annual trends in wasting in Indian surveys (NFHS-3, 4, RSOC & CNNS)” (with Robert Johnston, Mudit Kapoor, Praween K. Agrawal, and Arjan de Wagt) Plos one, 2021, 16(11), e0260301.
Media coverage: ThePrint
5. “Measuring the Dynamics of the Achievement Gap Between Public and Private School Students in India” (with Ian K. McDonough and Punarjit Roychowdhury) Journal of Labor Research, 2021, 42, 78-122.
4.“The Causal impact of women's age at marriage on domestic violence in India” (with Punarjit Roychowdhury) Feminist Economics, 2021, 1-33.
Media coverage: Business Standard; Hindustan Times; IndiaSpend
3. “Lasting impact of early life interventions: evidence from India’s Integrated Child Development Services” (with Gitanjali Sen)
Journal of Development Studies, 2020, 1-33.
2. “Age at Marriage and Women’s Labor Market Outcomes in India” (with Punarjit Roychowdhury)
Journal of International Development, 2020, 32(3), 342-374.
1. “The Joint Determination of Later Life Health and Educational Outcomes by Early Life Conditions: A Multinomial Logit Analysis"
Review of Market Integration, 2018, 10(3), 197-227
14. “Does urbanization empower women? Evidence from India” (with Punarjit Roychowdhury and Binay Shankar) Journal of Population Economics, 2025, 38(1), 27.
13. “Unpacking the Persistence of Intimate Partner Violence Against Married Women in India: Evidence from 2006, 2016 and 2021 Waves of the National Family Health Survey” (with Punarjit Roychowdhury and Shreemoyee) Journal of Quantitative Economics, 2025, 1-26.
12. “Educational hypogamy and female employment in rural India” (with Punarjit Roychowdhury) Empirical Economics, 2024, 67, 2893-2931.
11. “Explaining the poor-rich gap in anthropometric failure among children in India: An econometric analysis of the NFHS, 2021 and 2016” (with Mudit Kapoor, Rockli Kim, and S. V. Subramanian) SSM - Population Health, 2023, 23, 101482.
10. “Impact of early life shocks on educational pursuits - Does a fade out co-exist with persistence?” (with Gitanjali Sen) Plos one , 2022, 17(10), e0275871.
9. “Lasting Impact on Health from Natural Disasters, Potential Mechanisms, and Mitigating Effects” (with Gitanjali Sen) Environment and Development Economics, 1-24, 2022.
8. “Don't Cross the line: Bounding the causal effect of hypergamy violation on domestic violence in India” (with Punarjit Roychowdhury) Journal of the Royal Statistical Society: Series A (Statistics in Society), 1-27, 2022.
Media coverage: Business Standard; Scroll.in; IndiaSpend
7. “Health and Hunger: Reexamining the Impact of Household Food Insecurity on Child Malnutrition in India” (with Manini Ojha and Punarjit Roychowdhury) Journal of Development Studies, 1-30, 2022.
6. “Methods for assessing seasonal and annual trends in wasting in Indian surveys (NFHS-3, 4, RSOC & CNNS)” (with Robert Johnston, Mudit Kapoor, Praween K. Agrawal, and Arjan de Wagt) Plos one, 2021, 16(11), e0260301.
Media coverage: ThePrint
5. “Measuring the Dynamics of the Achievement Gap Between Public and Private School Students in India” (with Ian K. McDonough and Punarjit Roychowdhury) Journal of Labor Research, 2021, 42, 78-122.
4.“The Causal impact of women's age at marriage on domestic violence in India” (with Punarjit Roychowdhury) Feminist Economics, 2021, 1-33.
Media coverage: Business Standard; Hindustan Times; IndiaSpend
3. “Lasting impact of early life interventions: evidence from India’s Integrated Child Development Services” (with Gitanjali Sen)
Journal of Development Studies, 2020, 1-33.
2. “Age at Marriage and Women’s Labor Market Outcomes in India” (with Punarjit Roychowdhury)
Journal of International Development, 2020, 32(3), 342-374.
1. “The Joint Determination of Later Life Health and Educational Outcomes by Early Life Conditions: A Multinomial Logit Analysis"
Review of Market Integration, 2018, 10(3), 197-227
Working Papers
4. "The Double-Edged Sword: How Women's Financial Inclusion Affects Intimate Partner Violence in India" (with Shreemoyee and Punarjit Roychowdhury).
3. "Changes in India’s Food Consumption and Policy Implications: A Comprehensive Analysis of Household Consumption Expenditure Survey 2022-23 and 2011-12" (with Mudit Kapoor, Shamika Ravi, Sankar Rajan, and Neha Sareen).
2. "Attitudes and norms about intimate partner violence: What makes women more impressionable?" (with Mehreen Mookerjee, Manini Ojha, and Sanket Roy).
1. "Conversations and Investment - An experimental study" (with Puneet Arora and Durga Nagori). [Working paper available on request]
3. "Changes in India’s Food Consumption and Policy Implications: A Comprehensive Analysis of Household Consumption Expenditure Survey 2022-23 and 2011-12" (with Mudit Kapoor, Shamika Ravi, Sankar Rajan, and Neha Sareen).
2. "Attitudes and norms about intimate partner violence: What makes women more impressionable?" (with Mehreen Mookerjee, Manini Ojha, and Sanket Roy).
1. "Conversations and Investment - An experimental study" (with Puneet Arora and Durga Nagori). [Working paper available on request]
Policy Writing
5. "Hypergamy violation and domestic violence" with Punarjit Roychowdhury, Ideas for India, May 27, 2022.
4. "Food insecurity and child malnutrition: New empirical evidence from India" with Manini Ojha and Punarjit Roychowdhury, Ideas for India, January 6, 2022.
3. "Dynamics of achievement gap between public and private school students" with Ian K. McDonough and Punarjit Roychowdhury, Ideas for India, April 19, 2021.
2. "Sustained health benefits of Integrated Child Development Services: Later life evidence" with Gitanjali Sen, Ideas for India, July 26, 2019.
1. "How women’s age at marriage impacts domestic violence" with Punarjit Roychowdhury, Ideas for India, July 2, 2018.
4. "Food insecurity and child malnutrition: New empirical evidence from India" with Manini Ojha and Punarjit Roychowdhury, Ideas for India, January 6, 2022.
3. "Dynamics of achievement gap between public and private school students" with Ian K. McDonough and Punarjit Roychowdhury, Ideas for India, April 19, 2021.
2. "Sustained health benefits of Integrated Child Development Services: Later life evidence" with Gitanjali Sen, Ideas for India, July 26, 2019.
1. "How women’s age at marriage impacts domestic violence" with Punarjit Roychowdhury, Ideas for India, July 2, 2018.
