Research
Research Statement
I started working on research guided by attempts to understand human nature, especially in the Indian context. This led me to cultivate interests in cross-cultural research and subsequently behavioural and experimental economics. When viewed in the context of developing countries (such as India), there is much to learn about specific responses to policies or interventions. This ultimately aids social science to continue putting together pieces in a puzzle that keeps changing colours and shapes. With my research in development, I use tools from applied microeconomics, econometrics, behavioural and experimental economics to find new ways to map the puzzle of human nature. I am aided along the way by a diverse set of collaborators from around the world and India, including psychologists, sociologists, political scientists, and of course, economists.
For all empirical papers, access to analysis code and data is available on request. Please feel free to write to me.
Teaching Statement
I teach with the intention of learning, and this leads me down the path of teaching many unconventional areas of work. I aim to teach with the guidance of a variety of resources to inform and push students to think laterally about the work that they are engaging with. In that sense, there is much more to learn from non-academic sources and media than the foundations that are often covered best from textbooks. My teaching interests include behavioural and experimental economics, research methods, applied econometrics, development, and statistical software. I have previously taught undergraduate-level courses in microeconomics, applied econometrics, behavioural and experimental economics, research and grant proposal writing, globalization and the economy, capitalism, and Stata.
Please feel free to connect with me in case you would like access to any of the teaching material. My economics teaching material is drawn off CORE's The Economy.