Publications

1. Women inheritance rights and political participation, with Punarjit Roychowdhury, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization248 (2026): 107667.
2. The long-term effect of colonialism on women empowerment in India, with Punarjit Roychowdhury, Economic Development and Cultural Change74.4 (2026): 1509-1552.
3. Private investment in education: Household response to a policy change in English as a second language, with Gitanjali Sen, The Journal of Development Studies(2025): 1-18.
4. Rural roads infrastructure and women autonomy, with Punarjit Roychowdhury, The World Bank Economic Review(2024): lhae048.
5. Women representation in school management and school quality, with Chandan Jain, Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization222 (2024): 84-103.
6. Land rights recognition and political participation: Evidence from India, Journal of Development Studies59.11 (2023): 1741-1759.
7. Community forestry and its implications for land related disputes: Evidence from India, European Journal of Political Economy73 (2022): 102155
8. Local community composition and school provision in India, with Nishant Chadha, Journal of Development Studies(2021):1-21.
9. Public and private schools in India, with Nishant Chadha, India Development Report2021
10. Examining the Role of Corporate Social Responsibility Funding in Indian Education, with Nishant Chadha, New Philanthropy and the Disruption of Global Education(2020): 102
11. Growth, Development Spending and Inequality in Indian States – 1988-2012, with Nishant Chadha, Economic & Political Weekly(2019): 54(11), 45-52
12. Decentralisation, Economic Inequality and Insurgency, Journal of Development Studies55.7 (2019): 1379-1397
13. Ethnic fragmentation, public good provision and inequality in India, 1988–2012, with Nishant Chadha, Oxford Development Studies (2018): 1-15.
14. Caste and Class, Review of Market Integration8.3 (2017): 135-151.