I am a PhD candidate in International Development at the University of Oxford. My research interests centre on labour, migration, and firms in developing countries.

In August 2026, I will be joining the Centre for Effective Governance of Indian States (CEGIS) as an Economist. 

In my doctoral research, I investigate two interrelated challenges to structural transformation in India — the low productivity of manufacturing firms and the limited spatial mobility of workers. The first paper examines firm demand for migrant labour, asking how firms optimally balance different types of labour input risk through the mix of workers they hire. The second paper focuses on the organization of workers within the firm, analysing how peer groups influence the productivity of female migrant workers in a garment factory. The third paper examines the welfare impacts of internal migration to explain why mobility remains low despite the substantial spatial disparities in wages.

Alongside my studies, I have worked with various organisations including the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, the Oxford Poverty and Human Development Initiative, the Young Lives study at the University of Oxford, and the Centre for the Economics of Human Development at the University of Chicago. 

I have obtained an MPhil in Development Studies (with distinction) at the University of Oxford, and a BA in Economics and a BSc in Statistics (magna cum laude) from the University of Chicago. 

My doctoral research is generously funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, the Saven European Scholarship and the Scatcherd European Scholarship.