About Me

Welcome! I am a fourth-year PhD student in the Department of Economics at McGill University.

I am interested in development macroeconomics, mainly how financial frictions affects aggregates in the developing nations. My research explores how credit access, political institutions, and social identity shape household and firm decisions. I will be visiting Prof. Mushfiq Mobarak at Yale in Winter 2027.

I received the doctoral training award from the Quebec Government (FRQSC) in 2024 and Graduate mobility award in 2026. Before joining the PhD program I worked as a senior Research Associate at the PGRP team in J-PAL South Asia. I also worked as a Research Fellow at the Verghese Kurien Policy Lab at Institute of Rural Management Anand. I obtained my Masters from Delhi School of Economics and my Bachelor's degree in Physics and Mathematics.

I was born and grew up in Jaipur, India.

I write bi-weekly on Substack about Economics in day-to-day life, and about PhD admissions and PhD life — read it here. Feel free to book time with me to talk about research, sports, or anything interesting.