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Deepak Saraswat

The University of Connecticut
deepak.saraswat@uconn.edu

Deepak Saraswat is a Ph.D. student at The University of Connecticut (UConn). His areas of interest include labour, development and behavioural economics. His current work focuses on the impact of academic goal-setting for students, role of technology in mitigating the impact of heat and humidity in India, job loss and marital dissolution in the US, and the impact of academic probation on student’s outcomes in the US. Before joining UConn, Deepak received a B.A. (Hons.) Economics from University of Delhi and M.Sc. Economics from University of Essex, and worked with J-PAL (Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab) South Asia as a Research Manager. Fore more details, refer to his personal website: https://sites.google.com/view/deepak-saraswat.   

Posts by Deepak Saraswat

Can technology mitigate the impact of heat on worker productivity?

Exposure to high heat causes productivity losses, with reduction in cognitive function as a key channel. A direct reduction in heat exposure via technologies such as air conditioning is not possible f...

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जब आपराधिकता अपराध को जन्‍म देती है: निर्वाचित राजनेताओं की भूमिका

राजनीति का अपराधीकरण समाज के लिए एक बहुत बड़ा खतरा बन गया है। यद्यपि साहित्य में आपराधिक रूप से आरोपी नेताओं के आर्थिक परिणामों पर अध्ययन तो किया गया है, लेकिन उनके क्षेत्राधिकार में आपराधिक माहौल पर ...

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When criminality begets crime: The role of elected politicians

The criminalisation of politics has become a massive threat to society. While the impact of criminally accused leaders on economic outcomes has been studied in the literature, little is known about th...

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Gender composition of children and sanitation behaviour

Open defecation has been linked to various public health issues and has gained significant policy attention. Nonetheless, research has shown that due to son preference, households in India underinvest...

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