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Farzana Afridi

Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi Centre
fafridi@isid.ac.in

Farzana Afridi is Professor of economics at the Indian Statistical Institute (Delhi) and Visiting Professor at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto. Her primary research interests lie in the areas of education, gender, and more recently, political economy. She holds an abiding interest in understanding the response of individuals and households to public programmes in developing countries. She obtained her Ph.D. in economics from the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor and an M.A. in economics from the Delhi School of Economics.

Posts by Farzana Afridi

Managing India’s demographic transition

India’s population is expected to peak at about 1.7 billion in 2064, and while the current median age is only 28, the share of Indians aged 65 and above will go from 7% to 20% in the next 40 years o...

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Managing India’s demographic transition

India’s population is expected to peak at about 1.7 billion in 2064, and while the current median age is only 28, the share of Indians aged 65 and above will go from 7% to 20% in the next 40 years o...

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Claudia Goldin’s Nobel Prize winning research

On Sunday, Claudia Goldin will be awarded the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences for her work on women’s progress in the workforce. In this piece, Farzana Afridi reflects on the significance of Goldin...

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DP-WEE Panel Discussion: Status and rights of platform and gig workers

A virtual panel discussion was organised by the Digital Platforms and Women’s Economic Empowerment (DP-WEE) programme, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, to understand the status and l...

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Bringing skilling and productive employment closer to women

On International Women’s Day, Farzana Afridi considers a key issue in the creation of good jobs for women – the provision of skilling. She discusses the lack of physical and financial access to sk...

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कौशल निर्माण और उत्पादक रोजगार तक महिलाओं की पहुँच को बढ़ाना

अंतर्राष्ट्रीय महिला दिवस के अवसर पर फ़रज़ाना अफरीदी ने महिलाओं के लिए अच्छी नौकरियों के निर्माण से जुड़े एक महत्वपूर्ण मुद्दे – कौशल के प्रावधान के बारे में चर्चा की है। वे महिलाओं के कौशल प्रशिक्षण ह...

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The promise of technology for women’s employment

The growth of digital labour platforms holds tremendous potential to improve employment outcomes for India’s young, urban population. In this post, Farzana Afridi discusses the challenges in leverag...

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Leveraging digital labour markets to increase employment opportunities

India’s relatively young population, the pace of adoption of smartphones and digital technology, and rapid urbanisation has contributed to the growth of digital labour markets. In recent years, we h...

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Leveraging digital labour markets to increase employment opportunities

India’s relatively young population, the pace of adoption of smartphones and digital technology, and rapid urbanisation has contributed to the growth of digital labour markets. In recent years, we h...

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कोविड-19 और मानसिक स्वास्थ्य: ई-संगोष्ठी का परिचय

कोविड-19 महामारी और इससे संबंधित लॉकडाउन का अर्थव्यवस्था पर बहुत ही बुरा प्रभाव पड़ा जिसके कारण सबसे कमजोर वर्गों को आजीविका, कमाई का नुकसान हुआ और उन्हें खाद्य असुरक्षा भी झेलनी पड़ी। यद्यपि इस महामार...

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Covid-19 and mental health: Introduction to e-Symposium

The Covid-19 pandemic and associated lockdowns had a devastating effect on the economy, with loss of livelihoods, earnings, and food insecurity suffered by the most vulnerable sections. Although econo...

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प्रोद्योगिकी में लैंगिक परिवर्तन: कृषि मशीनीकरण से साक्ष्य

भारतीय कृषि में बढ़ते मशीनीकरण के कारण ग्रामीण क्षेत्रों में विशेषकर महिलाओं के लिए कृषि रोजगार में कमी आई है। यह लेख दर्शाता है कि 1999-2011 के दौरान मशीनीकरण में 32 प्रतिशत की वृद्धि देखी गई, जो कृष...

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