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Gaurav Dhamija

Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad
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Gaurav Dhamija is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Liberal Arts, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH). Prior to this he was at the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Delhi Centre as a Visiting Assistant Professor. He obtained his Ph.D. in economics from Shiv Nadar University (SNU), India. He obtained his M.A. in economics from the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and B.A. in economics from the Delhi University. His research interests lie in the fields of development economics, health economics, and labour economics. Prior to enrolling for the Ph.D. programme at the Shiv Nadar University in August 2015, Gaurav was an Assistant Professor at the Indian School of Business and Finance, New Delhi.

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भारत के तेज़ी से बढ़ते शहरीकरण का महिलाओं के सशक्तिकरण पर क्या प्रभाव पड़ता है?

माना जाता है कि शहरी क्षेत्रों में रहने वाली महिलाओं को उनके ग्रामीण समकक्षों की तुलना में अधिक सामाजिक, आर्थिक और राजनीतिक अवसर और स्वतंत्रता प्राप्त होती है। साथ ही, शोध से यह पता चलता है कि शहरी वा...

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What are the effects of India’s rapid urbanisation on women’s empowerment?

Women in urban areas, compared to their rural counterparts, are thought to enjoy greater social, economic, and political opportunities and freedoms. At the same time, research shows barriers to women...

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उच्च वर्ग में विवाह (हाइपरगैमी) का अभाव और घरेलू हिंसा

उच्च वर्ग में विवाह (हाइपरगैमी) के अभाव - जब पत्नी की आर्थिक स्थिति उसके पति के बराबर या अधिक होती है, में क्या घरेलू हिंसा में वृद्धि होती है या कमी आती है, इसके बारे में प्राथमिक रूप से अस्पष्टता है...

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Hypergamy violation and domestic violence

Whether violation of hypergamy – when the wife’s economic status equals or exceeds that of her husband’s – increases or decreases domestic violence is a priori ambiguous. Analysing 2015-2016 N...

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Food insecurity and child malnutrition: New empirical evidence from India

Child malnutrition is among the most pressing public health issues in India today. Equally alarming is the country’s food security crisis. Analysing ‘Young Lives Survey’ data from the states of ...

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Dynamics of achievement gap between public and private school students

The achievement gap between public and private school students is well-documented in the literature on education in India, but there has not been sufficient focus on the dynamics of this gap over time...

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शादी के समय महिलाओं की उम्र घरेलू हिंसा को कैसे प्रभावित करती है?

दुनिया भर में तीन में से एक महिला अपने जीवनकाल में घरेलू हिंसा से प्रभावित होती है। जो महिलाएं घरेलू हिंसा का सामना करती हैं, उन्हें गंभीर प्रतिकूल स्वास्थ्य परिणामों से प्रभावित होने के साथ-साथ भारी ...

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Sustained health benefits of ICDS: Later life evidence

Child malnutrition is a serious concern for India where more than half of the children under age five are moderately or severely malnourished. The Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) launched...

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How women’s age at marriage impacts domestic violence

Domestic violence affects one in three women in their lifetime worldwide, and has serious adverse health and economic consequences. Analysing data from the latest National Family Health Survey of Indi...

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