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Nikita Sharma

Economics Editor, IGC
nikita.sharma@theigc.org

Nikita Sharma is the Economics Editor for the IGC and oversees IGC publications, including the IGC blog. Straddling research and communications, she has also been the Managing Editor for VoxDev. Previously, she provided research assistance at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. She holds an M.A. in International and Development Economics from Yale University and a B.A. in Economics (Hons.) from Miranda House, University of Delhi.

Posts by Nikita Sharma

सतत विकास की दिशा में भारत के अवसर

गत सप्ताहांत लन्दन स्कूल ऑफ़ इकोनॉमिक्स एंड पोलिटिकल साइंस में 'भारत सतत विकास सम्मेलन' का आयोजन किया गया जिसमें नोबेल पुरस्कार से सम्मानित प्रो. एस्थर दुफ्लो समेत कई प्रतिष्ठित अर्थशास्त्रियों, विशेषज...

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India’s opportunity for sustainable growth

In the second post of a three-part blog series, Tim Dobermann and Nikita Sharma contend that it is important for India to choose a growth trajectory that prioritises raising living standards while min...

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मातृत्व पर पोषण का बोझ : क्या बच्चों को दिया जाने वाला मध्याह्न भोजन उनकी माताओं के स्वास्थ्य परिणामों में भी सुधार ला सकता है?

मध्याह्न भोजन बच्चों को पोषण सुरक्षा जाल प्रदान करता है और उनके अधिगम परिणामों तथा स्कूलों में उनकी उपस्थिति में सुधार लाता है। निकिता शर्मा तर्क देती हैं कि मध्याह्न भोजन प्राप्त करने वाले बच्चों की ...

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Nutritional penalty of motherhood: Can midday meals for children also improve their mothers’ health outcomes?

Midday meals provide a nutritional safety net for children and improve their learning outcomes and attendance. Nikita Sharma argues that spillover benefits might also exist for mothers of the children...

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In extremity and externality: Need for policies to protect children from environmental crises

Despite the undeniable threats of climate change, little consideration has been given to creating social safety nets for the vulnerable or engendering resilience in institutions disrupted by extreme c...

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How cleaner cookstoves and fuels could benefit women’s health and the environment

With lesser access to financial resources and greater domestic responsibilities, women face the brunt of the climate change crisis. In particular, women are more affected by indoor air pollution cause...

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Matter of mobility: Barriers to women’s work and education, and the dangers at home

As countries across the world implemented lockdowns to mitigate the spread of Covid-19, both women and men have been largely confined to their homes but with differential impacts. In this post, Nikita...

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