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Ruchira Bhattamishra

Independent researcher
r.bhattamishra@gmail.com

Ruchira Bhattamishra is an independent researcher based in the USA. She received a Ph.D. in Economics from Cornell University, a M.Sc. in Politics of the World Economy from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and a B.A. from Bryn Mawr College. Her research interests include the economic development of indigenous populations, food security and distress migration in Odisha, evaluation of economic development programmes, and how behavioural economics can inform development policy.

Posts by Ruchira Bhattamishra

Financial inclusion for the poor: Using RCTs for effective programme design

While the Pradhan Mantri Jan Dhan Yojana – the Indian government’s flagship financial inclusion scheme - is impressive in its mission, it does not seem to have achieved meaningful results so far....

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