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Sheetal Sekhri is a Tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Virginia. She got her Ph.D. from Brown University. As a development economist, most of her research is in two thematic areas. She uses theoretical insights and data to answer questions related to causes and consequences of water scarcity and pollution. She also addresses issues related to gender-based violence. Her secondary interests are higher education, skilled labour markets, and welfare programmes in developing countries. Her work often uses primary datasets that she generates based on surveys she conducts, and is informed by insights from various disciplines. She has conducted extensive fieldwork in India.
Posts by Sheetal Sekhri
Federal versus Regional Control: Implications for Groundwater Resource in India
Federal versus regional control over provision of resources can have different implications for long-run sustainability of natural resources. This project examines the trade-off between short-term gro...
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Sheetal Sekhri
31 March, 2011
- IGC Research on India