Punarjit  Roychowdhury

Key Research Areas

Applied MicroeconometricsDevelopment EconomicsLabor EconomicsEconomics of GenderBehavioral Economics

Dr Punarjit Roychowdhury

Associate Professor and Head of the Department of Economics School of Humanities and Social Sciences

School of Humanities and Social Sciences

Applied Microeconometrics, Development Economics, Labor Economics, Economics of Gender, Behavioral Economics

Research Overview

Applied Microeconometrics, Development Economics, Labor Economics, Economics of Gender, Behavioral Economics

Education

2017 Ph.D., Economics Southern Methodist University, U.S.A. 2014 MA, Economics Southern Methodist University, U.S.A. 2011 M.Sc., Applied Economics Presidency College, Kolkata 2009 B.Sc., Economics University of Calcutta, Kolkata

Experience

2021 Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Shiv Nadar University, Delhi-NCR 2019 - 2021 Assistant Professor (with tenure), Nottingham University Business School, University of Nottingham, UK 2018 - 2019 Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Management Indore, Indore 2017 - 2018 Assistant Professor, Shiv Nadar University, Delhi NCR 2014 - 2016 Lecturer, Southern Methodist University, U.S.A.

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1 Article Open access
Rural Road Infrastructure and Women's Empowerment in India
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Nandwani, B.; Roychowdhury, P. World Bank Economic Review, 39(3), 592-613 2025 2
2 Article
Unpacking the Persistence of Intimate Partner Violence Against Married Women in India: Evidence from 2006, 2016 and 2021 Waves of the National Family Health Survey
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Dhamija, G.; Roychowdhury, P.; Shreemoyee, S. Journal of Quantitative Economics, 23(2), 621-646 2025 0
3 Article Open access
Women's attitudes towards physical intimate partner violence in India: Trends, patterns, and determinants
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Shreemoyee, S.; Roychowdhury, P.; Dhamija, G. PLoS ONE, 20(2026-03-03 00:00:00) 2025 0
4 Article
Does urbanization empower women? Evidence from India
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Dhamija, G.; Roychowdhury, P.; Shankar, B. Journal of Population Economics, 38(1) 2025 7
5 Article
Educational hypogamy and female employment in rural India
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Roychowdhury, P.; Dhamija, G. Empirical Economics, 67(6), 2893-2931 2024 1
6 Article Open access
Measuring economic mobility in India using noisy data: A partial identification approach
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Li, H.; Millimet, D.L.; Roychowdhury, P. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A: Statistics in Society, 186(1), 84-109 2023 3
7 Article Open access
Don't cross the line: Bounding the causal effect of hypergamy violation on domestic violence in India
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Roychowdhury, P.; Dhamija, G. Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A: Statistics in Society, 185(4), 1952-1978 2022 6
8 Article
Hunger and Health: Reexamining the Impact of Household Food Insecurity on Child Malnutrition in India
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Dhamija, G.; Ojha, M.; Roychowdhury, P. Journal of Development Studies, 58(6), 1181-1210 2022 11

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Research contributions aligned with UN Sustainable Development Goals:

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Zero Hunger
3
Good Health and Well-being
5
Gender Equality
8
Decent Work and Economic Growth
9
Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
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Reduced Inequalities
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Sustainable Cities and Communities
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Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
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Awards & Honors

  • Best Paper in the Economics Track (Second Prize), IFMR Graduate School of Business (GSB) Research Symposium 2025, Krea University, India, 2025 Best Paper Award, Applied Economics Area, Econometric Society-Delhi School of Economics Winter School 2023 Best Paper in the Economics Track, IFMR Graduate School of Business (GSB) Research Symposium 2023, Krea University, India Outstanding Reviewer Award, Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association, USA, 2022 M.J. Manohar Rao Young Economist Award 2021, The Indian Econometric Society, 2021 Seed Money Research Support, IIM Indore, INR 100,000, 2018 Melody Rice Memorial Award in Economics (for excellence in research), Department of Economics, Southern Methodist University, 2017 Graduate Student Travel Grant, Office of Research and Graduate Studies, Southern Methodist University, 2016 Graduate Student Award, Southern Economic Association, 2016 Dean's Dissertation Fellowship, Office of Research and Graduate Studies, Southern Methodist University, 2016 Dean's Award, Graduate Research Day, Southern Methodist University, 2016 Graduate Student Assembly Conference Travel Grant, Southern Methodist University, 2015 Student Development Grant, Southern Methodist University, 2014 Omicron Delta Epsilon, International Honor Society for Economics, United States, 2013 Full Tuition Scholarship and Teaching Assistantship, Southern Methodist University, TX, United States, 2012 Foreign Travel Scholarship for pursuing doctoral studies abroad, University of Calcutta, India, 2012 Samir Kumar Ganguly Memorial Scholarship for securing the First position in M.Sc Examination, Presidency College, Kolkata, India, 2012

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