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Rashmi Barua

Assistant Professor

Centre/School/Special Centre

Centre for the Study of the World Economy

School of International Studies

Residence

09650101892

rashmibarua[at]mail[dot]jnu[dot]ac[dot]in, barua.bhowmik[at]gmail[dot]com

Personal Webpage

https://sites.google.com/site/rbaruabhowmik/

Qualifications

PhD in Economics (Boston University)

Areas of Interest/Specialization

Economics of Education, Labor Economics, Development Economics

Experience

Assistant Professor, the Centre for International Trade and Development (CITD), Jawaharlal Nehru University, October 2013-
Guest Faculty, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, July 2013-
Assistant Professor, School of Economics, Singapore Management University, 2008-2013
Research Affiliate, Centre for Silver Security (CSS), Sim Kee Boon Institute for Financial Economics (SKBI), 2010 -
Researcher, WTO Research and Consultancy Division, Confederation of Indian Industries (CII), New Delhi, India, 2003

Awards & Honours

o Citi IPA Financial Capability Research Fund (FCRF), October 2013, US$150,000 with Dean Yang (University of Michigan)
o Asian Development Bank (ADB) Partnership Development Grant, April 2013, US$10,000
o SMU Research Grant,March 2012, SG$ 17,500, with Benedict Koh (SMU)
o SMU Research Grant, November 2010, SG$ 40, 000
o American Educational Research Association (AERA) Dissertation Grant, 2006-07, USD 15,000
o Citibank Travel Grant for Impact and Policy Conference:Evidence in Governance,Financial Inclusion, and Entrepreneurship, Bangkok, August 2012
o Travel Grant, Institute of Economic Development (IED), Boston University, 2007
o Boston University Research Assistant Scholarship, 2006, 2007
o Boston University GRS Graduate Scholarship, 2006, 2007, 2008
o Ford Foundation Fellowship for Academic Excellence, Jawaharlal Nehru University, 2002
o Indian Air Force Scholarship for Excellence in All India Senior Secondary Certificate Examination, New Delhi, India, 1996-1998

International Collaboration/Consultancy

Consultant Economist, the Foundation for Development Cooperation (FDC), Australia, December 2012- September 2013

Best Peer Reviewed Publications

Barua, Rashmi & Marian Vidal-Fernandez (2014) "No Pass, No Drive: Education and Allocation of Time” Volume 8, No. 4, Pages 399-431, Winter 2014, Journal of Human Capital
Barua, Rashmi (2014) "Intertemporal Substitution in Maternal Labor Supply: Evidence Using State School Entrance Age Laws", Volume 31, Pages 129-140 (December 2014), Labour Economics