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Anmol Somanchi

Paris School of Economics
anmol.somanchi94@gmail.com

Anmol Somanchi is a graduate student at the Paris School of Economics with research interests in labour, development, and social protection. He has previously worked as a Research Associate at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad and as an Associate at IDinsight (Delhi office). He holds a bachelor's in economics from St. Stephen's College, New Delhi, and a master's in development studies from Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.

Posts by Anmol Somanchi

Weighty evidence? Poverty estimation with missing data

Attempts have been made to estimate poverty in India with biased survey data, by adjusting household weights to remove the bias. Based on simulation exercises with artificially contaminated household ...

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कोविड-19 संकट और खाद्य सुरक्षा

2020 में कोविड -19 के प्रसार को रोकने के लिए भारत में लगाए गए राष्ट्रीय लॉकडाउन ने लाखों लोगों को बेरोजगार कर दिया और जो लोग रोज़गार में बने रहे उनकी कमाई में तेजी से कमी आई। बहु-राज्य सर्वेक्षणों के आ...

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The Covid-19 crisis and food security

India’s national lockdown in 2020, imposed to contain the spread of Covid-19, threw millions of people out of work and sharply reduced earnings for those who remained employed. Based on data from mu...

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Balancing corruption and exclusion: Comment on the response

The role of Aadhaar in reducing corruption in the PDS has been highly controversial. In a recent I4I article, Muralidharan et al. summarised the insights of their study of Aadhaar-based biometric auth...

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Balancing corruption and exclusion: A rejoinder

The role of Aadhaar in reducing corruption in the PDS has been highly controversial. In a recent I4I article, Muralidharan et al. summarised the insights of their study of Aadhaar-based biometric auth...

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सार्वजनिक वितरण प्रणाली के कवरेज की समीक्षा

कोरोना महामारी और लॉकडाउन के कारण सार्वजनिक वितरण प्रणाली (पीडीएस) काफी चर्चित विषय रहा है। रीतिका खेरा और अनमोल सोमंची ने सरकारी आंकड़ों का प्रयोग कर पीडीएस के राज्य-वार कवरेज का अनुमान लगाया और भोजन ...

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A review of the coverage of PDS

The coverage of the Public Distribution System (PDS) has been of wide interest due to the pandemic and lockdown. Based on government data sources, Khera and Somanchi estimate the state-wise coverage o...

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कोविड-19 राहत: क्या महिला जन धन खाते नकद हस्तांतरण के लिए सही विकल्प हैं?

भले भारत सरकार द्वारा कोविड-19 हेतु राहत पैकेज की घोषणा की गई है, जिसमें खाद्य राशन प्रदान किए जाने के साथ-साथ नकद हस्तांतरण को भी उचित स्‍थान दिया गया है, परंतु नकद हस्‍तांतरण हेतु महिला जन धन बैंक ख...

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Covid-19 relief: Are women Jan Dhan accounts the right choice for cash transfers?

While the relief package announced by the Government of India for Covid-19 rightly complements food rations with cash transfers, the case for using the list of women Jan Dhan bank accounts for the lat...

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