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Sarani Saha

Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur
sarani@iitk.ac.in

Sarani Saha is a Professor at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kanpur. She is currently a Fellow at the Global Labor Organization. Prior to joining IIT Kanpur, she obtained her Ph.D. in economics from University of California at Santa Barbara. Her research interests lie in the fields of labour economics, development economics, health economics, environmental economics, and applied microeconomics. Her current work focuses on issues related to the effect of court quality on entrepreneurship, impact of awareness on health utilisation outcomes, role of social contact in reducing pre-existing prejudices among various social groups, and effect of domestic violence on child health. Her research has been published in various reputed journals, including the Journal of Development Economics, World Development, Public Choice, and North American Journal of Economics and Finance.

Posts by Sarani Saha

Powering progress: How reliable community electrification boosts women’s autonomy

While there has been significant progress in expanding access to grid electricity in India, the reliability of electricity remains a concern. Based on five national-level datasets spanning over a peri...

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जागरूकता और आत्म-रक्षा प्रशिक्षण के माध्यम से महिलाओं के खिलाफ हिंसा का सामना करना

राष्ट्रीय अपराध रिकॉर्ड ब्यूरो की 2019 की रिपोर्ट के अनुसार, महिलाओं के प्रति हिंसा में 2018 की तुलना में 7.3% की वृद्धि हुई है जिसमें तीन में से एक महिला शारीरिक, भावनात्मक या यौन हिंसा की शिकार होती...

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Countering violence against women with awareness creation and self-defence training

The 2019 National Crime Records Bureau report shows a 7.3% increase, compared to 2018, in violence against women, with one in three women being subject to physical, emotional, or sexual violence. In t...

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Court congestion, caste identity, and business performance

Effective contract enforcement is the key for the formation and expansion of business enterprises. But how does improvement in court performance matter differently to different caste groups? This arti...

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