Prarthna Agarwal Goel

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University
Prarthna Agarwal Goel

Prarthna Agarwal Goel is Assistant Professor with the Department of Economics at Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, India. She is an applied economist with areas of interest in the fields of economics of gender, crime, environment, and development studies. She has published widely in high-ranking journals, is on the editorial board of economic journals and holds national and international patents to her name.

Prior to joining the academic sector, she has worked with the analytics industry. During her tenure with the corporate industry, she has worked extensively on credit risk modelling and marketing mix analytics. She completed her Master’s degree from Delhi School of Economics, Delhi University and holds MPhil and PhD degrees from Jawaharlal Nehru University.

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चहुँ ओर पानी लेकिन पीने के लिए एक बूँद भी नहीं! साफ़ पानी के सन्दर्भ में सूचना और पहुँच को सक्षम बनाना

भारत में 5 करोड़ से ज़्यादा लोग आर्सेनिक-दूषित पानी पीते हैं, जिससे उनके स्वास्थ्य पर, ख़ास तौर पर बच्चों के स्वास्थ्य पर प्रतिकूल प्रभाव पड़ रहा है। इसके बावजूद प्रभावित क्षेत्रों में निजी, सुरक्षित पेयजल की माँग कम बनी हुई है। यह लेख असम में किए गए एक प्रयोग के आधार पर दर्शाता है कि किस प्रकार जल गुणवत्ता जागरूकता हस्तक्षेपों को, सरकारी लाभ प्राप्त करने में लेन-देन सम्बन्धी जटिलता को कम करने के साथ संयोजित करने से, इस समस्या के समाधान में मदद मिल सकती है।

19 June 2024
Human Development
Human Development

Water water everywhere, not a drop to drink? Information and enabling access to clean water

Over 50 million people in India are exposed to arsenic-contaminated water, leading to adverse health outcomes – especially for children. Yet, the demand for private, safe drinking water remains low in the affected areas. Based on an experiment in Assam, this article demonstrates how combining water quality awareness interventions with a reduction of transactional complexity in obtaining related government benefits can help address the issue.

15 May 2024
Human Development
Human Development
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