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Rikhia Bhukta is a job market PhD candidate in the Department of Economic Sciences at Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur. Her research interests lie in labour economics, gender economics, economics of crime, energy economics and household finance. More specifically, she is interested in studying the driving factors behind the economic and social progress of marginalised communities in India, like women and marginalised castes. She holds a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree in economics from Jadavpur University, Kolkata. More details about her work can be found at https://rikhiabhukta.com/
Posts by Rikhia Bhukta
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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Rikhia Bhukta
Debayan Pakrashi
Sarani Saha
Ashish Sedai
06 January, 2025
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