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S Anukriti is an Economist at the Development Research Group, World Bank in Washington D.C. Prior to this, she was Assistant Professor in the Economics Department at Boston College. She is a Research Affiliate of the Institute of the Study of Labor (IZA, Bonn), and a Fellow of the Center for Development Economics and Policy (Columbia University).
Her research focuses on topics in development economics, demography, and the economics of gender. In recent work, she has examined the effects of trade liberalisation, fertility limits on local politicians, and financial incentive programmes on fertility and sex-selection in India.
Anukriti holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Columbia University, an M.A. in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics, and a B.A. (Honors) in Economics from St. Stephen's College, Delhi.
Posts by S. Anukriti
दहेज ग्रामीण भारत में परिवार के फैसलों को कैसे प्रभावित करता है?
यह व्यापक रूप से माना जाता है कि भारतीय माता-पिता बेटी के पैदा होते ही दहेज के लिए बचत करना शुरू कर देते हैं। ग्रामीण भारत में दहेज पर दो-भाग की श्रृंखला के इस दूसरे भाग में, यह लेख इस बात की जांच करत...
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S. Anukriti
Sungoh Kwon
Nishith Prakash
22 जुलाई, 2021
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ग्रामीण भारत में दहेज प्रथा का क्रमिक उद्भव: 1960-2008 के साक्ष्य
1961 से अवैध घोषित किये जाने के बावजूद, दहेज परंपरा ग्रामीण भारत में व्यापक रूप से फैली हुई है। दो - भागों की श्रृंखला के इस पहले भाग में, यह लेख राज्यों और धार्मिक एवं सामाजिक समूहों में 1960 - 2008 ...
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S. Anukriti
Sungoh Kwon
Nishith Prakash
15 जुलाई, 2021
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दो बच्चों की सीमा का स्थानीय राजनेताओं पर प्रभाव
भारत के कुछ राज्यों में दो से अधिक बच्चों वाले व्यक्तियों को स्थानीय चुनाव लड़ने की इजाजत नहीं है। इस कॉलम से पता चलता है कि इस प्रकार के कानून के कारण ऐसे राज्यों में सामान्य जनता के बीच प्रजनन दर क...
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S. Anukriti
Abhishek Chakravarty
12 जुलाई, 2021
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Evolution of dowry in rural India: Evidence from 1960-2008
Despite being illegal since 1961, dowry continues to be a widespread phenomenon in rural India. In the first of a two-part series, this article tracks the evolution of dowry during 1960-2008 across st...
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S. Anukriti
Sungoh Kwon
Nishith Prakash
01 July, 2021
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How dowry influences household decisions in rural India
It is widely believed that Indian parents start saving for dowry as soon as a daughter is born. In the second of a two-part series on dowry in rural India, this article examines how dowry influences h...
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S. Anukriti
Sungoh Kwon
Nishith Prakash
01 July, 2021
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सास अपनी बहुओं के सामाजिक नेटवर्क तथा प्रजनन स्वास्थ्य को कैसे प्रभावित करती हैं?
परिवार के सदस्यों द्वारा लगाए गए प्रतिबंधात्मक सामाजिक मानदंड एवं रणनीतिक बाधाएं, महिलाओं की सामाजिक नेटवर्क तक पहुंच और उससे प्राप्त होने वाले लाभ को सीमित कर सकती हैं। ग्रामीण उत्तर प्रदेश में एक स...
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Catalina Herrera Almanza
S. Anukriti
Mahesh Karra
08 सितंबर, 2020
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How mothers-in-law influence women’s social networks and reproductive health
Restrictive social norms and strategic constraints imposed by family members can limit women’s access to and benefit from social networks. Based on a survey in rural Uttar Pradesh, this article show...
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Catalina Herrera Almanza
S. Anukriti
Mahesh Karra
03 August, 2020
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Financial incentives and the fertility-sex ratio trade-off in India
Fertility reduction and a gender-balanced population often appear to be conflicting objectives in countries with persistent son preference and easy access to sex-selection technology, as targeting one...
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S. Anukriti
25 June, 2018
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How female foeticide has influenced fertility and parental investments in girls
The introduction of ultrasound technology in India has been documented to have led to a phenomenal increase in abortion of female fetuses. However, this column finds that it also decreased son-biased ...
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S. Anukriti
Sonia Bhalotra
Hiu Fung
11 September, 2017
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Impact of the two-child limit for local politicians
Some Indian states debar individuals with more than two children from contesting local elections. This column finds that while the law has significantly reduced fertility among the general population...
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S. Anukriti
Abhishek Chakravarty
02 March, 2015
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