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Sarani Saha
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.
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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 period of almost two decades., this article shows that improved reliability of electricity at the community level is beneficial for women’s empowerment in terms of mobility, participation in household decision-making, health autonomy, and safety.
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 article shows that the benefit of an efficient judiciary is higher for first-time entrepreneurs within communities that lack traditional informal business networks. This implies that besides other factors, improvements in court quality can be instrumental in enhancing social mobility.