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Saravana Ravindran
Saravana Ravindran is an assistant professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy at the National University of Singapore. His primary research interests are in development economics and applied microeconomics, particularly in the areas of human capital formation, migration, and digital financial services. He has a keen interest in early childhood development programmes, their direct and indirect impacts, and aggregate welfare consequences. His recent research on COVID-19 studies the effectiveness of government policies, such as lockdowns in South Asia, and their consequences on outcomes including violence against women. Saravana's research has been supported by funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, and his work has received press coverage in media outlets including The Wall Street Journal, World Bank Development Impact Blog, The Hindu, The Indian Express (Front Page), India Today, Quartz India, Deccan Herald, and Livemint.
Saravana received his Ph.D. in Economics from New York University in 2019 and was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of California, Los Angeles from 2019 - 2020. He also holds an M.Phil. in Economics from New York University and M.Sc. Economics and B.Sc. Econometrics and Mathematical Economics degrees from the London School of Economics and Political Science. Please click here to read more about his research: www.saravanaravindran.com.
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Choosing among children: Early childhood investments in India
Early childhood development programmes have become increasingly common in developing countries. This article analyses historical administrative data from the roll-out of India’s Integrated Child Development Services programme and finds significant long-term positive health, education, and labour-market impacts for adults who were exposed to the programme as children. However, siblings of children with greater programme exposure have worse outcomes as parents reallocated investments away from them.
कोविड-19: ‘आभासी महामारी’ और महिलाओं के खिलाफ हिंसा
महिलाओं के खिलाफ हिंसा दुनिया भर में एक समस्या है जिसकी आर्थिक लागतें वैश्विक जीडीपी में 1% से 4% तक आती हैं। यह लेख इस बात की जांच करता है कि भारत में कोविड-19 लॉकडाउन के दौरान महिलाओं के खिलाफ हिंसा की संख्या और तरीके किस प्रकार बदल गए हैं। इसमे यह दर्शाया गया है कि सबसे कड़े प्रतिबंध वाले जिलों में घरेलू हिंसा और साइबर क्राइम की शिकायतों में बढ़ोतरी हुई है जबकि बलात्कार और यौन हमले की शिकायतों में कमी आई है।
कोविड-19: ‘आभासी महामारी’ और महिलाओं के खिलाफ हिंसा
महिलाओं के खिलाफ हिंसा दुनिया भर में एक समस्या है जिसकी आर्थिक लागतें वैश्विक जीडीपी में 1% से 4% तक आती हैं। यह लेख इस बात की जांच करता है कि भारत में कोविड-19 लॉकडाउन के दौरान महिलाओं के खिलाफ हिंसा की संख्या और तरीके किस प्रकार बदल गए हैं। इसमे यह दर्शाया गया है कि सबसे कड़े प्रतिबंध वाले जिलों में घरेलू हिंसा और साइबर क्राइम की शिकायतों में बढ़ोतरी हुई है जबकि बलात्कार और यौन हमले की शिकायतों में कमी आई है।
Covid-19: ‘Shadow pandemic’ and violence against women
Violence against women is a problem worldwide, with economic costs ranging from 1% to 4% of global GDP. This article investigates if the magnitudes and types of violence against women have changed during the Covid-19 lockdowns in India. It shows that domestic violence and cybercrime complaints have increased, while rape and sexual assault complaints have decreased, in districts with the most stringent restrictions.
Covid-19: ‘Shadow pandemic’ and violence against women
Violence against women is a problem worldwide, with economic costs ranging from 1% to 4% of global GDP. This article investigates if the magnitudes and types of violence against women have changed during the Covid-19 lockdowns in India. It shows that domestic violence and cybercrime complaints have increased, while rape and sexual assault complaints have decreased, in districts with the most stringent restrictions.