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Sheetal Sekhri
Sheetal Sekhri is a Tenured Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at the University of Virginia. She got her Ph.D. from Brown University. As a development economist, most of her research is in two thematic areas. She uses theoretical insights and data to answer questions related to causes and consequences of water scarcity and pollution. She also addresses issues related to gender-based violence. Her secondary interests are higher education, skilled labour markets, and welfare programmes in developing countries. Her work often uses primary datasets that she generates based on surveys she conducts, and is informed by insights from various disciplines. She has conducted extensive fieldwork in India.
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भारत में स्वच्छ पेयजल तक पहुंच और महिलाओं की सुरक्षा
सेखरी और हुसैन इस अध्ययन में, भूजल की कमी के कारण महिलाओं के प्रति होने वाली यौन हिंसा में वृद्धि के संदर्भ में अनुभवजन्य साक्ष्य का पता लगाने के लिए जिला स्तर के आंकड़ों का उपयोग करते हैं। वे तर्क देते हैं कि जिन परिवारों को पीने का साफ पानी घरों में नहीं मिल पाता, उन परिवारों की महिलाओं को पानी लाने के लिए अक्सर घर से दूर जाना पड़ता है, जिससे वे यौन हिंसा के प्रति अधिक असुरक्षित हो जाती हैं। क्योंकि यह सिद्ध होता है कि पानी की कमी से महिलाओं के लिए यौन हिंसा का खतरा बढ़ता है, यह शोध पानी के बुनियादी ढांचे को सुदृढ़ बनाने के लिए अधिक पूँजी निवेश की दलील प्रस्तुत करता है।
Access to clean drinking water and women’s safety in India
In this study, Sekhri and Hossain use district-level data to find empirical evidence that groundwater scarcity results in an increase in sexual violence against women. They argue that in households without access to clean drinking water, women often have to walk far from home to collect water, making them more vulnerable to sexual violence. Since they establish that water shortages increase the risk faced by women water collectors, it makes the case for increased investment in water infrastructure.
Public versus Private College Education in Developing Countries: Economic ans Social Implications in India
Tertiary education has fuelled the economic growth in India in recent times. This has in turn generated excess demand for a highly educated and skilled workforce.
The role of informal caste networks in public service delivery
Large public programmes designed at the national level are often undermined by corruption at the local level. This column proposes local level monitoring and enforcement through informal networks as a potential low-cost solution. It shows how caste networks can facilitate monitoring and enforcement in the Targeted Public Distribution System, and infers implications of these findings for the food security bill.
Adoption of Water-Saving Infrastructure in Agriculture: The Case of Laser Levellers
Water tables are falling rapidly, in large part due to the fact that individuals do not bear the social marginal cost of the water they use; free water extraction is a property right attached to land ownership, and the electricity needed to pump water to the surface is highly subsidised. The authors argue that the use of water-saving technologies, in particular, laser levelling is a logical solution to this problem.
Role of Information Provision in Improving Public Service Delivery
Informal monitoring and enforcement can increase the efficiency of public service delivery. This project studies the Targeted Public Distribution System of India and finds that Scheduled Castes (SC) have a higher take-up of government subsidised food when facing SC delivery agents.
Federal versus Regional Control: Implications for Groundwater Resource in India
Federal versus regional control over provision of resources can have different implications for long-run sustainability of natural resources. This project examines the trade-off between short-term growth and long-term conservation incentives of elected legislators from regional and national political parties for groundwater provision.
संकट के दौरान फर्मों के राजनीतिक संबंधों की भूमिका
शोध कहता है कि आर्थिक संकट की स्थिति में किसी फर्म के लिए राजनीतिक संबंध मायने रखते हैं। इस लेख में, भारत में फर्मों के राजनीतिक कनेक्शन के बारे में एक अद्वितीय डेटा सेट के माध्यम से पाया गया कि दुर्लभ संसाधनों की प्राप्ति के लिए फर्में अपने इन कनेक्शनों का लाभ उठा सकती हैं। इस प्रकार से 'कनेक्टेड' फर्में, ‘गैर-कनेक्टेड’ फर्मों की तुलना में अल्पावधि ऋण प्राप्त करने और नोटबंदी (विमुद्रीकरण) के समय में बकाया भुगतान में देरी करने में सक्षम थीं, और इनकी आय, बिक्री और व्यय में भी बढ़ोतरी परिलक्षित हुई है।
The role of political connections of firms during a crisis
Research has shown that political connections matter for a firm during times of economic crisis. This article refers to a unique data set of political connections of firms in India, and finds that firms can leverage these connections to access scarce resources. ‘Connected firms were able to increase access to short-term credit and delay payments owed in the aftermath of demonetisation, and reported higher income, sales and expenses as compared to non-connected firms.
Impact of groundwater accessibility on performance of firms
While labour laws and capital have been identified as key constraints to industrial growth, there is scant evidence on whether accessibility of vital natural resources, such as groundwater, also influences industrial performance.