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Vidhya Soundararajan

CAFRAL
vidhya.srajan@cafral.org.in

Vidhya Soundararajan is Assistant Professor at the Centre for Advanced Financial Research And Learning (CAFRAL). She is an applied microeconomist, and is interested in studying the effects of various economic shocks (financial/trade/regulatory) on firm behaviour, performance, and productivity. Her recent research looks at the impact of import competition on contract labour, informality, and firm performance, and the effects of employment protection laws on firm behaviour. She is also interested in research questions at the intersection of labour regulation, monopsony, labour markets, and firm’s financial performance. 

Vidhya has an undergraduate degree in information technology from Madras Institute of Technology, and a masters in economics from Madras School of Economics. She holds a Ph.D. in applied economics from Cornell University from where she also received the Graduate Student Fellowship. She has also worked in various consulting assignments at the Planning Commission of India (erstwhile), and the World Bank.

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क्या ग्रामीण सड़कों के निर्माण से समावेशी उद्यमिता को बढ़ावा मिलता है?

सर्वविदित है कि ग्रामीण सड़कों जैसे बुनियादी ढाँचे में निवेश करने से बाज़ारों को एकीकृत करने और आर्थिक विकास को बढ़ावा देने में मदद मिलती है। लेकिन क्या ये लाभ समाज के सभी समूहों में समान रूप से वितरि...

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Do rural roads promote inclusive entrepreneurship?

It is well-known that infrastructural investments, such as in rural roads, help integrate markets and promote economic growth. But are the benefits uniformly distributed across social groups? Analysin...

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Import competition, formalisation, and role of contract workers

Given the recent expansion in the participation of developing countries in global trade, it is important to understand the role of trade in the composition of employment in these countries. Analysing ...

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