
Yogita Shamdasani
Assistant Professor of Economics, National University of Singapore
Yogita Shamdasani is an assistant professor of economics at the National University of Singapore. Prior to joining NUS, she was an assistant professor of economics at the University of Pittsburgh. She received her B.A. from Cornell and her Ph.D. in Economics from Columbia University. She pursues a research agenda at the intersection of development and labor economics. She uses field and natural experiments to study the causes and consequences of labor market frictions in developing countries, as well as to explore constraints to labor productivity.
Recent work by Yogita Shamdasani
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How climate change impacts structural transformation and urbanisation: Evidence from India
Rising temperatures reduce the proportion of workers in non-agricultural activities and inhibit structural transformation, with effects intensifying...
Articles : Energy & Environment
Maggie Y. Liu Vis Taraz Yogita Shamdasani
Published 15.12.22
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How building roads boosts agricultural production: Evidence from India
Rural road construction in India increases investment in profitable crops and hired labour
Audio : Infrastructure & Urbanisation
Published 06.10.21
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Labour rationing: Evidence from Indian labour markets
Many rural workers turn to self-employment for lack of available jobs, not visions of entrepreneurship
Audio : Labour Markets & Migration
Emily Breza Supreet Kaur Yogita Shamdasani
Published 15.09.21