Nayantara Sarma
Biographic Data
| ID | 3596638 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Nayantara Sarma |
| GIVEN NAMES | Nayantara |
| FAMILY NAME | Sarma |
| SIGNATURE | SARMA N |
| AFFILIATIONS | Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-6223-3190 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
It Takes Two: Couple Concordance and Women’s Agency in South Asia
The role of women’s agency in improving wellbeing outcomes has been emphasized by a large literature which, in turn, promoted development policies towards reducing gender disparities. For South Asia, a region with high levels of gender inequality, this paper assesses the correlations of women’s agency, a key component in their empowerment, with women’s health and that of their children, and with other outcomes, such as domestic violence. Followin…
The links between Covid-19 vaccine acceptance and non-pharmaceutical interventions
Queuing to leave: A new approach to immigration
This paper uses queuing theory to examine the linkages between legal and illegal immigration. This approach is particularly appropriate for periods of mass migration and can be used to look at how the magnitude of people trying to migrate affects the choice between legal and illegal channels. An empirical illustration shows how origin-country conflict and past migration differently affect current legal and illegal flows. With data for Schengen co…
Domestic violence and workfare: An evaluation of India’s MGNREGS
Economic shocks are commonly linked with domestic violence. This paper looks at how India’s workfare program mediates the effect of income shocks on domestic violence. The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) guarantees 100 days of employment to rural households and acts as a form of insurance. Using the phased implementation of MGNREGS across districts in India from 2006 to 2008, I employ a difference-in-difference…
Domestic violence and workfare: An evaluation of India’s MGNREGS
Economic shocks are commonly linked with domestic violence. This paper looks at how India’s workfare program mediates the effect of income shocks on domestic violence. The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) guarantees 100 days of employment to rural households and acts as a form of insurance. Using the phased implementation of MGNREGS across districts in India from 2006 to 2008, I employ a difference-in-difference…
Queuing to leave: A new approach to immigration
This paper uses queuing theory to examine the linkages between legal and illegal immigration. This approach is particularly appropriate for periods of mass migration and can be used to look at how the magnitude of people trying to migrate affects the choice between legal and illegal channels. An empirical illustration shows how origin-country conflict and past migration differently affect current legal and illegal flows. With data for Schengen co…
Domestic violence and workfare: An evaluation of India’s MGNREGS
Economic shocks are commonly linked with domestic violence. This paper looks at how India’s workfare program mediates the effect of income shocks on domestic violence. The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) guarantees 100 days of employment to rural households and acts as a form of insurance. Using the phased implementation of MGNREGS across districts in India from 2006 to 2008, I employ a difference-in-difference…
The links between Covid-19 vaccine acceptance and non-pharmaceutical interventions
It Takes Two: Couple Concordance and Women’s Agency in South Asia
The role of women’s agency in improving wellbeing outcomes has been emphasized by a large literature which, in turn, promoted development policies towards reducing gender disparities. For South Asia, a region with high levels of gender inequality, this paper assesses the correlations of women’s agency, a key component in their empowerment, with women’s health and that of their children, and with other outcomes, such as domestic violence. Followin…
Political science (4 works) · Economics (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Affect (linguistics (2 works) · Business (2 works) · Demographic economics (2 works) · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences (2 works) · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (2 works) · Sociology (2 works) · Agency (philosophy (1 works)