Shikhar Mehra
Biographic Data
| ID | 3863173 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Shikhar Mehra |
| GIVEN NAMES | Shikhar |
| FAMILY NAME | Mehra |
| SIGNATURE | MEHRA S |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Berkeley |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 2 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 2 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Do Shocks and Environmental Factors Shape Personality Traits? Evidence from the Ultra-Poor in Uganda
Personality characteristics and non-cognitive skills are key determinants of decision-making and economic outcomes. While personality is commonly believed to be stable after age 30, evidence suggests that significant changes in occupational or social roles, or exposure to family or health shocks, can have effects on personality traits. In this paper, we study the short-term effects of two kinds of shocks on measured personality traits among young…
Mobile phone data reveal the effects of violence on internal displacement in Afghanistan
Nearly 50 million people globally have been internally displaced due to conflict, persecution and human rights violations. However, the study of internally displaced persons-and the design of policies to assist them-is complicated by the fact that these people are often underrepresented in surveys and official statistics. We develop an approach to measure the impact of violence on internal displacement using anonymized high-frequency mobile phone…
Mobile phone data reveal the effects of violence on internal displacement in Afghanistan
Nearly 50 million people globally have been internally displaced due to conflict, persecution and human rights violations. However, the study of internally displaced persons-and the design of policies to assist them-is complicated by the fact that these people are often underrepresented in surveys and official statistics. We develop an approach to measure the impact of violence on internal displacement using anonymized high-frequency mobile phone…
Mobile phone data reveal the effects of violence on internal displacement in Afghanistan
Nearly 50 million people globally have been internally displaced due to conflict, persecution and human rights violations. However, the study of internally displaced persons-and the design of policies to assist them-is complicated by the fact that these people are often underrepresented in surveys and official statistics. We develop an approach to measure the impact of violence on internal displacement using anonymized high-frequency mobile phone…
Do Shocks and Environmental Factors Shape Personality Traits? Evidence from the Ultra-Poor in Uganda
Personality characteristics and non-cognitive skills are key determinants of decision-making and economic outcomes. While personality is commonly believed to be stable after age 30, evidence suggests that significant changes in occupational or social roles, or exposure to family or health shocks, can have effects on personality traits. In this paper, we study the short-term effects of two kinds of shocks on measured personality traits among young…
Psychology (2 works) · Big Five personality traits (1 work) · Clinical Psychology (1 work) · Computer Science (1 work) · Computer security (1 work) · COVID-19 epidemiological studies (1 work) · Criminology (1 work) · Developmental psychology (1 work) · Displaced person (1 work) · Economic growth (1 work)