Celebrating Success: Dr Smriti Sharma

Congratulations to Smriti on the acceptance of two recent articles:

• “The conspicuous absence of women in India’s labour force” in The Conversation UK. This article has also been republished in  Business Standard and Asian Age, which are widely circulated Indian newspapers.
  • Summary: In India, female labour force participation fell from 35% in 1990 to 27% in 2018. This has been during a period of rapid economic growth with falling fertility rates and higher educational attainment among Indian women. In this article, Smriti Sharma discusses the reasons behind this surprising decline and possible ways to reverse the trend.
• “Gods and Rupees” (a book review of Sriya Iyer’s Economics of Religion in India) in Books and Ideas
  • Summary: Smriti Sharma reviews a book on the Economics of Religion in India By Sriya Iyer. The book is one of the first to study religion in India through an economic lens. In this piece, Smriti Sharma discusses that religion is an institution that has implications for education, social cohesion, and politics, all of which are linked to economic growth and inequality.