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Nitish Prakash

  • Assistant Professor of Economics
  • University of Connecticut

Roles

Researchers

Nistish Prakash is an assistant professor of economics on a joint position with the Department of Economics and the Human Rights Institute at the University of Connecticut, Storrs. Born and raised in Bihar, India, he earned BA (honors) in economics from Shivaji College, an M.A. in economics from Delhi School of Economics, Delhi University (India), and a PhD in economics from University of Houston, TX.

His primary research interests include development, education, labor, public policy, and health economics.

Projects

He is a criminal but he is our criminal: Criminally accused politicians in India

Nitish Prakash, Marc Rockmore, Yogesh Uppal 1 Aug 2015
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Cycling to school: Increasing high school enrollment for girls in Bihar

Nitish Prakash, Karthik Muralidharan 1 Jun 2013
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Women's Reservations in Bihar and Children's Health Outcomes

Santosh Kumar, Nitish Prakash 1 Jun 2012
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Education policies and practices

Priya Ranjan, Nitish Prakash 1 Dec 2012
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