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Sheetal Sekhri

  • Associate Professor of Economics
  • University of Virginia

Roles

Researchers

Research affiliates

Sheetal Sekhri is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at University of Virginia,
an affiliate of the International Growth Centre (IGC), and a Giorgio Ruffalo Research Fellow at the
Harvard Kennedy School (2012-2013). Sekhri received her PhD from Brown University in 2008.
Her research focuses on the delivery of public services and safety nets, higher education and skill
development and water related issues in India. Her past research has examined the role of informal networks in improving take-up in the public distribution system in India and understanding the returns to public college attendance in Indian labour markets. Current projects involve evaluating the implications of regulatory capture for groundwater depletion in India and implications of improvement in public distribution system for women’s health. Her work has been published in academic journals such as the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics.

Projects

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Impact of groundwater accessibility on performance of firms

Sheetal Sekhri
Project

Role of ICT technologies in combating malnutrition: Increasing transparency in India’s mid‐day meal programme

Sisir Debnath, Sheetal Sekhri 31 Oct 2016
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Role of Information Provision in Improving Public Service Delivery

Sheetal Sekhri, Sriniketh Nagavarapu 1 Feb 2013
Project
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Adoption of water-saving infrastructure in agriculture: The case of laser levellers - follow up

Nathan Larson, Sheetal Sekhri 4 Mar 2013
Project
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Public versus private college education in developing countries: Economic and social implications in India

Sheetal Sekhri 1 Feb 2013
Project
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Adoption of Water-Saving Infrastructure in Agriculture: The Case of Laser Levellers

Sheetal Sekhri, Nathan Larson, Rajinder Sidhu 1 Aug 2011
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Federal versus Regional Control: Implications for Groundwater Resource in India

Sheetal Sekhri 31 Mar 2011
Project

All contributions

IGC Patna Summer School in Development Economics (Online)

5–9 July 2021
Past Event

Closing the gender gap: Health, education and economic opportunities

6–7 December 2019 Hotel Lemon Tree, Patna, Bihar
Past Event
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No free lunch: Using technology to improve the efficacy of school feeding programs

Sisir Debnath, Sheetal Sekhri
Project report
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Adoption of laser levelers and water-saving in agriculture: Report on a follow-up pilot study (Working Paper)

Nathan Larson, Sheetal Sekhri, Rajinder Sidhu
Working paper
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Prestige Matters: Value of Connections Formed in Elite Colleges (Policy Brief)

Sheetal Sekhri
Policy brief
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Informal Monitoring Mechanisms in Public Service Delivery: Evidence from the Public Distribution System in India (Policy Brief)

Sheetal Sekhri, Sriniketh Nagavarapu
Policy brief
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Adoption of laser levelers and watersaving in agriculture: Report on a follow up pilot study

Nathan Larson, Sheetal Sekhri, Rajinder Sidhu
Working paper
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Informal Monitoring Mechanisms in Public Service Delivery: Evidence from the Public Distribution System in India (Working Paper)

Sheetal Sekhri, Sriniketh Nagavarapu
Working paper
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Missing Water: Agricultural Stress and Adaptation Strategies in Response to Groundwater Depletion among Farmers in India (Working Paper)

Sheetal Sekhri
Working paper
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Missing Water: Agricultural Stress and Adaptation Strategies in Response to Groundwater Depletion among Farmers in India (Policy Brief)

Sheetal Sekhri
Policy brief
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Federalism versus Regional Control: Implications for Groundwater Resource in India (Working Paper)

Sheetal Sekhri
Working paper
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Federalism versus Regional Control: Implications for Groundwater Resource in India (Policy Brief)

Sheetal Sekhri
Policy brief