Anand Shrivastava teaches Economics at School of Arts and Sciences. He completed his PhD at the University of Cambridge. He also has an MPhil and a Graduate Diploma in Economics from the University of Cambridge and a BTech in Mechanical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. 

Arjun teaches Economics at the University. He has previously taught at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. He is also a Senior Economist at the Institute for New Economic Thinking. He holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst and was an inaugural post-doctoral fellow at the Committee on Global Thought, Columbia University. His research combines quantitative and theoretical analysis of Finance, Development, Political Economy and Intellectual Property. 

Avinash has extensive experience in public outreach and communication. He also has a keen interest in financial risk management.

Chinmay is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Azim Premji University in Bengaluru, India. His research interests lies at the intersection of development, political, labor, and behavioral economics, with a focus on identifying scalable interventions that enhance the effectiveness of public institutions and improve labor market outcomes.

 

Dipa is a development economist interested in issues related to economic and social policy in India. She has an MA and PhD in Economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and MSc in Development Studies from School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London. Her areas of expertise include social policy, food and nutrition rights, public health and gender. She has taught at Ambedkar University Delhi (AUD) for ten years. 

Rajendran Narayanan is an Associate Professor in the School of Arts and Sciences. At Azim Premji University, he teaches in the economics programme and anchors the Occupational Track on ​‘Data, Democracy & Development.’ He is keen on building bridges between research, advocacy and public engagement which led him to be a co-founder of LibTech India, which works with researchers, civil society organisations and governments across some states on improving transparency and accountability of rural social policies. He is part of national campaigns such as those involved in the promotion of constitutional values, human rights, right to work and food, etc. 

Rosa is an economist interested in issues relating to India’s labour market. She heads the Centre for Sustainable Employment and is the lead author of the State of Working India, 2026. Her research focusses on informal work and women’s employment with particular interest in issues at the intersection of labour statistics and women’s work. At the Centre for Sustainable Employment, she has been involved in the State of Working India reports and in the two primary surveys – India Working Survey and Covid-19 Livelihoods Survey, conducted by the Centre.