Anand Kumar

Areas of Interest & Expertise

  • Behavioral economics
  • Economics of education
  • Conflicts
  • Experimental economics

Biography

Anand received his PhD in Economics from Indian Institute of Management Bangalore in 2024. He was a visiting PhD Fellow at United Nations University – World  Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER), Helsinki, Finland. Prior to his PhD, he has worked in the banking sector. He is a graduate from the National Defence Academy, and a veteran of the Indian Air Force with 160+ hours of flying experience as a pilot. 

His research interests are in Economics of Education and Behavioural Economics. His thesis, titled ​“Essays in Education Economics”, explores how social identities, behavioural traits, and social environments shape educational outcomes. In his research, he uses various empirical methods on experimental, survey and administrative data to study educational outcomes. 

Courses

Publications

Journal articles

Kumar, A., & Sahoo, S. (2024). Caste, gender, and intersectionality in stream choice: Evidence from higher secondary education in India. Education Economics, 32(1), 20 – 46. https://​doi​.org/​1​0​.​1​0​8​0​/​0​9​6​4​5​2​9​2​.​2​0​2​3​.​2​1​70983

Online articles

Kumar, A., & Sahoo, S. (2023, Nov 9). The role of caste and gender in determining science education in India. Ideas of India. https://​www​.ideas​forindia​.in/​t​o​p​i​c​s​/​h​u​m​a​n​-​d​e​v​e​l​o​p​m​e​n​t​/​t​h​e​-​r​o​l​e​-​o​f​-​c​a​s​t​e​-​a​n​d​-​g​e​n​d​e​r​-​i​n​-​d​e​t​e​r​m​i​n​i​n​g​-​s​c​i​e​n​c​e​-​e​d​u​c​a​t​i​o​n​-​i​n​-​i​n​d​i​a​.html