Publications

Journal articles

• Basole, A., Shrivastava, A., Kulkarni, J., & Arora, A. (2026). Regressive income shocks during India’s Covid-19 lockdown: Evidence from two surveys. Applied Economics Letters. https://​doi​.org/​1​0​.​1​0​8​0​/​1​3​5​0​4​8​5​1​.​2​0​2​6​.​2​6​85216 
• Mamunuru, S. M., Shrivastava, A., & Jayadev, A. (2025). Social networks and experienced inequality. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 229. https://​doi​.org/​1​0​.​1​0​1​6​/​j​.​j​e​b​o​.​2​0​2​4​.​1​06799 
• Bahal, G., Iyer, S., Shastry, K., & Shrivastava, A. (2023). Religion, Covid-19 and mental health. European Economic Review, 160. https://​doi​.org/​1​0​.​1​0​1​6​/​j​.​e​u​r​o​e​c​o​r​e​v​.​2​0​2​3​.​1​04621 
• Abraham, R., & Shrivastava, A. (2022). How comparable are India’s labour market surveys? Indian Journal of Labour Economics, 65(2), 321 – 346. https://​doi​.org/​1​0​.​1​0​0​7​/​s​4​1​0​2​7-022 – 00381‑x 
• Bahal, G., & Shrivastava, A. (2022). Fiscal transfers and inflation: Evidence from India. Empirical Economics, 63, 1837 – 1858. https://​doi​.org/​1​0​.​1​0​0​7​/​s​0​0​1​8​1-021 – 02195‑0 
• Bahal, G., & Shrivastava, A. (2021). Supply variabilities in public workfares. Journal of Development Economics, 150. https://​doi​.org/​1​0​.​1​0​1​6​/​j​.​j​d​e​v​e​c​o​.​2​0​2​0​.​1​02608 
• Chaudhary, L., Rubin, J., Iyer, S., & Shrivastava, A. (2020). Culture and colonial legacy: Evidence from public goods games. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 173, 107 – 129. https://​doi​.org/​1​0​.​1​0​1​6​/​j​.​j​e​b​o​.​2​0​2​0​.​0​3.005 
• Iyer, S., & Shrivastava, A. (2018). Religious riots and electoral politics in India. Journal of Development Economics, 131, 104 – 122. https://​doi​.org/​1​0​.​1​0​1​6​/​j​.​j​d​e​v​e​c​o​.​2​0​1​7​.​1​1.003 
• Shrivastava, A. (2017). Why behavioural economics will not save the world. Economic and Political Weekly, 52(46), 15 – 17. https://​www​.epw​.in/​j​o​u​r​n​a​l​/​2​0​1​7​/​4​6​/​c​o​m​m​e​n​t​a​r​y​/​w​h​y​-​b​e​h​a​v​i​o​u​r​a​l​-​e​c​o​n​o​m​i​c​s​-​w​i​l​l​-​n​o​t​-​s​a​v​e​-​w​o​r​l​d​.html
• Shrivastava, A. (2012). An argument without any basis. Economic and Political Weekly, 47(38), 97 – 99. https://​www​.epw​.in/​j​o​u​r​n​a​l​/​2​0​1​2​/​3​8​/​d​i​s​c​u​s​s​i​o​n​/​c​h​i​l​d​-​s​e​x​-​r​a​t​i​o​-​a​n​d​-​s​e​x​-​s​e​l​e​c​t​i​o​n​.html 

Reports

• Abraham, R., Halder, T., Basole, A., Shrivastava, A., & Kumar, A. (2026). State of working India 2026: Youth in the labour market — Pathways from learning to earning. Centre for the Study of the Indian Economy, Azim Premji University. https://​azim​premji​u​ni​ver​si​ty​.edu​.in/​p​u​b​l​i​c​a​t​i​o​n​s​/​2​0​2​6​/​r​e​p​o​r​t​/​s​w​i​-2026 
• Basole, A., Abraham, R., Rakshit, A., Vijayamba, R., Shrivastava, A., & Halder, T. (2023). State of working India 2023: Social identities and labour market outcomes. Centre for Sustainable Employment, Azim Premji University. https://​azim​premji​u​ni​ver​si​ty​.edu​.in/​p​u​b​l​i​c​a​t​i​o​n​s​/​2​0​2​3​/​r​e​p​o​r​t​/​s​t​a​t​e​-​o​f​-​w​o​r​k​i​n​g​-​i​n​d​i​a​-​2​0​2​3​-​s​o​c​i​a​l​-​i​d​e​n​t​i​t​i​e​s​-​a​n​d​-​l​a​b​o​u​r​-​m​a​r​k​e​t​-​o​u​t​comes 
• Basole, A., Abraham, R., Lahoti, R., Shrivastava, A., et al. (2021). State of working India 2021: One year of Covid-19. Centre for Sustainable Employment, Azim Premji University. https://​cse​.azim​premji​u​ni​ver​si​ty​.edu​.in/​s​t​a​t​e​-​o​f​-​w​o​r​k​i​n​g​-​i​n​d​i​a​/​s​w​i​-​2021/ 
• Abraham, R., Basole, A., & Shrivastava, A. (2019). State of working India 2019: What do household surveys reveal about employment in India since 2016? Centre for Sustainable Employment, Azim Premji University. https://​cse​.azim​premji​u​ni​ver​si​ty​.edu​.in/​p​u​b​l​i​c​a​t​i​o​n​s​/​s​t​a​t​e​-​o​f​-​w​o​r​k​i​n​g​-​i​n​d​i​a​-​2019/ 
• Basole, A., Jayadev, A., Abraham, R., & Shrivastava, A. (2018). State of working India 2018. Centre for Sustainable Employment, Azim Premji University. https://​cse​.azim​premji​u​ni​ver​si​ty​.edu​.in/​s​t​a​t​e​-​o​f​-​w​o​r​k​i​n​g​-​i​n​d​i​a​/​s​w​i​-​2018/ 

Book chapter

• Bahal, G., Chandra, U., Iyer, S., & Shrivastava, A. (2024). Religion and employment in India. In F. Ibrahim (Ed.), Studies in religion and the everyday. Oxford University Press.

Newspaper and Magazine articles

• Basole, A., & Shrivastava, A. (2018, October 3). रोजगार और वेतन संबंधी चुनौतियां [Challenges relating to employment and wages]. Prabhat Khabar. https://​www​.prab​hatkhabar​.com/​n​e​w​s​/​c​o​l​u​m​n​s​/​s​t​o​r​y​/​1​2​1​1​3​8​4​.html
• Basole, A., & Shrivastava, A. (2018, September 5). Did the Indian economy create nearly 13 million jobs in 2017? Hindustan Times. https://​www​.hin​dus​tan​times​.com/​i​n​d​i​a​-​n​e​w​s​/​d​i​d​-​t​h​e​-​i​n​d​i​a​n​-​e​c​o​n​o​m​y​-​c​r​e​a​t​e​-​n​e​a​r​l​y​-​1​3​-​m​i​l​l​i​o​n​-​j​o​b​s​-​i​n​-​2​0​1​7​/​s​t​o​r​y​-​2​U​J​H​N​B​w​w​A​k​C​0​r​p​L​v​6​5​x​F​Z​I​.html 
• Shrivastava, A. (2018, May 4). Riots for electoral gains? Business Standard. https://​www​.busi​ness​-stan​dard​.com/​a​r​t​i​c​l​e​/​o​p​i​n​i​o​n​/​r​i​o​t​s​-​f​o​r​-​e​l​e​c​t​o​r​a​l​-​g​a​i​n​s​-​1​1​8​0​5​0​3​0​1​4​9​6​_​1​.html 
• Basole, A., Narayanan, R., Shrivastava, A., & Swamy, R. (2020, November 30). The time is right for an urban employment guarantee programme. The India Forum. https://​www​.thein​di​afo​rum​.in/​a​r​t​i​c​l​e​/​t​i​m​e​-​r​i​g​h​t​-​u​r​b​a​n​-​e​m​p​l​o​y​m​e​n​t​-​g​u​a​r​a​n​t​e​e​-​p​r​o​g​ramme 
• Shrivastava, A., & Tripathi, A. (2021, October 11). Why David Card, Joshua Angrist and Guido Imbens won the Nobel Prize in economics. Hindustan Times. https://​www​.hin​dus​tan​times​.com/​o​p​i​n​i​o​n​/​w​h​y​-​d​a​v​i​d​-​c​a​r​d​-​j​o​s​h​u​a​-​a​n​g​r​i​s​t​-​a​n​d​-​g​u​i​d​o​-​i​m​b​e​n​s​-​w​o​n​-​t​h​e​-​n​o​b​e​l​-​p​r​i​z​e​-​i​n​-​e​c​o​n​o​m​i​c​s​-​1​0​1​6​3​3​9​6​4​0​4​6​5​0​0​.html 
• Basole, A., & Shrivastava, A. (2024, May 14). Tracking household accounts in last five years. Hindustan Times. https://​www​.hin​dus​tan​times​.com/​e​d​i​t​o​r​s​-​p​i​c​k​/​n​u​m​b​e​r​-​t​h​e​o​r​y​-​t​r​a​c​k​i​n​g​-​h​o​u​s​e​h​o​l​d​-​a​c​c​o​u​n​t​s​-​i​n​-​l​a​s​t​-​5​-​y​e​a​r​s​-​1​0​1​7​1​5​6​5​2​5​6​8​1​5​7​.html 
• Shrivastava, A. (2023, June 30). Polarisation is temporary [Interview]. Frontline. https://​front​line​.the​hin​du​.com/​p​o​l​i​t​i​c​s​/​i​n​t​e​r​v​i​e​w​-​a​n​a​n​d​-​s​h​r​i​v​a​s​t​a​v​a​-​o​n​-​l​i​n​k​-​b​e​t​w​e​e​n​-​b​j​p​-​e​l​e​c​t​o​r​a​l​-​v​o​t​e​-​s​h​a​r​e​-​a​n​d​-​c​o​m​m​u​n​a​l​-​r​i​o​t​s​-​i​n​-​p​a​r​t​s​-​o​f​-​i​n​d​i​a​/​a​r​t​i​c​l​e​6​7​0​1​8​2​7​1.ece 

Online articles

• Iyer, S., Shrivastava, A., & Ticku, R. (2017, March 27). Holy wars? Temple desecrations in medieval India. Ideas for India. https://​www​.ideas​forindia​.in/​t​o​p​i​c​s​/​s​o​c​i​a​l​-​i​d​e​n​t​i​t​y​/​h​o​l​y​-​w​a​r​s​-​t​e​m​p​l​e​-​d​e​s​e​c​r​a​t​i​o​n​s​-​i​n​-​m​e​d​i​e​v​a​l​-​i​n​d​i​a​.html 
• Shrivastava, A. (2015, October 7). Economic development and Maoist insurgency. Ideas for India. https://​www​.ideas​forindia​.in/​t​o​p​i​c​s​/​g​o​v​e​r​n​a​n​c​e​/​e​c​o​n​o​m​i​c​-​d​e​v​e​l​o​p​m​e​n​t​-​a​n​d​-​m​a​o​i​s​t​-​i​n​s​u​r​g​e​n​c​y​.html 
• Abraham, R., & Shrivastava, A. (2021, November 10). No country for young workers: How demonetisation has hurt a generation of Indians. Scroll​.in. https://​scroll​.in/​a​r​t​i​c​l​e​/​1​0​0​9​8​7​7​/​n​o​-​c​o​u​n​t​r​y​-​f​o​r​-​y​o​u​n​g​-​w​o​r​k​e​r​s​-​h​o​w​-​d​e​m​o​n​e​t​i​s​a​t​i​o​n​-​h​a​s​-​h​u​r​t​-​a​-​g​e​n​e​r​a​t​i​o​n​-​o​f​-​i​n​dians