Athira Vinod

Athira Vinod

Post-Doctoral Fellow

Athira Vinod is a Post-Doctoral Fellow in the National Data Innovation Centre (NDIC) at NCAER. Her primary research interests are in development economics, education economics and applied microeconomics. She has previously worked as a research assistant at not-for-profit organizations such as the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and Self-Employed Women’s Association (SEWA), India.

Athira holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Nottingham, an MSc in Development Economics from the University of Birmingham and a BA (Hons) in Economics from the University of Delhi.

Working Paper | CREDIT Discussion Papers, University of Nottingham
Affirmative action and private education expenditure by disadvantaged groups: Evidence from India
Athira Vinod
2024

Working Paper | CREDIT Discussion Papers, University of Nottingham
Direct and indirect effects of affirmative action on the enrolment of disadvantaged groups in India
Athira Vinod
2024

Work in Progress
Changing returns to learning from private schooling in India Shriyam Gupta | Athira Vinod
Upcoming

Work in Progress
Elected representative characteristics and economic development: causal evidence from reserved constituencies
Trudy Owens | Richard Upward | Athira Vinod
Upcoming

  • Presenter, Nottingham Interdisciplinary Centre for Economic and Political (NICEP) Research Conference, University of Nottingham, May 2023
  • Presenter, Oxford Development Economics Workshop, University of Oxford, September 2022
  • Presenter, Annual PhD Economics Conference, University of Nottingham, April 2022
  • Presenter, School Brown Bag, University of Nottingham, October 2021
  • Presenter, Annual PhD Economics Conference, University of Nottingham, September 2020

Education

  • PhD Economics, University of Nottingham, 2023
  • MSc Development Economics, University of Birmingham, 2024
  • BA (Hons) Economics, Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi, 2017

Research Interest

  • Development Economics
  • Education Economics
  • Applied Microeconomics

Work Experience

  • Post-doctoral fellow, NCAER, Aug 2024-Present
  • Teaching Associate, University of Nottingham, 2023-2024
  • Teaching Assistant, University of Nottingham, 2020-2023
  • Research Assistant, National Skill Development Corporation, 2019
  • Research Assistant, SEWA Bharat, 2016-2017