
Name– Aika O. Aku
Month of Joining– March 2026
Month of Completing–
Worked on– The contribution of economic empowerment programmes to women’s business growth
Research Area(s)– Financial Inclusion, Crop value chain, gender dynamics, rural-urban livelihoods

Name– Anamika
Month of Joining – December 2025
Month of Completing– January 2026
Worked on – Heat Wave Vulnerability and its Socio-economic impacts in India
Research Area(s) – Climate Change Economics

Name– R. Tanushri
Month of Joining – December 2025
Month of Completing-January 2026
Worked on – High Public Debt and GDP Growth in Advanced Economies
Research Area(s) – Growth empirics

Name– Prapti Bhattacharya
Month of Joining – September 2025
Month of Completing– October 2025
Worked on – Effect of corruption on inequality, standard of living and
economic growth of least developed and developing nations of Asia and Africa
Research Area(s) – Corruption and Governance, Inequality & Development, Political, Institutions and Economic Growth