Name– Sadhika Mani 

Month of Joining– May 2026

Current Affiliation-Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics

Worked on– Political Representation and Government Responsiveness Across Indian Constituencies 

Research Area(s)– Political Economy, Development Economics, Institutional Economics, Governance and State Capacity 

Name– Soumyadip Ray

Month of Joining– May 2026

Current Affiliation- IISER Bhopal

Worked on–

Research Area(s)– Development economics, Climate Economics

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