Development Economics, with special focus of economics of education and health, gender, caste and discrimination, labour and demography

• PhD , 2019 , Department of Economics, Delhi School of Economics
• MA Economics , 2011 , Department of Economics, Delhi School of Economics
• BA (H) Economics , 2009 , Ramjas College

• Started research career in the year 2013, as Research Assistant for the EU-NOPOOR Project, titled "Education and Social Mobility", under the supervision of Prof. Ashwini Deshpande
• Teaching career begins in the year 2015, as Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Ramjas College, till 2022.
• Joined Department of Economics, Hansraj College in October, 2022

Subjects taught so far:

• Economics of Health and Education
• Development Economics I
• Development Economics II
• International Trade
• Money and Financial Markets
• Introductory Econometrics
• Intermediate Microeconomics II
• Intermediate Macroeconomics I
• Intermediate Macroeconomics II
• Data Analysis
• Introductory Microeconomics
• Introductory Macroeconomics
• Principles of Microeconomics

Faculty supervisor to SAESM Group Research Projects:

• Project Title: Understanding Learning Loses due to Covid 19 School shutdown. Jointly supervised with Dr. Niraj Poudyal, Kathmandu University (Year: 2020-21)
• Project Title: Tertiary Education learning loses during Covid 19 era in South Asia and its determinants. Jointly supervised with Ms. Maryiam Haroon, Lahore School of Economics (Year: 2020-21)
• Project Title: Does women employment lead to their empowerment? A comparative study between South Asian Countries. Jointly supervised with Mr. Saumyajeet Bhattacharya, University of Delhi (Year: 2021-22)
   

Editor In-Chief and Founding Member of the HRC Journal of Economics and Finance

Member of organizing team: 5th Annual National Conference: "Social Sciences in India's Knowledge Tradition", 15-17 October, 2022, organized by Rashtriya Samaj Vigyan Parishad, Hansraj College

Thesis Title: Education, Social Networks and Intergenerational Mobility in India

PhD Supervisor: Prof. Ashwini Deshpande

Project Title: Understanding Dynamics of Women Workforce in Urban Informal Sector: Evidence from North India, under Faculty Research Programme, by Institute of Eminence, University of Delhi

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• Gupta A. (2021), “Can number of husbands be more than their wives: Validity of NSS data”, International Journal for Innovative Research in Multidisciplinary Research, 7(11), pp-63-74
• Gupta A. (2020), “Corona Virus Pandemic: Threat or an Opportunity to Sex Workers”, International Journal of Research Culture Society”, 4(6), pp-191-195
• Gupta A. (2020), “Digitalization of Expression of Love and Sexuality during Corona Virus Pandemic”, International Journal of Creative Research Thoughts, 8(6), pp- 2010-2014
• Gupta A., Virender Kumar, Saurabh Lal (2017), “A Study of Cost Overruns in Infrastructure Projects in India”, Asian Journal of Research in Business Economics and Management, 7(9), 86-96
• Gupta A., (2017), “Eligibility versus Ability-Marks do Matter”, International Journal of Multidisciplinary Educational Research”, 6, 6(2), 253-263
• Gupta A., (2017), “Redefining Private Tutoring”, EPRA International Journal of Economic and Business Review, 5(5), 191-195
• Gupta A. (2016), “An Analysis of Alumni Donation”, International Journal in Management and Social Science, dated July, 2016, Vol 4, Issue 7, pp-79-88. ISSN: 2321-1784, Impact Factor: 5.276
• Gupta A. (2016), “Monetary Dynamics: Estimating Money Demand in India”, Journal of Business Thought, April 2016-March 2017, Vol 7, pp-32-43, ISSN-2231-1734
• Gupta A. (2015), “Understanding Vocational Education as an Economic Service in India”, International Journal of English Language, Literature and Humanities, dated Feb 28, 2015, Vol II, Issue X, pp-165-184. ISSN-2321-7065, Impact Factor: 2.317
• Served as Content Writer for seven modules on the course: Basic Macroeconomics, for e-PG Pathshala Project by UGC under NMEICT mission of MHRD, GoI
• Served as Content Writer for six modules on the course: Advanced Macroeconomics, for e-PG Pathshala Project by UGC under NMEICT mission of MHRD, GoI

• Gupta, A. (2016), “Getting help from friends: Social Networks and Labour Market Outcomes” at NOPOOR Policy Conference on Education, Employment, Networks and Poverty, organized by CDE on March 11-12, 2016
• Gupta, A. (2016), “Parental Social Economic Status and intergenerational Mobility in India”, at Third IHDS Users Conference, organized by NCAER and University of Maryland, on March 16-18, 2016
• Gupta, A. (2016), “Getting help from friends: Social Networks and Labour Market Outcomes” at 9th Doctoral Thesis Conference, organized by IBS, Hyderabad and IGIDR, Mumbai, at IBS, Hyderabad Campus, on April 21-22, 2016
• Gupta, A. (2016), “Parental Social Economic Status and intergenerational Mobility in India”, at UNU-WIDER Development Conference on Human Capital and Growth, on June 6-7, 2016, at Helsinki, Finland
• Gupta, A. and Ashwini Deshpande (2016), “Getting help from friends: Social Networks and Labour Market Outcomes” at Winter School, 2016, organized by Centre for Development Economics and Delhi School of Economics, on December 13-15, 2016
• Gupta, A. (2018), “Parental Social Economic Status and intergenerational Mobility in India”, at Research Scholars’ Workshop on “Economic Growth and Regional Disparities: Theories and Empirics”, organized by Department of Economics, University of Calcutta, February 14-15, 2018
• Gupta, A. (2018), “Parental Social Economic Status and intergenerational Mobility in India”, at XXVIII Annual Conference, entitled, “Contemporary Issues in Development Economics”, organized by the Department of Economics, Jadavpur University, December 21-22, 2018
• Gupta, A. (2018), “Parental Social Economic Status and intergenerational Mobility in India”, at the 12th Doctoral Thesis Conference, XXVIII Annual Conference, entitled, “Contemporary Issues in Development Economics”, organized by IBS, Hyderabad and IGIDR, Mumbai, at IBS, Hyderabad Campus, on April 18-19, 2019
• Deshpande, A. and Apoorva Gupta (2020), “Nakusha: Son-preference, Resource Concentration and Gender gaps in Education”, Research Colloquium on Contemporary Issues in Economic Theory and Policy, organized by Department of Economics, Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi, Jan 27, 2021
• Gupta, A. (2021), “Can females ever outnumber males: Validity of NSS data”, at National Webinar on “Contemporary Issues and Challenges in Indian Economy”, organized by Department of Economics, University College of Social Sciences and Humanities, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur, June 25, 2021
• Gupta, A (2023), “Exploring the Linkage between Education and Financial Autonomy of the Women Working in Urban Informal Sector in India”, Jesus and Mary College, Feb 24, 2023 (Joint work with Paramjit, Sumanjeet Singh, and Sonia Goel)
• Gupta, A (2023), “Learning Loses Due to Online Education”, at National Education Conclave on “India’s Future and Higher Education”, 23-24 March, 2023, Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, Organized by Hansraj College
• Gupta, A (2023), “’University in Crisis’ – Alumni Donations and Survival Strategies”, at National Education Conclave on “India’s Future and Higher Education”, 23-24 March, 2023, Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, Organized by Hansraj College

• Review of Papers at IARIW-ICRIER Conference, 2017
• Workshop at Sociology Department on Research Methodology Part I, 2018
• Workshop at Sociology Department on Research Methodology Part II, 2019
• Discussant at Jesus and Marry College, Ecovantage, 2018
• Ramjas College, Workshop on “Learning Excel”, 2014
• Kalindi College Excel Workshop Part I, 2017
• Kalindi College Excel Workshop Part II, 2017
• Kalindi College Stata Workshop, 2018
• Discussant of Papers at Annual Winter Conference, 2017
• Session on “Career Options in Economics”, organized by Department of Economics, Vivekananda College, University of Delhi, Dec 29, 2020
• Paper discussant at the Department of Statistics, Ramjas College, for Annual Paper Presentation Competition, held on March 1, 2021
• Paper discussant at the Annual Economics Seminar, Department of Economics, St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai, held on Feb 27, 2021
• Paper discussant at the Department of Statistics, Ramjas College, for Annual Paper Presentation Competition, held on March 2, 2022
• Workshop on “Understanding Survey Design”, organized by Department of Economics, Aryabhatta College, University of Delhi, Jan 22, 2022
• Panelist at Navdhaarna-the Undergraduate Paper Presentation Competition as a part of Zenith'23, The Annual Economics Conclave of Miranda House, University of Delhi, Feb 13, 2023

Working Paper:

• Deshpande A. and Apoorva Gupta (2020), “Nakusha? Son Preference, “Unwanted” Girls and Gender Gaps in Education”, Discussion paper series in Economics, Department of Economics, Ashoka University, (No. 07/19), available at ftp://52.172.205.73/ash/wpaper/paper1020.pdf
• Gupta, Apoorva (2021), “Intergenerational Mobility in India: A comparative Analysis of Social Groups”, SSRN paper series. Available at: http://ssrn.com/abstract=3831375
• Gupta, Apoorva (2022), “Exploring the Linkage between Education and Financial Autonomy of the Women Working in Urban Informal Sector in India”, SSRN Working paper series. Available at: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4160073 (Co-authored with Paramjit, Sonia Goel and Sumanjeet Singh)
• Gupta, Apoorva (2022), “Occupational Choices of Women Working in Urban Informal Sector in India: An Empirical Study”, SSRN Working paper series. Available at: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4171176 (Co-authored with Paramjit, Sonia Goel and Sumanjeet Singh)

Other Writings:

• Deshpande A. and Apoorva Gupta (2020), “Nakusha? Son Preference, “Unwanted” Girls and Gender Gaps in Education”, IdeasforIndia blog, published on Sept 25, 2020, available at: Nakusha: Son preference, ‘unwanted’ girls, and gender gaps in schooling (ideasforindia.in)
• Gupta, A. (2022), “Learning from Home During Covid 19 Pandemic: Understanding the Losses in South Asian Countries”, SAESM Newsletter, published in January 2022, available at: SAESM_Newsletter_2022.pdf