Gender, Labor Market, Development Economics

• PhD , 2025 , South Asian University
• MA , 2018 , JNU
• BA (H) , 2016 , DU

I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at Hansraj College, University of Delhi, and a researcher in the field of development economics. As part of my PhD thesis at South Asian University, I examined how different facets of structural transformation affect the scale and nature of women's work in rural India. I have published my work on various themes including women's work, changes in labor laws, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in peer-reviewed journals and other platforms.

During my PhD, I developed and refined my quantitative research skills, working extensively with various panel and cross-sectional datasets. I also presented my research findings at several national and international conferences.

Before joining Hansraj College in November 2024, I was teaching at Hindu College, University of Delhi, from 2021 to 2024. I am looking forward to collaborating on projects addressing crucial development issues, particularly in the realms of gender, labor markets, and rural development. 

Thesis Title: Productive and Reproductive Work of Women: An analysis of Rural India

Goel, S. (2022). Effect of deagrarianization at the household level on the scale and nature of women’s work in rural India. The Indian Journal of Labour Economics, 65(4), 1053-1082.

62nd Labour Economics Conference, IIT Roorkee, Uttarakhand, India 2022

40th International Labor Process Conference, Padua, Italy 2022

57th Annual Conference of the Indian Econometric Society (TIES), Hyderabad, India 2023

https://thewire.in/labour/rise-rural-female-labour-participation-caste-class-education

https://www.fairobserver.com/economics/household-level-economic-transitions-by-caste-2005-2022/