​I am a Research Fellow at the Department of Economics and the ARC Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence against Women (CEVAW) at Monash University. Earlier, I was a postdoctoral associate in Economics at New York University Abu Dhabi. I am passionate about research in development economics, political economy, and international security. I did my PhD in Economics at the University of Western Australia. You can find my research work ​here. Also, I am a Research Affiliate at IZA, Junior Fellow at AALIMS, a Research Fellow at Mahbub ul Haq Centre, LUMS, and an Associate Editor at the Economic and Labour Relations Review (ELRR).