Research Interests
Deepti Goel joined Pitzer College in 2023, having previously taught in India for about fifteen years. She is an applied micro-economist whose research lies at the intersection of labor and development economics and falls into two broad themes: social identities and the efficacy of public expenditure. The first explores how identities such as gender, caste, and immigrant status influence economic and non-economic outcomes, including notions of self-worth. The second measures the impacts of government programs and uncovers the mechanisms through which those impacts are mediated, with a view to improving the effectiveness of public expenditure.
She joined IZA as a Research Affiliate in March 2008 and became a Research Fellow in December 2011.
IZA Publications
IZA Discussion Paper No. 18007
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15484
Deepti Goel, J. V. Meenakshi, Zaeen De Souza
published as 'Did the nationwide implementation of electronic fund management in the Indian employment guarantee scheme result in reduced expenditures? A re-examination of the evidence' in: Review of Development Economics, 2024, 28 (4), 1994-2013
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15041
Deepti Goel, Rosa Abraham, Rahul Lahoti
published as 'Improving survey quality using paradata: Lessons from a field survey in India' in: Development Policy Review, 2025, 43, e12813,
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11670
Deepti Goel, Bidisha Barooah
IZA Discussion Paper No. 10198
published as 'Social identity and perceived income adequacy' in: Review of Development Economics, 2020, 24 (2), 339-361
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9974
Shantanu Khanna, Deepti Goel, René Morissette
published in: IZA Journal of Labor & Development, 2016, 5 (18)
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9942
published in: ILR Review, 2017, 72 (2), 355-381
IZA Discussion Paper No. 9485
published in: World Development, 2018, 102, 331-344
IZA Discussion Paper No. 4356
published in: Economic Record, 2010, 86(275), 596-608
