Shruti Sharma
Associate Professor
Social Sciences, Human Services and Criminal Justice
EMAIL: shsharma@bmcc.cuny.edu
Office: N-651K
Office Hours:
Phone: +1 (212) 220-1247
Expertise
Applied Microeconomics, International Economics, Development Economics
Degrees
University of California, Santa Cruz
PhD, Economics
2008 – 2013
Jawaharlal Nehru University (Center for Economic Studies and Planning)
M.A., Economics
2005 – 2007
Jesus and Mary College, Delhi University
B.A., Economics
2002 – 2005
Courses Taught
Research and Projects
Publications
- “Trends in Employment and Wages of Female and Male Workers in India: A Task-Content-of-Occupations Approach,” Asian Development Review: Volume 39, Number 1, March 2022
- “The Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Gender Inequality in India,” Transnational Corporations, Volume 27, Nov 2020, Number 3
- “Heterogeneity of Imported Intermediate Inputs and Labour: Evidence from India’s Input Tariff Liberalization,” Applied Economics, Vol. 50, Issue 11, 2018
- “Does Plant-Size Matter? Differential Effects of FDI on Wages and Employment in Indian Manufacturing,” Asian Development Review, Vol. 35, Issue 1, March 2018
- “Employment, Wages, and Inequality in India: An Occupations and Tasks-based Approach.”Indian Journal of Labour Economics, Vol. 59, Issue 4, December 2016
- “State-led corridor development: Economic and environmental consequences of the Delhi-Mumbai Industrial Corridor,” with Seth Schindler. Economic and Political Weekly, Vol. 52, Issue No. 44, 04 Nov, 2017
- “Information Technology and Productivity in Indian Manufacturing,” with Nirvikar Singh. India Policy Forum 2012-13, 2013, Vol. 9, pp. 189-231, Edited by Shekhar Shah, Barry Bosworth and Arvind Panagariya, An NCAER and Brookings Publication.
- “Case Study: India” Chapter 5 in “Trade Liberalization and Poverty in South Asia,” with Rashmi Banga, Routledge Studies in Growth Economies in Asia, Routledge Publication, July 2011
- “Panchayat and the Community Based Monitoring System in Sehore District, Madhya Pradesh,” with Sameer Chaturvedi, Marissa Larma and Seth Schindler, UNICEF KCCI Case Study, February 2006
