Education and Qualifications
PhD in Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Ongoing 2015 onwards
MPhil in Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University, 2015. Aggregate Marks: 80%
MA Economics, B.R Ambedkar University, 2013. Aggregate Marks: 85%
BA (Honors) in Economics, Hindu College, Delhi University, 2011. Aggregate Marks: 75%
UGC NET in July 2014
Research Areas
Gender and Nutrition, Agricultural Economics, Labor laws and Political Economy
Professional Experience in Higher Education
August 2017-January 2019: Assistant Professor, Delhi School of economics, Department of Economics, Delhi University,
August 2015-August 2017: Assistant Professor, Delhi University,
Courses Taught
Delhi School of Economics: Basic Econometrics, Stata Lab sessions, and Economic Development and Policy of India
Delhi University: Political Economy, Public Economics, Micro Economics, Macro Economics, and Indian Economy
Research Project
Participated in DAAD sponsored research exchange with University of Mauritius in 2018 and worked on the project “Intrahousehold allocation and food security”
Research Papers
Chandna, Arjita (2017). Consumption Function in India. International Journal of Research, vol 4 (14).
Chandna, Arjita, and Yadav, Ashutosh (2017), Land Acquisition and Growth: A New Perspective,
International education and research, Vol 3(5).
Chandna, Arjita (2017). Ethanol as Biofuel and Cereal Prices. International Conference on Finance and applied Economics, Institute of Management Education Research and Training, 2017. Pune.
Chandna, Arjita, and Bhagowalia, Priya (2017). Intrahousehold allocation and food security, DAAD conference on Comparative Economic Development studies, JNU, New Delhi.
Bhagowalia, Priya and Chandna, Arjita (2016). Food Subsidies and Nutritional Status: Evidence from ICRISAT data, 2016 Annual Meeting of Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, July-August, Boston, Massachusetts, 235670.
Chandna, Arjita (2016), Political Economy of Labour Laws in India, Indian Society of Labour Economics, IIT Guwahati.
Software Proficiency
Stata, R, and SPSS