• PhD in Economics, VU University Amsterdam / Tinbergen Institute August 2009
• MA in Economics, Boston University September 2004
• MSc in Economics and Financial Economics (with merit), University of Nottingham August 2003
• BA in Economics (with honours), University of Delhi July 2001
• BA in Indian Classical Music (vocal), University of Punjab April 1997

Doctoral research fellowship, Microdata Methods and Practice supported by EU 6TH Research Framework and Marie Curie Research Training Actions. Poster Award Winner, Annual meeting – Population Association of America, Detroit, April 2009.

Health and demographic economics, population and development economics, applied econometrics.