Bio
I am an applied microeconomist working on policy questions related to health, education and nutrition.
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Professional Memberships
American Economics Association 2020 - PresentAmerican Society of Health Economics 2020 - PresentPopulation Association of America 2020 - PresentAwards and Honors
2021, Diversity Fellowship, American Society of Health Economists (ASHECON)Publications
Journal Articles
Li, Y., Sunder, N. (2024). Mental Health and Education: Average and Distributional Effects in the Long Run. Labor Economics. (Link)Sunder, N., Aiyar, A. (2024). Health Insurance and Child Mortality: Evidence from India. Health Economics. (Link)Chang, W., Cohen, J., Sunder, N. (2023). Impact of 1-7-Malaria reactive community-based testing and response approach on Malaria prevalence in Tanzania. Infectious Diseases of Poverty. (Link)Gupta, S., Sunder, N., Pingali, P. (2023). Education and Diet Diversity. PLOS One. (Link)Sunder, N., Kaila, H., Sahn, D. (2023). What You Learned by Second Grade Matters- A Comparative Study in Madagascar and Senegal. Journal of African Economies. (Link)Wadmare, P., Sunder, N., Nanda, M., Sabates, R., Wadhwa, W. (2022). Understanding the accuracy of teachers’ perceptions about low achieving learners in primary schools in rural India. International Journal of Education Research. (Link)Sunder, N., Kondirolli, F. (2022). Education and Mental Health in Africa. Health Economics. (Link)Bansal, P., Raj, A., Shukla, D., Sunder, N. (2022). Preferences for COVID-19 vaccines in India . Vaccine. (Link)Nordman, C., Sharma, S., Sunder, N. (2022). Here Comes the Rain Again: Productivity Shocks, Educational Investments and Child Work. Economic Development and Cultural Change (EDCC). (Link)Li, Y., Sunder, N. (2022). Land inequality and workfare policies. Journal of Development Studies . (Link)Sunder, N., Li, Y. (2021). What Doesn't Kill Her Will Make Her Depressed. Economics and Human Biology. (Link)Gupta, S., Sunder, N., Pingali, P. (2020). Gender Imbalances in Diets in India . Food and Nutrition Bulletin. (Link)Gupta, S., Sunder, N., Pingali, P. (2020). Market Access, Production Diversity, and Diet Diversity: Evidence From India. Food and Nutrition Bulletin. (Link)Sunder, N. (2020). Marriage Age, Social Status, and Intergenerational Effects in Uganda. Demography. (Link)Bansal, P., Daziano, R., Sunder, N. (2019). Arriving at a decision: A semi-parametric approach to institutional birth choice in India. Journal of Choice Modelling. (Link)Pingali, P., Sunder, N. (2017). Transitioning Toward Nutrition-Sensitive Food Systems in Developing Countries. Annual Review of Resource Economics. (Link)
Presentations
Sunder, N. (2023). “Education and Health Research in Developing Countries” Presented at the University of Delhi Professional Development Lecture Series Online Sunder, N. (2023). “The Company You Keep: Peer Effects of Kindergarten Attendance” Presented at theInternational Association of Applied Econometrics Oslo (Norway) Sunder, N. (2023). “The Company You Keep: Peer Effects of Kindergarten Attendance” Presented at theBentley Economics Department SeminarSunder, N. (2023). “Improving Children's Learning through Community-School Partnerships ” Presented at theAssociation for Education Finance and PolicySunder, N. (2022). Presented at theGlobal Health Mentoring WorkshopSunder, N. (2022). “Crime and Human Capital in India” Presented at theInternational Workshop of Applied Economics of Education Catanzaro, Italy Sunder, N. (2022). “Crime and Human Capital in India” Presented at theWorkshop on Public Policies: Education and Health Barcelona Sunder, N. (2022). “Health Insurance and Infant Mortality in India” Presented at theEastern Economic AssociationSunder, N. (2022). Presented at theUndergraduate Research Bentley University Sunder, N. (2021). “Panel on PhD and career oppurtunities” Presented at theThe Society of Operations ManagementSunder, N. (2021). “Education and Mental Health in Africa: Evidence from Zimbabwe” Presented at theEssen Economics of Mental Health ConferenceSunder, N. (2021). “Education and Mental Health in Africa: Evidence from Zimbabwe” Presented at theASHEcon Annual ConferenceSunder, N. (2021). “Health Insurance and Infant Mortality: Evidence from India” Presented at theEssen Health ConferenceSunder, N. (2021). “The education gradients of adult female obesity: Evidence from two African Countries” Presented at thePopulation Association of America Annual MeetingSunder, N. (2021). “The education gradients of adult female obesity: Evidence from two African Countries” Presented at theBentley Brown Bag Seminar Online Sunder, N. (2021). “Health Insurance and Infant Mortality: Evidence from India.” Presented at theTufts Research and Data Symposium for Food and Nutrition Online Chakrabarti, A., Sunder, N. (2020). “The education gradients of adult female obesity: Causal evidence from two African countries” Presented at theHarvard Chan Research Group Seminar (Virtual)Li, Y., Sunder, N. (2020). “Education and Mental Health: Average and Distributional Effects in the Long Run” Presented at theEssen Economics of Mental Health Workshop (Virtual)Chakrabarti, A., Sunder, N. (2020). “The education gradients of adult female obesity: Causal evidence from two African countries” Presented at theEastern Economic Assciation Boston, Masachusetts Aiyar, A., Sunder, N. (2020). “Health Insurance and Infant Mortality: Evidence from India” Presented at theEastern Economic Association Boston, Masachusetts Sunder, N. (2020). “Access to Schools and Intergenerational Human Capital: Evidence from India” Presented at theCentral Square Foundation - Organizational Seminar New Delhi (India) Sunder, N. (2020). “Access to Schools and Intergenerational Human Capital: Evidence from India” Presented at theDepartmental Seminar - Madras School of Economics Chennai (India) Li, Y., Sunder, N. (2019). “Education and Mental Health: Average and Distributional Effects in the Long Run” Presented at the2nd Asian Workshop on Econometrics and Health Economics Hokkaido (Japan) Aiyar, A., Sunder, N. (2019). “Health Insurance and Infant Mortality: Evidence from India” Presented at the2nd Asian Workshop on Econometrics and Health Economics Hokkaido (Japan) Sunder, N. (2019). “Access to Schools and Intergenerational Human Capital: Evidence from India” Presented at theAPPAM Conference Washington DC Sunder, N. (2019). “Access to Schools and Intergenerational Human Capital: Evidence from India” Presented at theTata Cornell Institute Research Seminar Ithaca, New York Sunder, N. (2019). “Access to Schools and Intergenerational Human Capital: Evidence from India” Presented at thePeople's Action for Learning (PAL) Conference Kathmandu (Nepal) Sunder, N. (2019). “Access to Schools and Intergenerational Human Capital: Evidence from India” Presented at theAEA Conference Atalanta, Georgia Kaila, H., Sahn, D., Sunder, N. (2018). “What You Learnt in the Second Grade Matters- A Comparative Study on Cognitive Skill Formation in Madagascar and Senegal” Presented at theCSAE Conference Oxford (UK) Sunder, N. (2018). “Access to Schools and Intergenerational Human Capital: Evidence from India” Presented at theInternational Association of Applied Econometrics (IAAE) Montreal (Canada) Sunder, N. (2018). “Access to Schools and Intergenerational Human Capital: Evidence from India” Presented at theSouthern Economic Association Washington DC Sunder, N. (2018). “Access to Schools and Intergenerational Human Capital: Evidence from India” Presented at theCSAE Conference Oxford (UK) Kaila, H., Sahn, D., Sunder, N. (2018). “What You Learnt in the Second Grade Matters- A Comparative Study on Cognitive Skill Formation in Madagascar and Senegal” Presented at theCSAE Conference Oxford (UK) Sunder, N. (2018). “Access to Schools and Intergenerational Human Capital: Evidence from India” Presented at theSouth Asian Economic Development Conference New Delhi (India) Sunder, N. (2016). “Marriage Age, Social Status and Intergenerational Effects in Uganda” Presented at theLatin American Congress of Probability and Mathematical Statistics (CLAPEM) Conference San Jose (Costa Rica) Sunder, N. (2016). “Marriage Age, Social Status and Intergenerational Effects in Uganda” Presented at theInternational Association of Applied Econometrics Milan (Italy) Sunder, N. (2016). “Marriage Age, Social Status and Intergenerational Effects in Uganda” Presented at thePopulation Association of America (PAA) Washington DC Sunder, N. (2016). “Marriage Age, Social Status and Intergenerational Effects in Uganda” Presented at theSouthern Economic Association Miami, Florida Sunder, N. (2016). “Marriage Age, Social Status and Intergenerational Effects in Uganda” Presented at theUNU WIDER Human Capital Conference Helsinki (Fiinland) Sunder, N. (2015). “Marriage Age, Social Status and Intergenerational Effects in Uganda” Presented at theAPPAM Conference Washington DC Sunder, N. (2015). “Marriage Age, Social Status and Intergenerational Effects in Uganda” Presented at theUNU WIDER 30th Annual Conference Helsinki (Finland) Service
Department Service
Committee Member for Economics Honors Society (Omicron Delta Epsilon) 2023 - 2023Committee Member for Hiring Committee (Assistant Professor) 2023 - 2023Other for Hiring Committee (Lecturer) 2023 - 2023Committee Chair for Scholarly Activity Committee 2022 - 2023Co-presenter for Majors and Programs Fair 2022 - 2023Other for Library Liaison 2022 - 2023Committee Member for Research and Impact Statement 2023 - 2023Co-presenter for Academic Exploration Day 2022 - 2022Co-presenter for Admissions - Open House 2022 - 2022Committee Member for Hiring Committee (Assistant Professor) 2022 - 2022Other for Hiring Committee (Lecturer) 2022 - 2022Admissions - Econ Spotlight 2021 - 2021Co-presenter for Admissions - Open House 2021 - 2021Committee Member for Hiring Committee (Assistant Professor) 2021 - 2021Committee Member for Scholarly Activity Committee 2020 - 2021Presented at for Economics Department Brown Bag 2020 - 2020University Service
Committee Member for Board of Trustees - Academic Affairs 2023 - PresentMarshal (Volunteer) for Commencement 2023 - PresentMarshal (Volunteer) for Commencement 2022 - PresentInstructor for Mock Lecture for Prospective Students 2023 - 2023Professional Service
Reviewer, Journal Article for Economic Modeling 2023 - PresentReviewer, Journal Article for Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 2023 - PresentReviewer, Journal Article for Social Science and Medicine 2023 - PresentReviewer, Journal Article for International Journal of Educational Research and Development 2023 - PresentReviewer, Journal Article for BMJ Open 2021 - PresentReviewer, Journal Article for Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 2021 - PresentReviewer, Journal Article for Economics of Education Review 2020 - PresentReviewer, Journal Article for Global Food Security 2020 - PresentReviewer, Journal Article for Economics and Human Biology 2020 - 2024Reviewer, Journal Article for Health Economics 2020 - 2024Reviewer, Journal Article for Bulletin of Economic Research 2022 - 2023Reviewer, Journal Article for International Journal of Education Research and Development Open 2022 - 2023Reviewer, Grant Proposal for Consortium for Advanced Research Training in Africa 2023 - 2023Conference/Workshop Session Chair for International Association of Applied Econometrics 2023 - 2023Other for Online workshop on the Fundamentals of Online Teaching 2020 - 2020
