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Darshna

Darshna is a Research Associate in the States, Sectors, Surveys, & Impact Evaluation vertical at NCAER. She holds a Master’s in Economics from Chandigarh University and a Bachelor’s in Commerce from Delhi University. Her academic training and research interests lie at the intersection of developmental economics, policy analysis, and applied econometrics. Her Master’s thesis, titled “Assessing Driving Forces of CO₂ Emissions: An In-depth Analysis of Developing Economies”, focused on sustainable development in developing countries.

She is well-versed in the use of SPSS, Stata, and Power BI, and econometric techniques such as ARIMA, ARMA, and GMM modelling, alongside data visualization. She also has hands-on experience with large-scale datasets, including NFHS, UDISE+, ASHA reports, RHS, IHDS, and Annual Income reports. Darshna has contributed to multiple research projects, including a sectoral analysis of key development indicators for Odisha’s education and healthcare sectors.

Yashika Khattar

Yashika Khattar is working as a Research Analyst at NCAER. She has completed her Master’s in Development and Labour Studies from Jawaharlal Nehru University and holds a Bachelor’s degree in Physics from Hindu College, University of Delhi.

She has worked as an SBI Youth for India Fellow in Wayanad, Kerala with M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation where she focussed on creating alternate livelihood opportunities for young tribal women. Additionally, she has worked on a research paper to understand the impact of Minimum Wages on Informal Sector Employment.

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