Chandrika Ghosh is a Research Associate in the Investor Education and Protection Fund (IEPF) Chair Unit at NCAER. Her work involves empirical research and data-driven policy analysis in areas pertaining to financial awareness and regulatory frameworks. Prior to joining NCAER, she worked as an Academic Associate at the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, where she supported teaching and research activities in the area of economics.
Her research interests lie at the intersection of international trade, firm dynamics, and environmental economics. She is particularly interested in how trade policies shape firm behaviour, market outcomes, and resource allocation. She is proficient in the use of empirical research tools such as Stata and LaTeX, and has working knowledge of R.
She holds a Master’s degree in Economics from St. Xavier’s College, Kolkata, with a specialisation in International Trade and Environmental Economics.
Astha Sen is a Fellow at NCAER. She is an applied microeconomist specialising in experimental, public, and tax policy. She has over ten years of experience in teaching (as a tenure-track faculty member) across multiple universities, as well as in academic, public policy, and corporate research.
Prior to joining NCAER, she was a Senior Research Associate at the Public Finance Research Cluster Policy, a think tank housed in the Economics Department at Georgia State University, Atlanta, US. There, she contributed to various research projects and policy reports for local government departments, including those dealing with tax, labour, and education. She also worked on research handbooks and academic studies.
Her research spans tax analysis, policy evaluation, and business strategies, with publications in peer-reviewed journals, including a study on India’s subnational Value Added Tax, published in the National Tax Journal.
Astha has a doctorate in Economics from Georgia State University. In her empirical research, she employed causal inference methods, including laboratory experiments, difference-in-differences analysis, and the synthetic control method. She has also designed and administered survey questionnaires to address public and business policy issues.
