Nitesh Khandelwal is a Research Associate in the Agriculture, Industry, Trade, Technology, and Skills vertical at NCAER. He earned his Master’s degree in Economics from Mumbai School of Economics and Public Policy, and his Bachelor’s degree in Economics from GLA University. His academic interests lie in development economics, health economics, and international trade. Prior to joining NCAER, he was involved in primary research for the Aspirational Cities Program, a project being implemented by the Government of Uttar Pradesh.
His master’s dissertation focused on analysing public health expenditure in India, while his undergraduate studies entailed research on India’s agricultural trade potential. He is proficient in the use of R and Excel software as well as econometric techniques such as time series analysis.
Ravindar Mahto is a Research Associate in the Agriculture, Industry, Trade, Technology & Skills vertical at the National Council of Applied Economic Research (NCAER). He holds a Master’s degree in Economics from Azim Premji University and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the University of Delhi.
His academic training and research interests lie at the intersection of development economics, policy analysis, and applied microeconomics, with a particular focus on caste, gender, labour, social conflict, climate change, and environmental economics.
He is proficient in Stata, R, Python, MATLAB, and LaTeX, and skilled in econometric techniques such as panel data analysis, causal inference (including RCTs, IV, RDD, and DID), and data visualization. He has hands-on experience working with large-scale datasets, including NFHS, PLFS, HCES, NCRB, AIDIS, and SAS.
Jagbir is working as a Research Associate in the Agriculture, Industry, Trade, Technology & Skills vertical at NCAER. He holds a Master’s degree in Economics with a specialisation in Trade and Finance from the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT), New Delhi, and a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Aryabhatta College, University of Delhi. His research interests lie at the intersection of macroeconomic policy, international trade, financial market dynamics, and development economics, with a strong emphasis on empirical analysis and policy design. He is proficient in econometric modelling, data analysis, and financial performance assessment using statistical tools like Stata, EViews, Gretl, R and Python.
He has hands-on experience in multiple policy research projects and data-driven analysis in academics as well as at key policy institutions, including the Ministry of Commerce & Industry and the Nation First Policy Research Centre. His work spans trade facilitation agreements, economic development initiatives like the One District-One Product (ODOP) scheme, and empirical studies on financial markets and institutions.
