S Anukriti is a Senior Economist at the World Bank's Development Research Group (DECRG). She is an applied microeconomist, with interests in the fields of development economics, economics of gender and the family, and political economy. Her research examines the underlying causes of gender inequalities and explores mechanisms that can bring about gender equity. More broadly, she is interested in the role of social norms, formal and informal institutions, and public policy in affecting social change. Dr. Anukriti received a PhD in Economics from Columbia University, an MA in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics, and a BA (Honors) in Economics from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi. She is a Research Fellow at the Institute for Labor Economics (IZA). Prior to joining the World Bank in July 2020, she was an Associate Professor of Economics at Boston College. She currently serves as a Board member for two research initiatives of the BRAC Institute of Governance and Development -- WEE-DiFine and WEE-Connect. Additionally, she is a member of the FP-Impact Consortium's Technical Advisory Group. She also co-leads the World Bank Center for Research on Women and Jobs (CRWJ) and is a regular contributor to the Development Impact blog. For more about her research, please visit her research page.
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