Jheelum Sarkar

About Me

I am a Ph.D. student in Economics at American University, Washington, DC. I study topics at the intersection of Environmental Economics, Labor and Development Economics, with focus on climate change, labor markets and inequality.

Work in Progress

• Impact of Flood on Labor Market through Gender Lens: A Case from India
• Targeting Early Female Marriages: What Works Better—Cash or In-Kind Transfers?
• Climate Shocks and Women’s Time Poverty in India
  • Featured as Guest Blog in Revaluing Care Economy Working Paper Series

Working Papers

• Sarkar, J. (2024). Linking Climate Change with Economic Inequality: A Review Essay
• Bhattacharya, G., Mehra, M.K., & Sarkar, J. (2024). Welfare Effects of Catastrophic Climate Events on Mountain Communities

Publications

• Sultana, N., Sarkar, J., & Meurs, M. (2024). Climate Change-Induced Migration: A Gendered Conceptual Framework. Migration and Diversity, 3(2), 215–233.

Research Interests

• Development Economics
• Labor Economics
• Environmental Economics

Teaching Experience

• Teaching Assistant, American University
  Courses include:
  • Applied Econometrics
  • Advanced Econometrics
  • Labor Economics
  • Microeconomic Analysis
  • Intermediate Microeconomics
  • Macroeconomics

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