Jheelum Sarkar

Working Papers

• How many jobs are teleworkable in emerging economies? Manuscript available upon request.
• Do high-premium fields buffer labor market shocks? Evidence from India. arXiv: 2508.12471
• Droughts and Deluges: Nonlinear Effects of Climate Extremes on the Gender Gap in Labor Supply. arXiv: 2602.07808
• Who gets hit first and who recovers last? Evidence from Indian coastal flood shock. arXiv: 2510.08856
• Linking Climate Change with Economic Inequality: A Review Essay. SSRN: 4814257

Work in Progress

• Does telework exposure increase female labor supply in emerging economies? Evidence from the Indian labor market.
• Can telework be an antidote to declining U.S. fertility rates? Manuscript in preparation.
• Cash Transfer Programs, Marital Age, and Intimate Partner Violence: Evidence from India (with Prof. Devika Hazra and Dr. Nayantara Biswas)
• Environmental Justice and Enforcement of Pollution Standards in the United States (with Dr. Phuong Ho, Dr. Bianca Cecato, and Dr. Almira Salimgarieva)

Publications

• Sultana, N., Sarkar, J., & Meurs, M. (2024). Climate Change-Induced Migration: A Gendered Conceptual Framework. Migration and Diversity, 3(2), 215-233. https://doi.org/10.33182/md.v3i2.3177

Guest Blogs & Commentaries

• Beyond the Plough: How Technology is Powering a New Green Revolution - Kogod Sustainability Review, January 20, 2025 (with Rida Hameed)
• Rethinking climate migration through a gender lens - Program for Gender Analysis in Economics Blog, July 19, 2025 (with Prof. Mieke Meurs)
• Coal plant retirements dominate the U.S. power sector shift - Applied Economics Clinic, August 13, 2025
• Time poverty and climate shocks: how married women bear the brunt - Revaluing Care Economy, October 21, 2024