Pradeep Kumar Choudhury
Harvard University, Jawaharlal Nehru University, National Univesity of Educational Planning and Administration, Institute for Studies in Industrial Development
About
Pradeep Kumar Choudhury is an Assistant Professor of Economics at Zakir Husain Centre for Educational Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi. Pradeep is an Associate (2024-25) at South Asia Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, USA where he worked as a Visiting Research Fellow for 2023-24. He also advises the Delhi Knowledge Cluster and was a Visiting Scholars Fellow at Ashoka University. His research centers on education economics, including K-12 and post-secondary. His recent work focuses on the measurement and explanation of learning inequality, its interaction with climate, technology and early-life decisions. Pradeep has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and co-edited a volume on educational studies in India. He received his Ph.D. in education economics from National University of Educational Planning and Administration in 2013. For CV and more details, visit: https://www.jnu.ac.in/content/pradeepchoudhury
Employment
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Harvard University2023 - Present
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Jawaharlal Nehru University Assistant Professor2015 - Present
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Institute for Studies in Industrial Development Assistant Professor2013 - 2015
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Public Health Foundation of India Research Fellow2012 - 2013
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Indian Institute of Foreign Trade Consultant2012 - 2012
Education
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National Univesity of Educational Planning and Administration PhD2007 - 2013
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (28)
- Socioeconomic Inequality in Accessing Professional Higher Education in India: New Evidence from a Household Survey Save
- Mind the Gap Save
- Vocational education, skill training and self-employment: evidence from India’s non-farm sector Save
- School choice in rural Odisha, India: Understanding from a multi-stakeholder perspective Save
- What drives demand for private tutoring in secondary education? Evidence from India Save
- Do parental resources reduce the gender gap in math for primary school-going children? Evidence from India Save
- Impacts of industrial actions, protests, strikes and lockouts by health and care workers during COVID-19 and other pandemic contexts: a systematic review Save
- Analysing inequalities in access and household investment in market-based supplemental educational services in India: A case of post-compulsory school education in Haryana Save
- COVID-19 and Digital Learning in Higher Education in India: Unpacking the Inequity in Students’ Experiences Save
- Household Expenditure on Secondary Education in Haryana (India): Levels, Patterns and Determinants Save