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Sonal Yadav

Ahmedabad University

ORCID iD 0000-0003-3910-8070

About

Dr. Sonal Yadav is an Associate Professor in Economics and Public Policy Area, Amrut Mody School of Management, Ahmedabad University, Ahmedabad. She did her B.A. (Hons.) in Economics and M.A. (Economics) with a specialization in Economics of Human Resources from the Maharaja Sayajirao University, Baroda. Her M.Phil research focused on Labour Market Segmentation in India. She has a Ph.D. degree in Economics from Gujarat University, Ahmedabad. Her doctoral thesis examines the impact of economic reforms on industrial labor with reference to Small Scale Engineering Industries of Gujarat. The title of her Ph.D. thesis was "Impact of Economic Reforms on Industrial Labour- A Study of Small Scale Engineering Industries of Gujarat".

Dr. Yadav started her teaching career in 1995. She worked as a Part-time Lecturer at Arts and Commerce College, Kapadwanj, B.V.D. Arts and Commerce College, Ahmedabad and S.M. Patel Institute of Commerce before joining H.L. Institute of Commerce in 2001 which later became a constituent of Ahmedabad University.

She has presented several research papers in National and International conferences. She has also published research papers in peer-reviewed national and international journals. Her major research areas include Labour Economics, Agriculture Economics, Issues of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs), Economics of Education and Health, and Gender Studies. She has also worked on a research project on the impact of demonetization in the rural economy. She has also worked on a research project on studying secondary school dropouts in the Ahmedabad district.
She is a life member of the Indian Economic Association (IEA), Indian Society of Labour Economics (ISLE), Gujarat Economic Association (GEA), Indian Association for Canadian Studies, and WILPF (Women's International League for Peace and Freedom) India chapter.

Employment

  • Ahmedabad University Associate Professor
    2001 - 2026

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