PhD (Economics)
Foreign Direct Investment | Economics of environment | Energy economics | International Economics
Policy evaluation, economic analysis, strategic research, and global consulting projects
Dedicated academic and research professional with over eight years of experience spanning economic research, public policy, industry consulting, and higher education. Holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the Indian Institute of Management Kashipur, with research focused on Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), firm performance, energy efficiency, and sustainable development. Brings strong expertise in econometrics, panel data analysis, time-series methods, meta-analysis, and quantitative research, with publications in ABDC-indexed journals and ongoing work targeted at leading international journals.
Prior professional experience includes roles at Deloitte and Gartner, with extensive exposure to policy evaluation, economic analysis, strategic research, and global consulting projects. Her research interests include international economics, FDI, energy and environmental economics, climate change and sustainability.
Chicker, S., & Sahu, J. P. (2025). The heterogeneous effects of infrastructure on farm and non-farm sector output: evidence from Indian states. International Journal of Social Economics, 52(9), 1322-1336.