Namrata Chindarkar

Dr Namrata Chindarkar is an Assistant Professor at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, the National University of Singapore (NUS). She is also a faculty associate at the Institute of Water Policy of the NUS.

Dr Chindarkar received her Ph.D. on international development policy from the School of Public Policy at the University of Maryland. In addition, she holds a M.A. in Development Studies from the University of Manchester, U.K., and a M.Phil. in Social Sciences from the Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai.

Her research focuses on sustainable development and social policy. Currently her key themes are the access to basic infrastructure (energy, water, and sanitation), individual and household welfare (poverty, inequality, food security, subjective well-being), and gender and development. Her methodological approach is applied econometrics and policy impact evaluation using primary, secondary, and administrative policy data.

Educational Qualifications

• 2012 Ph.D. in Policy Studies (International Development Concentration), School of Public Policy, University of Maryland – College Park, USA
• 2008 M.Phil. in Social Sciences (Development Studies Concentration), Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai, India
• 2005 M.A. in Development Studies, University of Manchester, UK
• 2003 Bachelor of Management Studies, Sydenham College, University of Mumbai, India

Academic Affiliation

• Oct 2020 - Current Associate Professor, JSW School of Public Policy (JSW-SPP), Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
• Jul 2012 – Jun 2020 Assistant Professor, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (LKYSPP), National University of Singapore (NUS)
• Jul 2012 – Jun 2020 Faculty Associate, Institute of Water Policy (IWP), National University of Singapore

Research

LATEST PUBLICATIONS

• Determinants of Psychological Well-Being During the Covid-19 Pandemic Among ‘People Living with HIV/AIDS’ in India (with Vaibhavi Kulkarni and Rajesh Chandwani). 2021. Forthcoming, AIDS Care.
• The Hedonic Treadmill: Electricity Access in India Has Increased, But So Have Expectations (with Michael Aklin, Karthik Ganesan, Abhishek Jain and Johannes Urpelainen). 2021. Energy Policy, 156, 112391.
• Examining the Willingness-to-Pay for Exclusive Use of LPG for Cooking among Rural Households in India (with Abhishek Jain and Sunil Mani). 2021. Energy Policy, 150, 112107.
• Energy Access for Marginalized Communities: Evidence from Rural North India, 2015-2018 (with Setu Pelz and Johannes Urpelainen). 2021. World Development, 137, 105204.