Faculty

Vaishali Kohli is an Assistant Professor at the School of Liberal Studies at BMU. She completed her doctoral research from Faculty of Economics, South Asian University on ‘Caste and Class Dynamics in India in the era of high Economic Growth’. Her research interests are broadly in the fields of economic development, political economy and applied econometrics, particularly focusing on issues of economic growth and exclusion, economics of identity, issues of inequality and stratification, and intersection of social identities and informal economy.

• Graduation In: Economics (Hons)
• Graduation From: Kamala Nehru College, University of Delhi
• Graduation Year: 2012

• Post Graduation In: Economics (with specialization in World Economy)
• Post Graduation From: Centre for International Trade and Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
• Post Graduation Year: 2015

• Doctorate In: Economics
• Doctorate From: Faculty of Economics, South Asian University
• Doctorate Year: 2023

Key publications

• Kohli, Vaishali. 2023. “Association between Caste and Class in India: Evolution of Caste-Class Dynamics during Economic Growth.” Centre for Sustainable Employment Working Paper #56. Azim Premji University, Bangalore.
• Kohli, Vaishali. (2024, July 26). Union Budget 2024: Addressing employment concerns?. ETHRWorld. https://hr.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/industry/union-budget-2024-addressing-employment-concerns/112046818.

Essays in the Media

• 2024. Union Budget 2024: Addressing employment concerns?