Nishith Prakash

Nishith Prakash

University of Connecticut

H-index: 16

North America-United States

About Nishith Prakash

Nishith Prakash, With an exceptional h-index of 16 and a recent h-index of 14 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at University of Connecticut, specializes in the field of Development Economics, Behavioral Economics, Labor Economics, Public Policy, Field Experiments.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Sexual Harassment in Public Spaces and Police Patrols: Experimental Evidence from Urban India

Science education and labor market outcomes in a developing economy

Saving for dowry: Evidence from rural India

Wheels of change: Transforming girls' lives with bicycles

Can Destigmatizing Mental Health Increase Willingness to Seek Help? Experimental Evidence from Nepal

When Criminality Begets Crime: The Role of Elected Politicians in India

When goal-setting forges ahead but stops short: Evidence from an at scale RCT in Tanzania

Gender, crime and punishment: Evidence from women police stations in India

Nishith Prakash Information

University

Position

Associate Professor of Economics

Citations(all)

1880

Citations(since 2020)

1237

Cited By

1047

hIndex(all)

16

hIndex(since 2020)

14

i10Index(all)

19

i10Index(since 2020)

17

Email

University Profile Page

University of Connecticut

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Nishith Prakash Skills & Research Interests

Development Economics

Behavioral Economics

Labor Economics

Public Policy

Field Experiments

Top articles of Nishith Prakash

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Sexual Harassment in Public Spaces and Police Patrols: Experimental Evidence from Urban India

Sofia Amaral

Girija Borker

Nathan Fiala

Anjani Kumar

Nishith Prakash

...

2023/10/2

Science education and labor market outcomes in a developing economy

Economic Inquiry

Tarun Jain

Abhiroop Mukhopadhyay

Nishith Prakash

Raghav Rakesh

2022/4

Saving for dowry: Evidence from rural India

Journal of Development Economics

S Anukriti

Sungoh Kwon

Nishith Prakash

2022/1/1

Wheels of change: Transforming girls' lives with bicycles

Nathan Fiala

Ana Garcia-Hernandez

Kritika Narula

Nishith Prakash

2022

Can Destigmatizing Mental Health Increase Willingness to Seek Help? Experimental Evidence from Nepal

Lindsey Lacey

Nirajana Mishra

Priya Mukherjee

Nikhilesh Prakash

Nishith Prakash

...

2022/12/28

When Criminality Begets Crime: The Role of Elected Politicians in India

Nishith Prakash

Soham Sahoo

Deepak Saraswat

Reetika Sindhi

2022/4

When goal-setting forges ahead but stops short: Evidence from an at scale RCT in Tanzania

Asad Islam

Sungoh Kwon

Eema Masood

Nishith Prakash

Shwetlena Sabarwal

...

2021/4/13

Gender, crime and punishment: Evidence from women police stations in India

Sofia Amaral

Sonia Bhalotra

Nishith Prakash

2021

Policy Research Working Paper 9453

Development Research

S Anukriti

Sungoh Kwon

Nishith Prakash

2020/10

The impact of employment quotas on the economic lives of disadvantaged minorities in India

Nishith Prakash

2020

Educator Knowledge of Early Childhood Development

Lindsey Buck

Nathan Fiala

Nishith Prakash

Shwetlena Sabarwal

Deepak Saraswat

...

2020/9

Policy Research Working Paper 9381

Policy

Lindsey Buck

Nathan Fiala

Nishith Prakash

Shwetlena Sabarwal

Deepak Saraswat

...

2020/9

Policy Research Working Paper 9406

Policy

Asad Islam

Sungoh Kwon

Eema Masood

Nishith Prakash

Shwetlena Sabarwal

...

2020/9

Educator Knowledge of Early Childhood Development: Evidence from Eastern Nepal

Lindsey Buck

Nathan Fiala

Nishith Prakash

Shwetlena Sabarwal

Deepak Saraswat

...

2020

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Co-Authors

H-index: 46
Sonia Bhalotra

Sonia Bhalotra

University of Essex

H-index: 37
Karthik Muralidharan

Karthik Muralidharan

University of California, San Diego

H-index: 26
Asad Islam

Asad Islam

Monash University

H-index: 22
Mehtabul Azam

Mehtabul Azam

Oklahoma State University

H-index: 22
Nathan Fiala

Nathan Fiala

University of Connecticut

H-index: 18
Santosh Kumar

Santosh Kumar

Sam Houston State University

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