PROFILE
Dr. Shivani Yadav is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at the University School of Management and Entrepreneurship (USME), Delhi Technological University (DTU). She earned her Ph.D. in Economics from Ambedkar University Delhi, where her research examined health inequities in India through a mixed-methods approach combining quantitative analysis with behavioural insights. Her teaching and research specializations include Public Health, Identity Economics, Development Economics, and Applied Econometrics. A recipient of the UGC Junior and Senior Research Fellowships, Dr. Yadav’s research explores the intersections of development and social inequality. Her work has been published in jourals including Health Care Analysis, Economic and Political Weekly and Contemporary Voice of Dalits (SAGE), and she has contributed to policy-oriented research through an ICSSR-funded project on health expenditure and poverty.
PREVIOUS POSITIONS/ EXPERIENCE
- Assistant Professor at Sarla Anil Modi School of Economics, Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS), Mumbai, India (Jan, 2024 - June, 2025)
- Assitant Professor at Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University (Jan, 2022-April, 2023)
TEACHING (COURSES TAUGHT)
- Introductory Econometrics
- Advanced Econometrics
- Time Series Analysis
- Intermediate Mathematical Economics and Statistics
- Optimization Theory
- Health Economics
MEMBERSHIPS
PUBLICATIONS
- Examining Explicit and Implicit Caste Bias Among Healthcare Providers in India. Health Care Analysis, 2026.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10728-026-00597-8- Inequality in Health Outcomes Across Social Categories in India Since the 1990s: Evidence from Nationally Representative Databases. Contemporary Voice of Dalit, 2026.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/2455328X261457196- Who Cares for Labour: An Empirical Inquiry Based on PLFS 2018–19 Data Set. Economic & Political Weekly, 57(7), 45–52, 2022.
https://www.epw.in/journal/2022/7/special-articles/who-cares-labour.html- The Impact of COVID-19 on Poverty Estimates in India: A Study Across Caste, Class and Religion. Contemporary Voice of Dalit, 2021.
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/2455328X211051432- Caste and Health in India: A Three-Decade Analysis of Malnutrition Disparities. Journal of Applied Research in Humanities, Language, and Social Sciences, 2(1), 73–83, 2022.