Shilpa Aggarwal
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Shilpa Aggarwal
Associate Professor, Economics and Public Policy
Biography
Shilpa Aggarwal is an Associate Professor of Economics and Public Policy at the Indian School of Business (ISB). She is a development economist, whose research aims to explore market linkages in developing countries. For her PhD dissertation, she examined the effects of a road construction programme in India that connected remote rural areas to nearby markets. Her ongoing research is focused on agricultural supply chains in India and East Africa. She also works on issues pertaining to domestic trade, microfinance, and food policy.
Professor Aggarwal holds a PhD from the University of California, Santa Cruz, an MA from the Delhi School of Economics, and a BA from Shri Ram College of Commerce, University of Delhi.
Education
- PhD, University of California, 2014
- MA, Delhi School of Economics University of Delhi, 2003
- BA, Shri Ram College of Commerce University of Delhi, 2001
Experience
Academic positions
- 2024 - Present: Associate Professor, Indian School of Business
- 2014 - 2024: Assistant Professor, Indian School of Business
Selected publications
- Aggarwal, Shilpa., Jeong, Dahyeon., Kumar, Naresh., Park, David., Robinson, Jonathan., Spearot, Alan. (2024) "Shortening the Path to Productive Investment: Evidence from Input Fairs and Cash Transfers in Malawi", Journal of Development Economics, 170 (September 2024), 103288
- Aggarwal, Shilpa., Brailovskaya, Valentina., Robinson, Jonathan. (2023) "Saving for Multiple Financial Needs: Evidence from Lockboxes and Mobile Money in Malawi", The Review of Economics and Statistics, 105 (4), 833-851
- Kinra, Sanjay., Mallinson, Poppy., Debbarma, Arindam., Walls, Helen., Lieber, Judith., Bhogadi, Santhi., Addanki, Srivalli., Pande, Richa., Kurpad, Anura., Kannuri, Nanda., Aggarwal, Shilpa., Kulkarni, Bharati., Finklestein, Eric., Deo, Sarang. (2023) "Impact of a financial incentive scheme on purchase of fruits and vegetables from unorganised retailers in rural India: a cluster-randomised controlled trial", The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia, 12 (100140)
- Jeong, Dahyeon., Aggarwal, Shilpa., Robinson, Jonathan., Kumar, Naresh., Spearot, Alan., Park, David. (2023) "Exhaustive or Exhausting? Evidence on Respondent Fatigue in Long Surveys", Journal of Development Economics, 161 (2023), 102992
- Aggarwal, Shilpa., Jon., Alan Spearot., Brian., Dahyeon. (Accepted) "Market Access, Trade Costs, and Technology Adoption: Evidence from Northern Tanzania", Review of Economics and Statistics
- Aggarwal, Shilpa., Jeong, Dahyeon., Kumar, Naresh., Park, David., Robinson, Jonathan., Spearot, Alan. (2022) "COVID-19 market disruptions and food security: Evidence from households in rural Liberia and Malawi", Plos One, 17 (8), e0271488
- Aggarwal, Shilpa. (2021) "The Long Road to Health: Healthcare Utilization Impacts of a Road Pavement Policy in Rural India", Journal of Development Economics, 151 (2021), 102667
- Aggarwal, Shilpa., Francis, Eilin., Robinson, Jonathan. (2018) "Grain Today, Gain Tomorrow: Evidence from an Arbitrage Experiment with Savings Clubs in Kenya", Journal of Development Economics, 134 (September 2018), 1-15
- Aggarwal, Shilpa. (2018) "Do Rural Roads Create Pathways out of Poverty? Evidence from India", Journal of Development Economics, 133 (July 2018), 375-395
