Tarun Jain, Associate Professor, IIM Ahmedabad

Tarun Jain is an Associate Professor of Economics at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad. Previously, he was on the faculty at the Indian School of Business. His research focuses on understanding the causes and consequences of human capital formation (for instance, with education and health), especially in the context of fast-growing developing countries. Gender is a topic of special research interest given that women face persistent barriers to economic advancement. His research has received funding from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, the International Growth Centre, and the International Initiative for Impact Evaluation, and has been published in peer-reviewed journals such as the American Economic Review, the Review of Economics and Statistics, and the Journal of Public Economics. He has written for media outlets such as The Economic Times, New Indian Express, Ideas for India, The Hindu, and Mint, and has been a speaker for TEDx IIM Ahmedabad.