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Neha Prashar

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    • United Kingdom

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    Contact Details

    Phone: 0121 204 4739
    Email: [email protected]
    Room: SW905A

    Biography

    Neha joined Aston University as Research Fellow for the Enterprise Research Centre in September 2017. She is currently working on projects related to programme and policy analysis in relation to SMEs, scale-ups and high growth firms. Prior to this, alongside her PhD, she also worked extensively with various police forces across the UK as a research assistant for the Centre for Crime, Justice and Policing at the University of Birmingham.  

    Her PhD topic focused on the impact of affirmative action policies on targeted individuals in India, with particular reference to public employment quotas, and the effect of women's working status on incidences of domestic violence. Her main interests lie in development and labour economics, as well as, policy and programme analysis

    Teaching Activity

    • Introduction of Microeconomics 
    • Open Economy (Macroeconomics) 
    • Econometrics with Development Applications 
    • Political Economy and Economic Policy 
    • Topics in Development Economics

    Research Interests

    • Development Economics 
    • Labour Economics 
    • Policy Analysis

    Membership of Professional Bodies

    • The Economics Network 
    • Royal Economics Society

    Employment

    • Research Assistant, Centre for Crime, Justice and Policing, University of Birmingham (June 2016 – May 2017)  
    • Teaching Assistant, Aston University (September 2016 – January 2017)  
    • Assistant in MSc Dissertation Supervision, University of Birmingham (June 2014 – September 2014)  
    • Teaching Assistant, University of Birmingham (January 2014 – December 2016)

    External positions

    External Associate , Centre for Police, Crime and Justice

    Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals

    In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

    1. SDG 5 - Gender Equality
      SDG 5 Gender Equality
    2. SDG 8 - Decent Work and Economic Growth
      SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
    3. SDG 16 - Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
      SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions

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