Households respond. We must listen.
I am a PhD Candidate in Economics at Rice University, USA. I am a development economist studying household behavior and human capital in India.
Tanmay Devi
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My work examines how families make decisions about fertility, schooling, nutrition and resource allocation under social, economic and policy constraints. I combine structural models with field and survey data to understand these responses and what they imply for policy design.
Research Themes
Household Behavior
How families make decisions when resources, norms, and choices collide.'
Human Capital
Understanding how investment in people shapes opportunity across generations.
Policy Design
Examining how systems and policies influence real-world behavior and outcomes.
Working Papers
2026
Son preference and fertility decisions: A dynamic model of sex selection in India
Timothy Gunning Award for best third-year paper, Rice University, 2026
Abstract
2026
Beyond a free lunch: Evaluating the trade-offs of an out-of-school nutrition program on adolescent girls’ human capital
with Ajinkya Keskar, Dibya Mishra, and Ritika Sethi
Abstract
Work in Progress
01
Adoption and approval of stigmatized behavior
with Rossella Calvi and Maura Coughlin
02
Unequal gains: The changing landscape of global individual poverty
with Rossella Calvi, Eduard van der Merwe, and Yunjie Xie
03
Food for thought: In-kind transfers, schooling, and children’s welfare in India
with Jiewen Luo
04
Too hot to handle? Urban heat, housing, and the distribution of welfare in Indian cities
with James Ryan
05
Leveraging public information systems to improve midday meal provision
with Vivek Pandey and Jayashree Bhusare
Other Publications
Blocked by gender:
Disparities in COVID-19 infection detection in Tamil Nadu, India.
Frontiers in Public Health 10: 966490, 2022.
Investing in education:
The impact of scholarships on school attendance in India.
International Journal of Educational Development 116: 103309, 2025.
Describing and mapping scientific articles on alcohol globally for the period 2010–2021:
A bibliometric analysis.
BMJ Open 12(9): e063365, 2022.
Fieldwork: In Progress
Households respond.
We must listen.
I am a PhD Candidate in Economics at Rice University, USA. I am a development economist studying household behavior and human capital in India.
Tanmay Devi
Tanmay Devi
Your Growth, Our Mission
+65%
ROI Boost
My work examines how families make decisions about fertility, schooling, nutrition and resource allocation under social, economic and policy constraints. I combine structural models with field and survey data to understand these responses and what they imply for policy design.
Research Themes
Household Behavior
How families make decisions when resources, norms, and choices collide.
Human Capital
Understanding how investment in people shapes opportunity across generations.
Policy Design
Examining how systems and policies influence real-world behavior and outcomes.
Household Behavior
How families make decisions when resources, norms, and choices collide.
Human Capital
Understanding how investment in people shapes opportunity across generations.
Policy Design
Examining how systems and policies influence real-world behavior and outcomes.
Household Behavior
How families make decisions when resources, norms, and choices collide.
Human Capital
Understanding how investment in people shapes opportunity across generations.
Policy Design
Examining how systems and policies influence real-world behavior and outcomes.
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Household Behavior
How families make decisions when resources, norms, and choices collide.'
Human Capital
Understanding how investment in people shapes opportunity across generations.
Policy Design
Examining how systems and policies influence real-world behavior and outcomes.
Household Behavior
How families make decisions when resources, norms, and choices collide.'
Human Capital
Understanding how investment in people shapes opportunity across generations.
Policy Design
Examining how systems and policies influence real-world behavior and outcomes.
Household Behavior
How families make decisions when resources, norms, and choices collide.'
Household Behavior
How families make decisions when resources, norms, and choices collide.'
Working Papers
2026
Son preference and fertility decisions: A dynamic model of sex selection in India
Timothy Gunning Award for best third-year paper, Rice University, 2026
Abstract
2026
Beyond a free lunch: Evaluating the trade-offs of an out-of-school nutrition program on adolescent girls’ human capital
with Ajinkya Keskar, Dibya Mishra, and Ritika Sethi
Abstract
Work in Progress
01
Adoption and approval of stigmatized behavior
with Rossella Calvi and Maura Coughlin
02
Unequal gains: The changing landscape of global individual poverty
with Rossella Calvi, Eduard van der Merwe, and Yunjie Xie
03
Food for thought: In-kind transfers, schooling, and children’s welfare in India
with Jiewen Luo
04
Too hot to handle? Urban heat, housing, and the distribution of welfare in Indian cities
with James Ryan
05
Leveraging public information systems to improve midday meal provision
with Vivek Pandey and Jayashree Bhusare
Other Publications
Blocked by gender:
Disparities in COVID-19 infection detection in Tamil Nadu, India.
Frontiers in Public Health 10: 966490, 2022.
Investing in education:
The impact of scholarships on school attendance in India.
International Journal of Educational Development 116: 103309, 2025.
Describing and mapping scientific articles on alcohol globally for the period 2010–2021:
A bibliometric analysis.
BMJ Open 12(9): e063365, 2022.
Fieldwork: In Progress
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