PhD, Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (2021–2026)
Area of specialization: Economics
Thesis: Beyond Identity: Socio-Economic Implications of Caste as an Institution
M.A. Economics, University of Hyderabad (2018–2020)
B.A. (Hons.) Economics, Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi (2015–2018)
Areas of Specialization
Development Economics; Stratification Economics; Intersectionality; Economic Sociology
Publications and Academic Achievements
Choudhary, K., Nandagopan, & Nair, A. S. (2025). Challenging Homophily: Redefining
Warren Samuels Prize 2026, Association for Social Economics — January 2026. "Pride and Prejudice: Caste Norms, Status Anxiety, and the Economic Cost of Distinction.”
Best PhD Paper, Global Conference on Caste, Business & Society (CBS), Saïd Business School, University of Oxford — 21–23 July 2025. "Bound by Caste: Occupational Mobility and the Limits of Categories.”
UGC NET (Economics), National Eligibility Test for Assistant Professor – 2019
Conferences
3rd Global Conference on Caste, Business & Society (CBS), Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK — 21–23 July 2025. Best PhD Paper Award. "Bound by Caste: Occupational Mobility and the Limits of Categories.”
33rd International Association for Feminist Economics (IAFFE) Annual Conference, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Amherst, MA, USA — 3–5 July 2025. "Caste is Gender, Gender Caste: The Autonomy Dividends of Breaching Endogamy in India.”
Association for Social Economics (ASE) at the Allied Social Science Association (ASSA) Annual Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, USA — 3–5 January 2026. Warren Samuels Prize. "Pride and Prejudice: Caste Norms, Status Anxiety, and the Economic Cost of Distinction.”
