About me
Welcome to my website! I am a 3rd year Phd student in Economics at Boston University. I am interested in development economics, political economy, and domestic trade. My current research focuses on the effect of corruption on firms in India and affordable housing in Massachusetts.
Previously, I was a Senior Research and Training Associate at J-PAL, Global.
You can contact me at sabhyag@bu.edu and download my CV here
Research
Work in Progress
Indirect effect of Political connections on firms
The Impact of Massachusetts’ Chapter 40B on Affordable Housing Beneficiaries: Evidence from Housing Lotteries (with Hector Blanco, Noémie Sportiche, and David M. Cutler)
J-PAL Resources
Power Calculations, J-PAL Research Resource, with Sarah Kopper, with accompanying power sample code.
Repository of measurement and survey design resources, J-PAL Research Resource, with Jack Cavanagh
Blogs/Other Writings
Evidence from the AEA RCT Registry on new research during Covid-19, with Jack Cavanagh, Maya Duru, Sarah Kopper, and Keesler Welch
Teaching Assistance
Boston University
- ECON 202: Intermediate Macroeconomics, Fall 2025
- ECON 201: Intermediate Microeconomics, Spring 2025, Teaching evaluation
- ECON 101: Introductory Microeconomics, Fall 2024
J-PAL
- Research Staff Training, 2020-2023
- MITx MicroMasters Program in Data, Economics, and Design of Policy : Designing and Running Randomized Evaluations, 3 semesters between 2020–2023