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S Anukriti is a Senior Economist at the World Bank's Development Research Group. Her research examines the underlying causes of gender inequalities in developing societies, and explores mechanisms that can bring about gender equity. She is an applied micro-economist with interests in the fields of development economics, economics of gender and the family, and political economy. She received her PhD in Economics from Columbia University, an MA in Economics from the Delhi School of Economics, and a BA (Honors) in Economics from St. Stephen’s College, Delhi. She is also a Research Fellow at the Institute for Labor Economics (IZA).  Prior to joining the World Bank, she was an Associate Professor of Economics at Boston College.