An alumnus of Delhi School of Economics and Pennsylvania State University, S Chandrasekhar is Professor, at Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research, Mumbai. He was awarded the Mahalanobis Memorial Medal 2016, by The Indian Econometric Society, for outstanding contributions to the field of quantitative economics. He has worked extensively on the issue of urbanization, worker mobility and internal migration in India. He coordinated the research initiative "Strengthen and Harmonize Research and Action on Migration in the Indian Context" (SHRAMIC). In addition to migration, urbanization and labour market outcomes, his recent work focuses on earnings and income inequality in India.
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Written extensively on the issue of urbanization, worker mobility and internal migration in India
Coordinated the research initiative "Strengthen and Harmonize Research and Action on Migration in the Indian Context" (SHRAMIC) and developed the online portal www.shram.org
Member of the Working Group to Study the Impact of Migration on Housing, Infrastructure and Livelihood, Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty Alleviation, Government of India
