• Ph.D. in Economics, Department of Economic Sciences, IIT Kanpur (2014-2019)
• M.Phil. in Economics, Panjab University, Chandigarh (2012-2014)
• M.A. in Economics, Panjab University, Chandigarh (2010-2012)
• B.A. (Honours) in Economics, St. Bede's College, Shimla (2007-2010)

Academic Positions

Assistant Professor, IIM Kozhikode (2019-present)

Awards

• Received the Australian Health Economics Society Student Travel Grant for presenting a paper at the AHES Conference 2018
• Received (twice) the Director's Commendation Letter, IIT Kanpur (based on student evaluation) for discharghing her duties as a Tutor for Introduction to Economics in an exemplary manner (2017-18, 2015-16)

Current Projects

IGC funded project: "Knowledge is Power: A Scoping Study on Women's Safety", with Prof. Debayan Pakrashi and Prof. Sarani Saha (IITK)

Research Areas

Applied Microeconomics, Health Economics, Development Economics

Significant Publications

• Frijters, P., Lalji, C., & Pakrashi, D. Daily weather only has small effects on wellbeing in the US. (Revise and resubmit)
• Frijters, P., Islam, A., Lalji, C., & Pakrashi, D. (2019). Roommate effects in health outcomes. Health economics, 28(8), 998-1034.
• Lalji, C., Pakrashi, D., & Smyth, R. (2018). Can eating five fruit and veg a day really keep the doctor away?. Economic Modelling, 70, 320-330.