Dr DIVYA PRADEEP
MA, MPhil, PhD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
MA, MPhil, PhD
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR
Articles in Periodicals
| Sl.No. | Title | Name of Periodical | Periodicity | Date |
| 1 | Has Kerala Really Eradicated Extreme Poverty? | The Wire | DAILY | 06/11/2025 |
| 2 | Karnataka?s Gig Workers? Bill is a Welcome Step Towards Fairness and Social Protection | The Wire | DAILY | 18/07/2024 |
| 3 | Climate crises fuel gender inequality | Deccan Herald | DAILY | 24/05/2024 |
| 4 | Stagnant salaries, surge in women?s self-employment: Rise in ?real? wages is only half the picture | Scroll.in | DAILY | 21/02/2024 |
| 5 | The Interim Budget Is Indifferent to the Concerns of Adivasis | The Wire | DAILY | 10/02/2024 |
| 6 | With funding cuts in key sectors, budget fails to foster women?s empowerment | DAILY | 09/02/2024 | |
| 7 | Womens Reservation Bill Is Significant, but Concerted Efforts Needed to Realise Full Potential | DAILY | 03/10/2023 | |
| 8 | G20 Called For 'Gender-Inclusive Climate Action'. Is It Another Empty Rhetoric In India's Context? | The Wire | DAILY | 23/09/2023 |
| 9 | Gruha Lakshmi: Despite Flak, Karnataka Cash Transfer Scheme is a Powerful Tool to Empower Women | The Wire | DAILY | 12/09/2023 |
| 10 | Happy International Women?s Day. But how equitable are we? | Deccan Herald | DAILY | 08/03/2023 |
| 11 | Cut in MGNREGS harms women more | Deccan Herald | DAILY | 23/02/2023 |
| 12 | Violence against women: How safe are our homes? | Deccan Herald | DAILY | 24/11/2022 |
Articles in Journals
| Sl.No. | Title | Name of Journal / Vol. No. / Issue No. / Page Nos | ISSN No. | Date Published |
| 1 | Gender Differences in Social Capital and Job Search Methods in the Information Technology Industry in Bangalore | The Indian Journal of Labour Economics / 55 / 3 / 501 - 517 | 0971-7927 | 01-Mar-2013 |
| 2 | Job Search Methods in the Software Industry in Bangalore: Does Social Capital Matter? | The Indian Journal of Labour Economics / - / - / 1 - 19 | 0971-7927, 0019-5308 | 22-Feb-2019 |
| 3 | Well-being of Northeastern Migrant Workers in Bangalore | Indian Journal of Human Development / 14 / 1 / 99 - 114 | 0973-7030 | 02-May-2020 |
| 4 | Has India's Employment Guarantee Program Achieved Intended Targets? | SAGE Open Journal / 11 / 4 / 1 - 19 | 2158-2440 | 21-Oct-2021 |
| 5 | From resources to functionings: The Dynamics of Caste as Cultural and Social Capital | Economic and Political Weekly / / / - | 0012-9976 | 21-Oct-2023 |
| 6 | The Gender and Social Equity Question in Low Carbon Transitions | Economic and Political Weekly / 60 / 6 / 16 - 18 | 0012-9976 | 08-Feb-2025 |
| 7 | Marital arrangements and women's autonomy: The narratives of Tibetan women in exile | Indian journal of gender studies / / / - 178198 | 0971-5215 | 15-Apr-2025 |
Participation in Seminars/Conferences/Symposium
| Sl.No. | Name of the Conference /Seminar /Symposium | Type of Program | Title of the Article | Role | Venue/Place | Date |
| 1 | CONFERENCES | Social Networks and Income Outcomes of Information Technology Professionals in Bangalore | PRESENTER) | Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi | 27/03/2013 | |
| 2 | CONFERENCES | Gender Differences in Social Capital and Job Search Methods in the Information Technology Industry in Bangalore | PRESENTER) | Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipur, Rajasthan | 27/03/2013 | |
| 3 | Transformation, Transition or Stagnation Understan | PARTICIPANT) | Department of Economics, Christ University | 27/03/2013 | ||
| 4 | Mixed Methods in Social Social Science Research: A | PARTICIPANT) | CSSEIP, CUSAT and ICSSR | 29/04/2013 | ||
| 5 | SEMINARS | Social Capital- Conceptual Review | PRESENTER) | Christ University, Bangalore | 29/04/2013 | |
| 6 | National Seminar on Welfare Paradigms and Social S | PARTICIPANT) | Dept. of Economics, Christ University | 29/04/2013 | ||
| 7 | National Seminar on Inclusive Growth: Dimensions a | PARTICIPANT) | Department of Economics | 21/09/2013 | ||
| 8 | Two day National Conference on Reviving Growth- St | PARTICIPANT) | Department of Economcis, Christ University | 21/09/2013 | ||
| 9 | Round Table Conference on the Production and Disse | PARTICIPANT) | NIAS, Bangalore and Department of Sociology, Christ University | 21/09/2013 | ||
| 10 | One day workshop on re-iventing economics: explori | PARTICIPANT) | Department of Economcis, Christ University | 21/09/2013 | ||
| 11 | National Seminar on Global Economic Crisis-Perspec | PARTICIPANT) | Department of Economcis, Christ University | 21/09/2013 | ||
| 12 | One day workshop on SEZs- Boon or Bane | PARTICIPANT) | Department of Economcis, Christ College | 21/09/2013 | ||
| 13 | Annual conference on Interdisciplinary Approaches | PARTICIPANT) | Centre for Social Research in association with Department of Social Work, Christ University | 21/09/2013 | ||
| 14 | SEMINARS | Economic Underpinnings of Religious Giving | PRESENTER) | Bangalore | 07/03/2015 | |
| 15 | CONFERENCES | Referral Hiring in Information Technology Industry in Bangalore | PRESENTER) | Mysore | 07/03/2015 | |
| 16 | 57th Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Labor Economics | CONFERENCES | Unpaid care work in a development context: Conceptual issues and policy questions | PRESENTER) | Indian Society of Labour EconomicsCentral University of Kashmir | 10/10/2015 |
| 17 | Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Labour Economics | CONFERENCES | Job search methods in the Information Technology Industry in Bangalore: Does social capital matter? | PRESENTER) | Indian Society of Labour EconomicsIIT, Guwahati | 24/11/2016 |
| 18 | Big Debates, Old lessons and New Methods in India's Development | CONFERENCES | MODERATOR) | Christ University, Bangalore | 05/12/2016 | |
| 19 | Forum for rethinking undergraduate economics | CONFERENCES | Pluralism in Economics and its pedagogical implications | PRESENTER) | Azim Premji University | 13/10/2017 |
| 20 | 60th Labour Economics Conference | CONFERENCES | Gender, Migration and Wellbeing: A Case of North East Workers in Bangalore | PRESENTER) | The Indian Society of Labour Economics | 19/12/2018 |
| 21 | First KEF Seminar on Growth and Development: Have we reached out to the poor and needy? | SEMINARS | Wellbeing of North East Migrant Workers in Bangalore | PRESENTER) | CMDR, KEF and Department of Economics Karnatak University | 27/02/2019 |
| 22 | 61st Annual ISLE Conference | CONFERENCES | Subjective wellbeing of North East Workers and its Correlates- Some Behavioural Insights | PRESENTER) | Indian Society of Labour EconomicsPunjab | 07/12/2019 |
| 23 | 20th Annual IASSI Conference | CONFERENCES | Performance and Growth of Percussion Artists in the Kerala Percussion Arts Industry - A Narrative Analysis | PRESENTER) | ISEC BangaloreBangalore | 27/02/2020 |
| 24 | 7th National Conference on Diversity and Development | CONFERENCES | Assessing the socioeconomic status and autonomy of women in the Tibetan community in India | PRESENTER) | Tata Institute of Social Sciences, MumbaiMumbai | 02/03/2020 |
| 25 | 20th Annual IASSI Conference | CONFERENCES | MODERATOR) | ISECBangalore | 27/02/2020 | |
| 26 | Rethinking Economics India Network Annual Event | CONFERENCES | MODERATOR) | Rethinking India Economics NetworkOnline | 03/10/2021 | |
| 27 | 62nd Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Labour Economics | CONFERENCES | MODERATOR) | Indian Society of Labour EconomicsOnline | 11/04/2022 | |
| 28 | 62nd Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Labour Economics | CONFERENCES | Life Satisfaction and Its Correlates: An Exploration into Quality of life, Dispositions and Contexts | PRESENTER) | The Indian Society of Labour EconomicsOnline | 11/04/2022 |
| 29 | 62nd Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Labour Economics | CONFERENCES | Are Women in India in Gainful Employment? Insights from Labour Force survey | PRESENTER) | Indian Society of Labour EconomicsOnline | 11/04/2022 |
| 30 | International conference on Economics, Business and Sustainability | CONFERENCES | ) | Kristu Jayanti CollegeBangalore | 13/01/2023 | |
| 31 | 63rd ISLE Annual Conference | CONFERENCES | Women's participation and decision making in non farm businesses in India | PRESENTER) | Rajiv Gandhi University, ItanagarBangalore | 01/03/2023 |
| 32 | International Conference on the History of Economic Thought | CONFERENCES | Same sex marriage in India: Rekindling the ?Recognition-Redistribution? Debate between Judith Butler and Nancy Fraser | PRESENTER) | Azim Premji University | 25/08/2023 |
| 33 | 64th Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Labour Economics | CONFERENCES | Navigating Intersections: Exploring links between Vulnerabilities and Social Protection for Migrant Workers | PRESENTER) | University of HyderabadHyderabad | 29/03/2024 |
| 34 | Climate Change and Public Health Colloquium | SYMPOSIUM | PANELIST) | J-PAL and TAPMI Manipal | 08/07/2024 | |
| 35 | 66th Annual Conference of the Indian Society of Labour Economics | CONFERENCES | Women’s Agency at Work: Examining Entrepreneurial Roles and Motivations | PRESENTER) | CHRIST (Deemed to be University)Pune | 19/01/2026 |
Invited Talks
| Sl.No. | Titel of the Program | Name of the Program | Date | Name of the Institution |
| 1 | Women and the Care Economy | Guest Lecture on Women's International Day | 09/03/2023 | Christ Deemed to be University, Bannerghatta |
MPhil/PhD Guided/Adjudicated
| Sl.No. | Title | Name of Student | Institution | Role | Status | Month Year |
| 1 | Education and Skill Requirements: A Study of Information Technology Industry in Bangalore | Usha M | SUPERVISOR | Ongoing | ||
| 2 | Social Capital and Educational Outcomes in Tertiary Education: A Study of Christ University Students in Bangalore | Surya O | SUPERVISOR | Ongoing | ||
| 3 | Performance Assessment of Self Help Groups in Chikkaballapur District, Karnataka | Sharada Kumari B | Christ University | SUPERVISOR | Awarded | February 2016 |
| 4 | Education and Skill Requirements: A Study of the Manufacturing and Service Sector Industries in Bengaluru | Usha M | Christ University | SUPERVISOR | Ongoing | September 2016 |
| 5 | Livelihood of Tibetan Winter Itinerant Sweater Traders in Madhya Pradesh | Tenzin Yeshi | Christ University | SUPERVISOR | Ongoing | July 2015 |
| 6 | Wellbeing of migrant construction workers' children in Bengaluru | SHARA BHATTACHARJEE | Christ University | SUPERVISOR | Ongoing | October 2017 |
| 7 | Gender budgeting and gender equality in Kerala: An analysis in terms of potentiality, capability and effectiveness | EXAMINER | ||||
| 8 | Determinants of menstural cup usage among Bangalore Urban Women- Do nudges work? | Christ University | SUPERVISOR | Awarded | September 2021 | |
| 9 | Lives and Livelihood of Transgender Community in Bengaluru: A Narrative Analysis of the role of gender reassignment surgery | Christ University | SUPERVISOR | Ongoing | December 2018 | |
| 10 | An Economic Analysis of School Dropouts in the Coastal Regions of Kerala | Martin KJ | EXAMINER | |||
| 11 | THE INTERSECTIONS OF VULNERABILITIES AND AGENCY: A CASE OF KOLKATA SEX WORKERS | ATMAJA ACHARYA | Christ University | SUPERVISOR | Ongoing | August 2022 |
| 12 | Women’s Involvement in Non-Farm Businesses: |
IPSITA SARKAR | Christ University | SUPERVISOR | Ongoing | April 2021 |
| 13 | Use Of Menstrual Cups Among Young Adults: Do Nudges Work? | Himani Rathore | Christ University | SUPERVISOR | Awarded | October 2021 |
| 14 | An Economic Exploration of PCOS, Quality of Life, and Clinical Decisions. | K ANUHYA | Christ University | SUPERVISOR | Ongoing | June 2022 |
| 15 | SEX REASSIGNMENT SURGERY AND WELLBEING OF TRANSGENDER IN SOUTH INDIA | JINSY K MATHAI | Christ University | SUPERVISOR | Awarded | February 2025 |
| 16 | Inequalities in the process of agriculturalists learning non-agricultural skills | EXAMINER | ||||
| 17 | WOMEN’S INVOLVEMENT IN NON-FARM BUSINESSES: ASPIRATIONS, DRIVERS AND CONSTRAINTS | Ipsita Sarkar | Christ University | SUPERVISOR | Notification Issued |
Patents
| Sl.No. | Title of Invention | Inventor(s) | Filing Date |
| 1 | Multidimensional Vulnerability Index System for Migrant Workers in the Plywood Industry | DIVYA PRADEEP | 25-Jul-2025 |
Research Project
| Sl.No. | Name of the Research Project | Investigator(s) | Sponsors | Internal/External |
| 1 | Utilisation of the District Innovation Fund of 13th Finance Commission (A case study by Dr. Vishal R., IAS, Deputy Commissioner, Chickballapur) | DIVYA PRADEEP | Government of Karnataka | External |
| 2 | Effectiveness of Behavioural Nudges on Dietary Intake of Pregnant Women in Chickballapur District, Karnataka. | SUBRAMANIAN S,DIVYA PRADEEP,VIJAY VICTOR | J Pal South Asia | External |
| 3 | Gender, Migration and Well-being: A Case Study of North East Workers in Bangalore | DIVYA PRADEEP | Internal | |
| 4 | Job Search and Labour Force Transitions in Urban India | DIVYA PRADEEP,DEEPAK JOHNSON K | Internal |
Workshop/FDP/Training programme
| Sl.No. | Name of the Workshop/FDP/Training programme | Name of Organiser | Level | Role | Date |
| 1 | One-day workshop on History of Economic Thought | Azim Premji University, | International | Participant | 24/08/2023 |
| 2 | Pedagogic Practices and Research Culture | Department of Economics Christ (Deemed to be University), | Organiser & Participant | 20/05/2019 | |
| 3 | Case Study Workshop | CHRIST (Deemed to be University), | Institutional | Participant | 17/01/2019 |
| 4 | CORE ECON Workshop | Azim Premji University, | International | Participant | 27/10/2018 |
| 5 | Innovative and Best Practices in Teaching, Learning and Evaluation | Dept. of Economics, Christ University, | Institutional | Participant | 23/05/2017 |
| 6 | Graduate Attributes and Internationalization of Curriculum | Christ University, | Institutional | Participant & Presenter | 18/11/2016 |
| 7 | Research in Economics | Department of Economics, Christ University, | Participant & Presenter | 27/09/2016 | |
| 8 | Quality Sustenance and Enhancement through Innovation | Christ University, | Institutional | Participant & Presenter | 27/05/2016 |
| 9 | Data Analysis for Social Sciences Research | Department of Economics, | Participant | 02/05/2016 |