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Dr. Amandeep Kaur

Biography

Dr. Amandeep Kaur is an Assistant Professor (Grade-II) in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences at Jaypee Institute of Information Technology (JIIT), Noida. She has over 12 years of teaching and research experience in the field of Development Economics, with a focus on rural structural transformation, labour markets, and public policy. Before Joining JIIT, she has also served as Assistant Professor in CBRG Government Girls College, Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan.

She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Roorkee. Her doctoral thesis, “Rural Non-Farm Sector in India: Approaches, Linkages and Growth Drivers”, critically examined the evolving nature of rural employment and the linkages that contribute to sustainable rural livelihoods. She is also a Gold Medalist in M.Phil. (Development Studies) from Central University of Punjab.

Dr. Kaur’s teaching portfolio includes Development Economics, Microeconomics, Econometrics, and Data Analytics, Social Data Science. She has mentored postgraduate and doctoral students. Her research has been published in reputed journals such as Manpower Journal, Ager: Journal of Depopulation and Rural Development Studies, and the Journal of Economic and Social Development. Her scholarly interests include employment diversification, gender in the informal sector, skill mismatch, and financial inclusion. She also serves as a reviewer for the International Journal of Social Economics (Elsevier).

Alongside academia, she has contributed to policy-based field research with organizations such as SOPPECOM and the Council for Social Development, supported by the Ford Foundation. Her fieldwork spans several Indian states including Punjab, Maharashtra, Telangana, and Uttar Pradesh.

As the Campus Coordinator of Unnat Bharat Abhiyan at JIIT, she actively leads rural engagement initiatives. Dr. Kaur’s career reflects a strong commitment to integrating academic rigor with community-based development, making impactful contributions to the field of rural development. 

Research Highlights

Dr. Kaur is fundamentally anchored in labor economics, with a distinct emphasis on the dynamics of rural employment and the economic challenges faced by marginalized communities. Through academic and consultancy work, she has sought to illuminate the structural inequalities and barriers that impede equitable participation in the labor market, particularly for women and marginalized groups in rural areas. 

Her doctoral research delved into the complexities of rural labor markets, specifically examining the employment pattern, quality and earnings of marginalized communities. It offers a critical re-evaluation of India’s Rural Non-Farm Sector (RNFS) by introducing a refined estimation approach that prioritizes the location of economic activity, addressing longstanding overestimations in employment data. The research also investigates RNFS linkages with rural poverty, employment quality, and spatial disparities.  

In collaboration with the SOPPECOM, supported by the Ford Foundation, Dr. kaur was involved in investigating the structural violence against rural women in the context of agrarian distress. This research focused on understanding the multifaceted challenges that rural women face in agricultural settings, including economic exploitation and social marginalization. As part of a consultancy project with the Council for Social Development, she explored the economic inclusion of SCs and STs in rural labor markets. This study analyzed employment patterns, earnings disparities, and the effectiveness of current inclusion policies and provided a detailed picture of the socio-economic conditions and identified critical areas where policy interventions could promote equitable economic growth and inclusion. 

Building on the foundation of RNFS research, current research work delves into the evolving complexities of the rural labour market with a focus on sustainable rural development. Key areas of enquiry include skill mismatch, enterprise innovation, and gendered labour dynamics to support evidence-based policies for inclusive skilling, innovation, and sustainable employment opportunities in rural India. 

Areas of Interest
  • Development Economics
  • Labour Economics
  • Rural Development
  • Public Policy
  • Gender Studies and Impact Evaluation
Publications

Uppal, A., Kaur, A. (2026). Gender Discrimination in Wages and Employment in India: The Care Penalty. In: Sharma, A.N., Mehta, A.K., Upadhyay, V. (eds) Women and Work in India: Challenges, Opportunities and Perspectives for Policy. India Studies in Business and Economics. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-95-6103-2_14  

Sharma, S., Agarwal, A., & Kaur, A. (2025). Macroeconomic Consequences of Type 1 Diabetes: Productivity Loss and Healthcare Expenditure. Synergy: International Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies, 2(1), 88-97.

Vihari, Nitin Simha and Kaur, A. (2024). The Role of Generative AI Assisted Literature Reviews in Transforming Academic Research in the book Utilizing AI tools in Academic Research Writing. (p77-87), IGI Global Publishing. ISBN13: 9798369317983, DOI: 10.4018/979-8-3693-1798-3

Kaur, A. and Singh, S.P. (2023). A Comprehensive Examination of Rural Non-farm Sector through Critical Analysis of Existing Literature., Manpower Journal, 57(3&4), pp(93-115).

Kaur, A., Arora, Akarsh and Singh, S.P. (2020). Is Rural Non-Farm Employment helping in Poverty Reduction as it is believed to be? An Empirical Analysis of Indian Regions. Journal of Economic and Social Development. 15(2),pp(1-18) (ISSN: 0973-886X).

Kaur, A., Arora, Akarsh and Singh, S.P. (2019). Employment Diversification in Rural India: Nature, Patterns and Determinants. Ager: Journal of Depopulation and Rural Development Studies. 27, (ISSN: 1578-7168). DOI: 10.4422/ager.2019.02 (pp1-38)

Kaur, A. and Singh, S.P. (2015). Extent of Employment Diversification in Rural India: An Inter-State Analysis. Institute for Human Development. New Delhi. (ISBN: 978-81-88315-50-5).