Surbhi Kesar
@SurbhiKesar
Development & political economist @soaseconomics, Past @SouthAsianUni @UMassAmherst| Informality, structural transformation, capitalism, decolonizing economics.
How do we make sense of the many transitions across employment arrangements in India’s labour market? New in World Development, @rosaabraham6 & I study the trajectories that characterise Indian labour market, & identify 7 dominant ones. How do they 👀?🧵 sciencedirect.com/science/articl…
Today's cool young researcher #econtwitter #econsky is @ihsaanbassier @economicssurrey who works on topics related to labor + political economy, particularly in South Africa
🆕 The gender pay gap in South Africa: Firms, formality and churn Today on VoxDev, @ihsaanbassier (@economicssurrey) & Leila Gautham (@UniversityLeeds) discuss the dynamics of the gender pay gap in South Africa: voxdev.org/topic/labour-m…
Thanks for everyone for coming to the launch of our book Deolonizing Economics, with @devikadutt @cacrisalves @SurbhiKesar! We had such a great time engaging with students, academics and the general public. And thanks to @MarxLibrary for hosting 🤗 hetecon.net/2025/07/03/dec…
Looking forward to this very much. To have this conversation with colleagues and friends at SALDRU and UCT, since Rhodes Must Fall decolonising movement has been an important inspiration for us, will be an important place for us to learn and expand our own understanding.
Join us next week for a book-launch co-hosted with @REFA_UCT! @SurbhiKesar & @ingridharvold will be speaking on their new book, "Decolonising Economics: An introduction" Date: 16 July Time: 12:50-14:00 (light lunch at 12:00) Venue: UCT School of Economics & online (links below)
Today !!! Join the book launch of Decolonising Economics! eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launch-…
Several major Indian newspapers – including The Hindu, Business Standard, TOI and IE – carried a story claiming that India is the fourth most equal country in the world, attributing the finding to a recent World Bank report. 1/3 thewire.in/economy/india-…
No, India Is Not the Fourth Most Equal Country. Here’s the Real Data Whichever way one looks at the data, the picture is clear: India is a highly unequal country, and inequality is worsening. Surbhi Kesar✍️ thewire.in/economy/india-…
No, India Is Not the Fourth Most Equal Country. Here’s the Real Data. @SurbhiKesar : “whichever way one looks at the data, the picture is clear: India is a highly unequal country, and inequality is worsening” thewire.in/economy/india-…