Gaurav Dhamija is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Liberal Arts, Indian Institute of Technology Hyderabad (IITH). Prior to this he was at the Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Delhi Centre as a Visiting Assistant Professor. He obtained his Ph.D. in economics from Shiv Nadar University (SNU), India. He obtained his M.A. in economics from the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) and B.A. in economics from the Delhi University. His research interests lie in the fields of development economics, health economics, and labour economics. Prior to enrolling for the Ph.D. programme at the Shiv Nadar University in August 2015, Gaurav was an Assistant Professor at the Indian School of Business and Finance, New Delhi.