Curriculum Vitae
General Information
- Full Name: Noyel Sebastian
- Position: Senior Research Fellow
- Affiliation: CSWE (CITD), Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
- Email: noyelaniyara@gmail.com
- Date of Birth: 16 February 1998
Education
Ph.D. in Economics
CSWE (CITD), Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
February 2023 – February 2027 (expected)
- Advisor: Dr. Rashmi Barua
- Research Areas: Development Economics, Labour Economics, Health Economics
Master of Arts in Economics
Department of Economics, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram
2019 – 2021
- CGPA: 8.50 (Third Rank)
Bachelor of Arts in Economics
Loyola College, Chennai, Tamil Nadu
2016 – 2019
- CGPA: 8.52
Experience
Teaching Assistant
CSWE, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi
2024 – 2025
- Microeconomics I (Graduate Level), Monsoon 2025
(with Prof. Sushama Murty) - Microeconomics I (Graduate Level), Monsoon 2024
(with Prof. Sushama Murty)
Intern
Economic Research Wing, Rubber Research Institute of India
Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Government of India
2018
Honors and Awards
- 2025 — Best Paper Award, 3rd MIDS Doctoral Colloquium
- 2023 — Best Youth Paper Award, IASSH International Conference
- 2023 — Best Presentation Award, International Conference, DG Vaishnav College, Chennai
- 2022 — University Grants Commission – Junior Research Fellowship (UGC-JRF)
- 2017 — Loyola Research Park Fellowship
Conferences and Research Presentations
2026
- 7th Annual Economics Conference, Ahmedabad University
2025
- Young Scholar’s Conference, Delhi School of Economics
- Research Scholar’s Day, IIT Kanpur
- Doctoral Colloquium, CDS Thiruvananthapuram
- LEO Economics Conference, Plaksha University, Chandigarh
- 27th AHE Conference — YSI Editorial Session, King’s College London (online)
- Amitava Bose Memorial Annual Workshop, IIM Calcutta
- 6th Meeting of the Society of Family and Gender Economics, Brasília, Brazil (accepted; could not attend)
- 3rd MIDS Doctoral Colloquium, Adyar, Chennai
- Sukhamoy Chakravarty Chair – Young Scholars Conference, CESP, JNU
- Annual CECFEE Research & Policy Workshop, University of Kashmir
2023
- IASSH 18th International Conference, Sharda University, Greater Noida
- International Conference, DG Vaishnav College, Chennai
2022
- CMASE 3.0, University of Kerala
Skills and Expertise
Computer & Software
- STATA, Python, LaTeX, QGIS
Courses
- Designing and Running Randomized Evaluations (MITx | JPAL102x)
- IZA / FCDO Online Development Economics Course
Languages
- English, Malayalam, Tamil, Hindi
- French (Elementary Proficiency)
Other Interests
- Quizzing
- Reading (Non-fiction)
- Cooking