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Dr. Nikita Soni is an Economist specializing in labour and development economics, gender wage gaps, inequality, informality and education policy.

She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from IIT Roorkee and has expertise in handling large-scale Indian datasets such as NSS and PLFS using STATA and SPSS.

She joined NILERD as an Assistant Director in September 2026. Her prior experience includes research positions at iFOREST, the Institute of Economic Growth (IEG) and the Asian Development Research Institute (ADRI).

Her scholarly work includes published research in the International Journal of Manpower and various national policy project contributions.