Tanya Sharma
About Tanya Sharma
Tanya Sharma is a Development Economics Research Assistant at Yale University, with a background in quantitative economics and econometrics from Yale-NUS College. She has held various leadership and research roles, focusing on gender norms and political participation.
Current Role at Yale University
Tanya Sharma currently serves as a Development Economics Research Assistant at Yale University. She has held this position since 2021, contributing to various research projects focused on development economics. Her role involves analyzing data and assisting in the preparation of research findings.
Experience at Yale-NUS College
Tanya Sharma has extensive experience at Yale-NUS College, where she held multiple positions. She worked as a Quantitative Economics Research Assistant for Prof. Liuchun Deng for two months in 2020. Additionally, she served as an Econometrics Peer Tutor for one month in 2021 and as a Writing Peer Tutor from 2021 to 2020. Tanya was also the President of the Yale-NUS Consulting Group for five months in 2021 and held the position of Student Associate for the Dean of Students from 2019 to 2021.
Leadership and Organizational Roles
Tanya Sharma has demonstrated leadership in various organizations. She was the Co-Head of Women in Entrepreneurship at Yale-NUS Womxn in Business from 2019 to 2020 and later became the Head of Womxn in Entrepreneurship from 2020 to 2021. Additionally, she served as a Lead Organizer for Myna Speaks at Myna Mahila Foundation for two months in 2020 and was involved with ACCESS Health International as a Research and Consulting Intern for three months in 2021.
Educational Background
Tanya Sharma completed her Bachelor of Arts at Yale-NUS College from 2019 to 2023. Prior to that, she achieved the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme at Dhirubhai Ambani International School from 2017 to 2019. Her education has provided her with a strong foundation in economics and research methodologies.
Research Contributions
Tanya Sharma has contributed to significant research efforts, reviewing over 30 papers on topics such as gender norms, women’s agency, and direct democracy. She developed a research paper analyzing the impact of caste-based quotas on agency and political participation, employing STATA analysis and secondary research. Additionally, she formulated a literature review for a paper on gender quotas in Indian villages, which was submitted to Feminist Economics for publication.