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Research output per year
Personal profile
Biography
Dr. Tushar Bharati is a Senior Lecturer at the UWA Business School. Tushar received his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles in 2018.
His research interests include economics of human capital, migration, and trade.
Research interests
- Primary Fields: Education, Health, Labour, Development
- Secondary Fields: Migration, Trade
Roles and responsibilities
Coordination:
- Honours (Economics): 2021-2023
- Master of Economics: 2021-2023
- Master of Public Policy (Economics): 2021-2023
Supervision (completion year and first placement in parentheses):
- PhD: Adnan Fakir (2022, University of Sussex, Brighton); Nauman Malik (2024, Telethon Institute), Erica Lukas (expected 2025), Xin Shao (expected 2025), Asep Nurwanda (expected 2025), Kesavarajah Kathan Mayandy (expected 2025), Adi Swasito (expected 2026), Manh Vu (expected 2027), Lana Pavlovic (expected 2027)
- Masters: Yadav Padhyoti (2020, Ministry of Agriculture, Kathmandu); Henat Brar (2021, Macquarie Bank, Sydney); Hui En Tan (2022,
Department of Finance WA) - Honours: Grace Nagle (2019, Treasury, Canberra); Wina Yoman (2019, Bain & Partners, Perth), Thea Green (2020, Juris Doctor, UWA), Sam Rapeport (2020, Department of Education, Skills, and Employment, Canberra), Rachel Lee (2021, Deloitte, Sydney), Matt Simich (2022, Musician), Catherine Calder (expected 2024), Jarod O'Beirne (expected 2024)
- B. Phil Research Placement: Jake Range (2023)
Funding overview
External:
- IFPRI, 2021: Education and Intimate Partner Violence (USD 25,000)
- ADBI, 2021: Online Market Place and Women (USD 12,000)
- BRICS 2019 Economic Research Award (USD 22,500)
- ERIA, 2019: Human Capital Development in Asia (USD 10,000)
- PAFTAD: 2019 Young Scholar Fellowship
Internal:
- Research Collaboration Award, 2022 (AUD 29,675)
- Futures Fund Research Grants 2021 × 2 (AUD 9,645)
- ALCOA Visitors Grant, 2020 (USD 5,000)
- G Milne Research Launch grant, 2019 (USD 10,000)
Current projects
- Bharati, T., Jung, D., Banerjee, R., and Chin, S. (2024) Recovery from an early-life shock through improved access to schools. (Accepted, Journal of Human Capital)
- Bharati, T. and Rapeport, S. (2023) How smart is SunSmart? In utero sunlight exposure and asthma in Australia. (R&R, American Journal of Health Economics)
- Bharati, T., Banerjee, R., Fakir, A., Qian, Y., and Sunder, N. (2023) COVID-19 and online labour markets: Is the gig economy a magic bullet? (Reject & Resubmit, ILR Review)
- Bharati, T., Mavisakalyan, A., and Vu, L. (2024) Intimate partner violence and child health. GLO Discussion Paper No. 1413.
- Banerjee, R., Bharati, T., Fakir, A. M. S., Qian, Y., and Sunder, N. (2024) Gender differences in prefrence for non-pecuniary benefits in the labour market: Experiment evidence from an online freelancing platform. ADBI Working Paper No. 1376.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Economics, Ph.D., University of Southern California
2014 → 2018
Award Date: 15 Jun 2018
Economics, M.A., University of Southern California
2012 → 2014
Economics, M.A., University of Delhi
2009 → 2011
Economics, B.A., University of Delhi
2006 → 2009
External positions
Research Affiliate, IZA Institute of Labor Economics
2024 → …
Research expertise keywords
- Education Economics
- Development Economics
- Labor Economics
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Recovery from an Early-Life Shock through Improved Access to Schools
Banerjee, R., Bharati, T., Chin, S. & Jung, D., 1 Mar 2025, In: Journal of Human Capital. 49 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Internal Migration and Labor Market Outcomes in Indonesia
Bharati, T., Fakir, A. & Yoman, W., Jan 2024, In: Economic Development and Cultural Change. 72, 2, p. 997-1040 44 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
2 Citations (Scopus) -
Types of communications technology and civil conflict
Bharati, T., Jetter, M. & Malik, M. N., Sept 2024, In: Journal of Development Economics. 170, 16 p., 103312.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Does tertiary education expansion affect the fertility of women past the college-entry age?
Bharati, T., Chang, S. & Li, Q., Aug 2023, In: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. 212, p. 1029-1055 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access1 Citation (Scopus) -
On the relationship between trade openness and government size
Bharati, T., Farhad, M. & Jetter, M., Jul 2023, In: World Economy. 46, 7, p. 2102-2133 32 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
Open Access7 Citations (Scopus)
Datasets
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Replication Data for Internal Migration and Labor Market Outcomes in Indonesia
Bharati, T. (Creator), Fakir, A. M. S. (Creator) & Yoman, W. (Creator), Harvard Dataverse, 2022
DOI: 10.7910/dvn/envh1q, https://dataverse.harvard.edu/citation?persistentId=doi:10.7910/DVN/ENVH1Q
Dataset
Projects
- 3 Finished
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Workday Flexibility and Female Participation in Online Labour Markets: Experimental Evidence from the World’s Largest Online Freelancing Platform
Bharati, T. (Chief Investigator), Banerjee, R. (Investigator), Fakir, A. (Investigator), Qian, Y. (Investigator), Sunder, N. (Investigator), Banerjee, R. (CoPI), Fakir, A. (CoPI), Qian, Y. (CoPI) & Sunder, N. (CoPI)
The University of Western Australia
11/07/22 → 31/10/23
Project: Research
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Education Stipend and Intimate Partner Violence in Bangladesh: Coverage, Mode of Delivery, and Monetary Value.
Bharati, T. (Investigator 01) & Fakir, A. (Investigator 02)
International Food Policy Research Institute, Pakistan
15/11/21 → 31/07/24
Project: Research
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ADBI project on online marketplaces
Bharati, T. (Investigator 01), Banerjee, R. (Investigator 02), Qian, Y. (Investigator 03) & Fakir, A. (Investigator 04)
15/05/21 → 15/12/21
Project: Research
Prizes
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Workday Flexibility and Female Participation in Online Labour Markets
Bharati, T. (Recipient), 2022
Prize: In-kind Award
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Activities
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Migration Studies (Journal)
Bharati, T. (Reviewer)
2023Activity: Editorial work or peer review of publications › Publication peer review
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Economics of Education Review (Journal)
Bharati, T. (Reviewer)
2022Activity: Editorial work or peer review of publications › Editorial activity
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Foreign Trade Review (Journal)
Bharati, T. (Associate Editor)
2022 → …Activity: Editorial work or peer review of publications › Editorial activity
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Economic Papers (Journal)
Bharati, T. (Reviewer)
2022Activity: Editorial work or peer review of publications › Editorial activity
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Social Science & Medicine (Journal)
Bharati, T. (Reviewer)
2021Activity: Editorial work or peer review of publications › Publication peer review