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Dr. Leila Gautham is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in the Economics Department at Leeds University Business School, University of Leeds, where she joined in March 2022. Her research lies at the intersection of labour economics, gender, and development, with a focus on inequality in labour markets.
Research Interests: Her work investigates how economic development and urbanization influence gender inequality, particularly through the lens of time use and care provision. She explores both unpaid care work and paid care employment in sectors such as health and education as critical drivers of inequality, especially in the U.S. context.
Her methodological approach includes applied microeconomic analysis using time use data to quantify the economic costs of care. This research contributes to broader discussions on income distribution, gender equity, and social policy.
Dr. Gautham earned her PhD in Economics from the University of Massachusetts Amherst in 2021 under the supervision of Professor Nancy Folbre, a renowned scholar in feminist economics.
Education:
- PhD in Economics, University of Massachusetts Amherst
- MA in Economics, Jawaharlal Nehru University
- BA in Economics, St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi
Scientific Affiliations and Profiles:
She maintains an active research agenda in applied economics, with a growing body of work on care economies and structural inequality, though specific publications are not listed in the provided content.
