Mrinal Chadha

Dr. Mrinal Chadha is an Assistant Lecturer in the Department of Accountancy and Economics at South East Technological University (SETU), School of Business. He holds a PhD from University College Cork (UCC), Ireland (2017). Prior to SETU, he served as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of Galway for over five years. His research focuses on Quantitative Methods, Health Economics, and Development Economics with a specialization in estimating economic costs of violence against women and girls across multiple countries.

Education:

• PhD, University College Cork (UCC), Ireland – 2017

Research Interests:

• Economic impacts of intimate partner violence (IPV) in low- and middle-income countries
• Quantitative methodologies for cost estimation in gender-based violence
• Development economics with a focus on poverty and health policy

Recent Research Trends: Recent work emphasizes cross-national comparisons of IPV economic costs, productivity loss quantification, and policy-relevant analyses in Africa and the Middle East. Notable collaborations include UN ESCWA and the Ethiopian Journal of Economics.

Grants & Projects:

• Principal Investigator: 'Pathway 8: Conference Participation Fund' (SETU Internal Grant, 2024)

Labs/Teams: Active in interdisciplinary teams focusing on gender violence cost modeling and development economics research networks.