PhD
Economics
Biography
Dr. Benston John is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi. He received his Ph.D. in Economics from the Department of Economics, Delhi School of Economics (DSE), University of Delhi.
His research lies at the intersection of development economics, environmental economics, and applied microeconomics. His work focuses on questions related to development, particularly health, education, environmental challenges, and institutional contexts in developing countries. He is particularly interested in understanding how everyday communities can become powerful policy engines, helping transform low-cost interventions into impactful drivers of change.
His research employs theoretical and empirical methods in applied microeconomics and causal inference to study how policy interventions influence behaviour and welfare outcomes.
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Qualifications
- BA Honours in Economics — St. Stephen's College
- MA Economics — Delhi School of Economics
- Ph.D. — Delhi School of Economics