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Ruzel Shrestha

Contact Information:

rushrest@syr.edu

Ruzel Shrestha

Ph.D. Candidate, Economics Department


Graduate Research Associate, South Asia Center

Highest degree earned

M.Phil., Institute of Development Studies, Kolkata

M.A., Jawaharlal Nehru University

Bio

Ruzel is a Ph.D. candidate in economics at Syracuse University. Originally from Nepal, his research interests lie in labor economics and development. His current work examines how migration influences various development outcomes in Nepal.

Before joining Syracuse, he worked with several think tanks in India and Nepal, where he engaged in both academic and policy research and contributed to policy advocacy efforts with the government of Nepal.

Field of Study

Labor Economics, Economic Development