Udit Sawhney is a Ph.D. candidate at the Chair of Development Economics at the University of Passau. He holds a Master's degree in Economics from the University of Tübingen and a Bachelor's (Hons) degree in Economics from the University of Delhi, India. He has previously worked as a student assistant and tutor at the Department of Economics and Department of Sociology at the University of Tübingen. He also has internship and student assistant experiences at think-tanks including CESifo - Munich, IWH - Halle, and C4ED - Mannheim.

His research interests are in the field of development economics with a focus on agricultural economics, nutrition, education, poverty and inequality. During his doctoral studies, he will conduct randomised field experiments in Indonesia to evaluate the impact of information provision and group trainings in promoting sustainable farming practices among smallholder rice farmers. 

CV

Winter 2024/25

Growth, Inequality and Poverty, tutorial (MA)
Micro Development Economics, tutorial (MA)

Past semesters

Growth and Development, tutorial (BA)
Growth, Inequality and Poverty, tutorial (MA)
Micro Development Economics, tutorial (MA)
Health, Development and Public Policy, tutorial (MA)