Lecturer in Economics, Newcastle University
Smriti Sharma is a Lecturer in economics at Newcastle University Business School, UK. Her fields of specialization are development economics, labour economics, and behavioural economics. Her research focuses on two areas. The first is focused on the importance of behavioural traits and socioemotional skills as both predictors and outcomes in the process of economic development while the second area is research on caste and gender-based discrimination.
The forgotten psychological cost of corruption in developing countries
May 16, 2021 10:08 am UTC| Economy
Corruption is a crime which slows economic growth, undermines development, and causes inequality. With a cost to the global economy estimated at around US$2.6 trillion (1.8 trillion) a year, it is often linked to politics...
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