Riya Vaidya

I work with data to understand economic outcomes, with experience handling large-scale survey and administrative datasets. I have applied econometric and time-series methods and am comfortable working in R, Stata, and Python.

Research Assistant at Prof. Neeraj Hatekar (2026-02 – 2026-04)

• Built R-based workflows to process large-scale MSME data (~4.7 crore observations) from the Udyam portal and geocoded ~11 lakh Mumbai enterprise records to enable spatial analysis.

Research Assistant at Mumbai School of Economics and Public Policy (2024-10 – 2025-12)

• Merged unit-level HCES data in Stata, linking ~1 crore individuals to ~2 lakh household records; computed MPCE and contributed to empirical analysis of consumption patterns.
• Estimated ARDL and VAR models in R to analyse price dynamics of tomato, onion, and potato; generated Impulse Response Functions (IRFs) to quantify commodity-specific shocks on aggregate price indices.

Research Intern at Society for Promoting Participative Ecosystem Management (2025-01 – 2025-02)

• Constructed profile tables and visual summaries for a Women and Land Rights study, analysing caste, marital status, and land access indicators (inheritance, PM-Kisan, leasing) across districts and social groups.

Research Intern at Policy Advocacy Research Centre (PARC) (2024-05 – 2024-07)

• Analysed qualitative and primary field data across stakeholder groups to identify gaps in procurement transparency and farmer participation; produced visual summaries informing recommendations for the National Sugarcane Value Chain Policy 2024–35.

Assistant at Vaishno Risk Management LLP (2021-05 – 2022-06)

• Maintained financial records, prepared invoices, and supported audit preparation using Tally and Excel.

Master of Arts in Economics – Mumbai School of Economics and Public Policy (2025)

Bachelor of Management Studies in Finance – Nagindas Khandwala College (2021)