Manav Shankar Sinha

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EDUCATION:

Boston University, Massachusetts, United States September 2019-September 2020 M.A in Economics 3.76 GPA

University of Delhi, College of Vocational Studies, Delhi, India July 2015-July 2018 B.A.(Honors) in Economics (First Division) 7.36 GPA

Online Certifications:

• Evaluating Social Programs (J-PAL 101x edX) • Statistical Analysis with R for Public Health Specialization – 4 courses (Imperial College London Coursera) • Health in Complex Humanitarian Crisis (Emory, Coursera) • Measuring and Maximizing Covid-19 Contact Tracing

(Johns Hopkins University) • Healthcare Data Literacy (UC Davis) • Measuring Health outcomes in Field Surveys (J-Pal 350x, edX) TECHNICAL

SKILLS:

Stata, R, Python (beginner), SAS, ArcGIS (beginner), Tableau, LaTeX, MS Office Suite (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook)

EXPERIENCE:

Boston University, Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, United States February 2020-May 2020 Graduate Research Assistant at Economics Department

• Assisted ongoing research in the field of industrial organization by identifying consumer products that underwent package downsizing (or shrinkflation) in the United States through mining data from different APIs

• Achieved R programming proficiency and created programming functions for the purpose of automation of data trends in the ice cream and pepper industry

• Conducted a literature review on time series classification and identified the major techniques and algorithms used in machine learning in the field of economics that can be beneficial for the pepper downsizing project

Kotak Mahindra Bank, India February 2019-April 2019 Banking Operations Intern

• Ensured regulatory and procedural compliance in payment authorization by managing daily financial transactions and risk audits using Oracle-based software

• Created budgetary reports and provided insightful metrics to improve the overall efficiency in meeting branch revenue targets

• Project title: ‘Analysis of Kotak Life Insurance Policies through market research for performance evaluation’; Designed and carried out a survey in order to evaluate and understand the healthcare insurance products performance specific to the Palam Vihar, Gurgaon branch of Kotak

Navigant Technologies Pvt. Ltd, India May 2018-July2018 Market Research Intern

• Conducted survey analysis for structured and unstructured data in Excel which were aimed at market segmentation for corporate clients and Haryana state municipalities

• Assisted the quality assurance team of three in adhering to industry standards for surveys orchestrated through computer assisted telephonic interview (CATI) software VOXCO and Survey Monkey Dulevo International Pvt. Ltd, India June 2017-July 2017

• Provided analytical support to the firm’s supply chain functions including inventory management, procurement, transportation and warehouse operations through Power Pivot

• Improved operational efficiency by developing daily concise case reports from the database for the senior management

RESEARCH PROJECT AND COURSEWORK:

• A pilot study to determine the effectiveness of “e-empowerment” program on student outcomes in the province of Pichincha, Ecuador, RCT Proposal, Boston University Spring 2020

• Special Voter Awareness program in India to address the issue of voter coercion and fraud, RCT Proposal, Development Strategy, Boston University Spring 2020

• Step Wedge DID impact evaluation of a dual language intervention in a Sub-Saharan African country Spring 2020

• Effective Policy Areas for Improving Mental Well-Being of Juvenile Delinquents in the United States, Boston University, Development Strategy, United States Spring 2020

• On the Inequity of Flat Rate Electricity Tariffs, Paper Review, Public Economics, Boston University Fall 2019

• Rapid Ageing: China’s Empty Nest Elderly, Policy Project, Boston University, United States Fall 2019

• China’s Tryst with Ethiopia; A Tragic Affair, Op-ed, Global Policy Analysis, Boston University, Unite States Fall 2019

• Trends of Poverty in BIMARU States, University of Delhi, India Fall 2016

GENERAL SKILLS:

• Awards: Merit-based research mentorship program at Boston University. Various Musical accolades.

• Extra-curricular and volunteer experience: Classical trained vocalist Proficiency in multiple stringed instruments Member of The Entrepreneurial Society Vice President of Arpeggio, The Music Society of College Core committee member – Tatva, annual college fest Music Teacher at Pratibha Kendriya Vidyalaya (girls’ school), Malviya Nagar