Pradeep Kumar Choudhury is Assistant Professor of Economics at Zakir Husain Centre for Educational Studies, School of Social Sciences, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), New Delhi, India and a research affiliate (2024–25) at South Asia Institute, Harvard University, where he was also a visiting research fellow for 2023–24. He was also the China-India Visiting Scholar Fellow for 2021-22, Ashoka University. His research spans the field of education economics, including K–12 and post-secondary. His recent work focuses on measurement and explanation of learning inequality, and its interaction with climate, technology and early-life decisions. His most recent collaborative study with University of Pennsylvania and University of Copenhagen examines how in-class smartphone bans affect student outcomes in India. Pradeep’s research has published in several peer-reviewed journals. Pradeep received his masters in economics from University of Hyderabad and Ph.D. in education economics from National University of Educational Planning and Administration in 2013.