Muskan Jain

Muskan is a PhD Economics candidate in the Department of Economics at LSE. Her primary research interests are labour economics, gender and development economics.

She is on the job market in 2026/27.

Her current research focuses on studying the labour market outcomes with a focus on gender and spatial division.

Before joining the programme, she worked as a research assistant at NYU (Abu Dhabi).

Muskan holds an MSc in Economics from LSE and a BA in Economics from St. Stephen's College, University of Delhi.

Supervisors
Guy Michaels
Gharad Bryan

Works in progress

Street Vendors' Demand for Regulation: Valuing the Legal Right to Occupy, with Lachi Singh (supported by BA and IGC).
This research investigates the implementation of the Street Vendors Act (2014) in India, focusing on vendors’ demand for regulated vending spaces and how their valuation varies based on characteristics such as product type and social networks.

Participation in Public Spaces (supported by IGC)T
his project examines the impact of public transportation improvements on use of public spaces. By assessing how transit enhancements influence access to public spaces, the research fills a critical gap in urban policy studies.