Pragati is currently a PhD Candidate at the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, India. Her doctoral research focuses on the decisions to invest in human capital. Her research interests are in the fields of Labour Economics, Health Economics, and Applied Econometrics. Before embarking on her PhD journey, she pursued her undergraduate studies at the University of Delhi. Later, she pursued her postgraduate studies at Ambedkar University Delhi. She has been selected for the 2022-23 GLO Virtual Young Scholars' Program.