SANA TABASSUM

Designation:

Assistant Professor

Area:

Economics

Education:

PhD (Economics)

Date of Joining:

2024-09-02

Sana Tabassum is an Assistant Professor in the Economics Area at TAPMI Bengaluru. She holds a PhD in Economics from the Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, where her doctoral research examined the socio-economic impacts of migration in India. Her work delves into critical areas such as women’s health outcomes, household consumption patterns, and rural development, highlighting the nuanced effects of migration on these dimensions. She is deeply passionate about working towards gender equality and inclusive development, focusing on improving access for marginalized communities.

  • Tabassum, S., & Lalji, C. (2025). Harder being left behind: Health status of Indian women from migrant households. Economics and Human Biology, Advance online publication. (ABDC-A).
  • Tabassum, S., & Lalji, C. (2024). The Great Indian Budget: Does Migration Influence Household’s Consumption Proportions? IIM Kozhikode Society & Management Review, 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1177/22779752241301838 (ABS-B).
  • Tabassum, S. (2023). ‘Away From Home’: A Systematic Literature Review of the Factors and Challenges of Women Migration. International Journal of Business and Economics, 8(2), 176–189. https://ielas.org/ijbe/index.php/ijbe (ABDC-B).

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Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Econometrics, Development Economics.

Health Economics, Development Economics, Gender Studies, Economics of Education, Labor Economics, and Migration Studies.

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Sana actively contributes to institutional service in the following roles:

  • Co-chair, Research and Publications Committee, TAPMI Bengaluru—supports faculty research initiatives, with a focus on identifying and facilitating access to research grants.
  • TAPMI Bengaluru Representative, Library Committee, MAHE Bengaluru—supports academic resource planning, promotes faculty engagement, and ensures effective coordination between TAPMI and the central library system.

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  • 2025: Certificate of Best Paper Presentation at the International Conference on “Innovating for Impact: Digital Technologies for Public Administration, Sustainable Business Operations, and Healthcare,” organized by Confab 360 Degree, MAHE Dubai Campus; Rushford Business School, Switzerland; and the European Global Institute of Technology and Innovation, Malta.
  • 2023: Best Research Paper Award in Economics at the Research Symposium on Finance and Economics (RSFE), organized by the IFMR Graduate School of Business, Krea University.
  • 2022: Selected as a member of the Association of Mentoring and Inclusion in Economics (AMIE), a global academic mentorship network promoting diversity and collaboration in economics research.

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