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Freelance Researcher|Ethnography|Thematic Analysis|Excel|Proofreader| Editor|3+ years experience

Profile Summary

PhD in Economics with extensive experience in academic research, qualitative analysis, and scholarly writing across interdisciplinary economic and social science domains. My work focuses on urban informal labour, development economics, and ethnographic research, supported by strong expertise in qualitative methodologies, policy analysis, and academic publication standards. I have published in Scopus-indexed international journals and actively contribute to peer-review and manuscript development aligned with global academic expectations. Alongside my academic career as an Assistant Professor of Economics, I have supervised postgraduate research, reviewed dissertations and manuscripts, and guided scholars in research design, theoretical framing, and publication-ready writing. My editorial strengths include structural editing, literature review development, citation consistency, and improving clarity, coherence, and academic tone. I also bring policy research experience as a Field Investigator with NITI Aayog’s Development Monitoring and Evaluation Office (DMEO), where I conducted field-based research, data verification, and report preparation for Government of India evaluation projects. This combination of academic and policy exposure allows me to support researchers, think tanks, and organisations seeking rigorous, evidence-based research and high-quality academic writing support. My current and ongoing research engages with informal economies, cultural capital, labour studies, and qualitative economic analysis, with several manuscripts under review in international journals.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Cultural Studies
• ☆ Women's Studies
• ☆ Gender Studies
• ☆ Social Theory
• ☆ Urban Studies
• ☆ Leadership
• ☆ Rural Studies
• ☆ Behavioural Economics
• ☆ Socioeconomics
• ☆ Labor Economics

Services

• Writing
• Data & AI

Writing General Proofreading & Editing

Data & AI Statistical Analysis

Work Experience

teacher

SNDT Women's University

April 2022 - Present

Education

PhD in Economics

SNDT Women's University, Mumbai

January 2020 - January 2023

Certifications

• Degree Certificate of PhD in Economics

  SNDT Women's University, Mumbai

  http://hdl.handle.net/10603/640703

  January 2023 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Asema Siddiqui (2025). Invisible inequalities: ethnographic evidence from chawl residents in Mumbai City . International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy.

Asema Siddiqui (2025). Transformational leadership in informal entrepreneurship . The International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation.