Dr. Tulasi Malini Maharatha is presently working as an Assistant Professor (I) in School of Social, Financial, and Human Sciences, KIIT University. She has pursued her Ph.D. in Economics from the Indian Institute of Technology, Madras. She has completed both her PG and M.Phil in Analytical and Applied Economics from Utkal University and has qualified UGC- NET in Economics. Her specializations lie in Development Economics, specifically Health Economics. To her credit, she has published research papers in Scopus and International Journals of repute. She is well-versed in the use of STATA, R, LISREL, LiST, and SPSS.