Ritwika was awarded the scholarship to pursue an MSc in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science. She is currently a PhD candidate in Managerial Economics and Strategy at the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University. She will join the Department of Economics at the University of Munich (LMU) as an Assistant Professor in August 2024. Ritwika has previously worked as a Country Economist for the International Growth Centre in Uganda (2016-18), and as an Overseas Development Institute Fellow at the Ministry of Agriculture and Animal Resources in Rwanda (2014-16). Ritwika holds a BA (Hons) in Economics from St. Stephen’s College (Delhi University).