Maiwand Nangyal

Economics (2023 cohort)

My research examines the long-term economic impact of colonial institutional variations in British India, with a particular focus on the modern-day regions of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan. I employ empirical causal inference methods and machine learning techniques, including text-mining, alongside primary and secondary sources in Pashto, Urdu and Dari, incorporating local indigenous perspectives. My research interests revolve around Economic History, Political Economy, Development Economics, Applied Econometrics and Machine Learning.

I hold a BSc (Hons) in Economics from the University of Exeter, an MPhil in Economics from the University of Cambridge and an MSc in Economic & Social History from the University of Oxford. My Cambridge MPhil dissertation empirically analysed the impact of opium cultivation on conflict within Afghanistan between 1994-2017. Upon graduating from Cambridge, I was a Government Economist at the Department for Work & Pensions, working on analysis covering the UK labour market. In my spare time, I enjoy reading Pashto poetry and following Arsenal FC.