Dr Gurleen Popli

School of Economics

Senior Lecturer in Economics

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g.popli@sheffield.ac.uk
+44 114 222 3485
+44 114 222 3458 (fax)
Room C66, Elmfield Building

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Dr Gurleen Popli
School of Economics
Room C66
Elmfield Building
Northumberland Road
Sheffield
S10 2TU
Profile

Gurleen is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Economics. She has a BA (Economics) from University of Delhi, a MA (Economics) from Delhi School of Economics and a PhD (Economics) from University of California, Riverside.

She joined the School of Economics at ¾«¶«Ó°Òµin September 2004, having previously taught at universities in the UK and the USA. 

In 2020 Gurleen received a Leverhulme Research Fellowship to conduct research into 'Racial differences in the school-to-work transition: exploring the long-term implications'.

Research interests

I am an Applied Econometrician with research interests in Labour Economics and Education Economics. My work examines labour market inequalities by gender and ethnicity; educational and early labour market outcomes of young people; and the effects of child poverty and early-life deprivation on child development. 

I am interested in supervising PhD students in any of these areas.

Publications

Journal articles

  • Gedikli C, Popli G & Yilmaz O (2023) . World Development, 164. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Gladwell D, Popli G & Tsuchiya A (2022) . Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A (General). RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ahmad U, McIntosh S & Popli G (2022) . Review of Development Economics, 26(1), 3-31. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Campbell S, Nuevo-Chiquero A, Popli G & Ratcliffe A (2020) . Fiscal Studies. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Roberts J, Popli G & Harris, RJ (2017) . Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A (General), 181(1), 299-320. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Dickerson A & Popli GK (2017) . Fiscal Studies. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Hernandez-Alava M & Popli G (2017) . Demography, 54(2), 485-511. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Popli GK & Yilmaz O (2016) . Labour. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Dickerson A & Popli GK (2016) . Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A: Statistics in Society, 179(2), 535-558. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Ray J, Carr SD, Popli G & Gibson WP (2016) . Clinical Otolaryngology, 41(6), 707-710. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Janko Z & Popli GK (2015) . Applied Economics, 47(37), 4007-4019. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Popli G, Gladwell D & Tsuchiya A (2013) . Soc Sci Med, 97, 316-324. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Popli GK (2012) . Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. Series A: Statistics in Society. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Popli GK (2011) . Oxford Development Studies, 39(3), 369-387. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Popli GK (2010) . World Development, 38(6), 803-813. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Fairris D, Popli G & Zepeda E (2008) . Review of Social Economy, 66(2), 181-208. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Popli GK (2007) Rising wage inequality in Mexico, 1984-2000: A distributional analysis. Journal of Income Distribution, 16(2), 49-67. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Janko Z & Popli G () Economic Fluctuations and Mortality in Canada Revisited. Southern Economic Journal. RIS download Bibtex download
  • Brown S, Popli G & Sasso A () . Journal of Regional Science. RIS download Bibtex download
Teaching activities

I view teaching as an interactive process where both instructor and students learn and grow. My goal is to spark curiosity, encourage independent thinking, and communicate complex ideas in clear, accessible ways. I adapt course content to the audience—emphasizing core concepts and real-world applications for undergraduates, and focusing on advanced research tools and models for graduate students. I also stress the importance of linking course material to the broader curriculum to enhance coherence and understanding.

I teach on the undergraduate module ‘Economic Analysis of Inequality and Poverty’. I also supervise undergraduate and postgraduate dissertation students.