Tejaswi (Tessie Krishna) Pukkalla

I am a Doctoral candidate in the Department of Economics at Rutgers University. I am currently on the job market during the academic year 2023-2024. I work in the fields of public economics and applied microeconomics. Most of my research so far has focused on the economics of crime among youth in the USA. I explore the impact…

Working Papers: “Diversion, a deterrence to delinquency?: The impact of Florida’s Juvenile CivilCitation Program on recidivism” (Job Market Paper) “Closer to home, farther from recidivism?: The effect of ‘Close to Home’ reform on the New York City youth”

At Princeton University, I have been precepting for the following courses during the academic years:AY 2022 & AY 2023: Quantitative research methods lab At Rutgers University, I taught the following classes during the summer sessions:Summer 2021 & Summer 2022: Introduction to Macroeconomics At Rutgers University, I have also been a teaching assistant for the following…

“Diversion, a deterrence to delinquency?: The impact of Florida’s Juvenile CivilCitation Program on recidivism”

“Closer to home, farther from recidivism? : The effect of ‘Close to home’ reform on the New York City youth”