Shihas Abdul Razak

Shihas is a PhD student in Economics at the University of Pittsburgh, specializing in development economics, political economy, and labor economics. He was a predoctoral fellow at Y-RISE from 2022-2025. He completed his prior studies at MES Ponnani College and the Centre for Development Studies (CDS), Thiruvananthapuram. Prior to starting his doctoral work, Shihas held research and policy roles at institutions including Yale University, the Reserve Bank of India, and the Kerala State Planning Board.