Ankit Bhatia is a Ph.D. candidate at the Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) concentrating on economics and international development. Ankit’s research interests are in the field of development economics, public infrastructure, and urbanization. His research combines geospatial and quantitative data analysis methods including machine learning and remote sensing technology to evaluate the impact of infrastructure investments on economic developnent in emerging markets.Prior to his doctoral studies, Ankit has a decade-long experience in policy research and analysis working with policy think tanks and academic institutions including at the Centre for Policy Research, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, Brookings Institution India Centre, University of Chicago Delhi Centre, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy, NITI Aayog (erstwhile Planning Commission, Government of India), and Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi. Ankit holds master's and bachelor’s degrees in Economics from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur, India.