Sonam Patel

I’m a research fellow working at the intersection of applied economics, econometrics, and policy research. My work focuses on understanding how regulation shapes real-world outcomes through rigorous empirical methods.

In my current role, I analyzed 15 years of SEBI and SAT insider trading orders to study enforcement patterns and appellate outcomes. I also applied event study methodology to quantify capital market reactions to regulatory enforcement actions.

I use advanced econometric tools to study infrastructure and firm behavior, including survival analysis and accelerated failure time models for NHAI project completion timelines using the CMIE CapEx dataset. I further analyze firm-level legal and compliance costs using CMIE Prowess data, building research-ready datasets from public regulatory sources.

I’m skilled in designing automated data collection and cleaning pipelines with Python, and I produce reproducible outputs using R Markdown and LTEX. I’ve also contributed to collaborative research infrastructure through dataset documentation and dissemination via RePEc.