Arushi Kaushik

About Arushi Kaushik

Ph.D. Economist with a passion for applying econometric techniques to drive actionable…

Experience

1. Economist

   Amazon

   Apr 2022 — Present · Washington, DC, US

   Worked within a cross-functional team of Engineers, Product Managers and Data Scientists to build causal inference model at scale to analyze the incremental effects of promotional campaigns via automated tooling, with CP impact of $1.25+MM-Spearheaded the prototyping and productionization of the science model, integrating various Synthetic Control Methods to enhance the accuracy and efficiency of campaign analysis.•Conducted a comprehensive analysis of ad impact from platform and customer perspectives, informing strategic decisions on pricing strategies and optimizing impression allocation, affecting annualized profits worth $10MM-Led the scoping and modeling efforts on the data science questions, employing a range of experimental and observational data approaches. Applied heterogenous treatment effects analysis to understand the differential impact on diverse customer groups-Orchestrated collaboration among diverse stakeholders across Prime Video and Ad-tech business units, navigating through conflicting opinions and objectives. Successfully facilitated alignment and garnered necessary approvals to move forward with experiments

Education

• Delhi School of Economics

  Master's degree

  2011 — 2013

• Shri Ram College of Commerce

  Bachelor's degree

  2008 — 2011

• University of California, San Diego

  Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)

  2016 — 2022

Skills

• Econometrics
• Statistics
• Econometric Modeling
• Development Economics
• Game Theory
• Time Series Analysis
• Economic Research
• International Economics
• Economics
• Data Analysis
• Public Economics
• Stata
• Macroeconomics