I am a researcher, writer, & organizer. I am a first-year PhD candidate in Economic Geography at Sciences Po (Department of Economics), where I study how finance influences below-market rental housing provision and spatial inequality. My work is supported by USH (L’Union sociale pour l’habitat), and I am an affiliate researcher at the Eviction Lab (Princeton University). I have an MPA in Economics & Public Policy from SPIA, Princeton University (2025) and a B.A. in Political Economy from U.C. Berkeley (2019).

Outside of research, I write about political economy, student social movements, and tenancy. My words have appeared in Jacobin, The Nation, Dwell, and more.

I am a triple national (France, India, and USA), and grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area. I am currently based in Paris.

Contact: sophiebandarkar@princeton.edu