Mousumi Dutta
Biographic Data
| ID | 3696857 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Mousumi Dutta |
| GIVEN NAMES | Mousumi |
| FAMILY NAME | Dutta |
| SIGNATURE | DUTTA M |
| AFFILIATIONS | Presidency University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8687-9906 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 34 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 11 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 2 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1978 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Bonding, not bridging
Impact of Self Help Group membership on the adoption of child nutritional practices
Self‐help groups (SHGs) are used as instruments for changes in health‐related behaviour. We evaluated the impact of the Health and Nutrition Strategy of JEEViKA on the dietary practices of infants in rural areas of Bihar. Propensity score matching revealed that the probability of exclusive breastfeeding until 6 months and starting complementary feeding after 6 months was higher by 5% and 3%, respectively, if the respondent was an SHG member. The …
Does improved cooking fuel empower women? Evidence from India
Reliance on biomass fuel remains high in many developing countries, like India. Shifting to clean fuel has widely recognized benefits for women in saving time, improving health, and creating a better environment. Other benefits to women in the form of increasing empowerment are a relatively under‐researched area. Using data from the nationally representative National Family Health Survey (2019–21) in India, this study uses endogenous treatment ef…
Cash transfers versus food subsidies during Covid-19
This study examines the coverage and effect of cash transfers and food subsidies in India during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is based on a primary survey of rural women in the state of Bihar – an underdeveloped state with poor public delivery systems – undertaken in January–March and September–November 2020. Although the coverage of cash transfers was wider than that of food subsidies, respondents receiving cereals and pulses under the Public Distr…
The Impact of Covid-19 on India and the Global Order
Changes in dietary practices of mother and child during the Covid-19 lockdown
Opportunities and Challenges in Development
Is Health Wealth? Results of a Panel Data Analysis
Ultramodern Contraception’ Re-Examined
The family planning literature considers behavioural family planning methods 'ineffective' because their users are not motivated to control their fertility. While this is true for the initial stages of fertility transition, studies report that urban, educated, and affluent women—propelled by a reaction against the medicalisation of the female body by Western technology—mainly use behavioural family planning methods. This elite group has the skill…
Are women self-help group members economically more empowered in left-run municipalities
Who controls the income earned by members of women's self-help groups (SHG) from group activities – the women or their husbands? The answer indicates one dimension of the level of economic empowerment attained by SHG members. This paper examines whether identity of the person controlling the income earned depends upon the political party ruling the municipality where the SHG is situated. Two parties are considered – the Left Front, a coalition co…
An application of Multicriteria Decision Making to built heritage. The case of Calcutta
Untapped demand for heritage
Malarial ecology
An application of Multicriteria Decision Making to built heritage. The case of Calcutta
Malarial ecology
Does improved cooking fuel empower women? Evidence from India
Reliance on biomass fuel remains high in many developing countries, like India. Shifting to clean fuel has widely recognized benefits for women in saving time, improving health, and creating a better environment. Other benefits to women in the form of increasing empowerment are a relatively under‐researched area. Using data from the nationally representative National Family Health Survey (2019–21) in India, this study uses endogenous treatment ef…
Untapped demand for heritage
Ultramodern Contraception’ Re-Examined
The family planning literature considers behavioural family planning methods 'ineffective' because their users are not motivated to control their fertility. While this is true for the initial stages of fertility transition, studies report that urban, educated, and affluent women—propelled by a reaction against the medicalisation of the female body by Western technology—mainly use behavioural family planning methods. This elite group has the skill…
Cash transfers versus food subsidies during Covid-19
This study examines the coverage and effect of cash transfers and food subsidies in India during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is based on a primary survey of rural women in the state of Bihar – an underdeveloped state with poor public delivery systems – undertaken in January–March and September–November 2020. Although the coverage of cash transfers was wider than that of food subsidies, respondents receiving cereals and pulses under the Public Distr…
Changes in dietary practices of mother and child during the Covid-19 lockdown
Is Health Wealth? Results of a Panel Data Analysis
Malarial ecology
Untapped demand for heritage
An application of Multicriteria Decision Making to built heritage. The case of Calcutta
Ultramodern Contraception’ Re-Examined
The family planning literature considers behavioural family planning methods 'ineffective' because their users are not motivated to control their fertility. While this is true for the initial stages of fertility transition, studies report that urban, educated, and affluent women—propelled by a reaction against the medicalisation of the female body by Western technology—mainly use behavioural family planning methods. This elite group has the skill…
Are women self-help group members economically more empowered in left-run municipalities
Who controls the income earned by members of women's self-help groups (SHG) from group activities – the women or their husbands? The answer indicates one dimension of the level of economic empowerment attained by SHG members. This paper examines whether identity of the person controlling the income earned depends upon the political party ruling the municipality where the SHG is situated. Two parties are considered – the Left Front, a coalition co…
Is Health Wealth? Results of a Panel Data Analysis
Opportunities and Challenges in Development
The Impact of Covid-19 on India and the Global Order
Changes in dietary practices of mother and child during the Covid-19 lockdown
Impact of Self Help Group membership on the adoption of child nutritional practices
Self‐help groups (SHGs) are used as instruments for changes in health‐related behaviour. We evaluated the impact of the Health and Nutrition Strategy of JEEViKA on the dietary practices of infants in rural areas of Bihar. Propensity score matching revealed that the probability of exclusive breastfeeding until 6 months and starting complementary feeding after 6 months was higher by 5% and 3%, respectively, if the respondent was an SHG member. The …
Does improved cooking fuel empower women? Evidence from India
Reliance on biomass fuel remains high in many developing countries, like India. Shifting to clean fuel has widely recognized benefits for women in saving time, improving health, and creating a better environment. Other benefits to women in the form of increasing empowerment are a relatively under‐researched area. Using data from the nationally representative National Family Health Survey (2019–21) in India, this study uses endogenous treatment ef…
Cash transfers versus food subsidies during Covid-19
This study examines the coverage and effect of cash transfers and food subsidies in India during the COVID-19 pandemic. It is based on a primary survey of rural women in the state of Bihar – an underdeveloped state with poor public delivery systems – undertaken in January–March and September–November 2020. Although the coverage of cash transfers was wider than that of food subsidies, respondents receiving cereals and pulses under the Public Distr…
Bonding, not bridging
Economics (9 works) · Political science (7 works) · Business (6 works) · Geography (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Economic growth (4 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Engineering (3 works) · Socioeconomics (3 works) · Sociology (3 works)