Jaikishan Desai
Biographic Data
| ID | 6044986 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Jaikishan Desai |
| GIVEN NAMES | Jaikishan |
| FAMILY NAME | Desai |
| SIGNATURE | DESAI J |
| AFFILIATIONS | Victoria University of Wellington |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 3 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 7 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 3 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1995 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Measuring the harm of sugar sweetened beverages and internalities associated with it
Introduction: Obesity, which is partly driven by the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), significantly increases the risk of type-2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, leading to substantial health and economic burdens. Methods: This study aims to quantify the monetary value of health harms caused by SSB consumption, along with the associated internalities, through a contingent valuation survey. The results are crucial for determin…
Microcredit, Family Planning Programs, and Contraceptive Behavior
The impact of community-based family planning programs and access to credit on contraceptive use, fertility, and family size preferences has not been established conclusively in the literature. We provide additional evidence on the possible effect of such programs by describing the results of a randomized field experiment whose main purpose was to increase the use of contraceptive methods in rural areas of Ethiopia. In the experiment, administrat…
The emergence of parallel markets in a transition economy
The food rationing scheme in Maputo, Mozambique was intended to ensure food security for the poor. An analysis of survey data reveals that even households that possess ration cards are mainly reliant on parallel markets, instead of the ration system, for their purchases. The results indicate that market liberalization, including eliminating rationing, will at worst be neutral for the poor, and more likely be beneficial since the treasury will cap…
The emergence of parallel markets in a transition economy
The food rationing scheme in Maputo, Mozambique was intended to ensure food security for the poor. An analysis of survey data reveals that even households that possess ration cards are mainly reliant on parallel markets, instead of the ration system, for their purchases. The results indicate that market liberalization, including eliminating rationing, will at worst be neutral for the poor, and more likely be beneficial since the treasury will cap…
Microcredit, Family Planning Programs, and Contraceptive Behavior
The impact of community-based family planning programs and access to credit on contraceptive use, fertility, and family size preferences has not been established conclusively in the literature. We provide additional evidence on the possible effect of such programs by describing the results of a randomized field experiment whose main purpose was to increase the use of contraceptive methods in rural areas of Ethiopia. In the experiment, administrat…
The emergence of parallel markets in a transition economy
The food rationing scheme in Maputo, Mozambique was intended to ensure food security for the poor. An analysis of survey data reveals that even households that possess ration cards are mainly reliant on parallel markets, instead of the ration system, for their purchases. The results indicate that market liberalization, including eliminating rationing, will at worst be neutral for the poor, and more likely be beneficial since the treasury will cap…
Microcredit, Family Planning Programs, and Contraceptive Behavior
The impact of community-based family planning programs and access to credit on contraceptive use, fertility, and family size preferences has not been established conclusively in the literature. We provide additional evidence on the possible effect of such programs by describing the results of a randomized field experiment whose main purpose was to increase the use of contraceptive methods in rural areas of Ethiopia. In the experiment, administrat…
Measuring the harm of sugar sweetened beverages and internalities associated with it
Introduction: Obesity, which is partly driven by the consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages (SSBs), significantly increases the risk of type-2 diabetes and cardiovascular diseases, leading to substantial health and economic burdens. Methods: This study aims to quantify the monetary value of health harms caused by SSB consumption, along with the associated internalities, through a contingent valuation survey. The results are crucial for determin…
Economics (3 works) · Economic growth (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Microfinance and Financial Inclusion (2 works) · Agriculture (1 work) · Business (1 work) · Commodity (1 work) · Contingent valuation (1 work) · Demography (1 work) · Demography (1 work)