Upasak Das
Dados Biográficos
| ID | 905149 |
|---|---|
| NOME | Upasak Das |
| PRENOMES | Upasak |
| SOBRENOME | Das |
| ASSINATURA | DAS U |
| AFILIAÇÕES | University of Manchester |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4371-0139 |
| VERIFICADO | Sim |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 20 |
| TOTAL DE CITAÇÕES | 80 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 20 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMEIRO ANO DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2013 |
| ANO MAIS RECENTE DE PUBLICAÇÃO | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Does Better Health Seeking Behavior Ensure Improved Health Outcomes? Evidence from the Muthulakshmi Reddy Maternity Benefit Scheme in India
Social homogeneity and spread of pandemic
Wl-6398-Unfulfilled Promises
This paper examines the efficacy of two key cash transfer programs in Andhra Pradesh—Rythu Barosa and Jagananna Amma Vodi—within the context of the state's broader welfare agenda. These programs, part of the YSR-Congress government’s emphasis on direct cash transfers, aim to provide financial support to various marginalized groups. The paper addresses two central questions: to what extent were the intended beneficiaries, particularly tribal commu…
Missing” Women in Economics Academia in India
Existing literature has established that a diverse workforce is more creative and productive, with academia being no exception. Research on gender diversity in academia, especially economics academia so far has focused on the developed world. This article examines gender diversity in economics academia in India by analyzing the share of women in faculty positions, journal publications, and participation in a conference held annually since 2004. U…
Does more schooling imply improved learning? Evidence from the Kanyashree Prakalpa in India
Studies on Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programs have documented positive effects on school enrollment though evidence on learning outcomes is mixed. Using representative data, we evaluate one of the largest CCT programs, Kanyashree Prakalpa (KP), which was implemented in the state of West Bengal, India, in 2013. In particular, we examine the effect on female school enrollment and learning outcomes. Exploiting the timing of the program impleme…
Health Consequences of Patriarchal Kinship System for the Elderly
The patriarchal kinship system in India considers sons as harbingers of prosperity and daughters as liabilities who require significant outlay of resources through their lifetimes. This social system assigns a higher value to sons and perpetuates discrimination in various forms. In this paper, instead of focusing on inferior outcomes for daughters, we provide empirical evidence of disproportionate penalties placed on long-term health outcomes of …
Women as Pioneers
Access to improved toilets can enhance physical and mental security among women. Therefore, it becomes critical to incorporate and understand their decisions on household toilet construction. Using survey data from 2528 households across urban slums, peri-urban and rural areas from the state of Bihar in India, we study two particularly relevant aspects surrounding women's decision making in sanitation. First, we examine if exclusive usage of toil…
Solving it correctly
Using multiple datasets on learning outcomes of over 2 million children in the age group 8–16 years from rural India, the paper examines the prevalence and persistence of gender gap in performance in mathematics. We observe significant and persistent gender gap in mathematics, which is not found in reading outcomes. The northern states lag behind and the southern ones show a ‘reverse gender gap’. Pre-existing household practices and societal gend…
Examining norms and social expectations surrounding exclusive breastfeeding
Do mothers' perceptions of community behavior and their beliefs about exclusive breastfeeding affect their own infant feeding behavior? We explore this relationship using a primary survey of 925 mothers with children of two years or below conducted in 2019 in the Kayes and Sikasso regions of Mali. Among other information, we collected self-reported data on the respondent’s social expectations about the beliefs and behaviors of their community mem…
Rural employment guarantee programme in India and its impact on household educational decisions
This paper evaluates the impact of household participation in a large‐scale public works programme in India on educational decisions including children schooling and expenditure incurred on private coaching and other educational components. Exogenous variation in proximity of households to a river is used to control for the potential endogeneity. The findings indicate positive impact of the programme on expenditure on private coaching while havin…
Awareness, Risk Perception, and Stress during the Covid-19 Pandemic in Communities of Tamil Nadu, India
The health and economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to disproportionately impact residents of lower-middle income countries. Understanding the psychological impact of the pandemic is important to guide outreach interventions. In this study, we examined people's awareness of COVID-19 symptoms, risk perception, and changes in behaviors and stress levels during the lockdown in peri-urban Tamil Nadu India. Field workers conducte…
Covid-19 and the case for global development
Towards Conceptualization of a Household Educational Indicator
Though education is essentially an individual attribute, its positive externality goes beyond the individual to household conditioned by its gendered and generational features. Further, distributional aspects of education levels among the household members are also important in terms of its effects on its welfare outcomes. Hence, education of the head or highest educational level within the household may not adequately represent the household edu…
Post-clientelistic initiatives in a patronage democracy
The “Discouraged Worker Effect” in Public Works Programs
Can the Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme Reduce Rural Out-migration
Using survey data from the Cooch Behar district of West Bengal, the paper documents the impact of the rural employment guarantee scheme in reducing rural out-migration. Using regression framework and case studies, it finds no significant impact of household participation in the programme on migration decision. However, extent of participation in terms of number of days of work and earnings has a significant negative impact on short-term migration…
Increasing Compulsion to Work for Wages
Does Political Activism and Affiliation Affect Allocation of Benefits in the Rural Employment Guarantee Program
How Inclusive Has Regular Employment Been in India? A Dynamic View
Household Headship and Academic Skills of Indian Children
Covid-19 and the case for global development
Does Political Activism and Affiliation Affect Allocation of Benefits in the Rural Employment Guarantee Program
Post-clientelistic initiatives in a patronage democracy
Household Headship and Academic Skills of Indian Children
The “Discouraged Worker Effect” in Public Works Programs
How Inclusive Has Regular Employment Been in India? A Dynamic View
Increasing Compulsion to Work for Wages
Solving it correctly
Using multiple datasets on learning outcomes of over 2 million children in the age group 8–16 years from rural India, the paper examines the prevalence and persistence of gender gap in performance in mathematics. We observe significant and persistent gender gap in mathematics, which is not found in reading outcomes. The northern states lag behind and the southern ones show a ‘reverse gender gap’. Pre-existing household practices and societal gend…
Towards Conceptualization of a Household Educational Indicator
Though education is essentially an individual attribute, its positive externality goes beyond the individual to household conditioned by its gendered and generational features. Further, distributional aspects of education levels among the household members are also important in terms of its effects on its welfare outcomes. Hence, education of the head or highest educational level within the household may not adequately represent the household edu…
How Inclusive Has Regular Employment Been in India? A Dynamic View
Household Headship and Academic Skills of Indian Children
Does Political Activism and Affiliation Affect Allocation of Benefits in the Rural Employment Guarantee Program
Can the Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme Reduce Rural Out-migration
Using survey data from the Cooch Behar district of West Bengal, the paper documents the impact of the rural employment guarantee scheme in reducing rural out-migration. Using regression framework and case studies, it finds no significant impact of household participation in the programme on migration decision. However, extent of participation in terms of number of days of work and earnings has a significant negative impact on short-term migration…
Increasing Compulsion to Work for Wages
The “Discouraged Worker Effect” in Public Works Programs
Post-clientelistic initiatives in a patronage democracy
Awareness, Risk Perception, and Stress during the Covid-19 Pandemic in Communities of Tamil Nadu, India
The health and economic consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to disproportionately impact residents of lower-middle income countries. Understanding the psychological impact of the pandemic is important to guide outreach interventions. In this study, we examined people's awareness of COVID-19 symptoms, risk perception, and changes in behaviors and stress levels during the lockdown in peri-urban Tamil Nadu India. Field workers conducte…
Covid-19 and the case for global development
Towards Conceptualization of a Household Educational Indicator
Though education is essentially an individual attribute, its positive externality goes beyond the individual to household conditioned by its gendered and generational features. Further, distributional aspects of education levels among the household members are also important in terms of its effects on its welfare outcomes. Hence, education of the head or highest educational level within the household may not adequately represent the household edu…
Rural employment guarantee programme in India and its impact on household educational decisions
This paper evaluates the impact of household participation in a large‐scale public works programme in India on educational decisions including children schooling and expenditure incurred on private coaching and other educational components. Exogenous variation in proximity of households to a river is used to control for the potential endogeneity. The findings indicate positive impact of the programme on expenditure on private coaching while havin…
Health Consequences of Patriarchal Kinship System for the Elderly
The patriarchal kinship system in India considers sons as harbingers of prosperity and daughters as liabilities who require significant outlay of resources through their lifetimes. This social system assigns a higher value to sons and perpetuates discrimination in various forms. In this paper, instead of focusing on inferior outcomes for daughters, we provide empirical evidence of disproportionate penalties placed on long-term health outcomes of …
Women as Pioneers
Access to improved toilets can enhance physical and mental security among women. Therefore, it becomes critical to incorporate and understand their decisions on household toilet construction. Using survey data from 2528 households across urban slums, peri-urban and rural areas from the state of Bihar in India, we study two particularly relevant aspects surrounding women's decision making in sanitation. First, we examine if exclusive usage of toil…
Solving it correctly
Using multiple datasets on learning outcomes of over 2 million children in the age group 8–16 years from rural India, the paper examines the prevalence and persistence of gender gap in performance in mathematics. We observe significant and persistent gender gap in mathematics, which is not found in reading outcomes. The northern states lag behind and the southern ones show a ‘reverse gender gap’. Pre-existing household practices and societal gend…
Examining norms and social expectations surrounding exclusive breastfeeding
Do mothers' perceptions of community behavior and their beliefs about exclusive breastfeeding affect their own infant feeding behavior? We explore this relationship using a primary survey of 925 mothers with children of two years or below conducted in 2019 in the Kayes and Sikasso regions of Mali. Among other information, we collected self-reported data on the respondent’s social expectations about the beliefs and behaviors of their community mem…
Does more schooling imply improved learning? Evidence from the Kanyashree Prakalpa in India
Studies on Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) programs have documented positive effects on school enrollment though evidence on learning outcomes is mixed. Using representative data, we evaluate one of the largest CCT programs, Kanyashree Prakalpa (KP), which was implemented in the state of West Bengal, India, in 2013. In particular, we examine the effect on female school enrollment and learning outcomes. Exploiting the timing of the program impleme…
Missing” Women in Economics Academia in India
Existing literature has established that a diverse workforce is more creative and productive, with academia being no exception. Research on gender diversity in academia, especially economics academia so far has focused on the developed world. This article examines gender diversity in economics academia in India by analyzing the share of women in faculty positions, journal publications, and participation in a conference held annually since 2004. U…
Social homogeneity and spread of pandemic
Wl-6398-Unfulfilled Promises
This paper examines the efficacy of two key cash transfer programs in Andhra Pradesh—Rythu Barosa and Jagananna Amma Vodi—within the context of the state's broader welfare agenda. These programs, part of the YSR-Congress government’s emphasis on direct cash transfers, aim to provide financial support to various marginalized groups. The paper addresses two central questions: to what extent were the intended beneficiaries, particularly tribal commu…
Does Better Health Seeking Behavior Ensure Improved Health Outcomes? Evidence from the Muthulakshmi Reddy Maternity Benefit Scheme in India
Economics (15 obras) · Economic growth (11 obras) · Demographic economics (9 obras) · Political science (9 obras) · Geography (7 obras) · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (7 obras) · Sociology (7 obras) · Psychology (6 obras) · Socioeconomics (6 obras) · Income, Poverty, and Inequality (5 obras)