Search Results for author: Upasak Das

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Female Agency and its Implications on Mental and Physical Health: Evidence from the city of Dhaka

no code implementations1 Apr 2022 Upasak Das, Gindo Tampubolon

Women agency defined as the ability to conceive of purposeful plan and to carry out action consistent with such a plan can play an important role in determining health status.

Solving it correctly Prevalence and Persistence of Gender Gap in Basic Mathematics in rural India

no code implementations28 Oct 2021 Upasak Das, Karan Singhal

Mathematical ability is among the most important determinants of prospering in the labour market.

Adding fuel to human capital: Exploring the educational effects of cooking fuel choice from rural India

no code implementations3 Jun 2021 Shreya Biswas, Upasak Das

The study examines the effect of cooking fuel choice on educational outcomes of adolescent children in rural India.

Whats the worth of a promise? Evaluating the indirect effects of a program to reduce early marriage in India

no code implementations25 Apr 2021 Shreya Biswas, Upasak Das

One important dimension of Conditional Cash Transfer Programs apart from conditionality is the provision of continuous frequency of payouts.

Examining norms and social expectations surrounding exclusive breastfeeding: Evidence from Mali

no code implementations17 Mar 2021 Cristina Bicchieri, Upasak Das, Samuel Gant, Rachel Sander

The findings from regression estimations, controlling for a host of potential confounding factors, indicate that expectations about the behavior of other community members can strongly predict individual exclusive breastfeeding.

Moving Away from the Joneses to Move Ahead: Migration, Information Gap and Signalling

no code implementations15 Jan 2021 Shihas Abdul-Razak, Upasak Das, Rupayan Pal

Signalling social status through the consumption of visible goods has often been perceived as a way in which individuals seek to emulate or move up compared to others within the community.

Social Diversity and Spread of Pandemic: Evidence from India

no code implementations11 Nov 2020 Upasak Das, Udayan Rathore, Prasenjit Sarkhel

Our findings reveal how caste-group diversity can be used to identify potential hotspots during public health emergencies and emphasize the importance of community health workers and decentralized policy response.

Presence of Women in Economics Academia: Evidence from India

no code implementations31 Oct 2020 Ambrish Dongre, Karan Singhal, Upasak Das

This paper documents the representation of women in Economics academia in India by analyzing the share of women in faculty positions, and their participation in a prestigious conference held annually.

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