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Sukumar Vellakkal

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Department of Economic Sciences
Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur

Kanpur, India
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Working papers

  1. Elisabetta Aurino & Jasmine Fledderjohann & Sukumar Vellakkal, 2018. "Inequalities in adolescent learning: Does the timing and persistence of food insecurity at home matter?," Working Papers 2018: 09, Department of Economics, University of Venice "Ca' Foscari".
  2. Acharya, Arnab & Vellakkal, Sukumar & Taylor Fiona & Masset Edoardo & Satija, Ambika & Burke, Margaret & Ebrahim, Shah, 2013. "The impact of health insurance schemes for the informal sector in low- and middle-income countries : a systematic review," Policy Research Working Paper Series 6324, The World Bank.
  3. Sukumar Vellakkal & Shikha Juyal & Ali Mehdi, 2010. "Healthcare Delivery and Stakeholder’s Satisfaction under Social Health Insurance Schemes in India : An Evaluation of Central Government Health Scheme (CGHS) and Ex- servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS)," Microeconomics Working Papers 23121, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research.
  4. Sukumar Vellakkal, 2010. "Adverse Selection and Private Health Insurance Coverage in India A Rational Behaviour Model of Insurance Agents under Asymmetric Information," Working Papers id:2690, eSocialSciences.
  5. Sukumar Vellakkal, 2009. "Adverse Selection and Private Health Insurance Coverage in India - A Rational Behaviour Model of Insurance Agents under Asymmetric Information," Microeconomics Working Papers 22270, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research.
  6. Sukumar Vellakkal, "undated". "Adverse Selection and Private Health Insurance Coverage in India : A Rational Behaviour Model of Insurance Agents under Asymmetric Information," Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, New Delhi Working Papers 233, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, New Delhi, India.

Articles

  1. Charumita Vasudev & Swayamshree Mishra & Ankita Rathi & Jasmine Fledderjohann & Sukumar Vellakkal, 2026. "Diverse coping strategies for food insecurity: A qualitative study of economically precarious households in India in the context of COVID-19," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 21(6), pages 1-21, June.
  2. Vinayak Krishnatri & Sukumar Vellakkal, 2026. "Does Alcohol Prohibition Improve Caloric and Macronutrient Intake From Healthy Food Sources? Evidence From Bihar, India," Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists, vol. 57(1), January.
  3. Dar, Shahid Majeed & Vellakkal, Sukumar, 2025. "Usage and Health Impact of Toilets: Evidence from a Nationwide Sanitation Program in India," Economic Analysis and Policy, Elsevier, vol. 88(C), pages 1652-1669.
  4. Krishnatri, Vinayak & Vellakkal, Sukumar, 2024. "Does affordable Internet promote maternal and child healthcare access? Evidence from a post-telecommunication market disruption period in India," Telecommunications Policy, Elsevier, vol. 48(10).
  5. Singh, Abinash & Vellakkal, Sukumar, 2021. "Impact of public health programs on maternal and child health services and health outcomes in India: A systematic review," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 274(C).
  6. Aurino, Elisabetta & Fledderjohann, Jasmine & Vellakkal, Sukumar, 2019. "Inequalities in adolescent learning: Does the timing and persistence of food insecurity at home matter?," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 70(C), pages 94-108.
  7. Vellakkal, Sukumar & Reddy, Hanimi & Gupta, Adyya & Chandran, Anil & Fledderjohann, Jasmine & Stuckler, David, 2017. "A qualitative study of factors impacting accessing of institutional delivery care in the context of India's cash incentive program," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 178(C), pages 55-65.
  8. Sanjay Basu & Sukumar Vellakkal & Sutapa Agrawal & David Stuckler & Barry Popkin & Shah Ebrahim, 2014. "Averting Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes in India through Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxation: An Economic-Epidemiologic Modeling Study," PLOS Medicine, Public Library of Science, vol. 11(1), pages 1-13, January.
  9. Arnab Acharya & Sukumar Vellakkal & Fiona Taylor & Edoardo Masset & Ambika Satija & Margaret Burke & Shah Ebrahim, 2013. "The Impact of Health Insurance Schemes for the Informal Sector in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review," The World Bank Research Observer, World Bank, vol. 28(2), pages 236-266, August.
  10. Sukumar Vellakkal, 2013. "Determinants of Enrolment in Voluntary Health Insurance: Evidences from a Mixed Method Study, Kerala, India," International Journal of Financial Research, International Journal of Financial Research, Sciedu Press, vol. 4(2), pages 99-107, April.
  11. Sukumar Vellakkal & S V Subramanian & Christopher Millett & Sanjay Basu & David Stuckler & Shah Ebrahim, 2013. "Socioeconomic Inequalities in Non-Communicable Diseases Prevalence in India: Disparities between Self-Reported Diagnoses and Standardized Measures," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 8(7), pages 1-12, July.
  12. Dror, David Mark & Koren, Ruth & Ost, Alexander & Binnendijk, Erika & Vellakkal, Sukumar & Danis, Marion, 2007. "Health insurance benefit packages prioritized by low-income clients in India: Three criteria to estimate effectiveness of choice," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 64(4), pages 884-896, February.

Citations

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Working papers

  1. Elisabetta Aurino & Jasmine Fledderjohann & Sukumar Vellakkal, 2018. "Inequalities in adolescent learning: Does the timing and persistence of food insecurity at home matter?," Working Papers 2018: 09, Department of Economics, University of Venice "Ca' Foscari".

    Cited by:

    1. Bhuyan, Biswabhusan & Sahoo, Bimal Kishore & Suar, Damodar, 2020. "Nutritional status, poverty, and relative deprivation among socio-economic and gender groups in India: Is the growth inclusive?," World Development Perspectives, Elsevier, vol. 18(C).
    2. Le Thuc Duc & Jere R. Behrman, 2023. "Are Girls' and Boys' Cognitive Test Performance in Adolescence Differently Affected by Deprivation at Earlier Ages?," Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Department of Economics, University of Oxford, vol. 85(4), pages 671-691, August.
    3. Elisabetta Aurino & Whitney Schott & Jere R. Behrman & Mary Penny, 2019. "Nutritional Status from 1 to 15 Years and Adolescent Learning for Boys and Girls in Ethiopia, India, Peru, and Vietnam," Population Research and Policy Review, Springer;Southern Demographic Association (SDA), vol. 38(6), pages 899-931, December.
    4. Danilo Cavapozzi & Enrico Fornasiero & Teresa Randazzo, 2024. "The Effects of the Indian Mid-Day Meal Scheme on Cognitive and Health Outcomes of Children in Andhra Pradesh," Working Papers 2024: 14, Department of Economics, University of Venice "Ca' Foscari".
    5. Elisabetta Aurino & Sharon Wolf & Edward Tsinigo, 2020. "Household food insecurity and early childhood development: Longitudinal evidence from Ghana," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(4), pages 1-19, April.
    6. Enrico Fornasiero, 2024. "The Impact of Non-Governmental Organisations on Children’s Wellbeing: Evidence from Ethiopia," Working Papers 2024: 18, Department of Economics, University of Venice "Ca' Foscari".
    7. Muzna Alvi & Manavi Gupta, 2020. "Learning in times of lockdown: how Covid-19 is affecting education and food security in India," Food Security: The Science, Sociology and Economics of Food Production and Access to Food, Springer;The International Society for Plant Pathology, vol. 12(4), pages 793-796, August.

  2. Acharya, Arnab & Vellakkal, Sukumar & Taylor Fiona & Masset Edoardo & Satija, Ambika & Burke, Margaret & Ebrahim, Shah, 2013. "The impact of health insurance schemes for the informal sector in low- and middle-income countries : a systematic review," Policy Research Working Paper Series 6324, The World Bank.

    Cited by:

    1. Bekele Belayihun Tefera & Mengistu Asnake Kibret & Yordanos B Molla & Girma Kassie & Aynalem Hailemichael & Tarekegn Abate & Hailu Zelelew & Binyam Fekadu Desta & Elizabeth Futrell & Zewditu Kebede & , 2021. "The interaction of healthcare service quality and community-based health insurance in Ethiopia," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 16(8), pages 1-16, August.
    2. Sophie Mitra & Michael Palmer & Shannon Pullaro & Daniel Mont & Nora Groce, 2017. "Health Insurance and Children in Low- and Middle-income Countries: A Review," The Economic Record, The Economic Society of Australia, vol. 93(302), pages 484-500, September.
    3. Raza, W.A. & Panda, P. & Van de Poel, E. & Dror, D.M. & Bedi, A.S., 2013. "Healthcare Seeking Behavior among Self-help Group Households in Rural Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, India," ISS Working Papers - General Series 50172, International Institute of Social Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam (ISS), The Hague.
    4. O'Donnell, Owen, 2024. "Health and health system effects on poverty: A narrative review of global evidence," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 142(C).
    5. Yuta Yokobori & Hiroyuki Kiyohara & Nadila Mulati & Kaung Suu Lwin & Truong Quy Quoc Bao & Myo Nyein Aung & Motoyuki Yuasa & Masami Fujita, 2023. "Roles of Social Protection to Promote Health Service Coverage among Vulnerable People toward Achieving Universal Health Coverage: A Literature Review of International Organizations," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(9), pages 1-16, May.
    6. Miguel Angel Carpio & Lucero Gomez & Pablo Lavado, 2025. "The Impact of Social Health Insurance on Student Performance: Evidence From an RDD in Peru," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 34(7), pages 1309-1325, July.
    7. Ketki Sheth, 2021. "Delivering health insurance through informal financial groups: Evidence on moral hazard and adverse selection," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 30(9), pages 2185-2199, September.
    8. Erus, Burcay & Yakut-Cakar, Burcu & Cali, Sanda & Adaman, Fikret, 2015. "Health policy for the poor: An exploration on the take-up of means-tested health benefits in Turkey," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 130(C), pages 99-106.
    9. Thomas Rouyard & Yukichi Mano & Bocar Mamadou Daff & Serigne Diouf & Khadidiatou Fall Dia & Laetitia Duval & Josselin Thuilliez & Ryota Nakamura, 2022. "Operational and Structural Factors Influencing Enrolment in Community-Based Health Insurance Schemes: An Observational Study Using 12 Waves of Nationwide Panel Data from Senegal," Université Paris1 Panthéon-Sorbonne (Post-Print and Working Papers) halshs-03641124, HAL.
    10. Moussane Aboutayeb & Elazzouzi Mohamed, 2024. "Challenges and Opportunities in Implementing a Universal Social Health Protection Model: a Comparative Analysis of Low, Middle, and High-Income Countries," Valahian Journal of Economic Studies, Sciendo, vol. 15(2), pages 81-94.
    11. Runguo Wu & Niying Li & Angelo Ercia, 2020. "The Effects of Private Health Insurance on Universal Health Coverage Objectives in China: A Systematic Literature Review," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(6), pages 1-21, March.
    12. Nshakira-Rukundo, Emmanuel & Mussa, Essa Chanie & Gerber, Nicolas & von Braun, Joachim, 2020. "Impact of voluntary community-based health insurance on child stunting: Evidence from rural Uganda," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 245(C).
    13. Kunpeng Wang & Minghao Ou & Zinabu Wolde, 2020. "Regional Differences in Ecological Compensation for Cultivated Land Protection: An Analysis of Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(21), pages 1-16, November.
    14. Strobl, Renate, 2022. "Background risk, insurance and investment behaviour: Experimental evidence from Kenya," Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, Elsevier, vol. 202(C), pages 34-68.
    15. Linh D. Nguyen & Thanh T. Nguyen & Tung T. Nguyen & Ulrike Grote, 2025. "Health shock and indebtedness: Does having access to health insurance reduce the reliance on borrowing as a shock coping strategy?," Applied Economic Perspectives and Policy, John Wiley & Sons, vol. 47(2), pages 823-862, May.
    16. Gajate-Garrido, Gissele & Ahiadeke, Clement, 2015. "The effect of insurance enrollment on maternal and child health care utilization: The case of Ghana," IFPRI discussion papers 1495, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
    17. Adeline Ajuaye & Boris Verbrugge & Jan Van Ongevalle & Patrick Develtere, 2019. "Understanding the limitations of “quasi‐mandatory” approaches to enrolment in community‐based health insurance: Empirical evidence from Tanzania," International Journal of Health Planning and Management, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 34(4), pages 1304-1318, October.
    18. Darius Erlangga & Marc Suhrcke & Shehzad Ali & Karen Bloor, 2019. "The impact of public health insurance on health care utilisation, financial protection and health status in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 14(8), pages 1-20, August.
    19. Wagstaff, Adam & Nguyen, Ha Thi Hong & Dao, Huyen & Balesd, Sarah, 2014. "Encouraging health insurance for the informal sector : a cluster randomized trial," Policy Research Working Paper Series 6910, The World Bank.
    20. Emily Gustafsson-Wright & Gosia Popławska & Zlata Tanović & Jacques Gaag, 2018. "The impact of subsidized private health insurance and health facility upgrades on healthcare utilization and spending in rural Nigeria," International Journal of Health Economics and Management, Springer, vol. 18(3), pages 221-276, September.
    21. Bernal Lobato, N., 2014. "Essays in applied microeconomics," Other publications TiSEM 9b638b3d-2f83-452a-b2c8-c, Tilburg University, School of Economics and Management.
    22. Gowokani Chijere Chirwa & Marc Suhrcke & Rodrigo Moreno-Serra, 2020. "The Impact of Ghana’s National Health Insurance on Psychological Distress," Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, Springer, vol. 18(2), pages 249-259, April.
    23. Lin, Lin & Zai, Xianhua, 2022. "The Power of Public Insurance With Limited Benefits: Evidence from China's New Cooperative Medical Scheme," GLO Discussion Paper Series 1180, Global Labor Organization (GLO).
    24. Burcay Erus, 2016. "Out of Pocket Health Expenditures in Turkey in the Aftermath of the Reforms: Impact of Co-payments on Expenditures and Use of Health Services," Working Papers 1070, Economic Research Forum, revised 12 Jun 2016.
    25. Jacob Novignon & Eric Arthur & Kwasi Gyabaa Tabiri & Yaw Boateng Atakorah & Justice Nonvignon, 2024. "Does health insurance mitigate the economic impact of negative health outcomes? Evidence from Ghana’s National Health Insurance Scheme," Journal of Social and Economic Development, Springer;Institute for Social and Economic Change, vol. 26(2), pages 582-602, August.
    26. Jeremy Barofsky & Stephen D. Younger, 2019. "The Effect of Government Health Expenditure on the Income Distribution: A Comparison of Valuation Methods in Ghana," Commitment to Equity (CEQ) Working Paper Series 66, Tulane University, Department of Economics.
    27. Aurélien Baillon & Aleli Kraft & Owen O'Donnell & Kim van Wilgenburg, 2019. "A behavioral decomposition of willingness to pay for health insurance," Tinbergen Institute Discussion Papers 19-077/I, Tinbergen Institute.
    28. Dror, David Mark, 2025. "Beyond Financial Protection: A Comprehensive Framework for Value for Money in Health Insurance for Informal Sector Populations," EconStor Preprints 316219, ZBW - Leibniz Information Centre for Economics.
    29. Bernal, Noelia & Carpio, Miguel A. & Klein, Tobias J., 2017. "The effects of access to health insurance: Evidence from a regression discontinuity design in Peru," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, vol. 154(C), pages 122-136.
    30. Asuming, Patrick Opoku & Kim, Hyuncheol Bryant & Sim, Armand, 2017. "Long-Run Consequences of Health Insurance Promotion: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Ghana," IZA Discussion Papers 11117, IZA Network @ LISER.
    31. Patrick Opoku Asuming & Hyuncheol Bryant Kim & Armand Sim, 2021. "Selection and Behavioral Responses of Health Insurance Subsidies in the Long Run: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Ghana," Papers 2105.00617, arXiv.org.
    32. Patrick Asuming & Hyuncheol Bryant Kim & Armand Sim, 2018. "Long-run Consequences of Health Insurance Promotion When Mandates are Not Enforceable: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Ghana," Papers 1811.09004, arXiv.org, revised Jun 2019.
    33. Bertha Mwinuka & Mary J Chacha, 2020. "Factors Associated With Low Enrollment to Community Health Fund (CHF) in Mkuranga District- Pwani, Tanzania," International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation, International Journal of Research and Scientific Innovation (IJRSI), vol. 7(4), pages 44-48, April.
    34. Sayem Ahmed & Mohammad Enamul Hoque & Abdur Razzaque Sarker & Marufa Sultana & Ziaul Islam & Rukhsana Gazi & Jahangir A M Khan, 2016. "Willingness-to-Pay for Community-Based Health Insurance among Informal Workers in Urban Bangladesh," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 11(2), pages 1-16, February.
    35. Noemi Kreif & Andrew Mirelman & Rodrigo Moreno-Serra & Taufik Hidayat, & Karla DiazOrdaz & Marc Suhrcke, 2020. "Who benefits from health insurance? Uncovering heterogeneous policy impacts using causal machine learning," Working Papers 173cherp, Centre for Health Economics, University of York.
    36. Dao, Amy, 2020. "What it means to say “I Don't have any money to buy health insurance” in rural Vietnam: How anticipatory activities shape health insurance enrollment," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 266(C).
    37. Riska Dwi Astuti & Rindang Nuri Isnaini Nugrohowati, 2022. "Impact evaluation of subsidized health insurance programs on utilization of healthcare facilities: evidence from Indonesia," International Journal of Health Economics and Management, Springer, vol. 22(3), pages 315-331, September.
    38. Arnab Acharya, 2014. "The Unburdening of Lack of Evidence," Journal of South Asian Development, , vol. 9(1), pages 27-47, April.
    39. McBain, Florence, 2014. "Health insurance and health environment: India’s subsidized health insurance in a context of limited water and sanitation services," Working Papers 179200, University of Bonn, Center for Development Research (ZEF).
    40. Rabbani, Atonu & Mehareen, Jeenat & Chowdhury, Imran Ahmed & Sarker, Malabika, 2022. "Mandatory employer-sponsored health financing scheme for semiformal workers in Bangladesh: An experimental assessment," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 292(C).

  3. Sukumar Vellakkal, 2009. "Adverse Selection and Private Health Insurance Coverage in India - A Rational Behaviour Model of Insurance Agents under Asymmetric Information," Microeconomics Working Papers 22270, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research.

    Cited by:

    1. Megha Krishnan & Anoop Koshy George, 2023. "A Study on Health Insurance Acceptability Among Salaried Individuals with Special Reference to Mannar Panchayat, Alappuzha District, Kerala," Shanlax International Journal of Economics, Shanlax Journals, vol. 11(2), pages 1-9, March.
    2. Shankar Prinja & Pankaj Bahuguna & Indrani Gupta & Samik Chowdhury & Mayur Trivedi, 2019. "Role of insurance in determining utilization of healthcare and financial risk protection in India," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 14(2), pages 1-16, February.

  4. Sukumar Vellakkal, "undated". "Adverse Selection and Private Health Insurance Coverage in India : A Rational Behaviour Model of Insurance Agents under Asymmetric Information," Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, New Delhi Working Papers 233, Indian Council for Research on International Economic Relations, New Delhi, India.

    Cited by:

    1. Shankar Prinja & Pankaj Bahuguna & Indrani Gupta & Samik Chowdhury & Mayur Trivedi, 2019. "Role of insurance in determining utilization of healthcare and financial risk protection in India," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 14(2), pages 1-16, February.

Articles

  1. Vinayak Krishnatri & Sukumar Vellakkal, 2026. "Does Alcohol Prohibition Improve Caloric and Macronutrient Intake From Healthy Food Sources? Evidence From Bihar, India," Agricultural Economics, International Association of Agricultural Economists, vol. 57(1), January.

    Cited by:

    1. Dhamija, Gaurav & Gupta, Sagnik Kumar & Ojha, Manini, 2026. "From Liquor to LPG: Spillover effects of alcohol prohibition on clean fuel adoption," GLO Discussion Paper Series 1724, Global Labor Organization (GLO).

  2. Krishnatri, Vinayak & Vellakkal, Sukumar, 2024. "Does affordable Internet promote maternal and child healthcare access? Evidence from a post-telecommunication market disruption period in India," Telecommunications Policy, Elsevier, vol. 48(10).

    Cited by:

    1. Dhamija, Gaurav & Gupta, Sagnik Kumar & Ojha, Manini, 2025. "The Protective Power of Connectivity: Internet Exposure and Intimate Partner Violence," GLO Discussion Paper Series 1690, Global Labor Organization (GLO).

  3. Singh, Abinash & Vellakkal, Sukumar, 2021. "Impact of public health programs on maternal and child health services and health outcomes in India: A systematic review," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 274(C).

    Cited by:

    1. Krishnatri, Vinayak & Vellakkal, Sukumar, 2024. "Does affordable Internet promote maternal and child healthcare access? Evidence from a post-telecommunication market disruption period in India," Telecommunications Policy, Elsevier, vol. 48(10).
    2. Haibin Yuan & Fernando A. F. Ferreira, 2025. "Sustainable competitive advantage in maternal and child health institutions: a dynamic capability approach," Annals of Operations Research, Springer, vol. 346(2), pages 1869-1895, March.
    3. Tulasi Malini Maharatha & Sumirtha Gandhi & Umakant Dash, 2021. "Has the Demand and Supply-side Components of Janani Suraksha Yojana Augmented the Uptake of Maternal Health Care Services among Poor Women in India ? : An Application of Hybrid Matching Technique," BASE University Working Papers 08/2021, BASE University, Bengaluru, India.
    4. Yingya Yang & Liangliang Zhou & Chongmei Zhang & Xin Luo & Yihan Luo & Wei Wang, 2022. "Public Health Services, Health Human Capital, and Relative Poverty of Rural Families," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 19(17), pages 1-14, September.

  4. Aurino, Elisabetta & Fledderjohann, Jasmine & Vellakkal, Sukumar, 2019. "Inequalities in adolescent learning: Does the timing and persistence of food insecurity at home matter?," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, vol. 70(C), pages 94-108.
    See citations under working paper version above.
  5. Vellakkal, Sukumar & Reddy, Hanimi & Gupta, Adyya & Chandran, Anil & Fledderjohann, Jasmine & Stuckler, David, 2017. "A qualitative study of factors impacting accessing of institutional delivery care in the context of India's cash incentive program," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 178(C), pages 55-65.

    Cited by:

    1. Prabal K. De & Laxman Timilsina, 2020. "Cash‐based maternal health interventions can improve childhood vaccination—Evidence from India," Health Economics, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., vol. 29(10), pages 1202-1219, October.
    2. Bhaskar Bhattacharyya & Biswajit Mandal & Sarbajit Sengupta, 2025. "Hardship due to institutional childbirth: an Indian experience," Eurasian Economic Review, Springer;Eurasia Business and Economics Society, vol. 15(3), pages 775-812, September.
    3. Vandita Dar & Madhvi Sethi & Saina Baby, 2023. "Direct Cash Transfers in Emerging Economies: The Case of India," Business Perspectives and Research, , vol. 11(2), pages 287-308, May.
    4. Biswajit Mandal & Bhaskar Bhattacharyya & Saswati Chaudhuri, 2024. "Parental bargaining and child health: a theoretical note," SN Business & Economics, Springer, vol. 4(4), pages 1-17, April.
    5. Ravi Durga Prasad & Somya Arora & Pradeep S. Salve & Srinivas Goli & K. S. James & Saseendran Pallikadavath & Udaya S. Mishra & Irudaya S. Rajan, 2022. "Why there is underutilization of four and more antenatal care services despite the colossal rise in institutional deliveries in Bihar, India," Journal of Social and Economic Development, Springer;Institute for Social and Economic Change, vol. 24(2), pages 355-378, December.
    6. Anita Makins & Jochen Ehmer & Alexandra Piprek & Francisco Mbofana & Amanda Ross & Michael André Hobbins, 2019. "Demand-side financing in the form of baby packages in Northern Mozambique: Results from an observational study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 14(5), pages 1-12, May.
    7. Jayanta Kumar Bora & Rajesh Raushan & Wolfgang Lutz, 2019. "The persistent influence of caste on under-five mortality: Factors that explain the caste-based gap in high focus Indian states," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 14(8), pages 1-20, August.
    8. Tulasi Malini Maharatha & Sumirtha Gandhi & Umakant Dash, 2021. "Has the Demand and Supply-side Components of Janani Suraksha Yojana Augmented the Uptake of Maternal Health Care Services among Poor Women in India ? : An Application of Hybrid Matching Technique," BASE University Working Papers 08/2021, BASE University, Bengaluru, India.
    9. Rajesh Kamath & Helmut Brand & Nisha Nayak & Vani Lakshmi & Reena Verma & Prajwal Salins, 2023. "District-Level Patterns of Health Insurance Coverage and Out-of-Pocket Expenditure on Caesarean Section Deliveries in Public Health Facilities in India," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(5), pages 1-17, March.
    10. Lama Bou-Karroum & Domenico G Iaia & Fadi El-Jardali & Clara Abou Samra & Sabine Salameh & Zeina Sleem & Reem Masri & Aya Harb & Nour Hemadi & Nadeen Hilal & Layal Hneiny & Sahar Nassour & Mehr Gul Sh, 2024. "Financing for equity for women’s, children’s and adolescents’ health in low- and middle-income countries: A scoping review," PLOS Global Public Health, Public Library of Science, vol. 4(9), pages 1-49, September.

  6. Sanjay Basu & Sukumar Vellakkal & Sutapa Agrawal & David Stuckler & Barry Popkin & Shah Ebrahim, 2014. "Averting Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes in India through Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Taxation: An Economic-Epidemiologic Modeling Study," PLOS Medicine, Public Library of Science, vol. 11(1), pages 1-13, January.

    Cited by:

    1. Lee, Yunkyung & Giannakas, Konstantinos, 2021. "Market and Welfare Effects on the U.S. Nationwide Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Tax," 2021 Conference, August 17-31, 2021, Virtual 315203, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
    2. Kao, Kai-Erh & Jones, Amanda C. & Ohinmaa, Arto & Paulden, Mike, 2020. "The health and financial impacts of a sugary drink tax across different income groups in Canada," Economics & Human Biology, Elsevier, vol. 38(C).
    3. Andalón, Mabel & Gibson, John, 2018. "The ‘soda tax’ is unlikely to make Mexicans lighter or healthier: New evidence on biases in elasticities of demand for soda," MPRA Paper 86370, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    4. Libby Hattersley & Alan Fuchs & Alberto Gonima & Lynn Silver & Kate Mandeville, 2020. "Business, Employment, and Productivity Impacts of Sugar-Sweetened Beverages Taxes," World Bank Publications - Reports 34082, The World Bank Group.
    5. Dean T. Jamison & Hellen Gelband & Susan Horton & Prabhat Jha & Ramanan Laxminarayan & Charles N. Mock & Rachel Nugent, 2017. "Disease Control Priorities, Third Edition," World Bank Publications - Books, The World Bank Group, number 28877, April.
    6. Cliona Ni Mhurchu & Helen Eyles & Murat Genc & Peter Scarborough & Mike Rayner & Anja Mizdrak & Kelechi Nnoaham & Tony Blakely, 2015. "Effects of Health-Related Food Taxes and Subsidies on Mortality from Diet-Related Disease in New Zealand: An Econometric-Epidemiologic Modelling Study," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 10(7), pages 1-17, July.
    7. Thiboonboon, Kittiphong & Lourenco, Richard De Abreu & Cronin, Paula & Khoo, Terence & Goodall, Stephen, 2024. "Economic Evaluations of Obesity-Targeted Sugar-Sweetened Beverage (SSB) Taxes–A Review to Identify Methodological Issues," Health Policy, Elsevier, vol. 144(C).
    8. Sharon S Nakhimovsky & Andrea B Feigl & Carlos Avila & Gael O’Sullivan & Elizabeth Macgregor-Skinner & Mark Spranca, 2016. "Taxes on Sugar-Sweetened Beverages to Reduce Overweight and Obesity in Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 11(9), pages 1-22, September.
    9. Tony Blakely & Nhung Nghiem & Murat Genc & Anja Mizdrak & Linda Cobiac & Cliona Ni Mhurchu & Boyd Swinburn & Peter Scarborough & Christine Cleghorn, 2020. "Modelling the health impact of food taxes and subsidies with price elasticities: The case for additional scaling of food consumption using the total food expenditure elasticity," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(3), pages 1-17, March.
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  7. Arnab Acharya & Sukumar Vellakkal & Fiona Taylor & Edoardo Masset & Ambika Satija & Margaret Burke & Shah Ebrahim, 2013. "The Impact of Health Insurance Schemes for the Informal Sector in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Systematic Review," The World Bank Research Observer, World Bank, vol. 28(2), pages 236-266, August.
    See citations under working paper version above.
  8. Sukumar Vellakkal, 2013. "Determinants of Enrolment in Voluntary Health Insurance: Evidences from a Mixed Method Study, Kerala, India," International Journal of Financial Research, International Journal of Financial Research, Sciedu Press, vol. 4(2), pages 99-107, April.

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  9. Sukumar Vellakkal & S V Subramanian & Christopher Millett & Sanjay Basu & David Stuckler & Shah Ebrahim, 2013. "Socioeconomic Inequalities in Non-Communicable Diseases Prevalence in India: Disparities between Self-Reported Diagnoses and Standardized Measures," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 8(7), pages 1-12, July.

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  1. NEP-HEA: Health Economics (2) 2010-07-31 2013-01-26
  2. NEP-IAS: Insurance Economics (2) 2010-07-31 2013-01-26
  3. NEP-AGR: Agricultural Economics (1) 2018-04-09
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