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Female Agency and its Implications on Mental and Physical Health: Evidence from the city of Dhaka
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. Usin…
Solving it correctly Prevalence and Persistence of Gender Gap in Basic Mathematics in rural India
Upasak Das, Karan Singhal
Mathematical ability is among the most important determinants of prospering in the labour market. Using multiple representative datasets with learning outcomes of over 2 million ch…
Adding fuel to human capital: Exploring the educational effects of cooking fuel choice from rural India
Shreya Biswas, Upasak Das
The study examines the effect of cooking fuel choice on educational outcomes of adolescent children in rural India. Using multiple large-scale nationally representative datasets, w…
Whats the worth of a promise? Evaluating the indirect effects of a program to reduce early marriage in India
Shreya Biswas, Upasak Das
One important dimension of Conditional Cash Transfer Programs apart from conditionality is the provision of continuous frequency of payouts. On the contrary, the Apni Beti Apna Dha…
Examining norms and social expectations surrounding exclusive breastfeeding: Evidence from Mali
Cristina Bicchieri, Upasak Das, Samuel Gant +1
Why do people engage in certain behavior. What are the effects of social expectations and perceptions of community behavior and beliefs on own behavior. Given that proper infant fe…
Presence of Women in Economics Academia: Evidence from India
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 confe…