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Research Activity

Research Activity 2022- 23 

Major International Research Collaborations

  • Allen P Ugargol: Exploring a research collaboration with Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health in April-May 2023

Key Research Activities/ Projects

  • Arnab Mukherji and Allen Ugargol: The Management’s Decision Dilemma over Expan-sion and Sustainability Plans for the eLAJ Smart Clinics
  • Vidya Jeevan, Dwajani S and Allen P Ugargol: Exploring the drivers of vaccine hesi-tancy for COVID-19 vaccination and factors influencing the same among groups priori-tized for COVID-19 vaccination in Bangalore district (Co-Investigator)
  • Allen P Ugargol: Collaboration with Access Health International, India to deliberate to-wards the formalization and standardization of education in Health Informatics to create a cadre of well-qualified and trained health informatics professionals in India.
  • Arnab Mukherji: Vulnerability Index for Tamil Nadu
  • Arnab Mukherji: UHC Index: A district level measure of health systems
  • Soham Sahoo, Ritwik Banerjee and Satarupa Mitra: Demographic and behavioural representativeness of online labor markets- understanding development through alternate data sources.

Research Activity 2021-2022

Major International Research Collaborations

  • Prof. Soham Sahoo, ESRC funded project with University of Warwick. 

  • Prof. Arnab Mukherji is working on the project Evaluating the role of health insurance for reducing social inequalities in health in India

  • Prof. Arnab Mukherji is working on the project What drive poor care for child Diarrhoea? A Standardized Patient Experiment

  • Prof. Arnab Mukherji is working on the project Micro and macroeconomics of child health and nutrition for child development and budget in Karnataka

  • Prof. Arnab Mukherji is working on the project Survey of Health Trends (SEHAT) in India

Key Activities of CPP Faculty

  • Prof. Hema Swaminathan is working on the project Social Identities and the Labour Market, Co-Principal Investigator Initiative for What Works to Advance Gender Equality (333,365 USD), 2019-2022. Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, Seed Grant

  • Prof. Ritwik Banerjee is working on the project Humboldt Fellowship for Experienced Researcher, for a visit to Universities of Gottingen and Dusseldorf

  • Dr. Allen P Ugargol is working on the project Exploring the drivers of vaccine hesitancy for COVID-19 vaccination and factors influencing the same among groups prioritized for COVID-19 vaccination in Bangalore district (Co-Investigator)

  • Prof. Arpit shah is working on the project Linking the Racialization of a Metropolitan City in India (Delhi) with Environmental Injustice Using High Resolution Paired Data” (with international collaborators)

Research Activity 2020-2021

Major International Research Collaborations

  • Prof. Soham Sahoo, ESRC funded project with University of Warwick. 

  • Prof. Ritwik Banerjee, Identity Poverty: The effects of Majoritarian Politics on Cognitive functions and Social Identity choices," with Joseph Gomes, Amma Pannin and Emma Lindam, 2021

Key Activities of CPP Faculty

  • Prof. Soham Sahoo is working on the project “Educated Political Leaders and Development Outcomes in India” 

  • Prof. Soham Sahoo, is working on the project “The effect of local crime on child marriage, school dropout and employment outcomes: A gender perspective from India” Soham Sahoo

  • Prof. Soham Sahoo, is working on the project “Assessment of Impact of a School Quality Improvement Pilot in 1000 Representative Government Schools in UP” Soham Sahoo

  • Prof. Arnab Mukherji is working on the project, “Consultancy and Paper writing to support Fiscal Policy Institute (Bangalore)’s work on Child Budget in Karnataka, funded by UNICEF: Arnab Mukherji

  • Prof. Hema Swaminathan is working on the project, “Social Identities and the Labour Market: What Can Household Surveys Reveal?: Hema Swaminathan

  • Prof. Hema Swaminathan is working on the project “Social Identities and the Labour Market”, Co-Principal Investigator (in collaboration with Azim Premji University), funded by IIM Bangalore and Initiative for What Works to Advance Gender Equality (IWWAGE).

  • Prof. Rajalaxmi Kamath is working on the project Identifying the Structure(s), Agency and Mobility within Indian IT Organizations: IIMB Faculty Seed Research Fund: Rajalaxmi Kamath

  • Prof. G Ramesh is working on the project Framework for Governance and Management of Temples, report submitted to Government of Tamil Nadu: Policy Study, Self funded

 

Research Activity 2019-2020

Major International Research Collaborations

  • Prof. Arnab Mukherji, Faculty Affiliate, WORLD Policy Analysis Center based at University of California Los Angeles, USA.

  • Prof. Hema Swaminathan, Faculty Affiliate, WORLD Policy Analysis Center based at University of California Los Angeles, USA

  • Prof. Soham Sahoo working on the project The Effect of Local Crime on Child Marriage, School Dropout, and Employment Outcomes: A Gender Perspective from India funded by Global Challenges Research Fund, Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) UK

  • Prof. Shabana Mitra & Prof. Sujata Visaria, HKUST are working on the project How are Votes Bought? An Empirical Examination of Transactional Politics in a Developing Economy funded by Research Grant Council, Hong Kong

  • Prof. Shabana Mitra & Prof. Kalle Moene (and others) are jointly working on the project Challenging Inequalities: An Indo-European perspective: funded by ICSSR-EQUIP.

  • Prof. Rajalaxmi Kamath working on the project “University Grants Commission, India and UK-India Education Research Initiative” with University of Essex funded by UGC-UKEIRI

Key Activities of CPP Faculty

  • Prof Hema Swaminathan, A. Nandi, McGill University and others working on the project “Policy-relevant observational studies for population health equity and responsible development” funded by Canadian Institute for Health Research.

  • Prof. Hema Swaminathan is working on the project “Social Identities and the Labour Market, Co-Principal Investigator (in collaboration with Azim Premji University) Funded by IIM Bangalore and Initiative for What Works to Advance Gender Equality (IWWAGE).

  • Prof. G Ramesh and Prof. Ankur Jain are working on the project “Job Satisfaction among Bank Officers of Syndicate Bank” funded by Syndicate Bank.    

  • Prof. G Ramesh working on the project “National Payment Corporation India (NPCI): Chartering a National Payment Freeway”. Sponsored by NPCI. 

  • Prof. Arnab Mukherji, A. Nandi, McGill University and others are working on the Project “Policy-relevant observational studies for population health equity and responsible development” funded by Canadian Institute of Health Research

  • Prof. Arnab Mukherji, Anirban Mitra, University of Kent, working on the Project “Political Dynasties and Vote-buying: A Study of the Synergies” funded by British Academy

  • Prof. Shabana Mitra is working on the project “Vulnerability Analysis for Karnataka” funded by UNICEF India

  • Prof. Shabana Mitra is working on the project “Vulnerability Analysis for Andhra Pradesh, Telangana.” Funded by UNICEF India