Research

PUBLICATIONS

1. Do fossil fuel subsidies crowd out health expenditure? A country-level longitudinal analysis (2026); (With Judite Goncalves, Thomas Hone, Eduardo Costa, Paula Pereda, Anthony A. Laverty  and Christopher Millett). 

Health Economics 

2. The Health Benefits of Clean Water, Sanitation and Hygiene: Role of Public Expenditure (2026); (With Indrani Gupta).

The Indian Economic Journal

3. Granular evaluation of public primary healthcare accessibility in rural India (2026); (With Archana Dang, Vastav Ratra, and Indrani Gupta).

Journal of Health Organization and Management

4. The association of asthma and air pollution: Evidence from India (2023); (With Indrani Gupta and Arjun Roy).

Economics and Human Biology

5. Cost-effectiveness of Antiretroviral Therapy: A Systematic Review (2020); (With Indrani Gupta).

Indian Journal of Public Health 

WORKING PAPERS

1. Weighed Down by Pollution: Air Quality and Obesity in India

https://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.5248544

2.   Effect of Air Pollution on Cognitive Performance in India (With Indrani Gupta and Sagnik Dey). 

Status - Under Review, Economics and Human Biology

3. Institutional Distance and Cross-Border Knowledge Production: Evidence from Green and Non-Green Patent Collaboration (With Arya T. S.)

WORK IN PROGRESS

1. Green Innovations (With Arya T. S.)

2. Climate change and the role of health insurance.

RESEARCH PROJECTS

1. Examining the feasibility and implementation of Universal Health Coverage in India, South Africa, Brazil and Indonesia. National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR), sponsored by the government of the United Kingdom. 

2. Fossil fuels subsidies, domestic fiscal space for health, and population health outcomes. National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR)-Imperial College London. 

3. Cost-Effectiveness of Antiretroviral Therapy}. National AIDS Control Organisation (NACO) Project, under Prof. Indrani Gupta (Institute of Economic Growth).