dr.(med.) Pavitra PAUL, PhD.(health economics)

Biographical sketch

Dr. PAUL Pavitra, PhD. is an economist working in the areas of health, wellbeing and sustainable development. He is affiliated to Yerevan State Medical University as a Visiting Professor in the department of Public Health. His research streams are (1) evaluating public policy, and equity of health policies and healthcare services, (2) choice modelling for healthcare service/s consumption and welfare measures, and (3) measuring health systems’ performance. He is having an advanced level of training (s) in (1) “Circular Economy and the 2030 Agenda” from United Nations System Staff College - Knowledge Centre for Sustainable Development, Bonn 53175, Germany; (2) “Policy Coherence for Sustainable Development” from United Nations System Staff College, Turin, Italy; and (3) in “International Health and Policy Evaluation” from Erasmus University, Rotterdam, The Netherlands. His scientific publications can be accessed in https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Pavitra_Paul .

Pavitra is spearheading the ongoing initiative of “Examining Health Systems’ efficiency” under the auspices of International Health Economics Association [ https://www.healtheconomics.org/page/HSE ]. Dr. PAUL was an “Academy of Finland” scholar [Grant number: 318573; 2018] in 2018 - 2019 for his study, “the welfare effect of choice in a compulsory insurance based health system in the Russian Federation”.

During the period between 2012 and 2018, Pavitra was the course teacher for “Public Health Economics”, “Health Policy” and “Health Systems” in the Master’s program of University of Eastern Finland, Finland. Till 2019, he was uninterruptedly an European Union Erasmus + teacher for “Public Health Economics” course in MPH program of Rīga Stradiņš University, RIga, Latvija, the course that Pavitra has introduced in 2014.

He is having an affiliated researcher status with The Centre de Sciences Humaines, a network of research units of the National Centre for Scientific Research and the French Ministry of European and Foreign Affairs [ http://www.csh-delhi.com/team_member/pavitra-paul/ ].

Dr. PAUL is an Associate Editor of International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care (IJTAHC), and is a member in the scientific review panel (s) of (1) Applied Economics; (2) BMC Health Services Research; (3) International Journal for Equity in Health; (4) International Journal of Health Economics and Management; (5) Medical Decision Making; (6) PLOS One; and (7) Transportmetrica A: Transport Science - https://publons.com/researcher/1419145/pavitra-paul/ .

Pavitra is trained in medicine with his Baccalaureate from North Bengal University, India. He is an alumnus from Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), India; The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), United Kingdom; Erasmus University, The Netherlands; and University of Eastern Finland, Finland.

Une esquisse biographique

Dr. PAUL Pavitra, PhD. est économiste de la santé, travaillant dans les domaines de la santé, du bien-être et du développement durable. Il est affilié à l'Université médicale d'Erevan en tant que professeur invité au département de santé publique.

Ses domaines de recherche sont (1) l’étude des relations entre vulnérabilité socioéconomique et santé, (2) l’évaluation des politiques publiques, de l'équité des politiques de santé et des services de santé, (3) la mesure de la performance des systèmes de santé, et (4) la modélisation des choix de consommation des services de santé et mesures du bien-être. Il a un niveau avancé de formation en «Évaluation internationale de la santé et des politiques» de l'Université Erasmus à Rotterdam aux Pays-Bas, et en «Cohérence des politiques pour le développement durable» de l'École des cadres du système des Nations Unies à Turin,en Italie. Ses publications scientifiques sont accessibles à l’adresse suivante : https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Pavitra_Paul .

Pavitra est à la tête de l'initiative en cours «Examiner l'efficacité des systèmes de santé» sous les auspices de l'International Health Economics Association [ https://www.healtheconomics.org/page/HSE ]. Le Dr PAUL était un boursier de l'Académie de Finlande [Numéro de subvention: 318573; 2018] en 2018 - 2019 pour son recherche, «l'effet de bien-être du choix dans un système de santé basé sur l'assurance obligatoire en Fédération de Russie».

Pavitra était enseignant du cours «Économie de la santé publique» et «Systèmes de santé» dans le programme de maîtrise de l'Université de Finlande orientale en Finlande. Jusqu'en 2019, il a été, sans interruption, l’enseignant Erasmus + de l'Union européenne pour le cours «Économie de la santé publique» du programme de Master Santé Publique (MPH) à l'Université du Rīga Stradiņš, RIga, le cours que Pavitra a introduit en 2014. Il a le statut de chercheur affilié au Centre de Sciences Humaines, Unité de Service et de Recherche du Centre national de la recherche scientifique et du ministère des Affaires européennes et étrangères de France.

Outre son engagement profond au sein de l’Association internationale d’économie de la santé (iHEA), Dr. PAUL est également engagé aux côtés du Collège des économistes de la santé (CES). Dr. Paul est un éditeur associé du Journal internationale de technology de l'évaluation dans les soins de santé (IJTAHC). Il est membre du(des) comité(s) de revue du scientifique de (1) Applied Economics; (2) Journal internationale pour l'équité en santé; et (3) Journal internationale d'économie et de gestion de la santé.

Dr. PAUL est diplômé de médecine de l'université du Bengal du Nord en Inde. Il est un ancien élève du Tata Institut des sciences du sociales (TISS) en Inde, du London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) au Royaume-Uni, de l'université d'Erasmus aux Pays-Bas, de l'université orientale de Finlande, et du Collège du personnel du système des Nations Unies en Italie.

Il est pratiquant et enseignant du "Yoga intégral" de Sri Aurobindo, avec des enseignements (y compris une certification) du Centre Gnostique en Inde [https://gnostic.in/]. Il conduit des séances par intermittence sur le « yoga intégral » pour des groupes et des individus d'Europe et d'Asie centrale. Il est passionné de tennis et de piano.

Dr. PAUL réside à Marseille, en France. Il peut être contacté par courrier électronique à l'adresse pavitra.paul@mail.fr .


List of publications

  • Paul P., Nguemdjo U., Kovtun N. and Ventelou B. (2021): “Does Self-Assessed Health Reflect the True Health State?” Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(21):11153, https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182111153

[This study operationalises a recursive semi - ordered probit model to examine endogeneity problem of perceived health and finds the answer to the question of effect of diagnosed chronic disease, on different levels of perceived health status].

  • Paul P., Arra B., Hakobyan M., Hovhannisyan MG. and Kauhanen J. (2021): ”The determinants of under-5 age children malnutrition and the differences in the distribution of stunting — A study from Armenia”. PLoS ONE, 16(5):e0249776, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0249776

[This study (1) identifies the determinants of malnutrition and distribution of stunting within socioeconomic groups, (2) examines the malnutrition gap between poor and non-poor and (3) estimates the magnitude of inequality in stunting in Armenia].

[This study examines the effect of (1) changes in the distribution of socioeconomic position on out-of-pocket healthcare expenditure distribution and (2) urban-rural segmentation of population in the distribution of out-of-pocket healthcare expenditure].

  • Paul Pavitra, Berlin C., Maessen M. and Valtonen Hannu (2018): "A comparison of regret-based and utility-based discrete choice modelling – an empirical illustration with hospital bed choice". Applied Economics, https://doi.org/10.1080/00036846.2018.1444260

[This empirical study compares two approaches - regret minimization and utility maximization in choice modelling using Swiss hospitalisation data (2005-2012)].

  • Berķe-Berga Anželika, Paul Pavitra and Valtonen Hannu (2017): “Examining Health Inequalities in Latvia – “A Decade of Association between Socioeconomic Position and Perceived Health Status”. BioMed Research International, https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/7541416

[This study identifies the determinants of health inequalities in Latvian population and estimates the changes over time in proportional contribution of different socioeconomic strata related determinants in Latvian health inequalities].

  • Paul Pavitra and Valtonen Hannu (2016): “Health inequality in the Russian Federation: An examination of the changes in concentration and achievement indices from 1994 to 2013”. International Journal for Equity in Health, 15(36),https://doi.org/10.1186/s12939-016-0325-9

[This paper estimates the magnitude of health inequalities ascribed to socioeconomic strata from 1994 to 2013 in the Russian Federation].

  • Paul Pavitra, Hakobyan Mihran and Valtonen Hannu (2016): “The Association between self-perceived health status and satisfaction with healthcare services: Evidence from Armenia”. BMC Health Services Research, 16(67), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-016-1309-6

[This paper examines the relationship between the perceived health status of the population and the satisfaction with healthcare services].

[This paper examines health inequalities and estimates the contributions of demography and socioeconomic strata in the production of perceived health over time].

  • Paul Pavitra (2013): "Productive efficiency analysis of primary healthcare services in Afghanistan: A DEA study". International Journal of Behavioural and Healthcare Research, 4(2),https://doi.org/10.1504/IJBHR.2013.057374

[This study analyses the relative efficiency of primary healthcare services facilities and identifies the factors associated with the efficiency of health facilities in Afghanistan].

  • Paul Pavitra and Valtonen Hannu (2012): “The Association of Health Determinants with Socioeconomic Status and Districts in Afghanistan”. International Journal of Development and Conflict, 2(3),https://doi.org/10.1142/S2010269012500123

[This study examines the distribution of health determinants, identifies the relationship between the structural and material determinants of health, and estimates the effects of the Afghan districts on health determinants in Afghanistan].


Publication [other than English language]

Павитра Пол, Ханну Валтонен, Ковтун Наталья. Социально-экономическое неравенство населе-ния в области здоровья в постсоветской России // Народонаселение. — 2019 –Т. 22. — № 1 — С.61-78. [English translation: Pavitra Paul, Hannu Valtonen, Kovtun Natalia. Socioeconomic inequalities in health in the post-Soviet Russia. Narodonaselenie (Population) - 2019. Vol. 22. No. 1. P. 61-78].

Manuscript(s) under review

  • Paul Pavitra and Chanel Olivier (2021): “Do Differences in Perceived Presence of Luck in Daily Life Influence the Preferences for Redistribution of Environment and Health?”

[This study presents an empirical approach to estimate the influence of perceived luck including variables affecting the direction as well as the variables affecting the intensity of response, and unfolds the linkage between the individual response towards the collective wellbeing and “my side bias” (often implicit) inherent in the values and the identities of the citizens].

  • Paul Pavitra, Gilev Denis and Mateu Guillermo (2020) : “Choice for primary healthcare services and Welfare: an empirical illustration from the Russian Federation”.

[This study explores a potential opportunity for social choice and decision theory to converge for bringing efficiency in health system].

  • Paul Pavitra, Nguemdjo Ulrich, Ngami Armel, Kovtun Natalia and Ventelou Bruno (2020): “Do efficiency and equity march simultaneously? - the cross-dynamics of Health System’s Performance and Universal Health Coverage”.

[This study examines the direction of causality between progress towards Universal Health Coverage and the performance of the national health system].

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