Research
PEER REVIEWED PUBLICATION
22. Eating out and eating right: Understanding the relationship between food consumption decision and education using comprehensive consumer level data. (2022). Applied Economics. Co-authored with HaiYue Zhao
21. Socioeconomic disparities and COVID-19: the causal connections. Nature Scientific Reports. (2022). Co-authored with Ayan Paul, Vishak Srikanth and Inga Strumke.
20. Unhealthy eating and health awareness: evidence from restaurant visitors using consumers’ cell phone geo-location data. (2022). Applied Economics Letters. Co-authored with HaiYue Zhao
19.A county-level study of the effects of state-mandated COVID-19 lockdowns on urban and rural restaurant visits using consumers’ cell phone geo-location data. (2021). Journal of Public Health. Co-authored with Arnab Nayak and HaiYue Zhao
18.A neurobehavioral study on the efficacy of price interventions in promoting healthy food choices among low socioeconomic families. (2020). Nature Scientific Reports. Co-authored with Veena Chattaraman, Hao Zou and Gopikrishna Deshpande. Funded by AU IGP Grant.
17.U.S. county level analysis to determine If social distancing slowed the spread of COVID-19. (2020). Pan American Journal of Public Health . Co-authored with Arnab Nayak.
Media coverage: https://www.wltz.com/2020/08/28/auburn-university-professor-releases-study-on-social-distancing/
16.Believe it or Not: Licensing Makes R&D Cartels Profitable. (2019). B.E. Journal of Economics Analysis and Policy. Co-authored with Aditi Sengupta.
15. Believe it or Not: Health Education Works.(2018). Obesity Research & Clinical Practice. Co-authored with Arnab Nayak. Funded by AU Outreach Grant.
14. Multinational Investment and Product Sophistication.(2017). Economics Letters. Co-authored with Arnab Nayak.
13. Is it the Wage Premium that Targets Worker Turnovers? (2017). Applied Economics Letters. Co-authored with Arnab Nayak. [Working paper]
12.The Impact of R&D Cooperations and Mergers in Pharmaceuticals on Research Activities and Drugs Offered on the Market. (2017) Southern Economic Journal. 84(1), 202-228. Co-authored with Ralph Siebert. Web Appendix . [Working paper]
11. Dynamic Impact of Uncertainty on R&D Cooperation Formation and Research Performance: Evidence from the Bio-pharmaceutical Industry. (2017). Research Policy. 46(7), 1255-1271. Co-authored with Ralph Siebert. Volume 46, Issue 7. [Working paper]
10.Rural-Urban Differences in Durations of Patient-Physician Visit Time.(2017). Economics Bulletin. Co-authored with Arnab Nayak.
9. The Relationship of National Effective Governance, Leadership Diversity, Female Education attainment with Healthcare Outcomes.(2017). Theoretical Economics Letters, (5), 1223-1232. Co-authored with Bobrowski, Paula and Friedman, Barry.
8. Competition Strategy and Geographical Proximity of Contract Research Organizations. (2017). Theoretical Economics Letters. 7(5), 1413-1422. Co-authored with Arnab Nayak.
7. Why Trash don't Pass? Pharmaceutical Licensing and Safety Performance of Drugs. (2016). The European Journal of Health Economics. Co-authored with Arnab Nayak.
6.Association of Authorized Generic Marketing with Prescription Drug Spending on Antidepressants from 2000 to 2011. (2016). Journal of the American Pharmacists Association. Co-authored with Ning Cheng, Jingjing Qian, and Richard A. Hansen.
5. Comparing Domestic and Cross-Border Mergers and Acquisitions in the Pharmaceutical Industry. (2015). Atlantic Economic Journal.Co-authored with Arnab Nayak
4. Pharmaceutical Regulation and Innovative Performance: a Decision-Theoretic Model. (2014). Managerial and Decision Economics.Co-authored with Stephen Martin.
3. Effects of Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights on the R&D Expenditure of Indian Pharmaceutical Industry. (2014). Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, An official journal of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society. Co-authored with Arnab Nayak.
2. Effect of Research and Development Outsourcing on New Drug Approvals in the Pharmaceutical Industry. (2012). Journal of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research. Co-authored with Arnab Nayak
1. Aspects of Research and Development Contract Terms in the Bio/Pharmaceutical Sector. (2012). The Economics of Medical Technology, Advances in Health Economics and Health Services Research.
WORKING PAPERS:
Arthritis, Health Care Access, and Health Disparity in the Largest U.S. Cities ( Sanket Kanekar and Tannista Banerjee)
The impact of energy poverty on health risks: An empirical study from United States (Shan He)
(Tannista Banerjee and Ruchika Rungta)
PAPERS IN PROGRESS
1.Causes and Effects of Cardiovascular Diseases on Medical Claim Costs with Dr. Bhattacharya, A. and Dr. Pandalai, S. (CDC/NIOSH/EID)
2. Effect of Market Demand on Pharmaceutical R&D in Different Therapeutic Markets, Co-authored with Arnab Nayak
3. Effects of Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program on Hospital Efficiency in Different States”
GRANTS RECEIVED
Tannista Banerjee (2015-2017), Competitive AU IGP Grant, $50,895 (PI), "Efficacy of Food Taxes and Subsidies in Mitigating Childhood Obesity in Rural Alabama" (Co-I Veena Chattaraman and Gopikrishna Deshpande).
Tannista Banerjee (2014-2015), AU Competitive Outreach Scholarship Grant, Auburn University, “Effect of Discount Coupons and Healthy Food Awareness Education on Healthy Food Purchase and Obesity", $59,646 ($25,160 from external constituencies, $20,518 from COSG, $13,968 from CLA and Department of Economics matching funds), (PI) Press Coverage .
https://sites.google.com/site/tannistawebpage/home/outreach-research-1
Tannista Banerjee (2014), Royal Economic Society, "Effects of Hospital Re-admissions Reduction Program on Hospital Efficiency in Different States" $500, (PI).
Research on obesity and community health
Effect of Discount Coupons and Healthy Food Awareness Education on Healthy Food Purchase and Obesity.
Paper:
Believe it or Not: Health Education Works.(2018). ***Obesity Research & Clinical Practice. Co-authored with Arnab Nayak. Funded by AU Outreach Grant.
Efficacy of Food Taxes and Subsidies in Mitigating Childhood Obesity in Rural Alabama (joint with Veena Chattaraman and Gopikrishna Deshpande). Funded by AU IGP Grant.
Paper:
A neurobehavioral study on the efficacy of price interventions in promoting healthy food choices among low socioeconomic families. (2020). Nature Scientific Reports. Co-authored with Veena Chattaraman, Hao Zou and Gopikrishna Deshpande.
Effects of affordable care act
Effects of Hospital Re-admissions Reduction Program on Hospital Efficiency in Different States (Funded by Royal Economic Society).