Research Interests
Health policies in low-income countries, program evaluation, health economics
Key Publications
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1. Acharya Y, Kim J. Targeting Using Differential Incentives: Evidence from a Field Experiment. Economic Development and Cultural Change 2022, 17(2):763-790.
2. Yang D, Acharya Y, Liu X. Social Health Insurance Consolidation and Urban-Rural Inequality in Utilization and Financial Risk Protection in China. Social Science & Medicine 2022, 308:1-11.
3. Acharya Y, Yang D. The Effect of Disability on Educational, Labor Market, and Marital Outcomes in a Low-Income Context. Social Science and Medicine-Population Health 2022. 19:101155.
4. Naz S, Acharya Y. The Effect of Reframing the Goals of Family Planning Programs from Limiting Fertility to Birth Spacing: Evidence from Pakistan. Studies in Family Planning 2021, 52(2):125-142.
5. Acharya Y, Luke N, Naz S, Sharma D. Exposure to Conflict-related Violence and Nutritional Status of Children in Iraq. Social Science and Medicine-Population Health 2020, 11:100585.
6. Acharya Y. The Impact of Vitamin A Supplementation in Childhood on Adult Outcomes: An Exploration of Mechanisms, Timing of Exposure, and Heterogeneous Effects. Social Science & Medicine 2018 March; 201: 95-102.
7. Acharya Y. Effects of a Community-Based Neonatal Care Package Program. Health Policy and Planning 2018 May, 33(4): 592-601.
8. Hirth RA, Acharya Y, Levy HG, Langa KM. Does Home Equity Affect Decisions on Long-term Care Insurance Purchases? Evidence from the United States. Research on Aging 2019, 41(6): 602-628.
9. Kullgren JT, Krupka E, Schachter A, Linden A, Miller J, Acharya Y, Alford J, Duffy R, Adler-Milstein J. Precommitting to Choose Wisely about Low-Value Services: A Stepped Wedge Cluster Randomized Trial. BMJ Quality & Safety 2018, 0: 1-10.
10. Acharya Y, Norton EC, Lumeng JC. The Effect of Financial Compensation on Willingness to Supply a Child’s Blood Sample: A Randomized Controlled Trial. Evaluation & the Health Professions 2017, 40 (3): 359-371.
Manuscripts Under Review/Revision
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1. Nepal P, Acharya Y. Non-Prescribed Antibiotics Dispensing by Community Pharmacies: A Standardized Patient Trial in Nepal.
2. Nepal P, Acharya Y, Shakya H, Subedee A. Community Education and Surveillance of Antibiotics use among Children: Experimental Evidence from Nepal.
3. Lee YJ, Acharya Y, Lamichhane K. The Effect of Disability on Educational and Labor Market Outcomes and Life Satisfaction in Tanzania.
4. Yang D, Acharya Y. The Effect of Housing Demolition on Health and Confidence in the Future: Evidence from China.
5. James N, Acharya Y. Old-Age Non-Contributory Pension Program and Depression in Rural Mexico.
Studies in Progress
2025-2026 Community Interventions to Tackle Antimicrobial Resistance in Ghana (CITAR-Ghana)
Collaborator: University of Ghana
Funding: Merck (PI: Acharya)
Status: Under contract negotiation
2023-2025 Testing Approaches to Promote Breast Cancer Screening in Rural Ghana
Funding: NIH/NCI R21 CA280183-01 (PI: Acharya)
Status: Data collection in progress
2024-2025 Optimizing Antibiotics Prescription: A Stepped-Wedge Randomized Trial
Funding: Merck (PI: Acharya)
Status: Data collection in progress