Bijetri Bose

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About Me

I am a Senior Research Analyst at the WORLD Policy Analysis Center in UCLA and a Visting Scientist on the Indian Health Systems Project in the Harvard Chan School of Public Health.

I have over a decade of experience in applied microeconomics, advanced econometric methods, and a deep commitment to identifying effective solutions to health and social problems across countries worldwide. My primary research interest is in evaluating the causal impacts of large-scale unexpected events, such as legislative changes, recessions, or pandemics, on the well-being of children and women. I also work in the domain of economics of health care systems with a particular emphasis on healthcare provision by pharmacies.

I have a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Washington (2015). I received a MA in economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and a BA in economics from Jadavpur University, Kolkata. I was previously a visiting assistant professor at Oberlin College, Ohio (2015-16) and a Research Associate at the Harvard Chan School of Public Health (2019-2022).

Publications

Evaluation of legislations and programmatic interventions

• Reducing child marriage in sub-Saharan Africa: Evaluating the joint potential of protective marriage and education policies
  R Kidman, A Raub, A Martin, P Bhuwania, Bijetri Bose, J Heymann
  Children and Youth Services Review, September 2024
• Do tuition-free lower secondary education policies matter for antenatal care among women in sub-saharan African countries?
  Bijetri Bose, Amy Raub, Aleta Sprague, Alfredo Martin, Pragya Bhuwania, Rachel Kidman, Jody Heymann
  BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, April 2024
• Impact of laws prohibiting domestic violence on wasting in early childhood
  Pragya Bhuwania, Amy Raub, Aleta Sprague, Alfredo Martin, Bijetri Bose, Rachel Kidman, Arijit Nandi, Jere R Behrman, Jody Heymann
  PlosOne, March 2024
• The intergenerational effect of tuition-free lower-secondary education on children’s nutritional outcomes in Africa
  A Martin, A Sprague, A Raub, Bijetri Bose, P Bhuwania, R Kidman, A Nandi, J Behrman, J Heymann
  Global Public Health, December 2023
• Impacts of the COVID-19 Lockdown on Healthcare Inaccessibility and Unaffordability in Uganda
  Bijetri Bose, Shamma A Alam, Claus C Pörtner
  The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, September 2023
• The great recession and physical activity of young adults
  Shamma Alam, Bijetri Bose
  American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, March 2023
• Stepping into Adulthood during a Recession: Did Job Losses during the Great Recession Impact Health of Young Adults?
  Shamma Alam, Bijetri Bose
  Health Economics, May 2022
• The Great Recession and Physical Activity of Young Adults
  Shamma Alam, Bijetri Bose
  American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, April 2021
• Do Inclusive Education Laws Improve Primary Schooling Among Children with Disability?
  Bijetri Bose, Jody Heymann
  International Journal of Educational Development, September 2020
• Legislative Approaches to Non-Discrimination at Work: A Comparative Analysis Across 13 Groups in 193 Countries
  Jody Heymann, Bijetri Bose, Willeta Waisath, Amy Raub, Michael McCormack
  Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal, July 2020
• Protecting Motherhood from Discrimination in the Workplace: An Analysis of National Legislative Frameworks
  Bijetri Bose, Feliz Quinones, Gonzalo Moreno, Amy Raub, and Jody Heymann
  Journal of Marriage and Family, January 2020
• Did the Great Recession Affect Fertility? Examining the Impact of Job Displacements on Timing of Births in the U.S.
  Shamma Alam, Bijetri Bose
  Southern Economic Journal, November 2019
• Effects of an Economic Strengthening Intervention on Economic Well-being for the Household, Woman, and Child: Findings from Burkina Faso
  Leyla Karimli, Bijetri Bose, Njeri Kagotho
  Journal of Development Studies, November 2019
• Effects of Tuition-free Primary Education on Women's Access to Family Planning and on Health Decision-making: A Cross-national Study
  Bijetri Bose, Jody Heymann
  Social Science and Medicine, October 2019
• Can Working Women and Men Afford to Take Paid Leave: A Comparative Study of the Extent to Which Paid Leave Benefits in the OECD Keep Families Out of Poverty
  Bijetri Bose, Amy Raub, Alison Earle, Jody Heymann
  Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis, July 2019
• Improving health with programmatic, legal, and policy approaches to reducing gender inequality and changing restrictive gender norms
  Jody Heymann, Jessica K Levy, Bijetri Bose, Vanessa Ríos-Salas, Yehualashet Mekonen, Hema Swaminathan, Negar Omidakhsh, Adva Gadoth, Kate Huh, Margaret E Greene, and Gary L Darmstadt
  The Lancet , June 2019
• Provision of public goods using a combination of lottery and a provision point
  Bijetri Bose, Sergey Rabotyagov
  Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, April 2018

Economics of health systems

• Resource shortage in public health facilities and private pharmacy practices in Odisha, India
  Bijetri Bose , Terence Cheng, Anuska Kalita, Annie Haakenstaad, Winnie Yip
  Health Policy and Planning , September 2024
• Patient satisfaction and value based purchasing in hospitals, Odisha, India
  Liana Woskie, Anuska Kalita, Bijetri Bose , Arpita Chakraborty, Kirti Gupta, Winnie Yip
  Bulletin of the World Health Organization , June 2024
• Private pharmacies as healthcare providers in Odisha, India: analysis and implications for universal health coverage
  Anuska Kalita, Bijetri Bose , Liana Woskie, Annie Haakenstad, Jan E Cooper, Winnie Yip
  BMJ Global Health , September 2023
• Catastrophic health expenditure on private sector pharmaceuticals: a cross-sectional analysis from the state of Odisha, India
  Annie Haakenstaad, Anuska Kalita, Bijetri Bose , Jan Cooper, Winnie Yip
  Health Policy and Planning , April 2022
• Comprehensive assessment of health system performance in Odisha, India
  Winnie Yip, Anuska Kalita, Bijetri Bose , Jan Cooper, Annie Haakenstad, William Hsiao, Liana Woskie, Michael R Reich
  Health Systems & Reform , January 2022

Working Papers

• Impact of Comprehensive Anti-Discrimination Laws in the Workplace on the Economic Outcomes of Mothers of Young Children in West Central Africa
  Amy Raub, Aleta Sprague, Pragya Bhuwania, Alfredo Martin, Rachel Kidman, Jody Heymann (submitted)
• Impact of Comprehensive Laws Prohibiting Discrimination of Women at Work on Maternal Caregiving in Africa
  Amy Raub, Aleta Sprague, Pragya Bhuwania, Alfredo Martin, Rachel Kidman, Jody Heymann
• Impact of COVID-19 Lockdowns on Childbirth Delivery Care in India
  Sandipa Banerjee, Shamma Alam, Bijetri Bose
• Trends in Health-worker Strikes in India
  Bijetri Bose, Lizi Maisashvili, Jagori Chaterjee, Shamma Alam
• Age of Sterilization in India and Economic Outcomes of Women
  Liana Woskie, Bijetri Bose
• Facility preparedness for NCD care in India
  Jan Cooper, Caitlin Noonan, Bijetri Bose, Alok Ranjan
• How much do pregnancy bans affect girls’ education? Evidence from 7 African countries
  Bijetri Bose, David K Evans, Manisha Shah (manuscript under preparation)
• Age at Marriage and Risk of HIV Infection: Causal Evidence from India
  Bijetri Bose, Jagori Chatterjee (submitted)
• Effects of Nonprofit Competition on Charitable Donations

Policy Briefs & Reports

• Odisha Health System Assessment Study Report, India Health Systems Project, 2020 (project with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation)
• Paid Leave: A Detailed Look at Approaches Across OECD Countries, 2019 (project with the Pivotal Ventures)
• Achieving Equal Chances: Laws and Perspectives on Progress in India, 2018 (project with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation)

Teaching

Visiting Assistant Professor

• ECON 101: Principles of Economics, Oberlin College. (Fall 2015, Spring 2016)
• ECON 209: Development Economics, Oberlin College. (Spring 2016)
• ECON 400: Seminar in Development Economics, Oberlin College. (Fall 2015)

Instructor

• ECON 482: Econometric Theory & Practice, University of Washington. (Summer 2015)
• CED 6050: Commerce & Economic Development, Northeastern University, Seattle. (Spring 2015)
• BIS 232: Data Visualization, University of Washington, Bothell. (Winter 2015)
• BIS 315: Understanding Statistics, University of Washington, Bothell. (Fall 2014, Spring 2015)
• ECON 300: Intermediate Microeconomics, University of Washington. (Summer 2012, Summer 2013, Fall 2013, Winter 2014, Spring 2014)
• ECON 200: Introduction to Microeconomics, University of Washington. (Autumn 2011, Winter 2012, Spring 2012)
• ECON 200: Introduction to Macroeconomics, Seattle Central Community College. (Autumn 2012)

Teaching Assistant

• GHP 270: Knowledge & Research Design in Global Health (for Prof. M Reich), Harvard Chan School of Public Health. (Autumn 2021)
• PSYCH 315: Statistics in Psychology (for Prof. D Nelson), University of Washington. (Winter 2011)
• ECON 200: Introduction to Microeconomics (for Prof. G Ellis and H Salehi-Esfahani), University of Washington. (Winter 2010, Spring 2010, Autumn 2010)