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Santosh Kumar is an Associate Professor of economics at the Department of Economics & International Business, College of Business Administration at Sam Houston State University, Huntsville, Texas. He is an applied micro-economist with research and teaching focus on economic development and global health. His research aims to identify the interlinkages between maternal and child health, human capital, and economic performance. Specifically, his research strives to understand the impacts of fetal and early childhood conditions on human capital accumulation in low-income countries.
Posts by Santosh Kumar
How birth weight affects test scores during mid-childhood years
Besides lack of schooling resources, a possible reason why children grapple with low learning outcomes may be poor health at birth. Analysing data from Andhra Pradesh, this article finds that a 10% i...
- Santosh Kumar Utkarsh Singh
- 18 August, 2020
- Articles
Can double-fortified salt in school mid-day meals help reduce anaemia?
Micronutrient malnutrition is a major risk factor for more than half of the daily under-five deaths in India. It leads to iron-deficiency anaemia, which especially affects pregnant women, and young an...
- Marion Kraemer Santosh Kumar Abhijeet Kumar Sebastian Vollmer
- 27 June, 2018
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Political decentralisation, female leadership, and health in rural Bihar
Political decentralisation and female representation in governance are known to improve social welfare by influencing policy decisions in favour of women and children. Analysing data from rural Bihar,...
- Santosh Kumar Nishith Prakash
- 23 August, 2017
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The less the merrier? Family size and education in India
In the face of financial constraints, children from larger families are expected to have relatively less education and poor health. This column explores the empirical relevance this ‘quantity-qualit...
- Adriana Kugler Santosh Kumar
- 01 April, 2016
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Droughts and child health
Research has pointed towards the importance of foetal health in child development. Assessing the impact of rainfall variability on child health, this column finds that exposure to drought in the womb...
- Santosh Kumar Ramona Molitor Sebastian Vollmer
- 27 January, 2015
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Distance and institutional deliveries in rural India
India has the highest rate of maternal deaths in the world. A major cause is that a significant proportion of women continue to deliver babies at home without the presence of a skilled attendant. This...
- Emily Dansereau Santosh Kumar Christopher Murray
- 19 April, 2013
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Women's Reservations in Bihar and Children's Health Outcomes
This project investigates the impact of political decentralization and gender quota in local governance on different measures of health outcomes and behaviors. The findings of the prioject are consist...
- Santosh Kumar Nishith Prakash
- 01 June, 2012
- IGC Research on India