Anustup Kundu

University of Helsinki
Anustup Kundu

Anustup Kundu is a Ph. D. Candidate at the University of Helsinki and a consultant at UNU-WIDER. His research interests lie at the intersection of development economics and behavioural economics. Research topics that he is currently working on include the impact of Covid-19 in India, microinsurance, poverty, inequality, (in)equality of opportunity, and social mobility.

Website: https://sites.google.com/view/anustupkundu/

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भारत में कोविड-19: मामले, मौतें और टीकाकरण

भारत में कोविड-19 की तीसरी बड़ी लहर के रूप में इसके ओमाइक्रोन वेरिएंट का प्रसार हुआ है, जिसमें मामलों की संख्या तो दूसरी लहर से अधिक है, लेकिन इससे बीमारी का खतरा औसतन कम गंभीर रहा है। इस लेख में, कुंडू और गिसेलक्विस्ट देश में ओमाइक्रोन-पूर्व के कोविड-19 के मुख्य पैटर्न और रुझानों को स्पष्ट करने के लिए कई राष्ट्रीय प्रतिनिधि डेटा स्रोतों को संकलित करते हुए विभिन्न क्षेत्रों में इसके अंतर-प्रभावों को दर्शाते हैं, और चर्चा करते हैं कि महामारी प्रतिक्रिया में किस प्रकार से सुधार किया जा सकता है।

29 March 2022
Human Development
Human Development

Covid-19 in India: Cases, deaths, and vaccinations

The Omicron variant resulted in a third major wave of Covid-19 in India, with the number of cases exceeding those in the second wave, albeit causing less severe illness on average. In this post, Kundu and Gisselquist draw on several nationally representative data sources to illuminate key Covid-19 patterns and trends in the country pre-Omicron – capturing the differential impacts across regions, and discuss how the pandemic response can be improved

16 March 2022
Human Development
Human Development

Grandads, dads, and sons: Examining multigenerational mobility in India

While studies have examined the association in socioeconomic status between parent and offspring, there has been relatively little research on multigenerational mobility, especially in the developing country context. Analysing data from the India Human Development Survey, this article shows that there is upward mobility in terms of education but not for occupation – with stark differences across social groups.

05 July 2021
Human Development
Human Development
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