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Sisir Debnath is Assistant Professor of Economics and Public Policy at the ISB. He received his Ph D, from the University of Virginia in USA. His primary research interests are in the areas of Development Economics and Empirical Microeconomics. His paper The Impact of Household Structure on Female Autonomy in Developing Countries has been accepted to be published in Journal of Development Studies. His other paper Intergenerational Consequences of Early Age Marriages of Human Capital has already appeared in Journal of Development Studies. The Professor regularly makes presentations on Developmental Economics related topics at academic conferences in India as well abroad. He is recipient of many prestigious grants.
Posts by Sisir Debnath
चुनावी धोखाधड़ी, लोकतंत्र, और विकास पर इलेक्ट्रॉनिक वोटिंग मशीनों का प्रभाव
चुनावी गड़बडि़यों पर नियंत्रण रखने के प्रयास में भारतीय चुनाव आयोग द्वारा 1990 के दशक में इलेक्ट्रॉनिक वोटिंग मशीनों का राष्ट्रीय स्तर पर उपयोग शुरू किया गया था। इस लेख में राज्यों की विधान सभाओं के 1...
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Sisir Debnath
25 अप्रैल, 2019
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Designing India’s national healthcare protection: Challenges and opportunities
The burden of non-communicable diseases, requiring costly hospital-based treatment, is increasing in India, and only 15% of the population has health insurance coverage. The Modi government recently i...
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Sisir Debnath
Tarun Jain
Dibya Mishra
Revathy Suryanarayana
27 August, 2018
- Perspectives
Impact of Electronic Voting Machines on electoral frauds, democracy, and development
In an attempt to curb electoral malpractices, Electronic Voting Machines were introduced on a national scale by the Election Commission of India in the 1990s. Using data from state assembly elections ...
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Sisir Debnath
19 May, 2016
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Improving maternal and child health through conditional cash transfers
Cash transfers to the poor, conditional on use of particular public services, are a popular tool to increase healthcare utilisation. This column evaluates the impact of one such scheme – Janani Sura...
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Sisir Debnath
21 March, 2016
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