Utkarsh Kumar

Columbia University
Utkarsh Kumar

Utkarsh is a Ph.D. Economics graduate from Columbia University. His research focuses on development issues in low-income countries with a special focus on gender, health, and industrial organisation. At the intersection of gender and health, he has worked on maternal healthcare, hospital service quality, indoor air pollution, and fertility. Utkarsh has previously worked with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on topics including digitalisation, financial inclusion, gender, and industrial policy. He was a research associate at the Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi before his Ph.D.

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क्या सार्वजनिक सेवाओं में सब्सिडी से बाज़ार अनुशासित होते हैं या मांग का स्वरूप खराब हो जाता है?

पूर्व में हुए शोधों ने भारत के प्रमुख सुरक्षित मातृत्व कार्यक्रम की विफलता को दर्ज किया है- यह कार्यक्रम प्रसवकालीन मृत्यु दर को कम करने में विफल रहा है जबकि सार्वजनिक स्वास्थ्य सुविधाओं में प्रसव कराने वाली माताओं की हिस्सेदारी में पर्याप्त वृद्धि हुई है। यह नीति-निर्माताओं के सामने एक उलझी हुई पहेली की तरह खड़ा है। मातृ-स्वास्थ्य सेवा बाज़ार के विभिन्न क्षेत्रों में कार्यक्रम के प्रति प्रतिक्रियाओं की जाँच करते हुए इस लेख में, सार्वजनिक और निजी स्वास्थ्य सेवा प्रदाताओं के बीच की अंतर्क्रियाओं में स्पष्टीकरण का पता लगाने प्रयत्न किया गया है।

24 September 2024
Human Development
Human Development

Does subsidising publicly provided services discipline markets or distort demand?

Prior research has documented the failure of India’s flagship safe motherhood programme in reducing perinatal mortality, despite substantially increasing the share of mothers delivering at public healthcare facilities – presenting a conundrum for policymakers. Examining responses to the programme across various segments of the maternal healthcare market, this article locates the explanation in the interactions between public and private healthcare providers.

16 August 2024
Human Development
Human Development
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