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Sudeshna Maitra
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Assistant Professor
Office: Vari Hall, 1110
Phone: (416) 736-2100
Email: maitra@yorku.ca
Primary website: https://www.sudeshnamaitra.com/
I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at York University. I hold a PhD in Economics from Princeton University. My research interests are in development economics and health economics. My research often explores the economic processes that could be at work behind observed data.
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Degrees
PhD, Princeton UniversityM.S. (Quantitative Economics), Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata
B.Sc., University of Calcutta
Research Interests
development, health, gender,
the economic processes at work behind observed data
Book Chapters
Publication
Year
Does Parental Education Protect Child Health? Some Evidence from Rural Udaipur
In B. Basu, B.K. Chakrabarti, S.R. Chakravarty, and K. Gangopadhyay (Eds.) Econophysics & Economics of Games, Social Choices and Quantitative Techniques , (Springer, 2010), pp. 213-232
In B. Basu, B.K. Chakrabarti, S.R. Chakravarty, and K. Gangopadhyay (Eds.) Econophysics & Economics of Games, Social Choices and Quantitative Techniques , (Springer, 2010), pp. 213-232
2009
Is Socioeconomic Status Protective of Health? Some Evidence from Rural Udaipur
In K.P. Sujit (Ed.) Poverty, Health and Development , (New Delhi: Commonwealth Publishers, 2009), pp. 69-94
In K.P. Sujit (Ed.) Poverty, Health and Development , (New Delhi: Commonwealth Publishers, 2009), pp. 69-94
2008
Dowry and Bride Price.
Book Chapter in International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, 2nd Edition, Gale Thompson, 2007.
Book Chapter in International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, 2nd Edition, Gale Thompson, 2007.
2007
Journal Articles
Publication
Year
Population Dynamics and Marriage Payments: An Analysis of the Long Run Equilibrium in India.
The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, 18(2), June 2018.
The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, 18(2), June 2018.
2018
Class Matters: Tracking Urban Inequality in Post-Liberalization India using a Durables-based Mixture Model.
Applied Economics Letters, 24(17), 1203-1207, October 2017.
Applied Economics Letters, 24(17), 1203-1207, October 2017.
2017
The Poor Get Poorer: Tracking Relative Poverty in India using a Durables-based Mixture Model.
Journal of Development Economics, 119, 110-120, 2016.
Journal of Development Economics, 119, 110-120, 2016.
2016
Can patient self-management explain the health gradient? Goldman and Smith's "Can patient self-management help explain the SES health gradient?" (2002) revisited.
Social Science and Medicine , 70(6), March 2010, pp. 802-812
Abstract: In their much-cited paper, "Can patient self-management help explain the SES health gradient?", Goldman and Smith (2002) use samples of diabetic and HIV+ patients in the United States to conclude that disease self-management is an important explanation for the much-documented positive gradient in education and health outcomes. In this paper, I revisit their analysis and point to some fundamental difficulties in interpreting their results as conclusive evidence in favor of self-management. I also argue that for individuals for whom self-management might be expected to matter -i.e. populations of patients managing complex conditions - economic factors such as resource availability and insurance access might be a more important mechanism behind the gradient than medical compliance. The impact of self-management, though it might matter, is likely to be small.
[go to paper]
Social Science and Medicine , 70(6), March 2010, pp. 802-812
Abstract: In their much-cited paper, "Can patient self-management help explain the SES health gradient?", Goldman and Smith (2002) use samples of diabetic and HIV+ patients in the United States to conclude that disease self-management is an important explanation for the much-documented positive gradient in education and health outcomes. In this paper, I revisit their analysis and point to some fundamental difficulties in interpreting their results as conclusive evidence in favor of self-management. I also argue that for individuals for whom self-management might be expected to matter -i.e. populations of patients managing complex conditions - economic factors such as resource availability and insurance access might be a more important mechanism behind the gradient than medical compliance. The impact of self-management, though it might matter, is likely to be small.
[go to paper]
2010
Current Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter 2025 | AP/ECON1530 3.0 | M | Introductory Mathematical Economics I | LECT |
| Winter 2025 | AP/ECON1530 3.0 | N | Introductory Mathematical Economics I | LECT |
I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at York University. I hold a PhD in Economics from Princeton University. My research interests are in development economics and health economics. My research often explores the economic processes that could be at work behind observed data.
Degrees
PhD, Princeton UniversityM.S. (Quantitative Economics), Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata
B.Sc., University of Calcutta
Research Interests
development, health, gender,
the economic processes at work behind observed data
All Publications
Book Chapters
Publication
Year
Does Parental Education Protect Child Health? Some Evidence from Rural Udaipur
In B. Basu, B.K. Chakrabarti, S.R. Chakravarty, and K. Gangopadhyay (Eds.) Econophysics & Economics of Games, Social Choices and Quantitative Techniques , (Springer, 2010), pp. 213-232
In B. Basu, B.K. Chakrabarti, S.R. Chakravarty, and K. Gangopadhyay (Eds.) Econophysics & Economics of Games, Social Choices and Quantitative Techniques , (Springer, 2010), pp. 213-232
2009
Is Socioeconomic Status Protective of Health? Some Evidence from Rural Udaipur
In K.P. Sujit (Ed.) Poverty, Health and Development , (New Delhi: Commonwealth Publishers, 2009), pp. 69-94
In K.P. Sujit (Ed.) Poverty, Health and Development , (New Delhi: Commonwealth Publishers, 2009), pp. 69-94
2008
Dowry and Bride Price.
Book Chapter in International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, 2nd Edition, Gale Thompson, 2007.
Book Chapter in International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences, 2nd Edition, Gale Thompson, 2007.
2007
Journal Articles
Publication
Year
Population Dynamics and Marriage Payments: An Analysis of the Long Run Equilibrium in India.
The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, 18(2), June 2018.
The B.E. Journal of Macroeconomics, 18(2), June 2018.
2018
Class Matters: Tracking Urban Inequality in Post-Liberalization India using a Durables-based Mixture Model.
Applied Economics Letters, 24(17), 1203-1207, October 2017.
Applied Economics Letters, 24(17), 1203-1207, October 2017.
2017
The Poor Get Poorer: Tracking Relative Poverty in India using a Durables-based Mixture Model.
Journal of Development Economics, 119, 110-120, 2016.
Journal of Development Economics, 119, 110-120, 2016.
2016
Can patient self-management explain the health gradient? Goldman and Smith's "Can patient self-management help explain the SES health gradient?" (2002) revisited.
Social Science and Medicine , 70(6), March 2010, pp. 802-812
Abstract: In their much-cited paper, "Can patient self-management help explain the SES health gradient?", Goldman and Smith (2002) use samples of diabetic and HIV+ patients in the United States to conclude that disease self-management is an important explanation for the much-documented positive gradient in education and health outcomes. In this paper, I revisit their analysis and point to some fundamental difficulties in interpreting their results as conclusive evidence in favor of self-management. I also argue that for individuals for whom self-management might be expected to matter -i.e. populations of patients managing complex conditions - economic factors such as resource availability and insurance access might be a more important mechanism behind the gradient than medical compliance. The impact of self-management, though it might matter, is likely to be small.
[go to paper]
Social Science and Medicine , 70(6), March 2010, pp. 802-812
Abstract: In their much-cited paper, "Can patient self-management help explain the SES health gradient?", Goldman and Smith (2002) use samples of diabetic and HIV+ patients in the United States to conclude that disease self-management is an important explanation for the much-documented positive gradient in education and health outcomes. In this paper, I revisit their analysis and point to some fundamental difficulties in interpreting their results as conclusive evidence in favor of self-management. I also argue that for individuals for whom self-management might be expected to matter -i.e. populations of patients managing complex conditions - economic factors such as resource availability and insurance access might be a more important mechanism behind the gradient than medical compliance. The impact of self-management, though it might matter, is likely to be small.
[go to paper]
2010
Current Courses
| Term | Course Number | Section | Title | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter 2025 | AP/ECON1530 3.0 | M | Introductory Mathematical Economics I | LECT |
| Winter 2025 | AP/ECON1530 3.0 | N | Introductory Mathematical Economics I | LECT |
