Manoj Mohanan, Assistant Professor of Public Policy, Global Health and Economics  

Office Location: 128 Rubenstein Hall
Office Phone: (919) 613-6127
Duke Box: 90519
Email Address: manoj.mohanan@duke.edu
Web Page:http://www.cohesiveindia.org

Areas of Expertise

    Education:
    PhD, Harvard University; Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, 2009
    SM, Harvard School of Public Health, 2004
    MPH, Harvard School of Public Health, 2000
    MBBS, Grant Medical College (University of Mumbai, India), 1997

    Research Categories: Health Economics, Development Economics, Applied Micro, Health Policy

    Current projects: Evaluation of Vouchers and Conditional Cash Transfers , Randomized Expt to study impact of financial and non financial incentives to healthcare providers, Experimental evaluation of telemedicine, Technology adoption / Effectiveness of Embrace baby warmer, Evaluation of state health insurance program in Karnataka (India), Impact of Pay for Performance in Rwanda

    Research Description: Manoj Mohanan's current research projects include development of innovative methods to measure quality of care in primary care, impact evaluation of large public sector subsidy programs, experimental evaluation of provider incentives, evaluation of social franchising models, and estimating the effect of quality information on provider choice.

    Typical Courses Taught:

    • Glhlth 340, Health sys in dvlpng countries Synopsis
    • Econ 356, Health economics: supply Synopsis

    Recent Publications   (More Publications)

    1. Das, Holla, Das, Mohanan, Tabak, Chan. "The Quality of Medical Care in Clinics: Evidence from a Standardized Patient Study in a Low-Income Setting."   (Submitted, 2011).
    2. V. Das, M. Mohanan, et al. Standardized Patients and the Measurement of Healthcare Quality.  2011.
    3. M. Mohanan. "Causal Effects of Health Shocks on Consumption and Debt: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Bus Accident Injuries." Forthcoming in Review of Economics and Statistics  (Accepted, 2011).  [abs]
    4. M. Mohanan and J. Maselko. "Quasi-experimental Evidence on Causal Effects of Physical Health Shocks on Mental Health." International Journal of Epidemiology  (Accepted, 2009). [dyp331v1]
    5. J. Maselko, M. Mohanan and I. Kawachi. "Responding to Adversity? Quasi-experimental Evidence of Dynamic Social Capital and its Relation to Mental Health."   (Submitted, 2009).

    Curriculum Vitae

    Highlight:
    Mohanan is also one of the founding members of the Collaboration for Health Systems Improvement and Impact Evaluation in India (COHESIVE-India). To learn more about ongoing research projects visit COHESIVE-India on the web at: COHESIVE-India

    Manoj Mohanan