Bijetri Bose
Areas of Interest & Expertise
- Development economics
- Law and policy evaluation
- Health systems
- Caregiving
- Reproductive and child health
Biography
Bijetri has over a decade of experience in applied microeconomics, with a focus on evaluating health and social policies across global contexts. Her research examines the causal impacts of large-scale events, particularly legislative and policy changes, on the wellbeing of women and children. She also conducts research in health economics, with an emphasis on private healthcare provision and the functioning of health systems.
She previously held research positions at the WORLD Policy Analysis Center at UCLA and the Indian Health Systems Project at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. She holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Washington, a MA in Economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University, and a BA in Economics from Jadavpur University. She was also a Visiting Assistant Professor at Oberlin College.
Courses
Understanding India’s Development Realities through Data
Work with real datasets to interpret development trends
Economy and Development: The Indian Experience
Explore India’s economic history and its development trajectory.
Publications
Journal articles
- Kidman, R., Raub, A., Martin, A., Bhuwania, P., Bose, B., & Heymann, J. (2025). The impact of introducing free & compulsory pre-primary education policy on mothers’ labor outcomes. International Journal of Educational Development, 117, 103338. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2025.103338
- Bhuwania, P., Raub, A., Sprague, A., Martin, A., Bose, B., Kidman, R., & Heymann, J. (2025). Domestic violence laws and women’s unmet need for family planning: Quasi-experimental evidence from Africa. Reproductive Health, 22(1), 60. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12978-025 – 02011‑3
- Martin, A., Sprague, A., Raub, A., Bose, B., Bhuwania, P., Kidman, R., & Heymann, J. (2025). The combined effect of free and compulsory lower secondary education on educational attainment in Sub-Saharan Africa. International Journal of Educational Development, 113, 103218. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2025.103218
- Haakenstad, A., Kalita, A., Bose, B., Chakraborty, A., Gupta, K., Tsuei, S., Woskie, L., & Yip, W. (2025). Public patient forwarding to private pharmacies: An analysis of data linking patients, facilities and pharmacies in the state of Odisha, India. BMJ Global Health, 10(2). https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2024 – 017788
- Martin, A., Sprague, A., Raub, A., Bose, B., Bhuwania, P., Kidman, R., Nandi, A., Behrman, J., & Heymann, J. (2024). The intergenerational effect of tuition-free lower-secondary education on children’s nutritional outcomes in Africa. Global Public Health, 19(1), 2291703. https://doi.org/10.1080/17441692.2023.2291703
- Bose, B., Cheng, T. C., Kalita, A., Haakenstad, A., & Yip, W. (2024). Resource shortage in public health facilities and private pharmacy practices in Odisha, India. Health Policy and Planning, 39(10), 1074 – 1086. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czae086
- Kidman, R., Raub, A., Martin, A., Bhuwania, P., Bose, B., & Heymann, J. (2024). Reducing child marriage in sub-Saharan Africa: Evaluating the joint potential of protective marriage and education policies. Children and Youth Services Review, 164, 107877. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2024.107877
- Woskie, L., Kalita, A., Bose, B., Chakraborty, A., Gupta, K., & Yip, W. (2024). Patient satisfaction and value-based purchasing in hospitals, Odisha, India. Bulletin of the World Health Organization, 102(7), 509. 10.2471/BLT.24.290519
- Bose, B., Raub, A., Sprague, A., Martin, A., Bhuwania, P., Kidman, R., & Heymann, J. (2024). Do tuition-free lower secondary education policies matter for antenatal care among women in sub-Saharan African countries? BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth, 24(1), 250. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12884-024 – 06406‑1
- Bhuwania, P., Raub, A., Sprague, A., Martin, A., Bose, B., Kidman, R., Nandi, A., Behrman, J., & Heymann, J. (2024). Impact of laws prohibiting domestic violence on wasting in early childhood. PLoS ONE, 19(3), e0301224. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0301224
- Kalita, A., Bose, B., Woskie, L., Haakenstad, A., Cooper, J. E., & Yip, W. (2023). Private pharmacies as healthcare providers in Odisha, India: Analysis and implications for universal health coverage. BMJ Global Health, 8(Suppl 5), e008903. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjgh-2022 – 008903
- Bose, B., Alam, S. A., & Pörtner, C. C. (2023). Impacts of the COVID-19 lockdown on healthcare inaccessibility and unaffordability in Uganda. The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 109(3), 527. 10.4269/ajtmh.23 – 0144
- Alam, S. A., & Bose, B. (2023). The Great Recession and physical activity of young adults. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, 17(2), 290 – 298. https://doi.org/10.1177/15598276211008400
- Alam, S. A., & Bose, B. (2022). Stepping into adulthood during a recession: Did job losses during the Great Recession impact health of young adults? Health Economics, 31(8), 1730 – 1751. https://doi.org/10.1002/hec.4535
- Haakenstad, A., Kalita, A., Bose, B., Cooper, J. E., & Yip, W. (2022). Catastrophic health expenditure on private sector pharmaceuticals: A cross-sectional analysis from the state of Odisha, India. Health Policy and Planning, 37(7), 872 – 884. https://doi.org/10.1093/heapol/czac035
- Yip, W., Kalita, A., Bose, B., Cooper, J., Haakenstad, A., Hsiao, W., Woskie, L., & Reich, M. (2022). Comprehensive assessment of health system performance in Odisha, India. Health Systems & Reform, 8(1), 2132366. https://doi.org/10.1080/23288604.2022.2132366
- Heymann, J., Bose, B., Waisath, W., Raub, A., & McCormack, M. (2020). Legislative approaches to non-discrimination at work: A comparative analysis across 13 groups in 193 countries. Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: An International Journal, 40(3), 225 – 241. https://doi.org/10.1108/EDI-10 – 2019-0259
- Bose, B., Raub, A., Earle, A., & Heymann, J. (2020). Can working women and men afford to take paid leave? A comparative study of the level of paid leave benefits and poverty thresholds in the OECD. Journal of Comparative Policy Analysis: Research and Practice, 22(5), 422 – 439. https://doi.org/10.1080/13876988.2019.1629066
- Bose, B., & Heymann, J. (2020). Do inclusive education laws improve primary schooling among children with disabilities? International Journal of Educational Development, 77, 102208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijedudev.2020.102208
- Karimli, L., Bose, B., & Kagotho, N. (2020). Integrated graduation program and its effect on women and household economic well-being: Findings from a randomised controlled trial in Burkina Faso. The Journal of Development Studies, 56(7), 1277 – 1294. https://doi.org/10.1080/00220388.2019.1677887
- Bose, B., Quiñones, F., Moreno, G., Raub, A., Huh, K., & Heymann, J. (2020). Protecting adults with caregiving responsibilities from workplace discrimination: Analysis of national legislation. Journal of Marriage and Family, 82(3), 953 – 964. https://doi.org/10.1111/jomf.12660
- Bose, B., & Heymann, J. (2019). Effects of tuition-free primary education on women’s access to family planning and on health decision-making: A cross-national study. Social Science & Medicine, 238, 112478. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2019.112478
- Heymann, J., Levy, J. K., Bose, B., Ríos-Salas, V., Mekonen, Y., Swaminathan, H., Omidakhsh, N., Gadoth, A., Huh, K., Greene, M., & Darmstadt, G. (2019). Improving health with programmatic, legal, and policy approaches to reduce gender inequality and change restrictive gender norms. The Lancet, 393(10190), 2522 – 2534. 10.1016/S0140-6736(19)30656 – 7
- Alam, S. A., & Bose, B. (2019). Did the Great Recession affect fertility? Examining the impact of job displacements on the timing of births in the United States. Southern Economic Journal. https://doi.org/10.1002/soej.12408
- Bose, B., & Rabotyagov, S. (2018). Provision of public goods using a combination of lottery and a provision point. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, 73, 99 – 115. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socec.2018.02.005
Reports & policy briefs
- State-level health systems assessments in India based on publicly available data. (2022). India Health Systems Project, Harvard Chan School of Public Health.
- A guide to assessing the efficiency of health systems. (2021). India Health Systems Project, Harvard Chan School of Public Health.
- Odisha Health System Assessment Study Report. (2020). India Health Systems Project, Harvard Chan School of Public Health.
- Paid Leave: A Detailed Look at Approaches Across OECD Countries. (2018). WORLD Policy Analysis Center, University of California, Los Angeles. https://www.worldpolicycenter.org/resources/reports-and-government-testimony
- Achieving Equal Chances: Laws and Perspectives on Progress in India. (2017) https://www.worldpolicycenter.org/resources/reports-and-government-testimony