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Karra Publishes Op-ed on Maternal & Child Health Amid COVID
Mahesh Karra, Assistant Professor of Global Development Policy at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University and Associate Director of the Human Capital Initiative at the Global Development Policy Center, published an op-ed on the reduction and suspension of health programs related to maternal and child health... More
Faculty Weigh In On Priorities for Human Development
Rachel Brulé, Assistant Professor of Global Development Policy at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, and Mahesh Karra, Assistant Professor of Global Development Policy at the Pardee School and Associate Director of the Human Capital Initiative at the Global Development Policy Center, provided their thoughts on the top... More
Karra Presents Findings of Study on Family Planning in Malawi
On February 17, 2021, Mahesh Karra, Assistant Professor of Global Development Policy at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University and Associate Director of the Human Capital Initiative at the Global Development Policy Center, spoke during an event hosted by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)-Malawi on... More
Karra Awarded BU Seed Grant Award
Mahesh Karra, Assistant Professor of Global Development Policy at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University (BU) and Associate Director of the Human Capital Initiative at the Global Development Policy Center, was awarded the BU Global Programs and BU Foundation-India (BUFI) 2020 Seed Fund. The Seed Fund... More
Karra Joined the Editorial Committee for Studies in Family Planning
Mahesh Karra, Assistant Professor of Global Development Policy at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, has been selected to be a member of the editorial committee for the research journal Studies in Family Planning. Studies in Family Planning is a peer-reviewed, international journal publishing public health, social science, More
Karra’s Research Published in AJAE
Mahesh Karra, Assistant Professor of Global Development Policy at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, had his research published in the American Journal of Agricultural Economics. In his research, titled “Curse of the Mummy‐ji: The Influence of Mothers‐in‐Law on Women in India,” Karra characterizes young married women’s... More
Karra’s Research Published in Multiple Academic Journals
Mahesh Karra, Assistant Professor of Global Development Policy at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, had two papers published in JMIR Research Protocols and the Journal of the Royal Statistical Society. In the first paper, titled “The Effect of Improved Access to Family Planning on Postpartum Women: Protocol for... More
Karra’s Research Featured in Ideas for India
Mahesh Karra, Assistant Professor of Global Development Policy at the Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies at Boston University, had his forthcoming research featured in Ideas for India (I4I), an economics and policy website that publishes evidence-based analysis and commentary on issues pertaining to growth and development in India. The piece –... More
Karra Named Max Planck Sabbatical Award Laureate
Mahesh Karra, Assistant Professor of Global Development Policy at the Frederick S. Pardee School for Global Studies at Boston University, has been appointed as a Max Planck Sabbatical Award Laureate for 2020. The Max Planck Society launched the Max Planck Sabbatical Award in order to support scientists by awarding them research stays at the Max Planck Institutes as... More