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 family planning in urban Malawi. […]
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 Program is designed to seed […]
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, and biomedical research with […]
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 social networks in rural […]
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 a Randomized Controlled Trial,” […]
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 – “How mothers-in-law influence women’s […]
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 well as flexible research funding […]