Deepshikha Batheja
Email: deepshikha.batheja@gmail.com
Research
I. Economics
Working Papers
[7] “Gender Peer Effects in the Workplace: A Field Experiment in Indian Call Centers”
Featured in World Bank Development Impact Blog , Ideas for India, IGC Blogpost and Hindustan Times
Best Paper Award, Women in the Economy Workshop: 3rd Annual Workshop, Indian Statistical Institute
[6] “Effect of Co-residence with Parents-in-law on Female Labor Force Participation” (with Anil Deolalikar and Abhik Banerji)
[5] Batheja, D., Nandi, A., Banerji, A., Summan, A., and Laxminarayan, R. “COVID-19 and Women’s Age at Marriage: New Evidence from India” SSRN
[4] “More than particulate matter matters: Pollution and productivity in Indian call centers” (with Sarojini Hirshleifer and Jamie T. Mullins)
Works in Progress
[3] “Does Signalling College Quality Matter? An Experimental Study in India” (with Sarojini Hirshleifer and Opinder Kaur)
[2] “COVID-19 and Mental Health: Experimental Evidence from India” (with Jere Behrman, Ramanan Laxminarayan, Subha Mani, and Arindam Nandi)
[1] Batheja, D., Mani, S., Nandi, A., Behrman, J., and Laxminarayan, R. “Birth Order, Gender and Learning Outcomes in India”
II. Health Policy
Peer Reviewed Published Research
[17] Thomas, C., Shilton, S., Thomas, C., Batheja, D., Goel, S., Mone Iye, C., Ivanova, E. and Martínez‐Pérez, G.Z. (2022) “Values and preferences of the general population in Indonesia in relation to rapid COVID‐19 antigen self‐tests: A cross‐sectional survey” published in Tropical Medicine & International Health.
[16] Martínez-Pérez, G.Z., Shilton, S., Saruê, M., Cesario, H., Banerji, A., Batheja, D., Cunha, J.P., Baptista, R., Schirmer, J., Reipold, E.I. and Dias, A.M., (2022) “Self-Testing for COVID-19 in São Paulo, Brazil: Results of a Population-Based Values and Attitudes Survey” published in BMC Infectious Diseases
[15] Manguro, G., Shilton, S., Omenda, S., Owira, P., Batheja, D., Banerji, A., Chabeda, S.V., Temmerman, M., Jako, W., Ndungu, J. and Luchters, S., (2022) “Are Kenyans Likely to Use COVID-19 Self-Testing Kits? Results From a Cross-Sectional Survey” published in International Journal of Public Health.
[14] Folayan, M., Shilton, S., Undelikwo, V., Alaba, O., Amusan, R., Ibrahim, M., Ogbozor, P.A., Mojisola, O., Batheja, D., Banerji, A. and Reipold, E.I., (2023) "People’s willingness to use COVID-19 self-testing in Nigeria: a cross-sectional survey." BMJ Open
[13] Brumwell, A.N., Babatunde, G.A., Wilson, M.W., Roux, K., Marks, M.M., Adam, J.K., Ivanova, E., Batheja, D., Goel, S., Shilton, S., and Martínez-Pérez, G.Z. (2023) “Values Relating to COVID-19 Self-Testing Among the Urban and Rural South African General Population: A Cross-Sectional Survey” Preventive Medicine Reports
Working Papers
[12] Batheja, D., Kurian, V., Buteau, S., Joy, N. and Nair, A., “Role of Oxygen Concentrators in Alleviating the Oxygen Crisis in India” (with Ajay Nair, Sharon Buteau, Neetha Joy and Vinith Kurian) medRxiv
[11] Joshi, J., Batheja, D., and Lamkang, S.A. “A Qualitative Study on Non-prescription Sale of Antibiotics in Pharmacies of New Delhi: Perspectives from Pharmacists, Dispensers and Consumers” Submitted
[10] Carcamo, C., Shilton, S., Mallma Salazar, P.S., Oses, P.P., Slimming, P.A.T., Batheja, D., Banerji, A., Reipold, E.I., and Martínez-Pérez, G.Z. “SARS-CoV-2 Self-Testing in Peru: A Survey of Values and Acceptability of the General Population” Submitted
[9] Martínez-Pérez, G.Z., Shilton, S., Daguiso, J., Cruz, D., Batheja, D., Goel, S., Reipold, E.I., and Rosadiño, D. “General Population’s Values and Attitudes of SARS-Cov-2 Self-Testing: A Cross-Sectional Survey in the Philippines” Submitted
[8] Shilton, S., Sharma, T., Martínez-Pérez, G.Z., Dash, G., Sah, A., Singh, R., Batheja, D., Goel, S., Reipold, E.I. “Public’s Values and Attitudes towards SARS-CoV-2 Self-Testing as a COVID-19 Case Detection Tool: Findings from a multi-State Survey in India” Submitted
[7] Goel, S., Joshi, J., Duong, P., Panarello, D., Parab, V., and Batheja, D. “The Educational and Health Impact of COVID-19 on Children with Special Needs: A Systematic Review” Submitted
Works in Progress
[6] Fransman, W., Batheja, D., Goel, S., and Laxminarayan, R., “Understanding the Value of Biobanking using Conjoint Analysis”
[5] Joshi., J., Batheja, D., and Laxminarayan, R., “Impact of COVID-19 on Children with Disabilities in India: A Mixed Method Study”
[4] Batheja, D., Bhagwati, R., Goel., S., and Zhou, D., “Mental Health of Working Women in China and India: A Mixed Method Study”
[3] Banerji, A., Batheja, D., Gopal, G., Manoff. S., and Sapre., A. “Drivers of Routine Childhood Immunization in India”
[2] Batheja, D., Gopal, G., Bhagawati, R., Manoff. S., and Sapre., A. Banerji, A., and Laxminarayan, R., “Socio-economic Drivers of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in India: Evidence from a Mixed Method Study”
[1] Gopal, G., Beresford-Jones, B., Batheja, D., and Laxminarayan, R. “Cohort Profile: The Chikkaballapur One Health Agenda Cohort (COHAC) Study”
III. Policy Reports and Other Publications
[3] Demographic Change and Implications for Human Development Outcomes and Strategies in Tamil Nadu. World Bank Background Paper, 2022
[2] Rajasthan 2040: Towards Gender Inclusive Growth. World Bank, Background Paper 2022
[1] “Efficiency Comparison of Bus Operators in Delhi” published in Journal of Transport Literature, Volume 9, Number 1, January 2015.
IV. Newspaper and Popular Press
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“Antimicrobial Resistance and Gender" on CDDEP’s Blog, March 08, 2022 (with Srishti Goel)
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“Does the gender of your co-worker matter? Evidence from call centres” in Ideas for India, October 05, 2020
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“The ripple effect of gender inclusivity on India’s economy” in the Hindustan Times, August 02, 2021
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“Women must 'lean in’ to be taken seriously in the political sphere” in the Hindustan Times, April 30, 2014 (with Devaki Jain)
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“Women’s voices in India-China talks” in Gateway House Indian Council on Global Relations, Nov 8, 2013 (with Devaki Jain)
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“Need progressive masculinities to get feminist view” in The Tribune, August 23, 2012
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“Strengthening SME sector will open up a new strategy of broad-based, fast growth,” The Economic Times, Sep 22, 2012 (with Devaki Jain)