Academics
Faculty
Dr. Sasmita BeheraAssistant Professor

Bio
Dr. Sasmita Behera is currently working as an Assistant Professor at MIT World Peace University. She holds Master's and M.Phil degree in Economics and has also completed her Ph.D. from the National Institute of Technology Rourkela. Dr. Behera's research expertise lies in health and nutrition economics, healthcare financing, inequality in healthcare, and disease burden. She has a robust research portfolio, having published many research papers in reputed national and international journals indexed in Scopus and Web of Science. Her academic and professional endeavours reflect a deep commitment to advancing the understanding of critical issues in healthcare economics.
Research Area
Development economics and Healthcare Economics
1. Behera, S., & Pradhan, J. (2024). Distress financing associated with out-of-pocket expenditure for non-communicable diseases in India. International Journal of Healthcare Management, 1-13.
2. Behera, S., & Pradhan, J. (2023). Economic burden of cancer treatment in India: an equity perspective. Journal of Social and Economic Development, 25(2), 334-349.
3. Pradhan, J., Patra, K. T., & Behera, S. (2023). Persistent economic inequalities in menstrual hygiene practices in India: a decomposition analysis. International Journal of Human Rights in Healthcare, 16(2), 196-206.
4. Behera, S., & Pradhan, J. (2022). A combination of moderate and vigorous physical activities reduces the burden of multimorbidity: findings from Longitudinal Ageing Study in India. Journal of Health, Population and Nutrition, 41(1), 42.
5. Behera, S., & Pradhan, J. (2021). Uneven economic burden of non-communicable diseases among Indian households: A comparative analysis. Plos one, 16(12), e0260628.
6.Pradhan, J., & Behera, S. (2021). Does choice of health care facility matter? Assessing out-of-pocket expenditure and catastrophic spending on emergency obstetric care in India. Journal of Biosocial Science, 53(4), 481-496.
Linkedin Link
https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-sasmita-behera-273a7a186/
Google Scholar Link
https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=yIb_sksAAAAJ&hl=en
Scopus Link
https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57220715685
ORCID Link
https://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0000-0002-2429-3333
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