Manoj Mohanan | Scholars@Duke

Manoj Mohanan
Associate Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy

Manoj Mohanan is an applied microeconomist, focusing on health and development economics, with a background in medicine and public health. His research focuses on topics related to health and health care in developing countries including: performance-based contracts, measurement of provider quality and performance, social franchising, and social accountability / monitoring. He also studies the role of subjective expectations and beliefs in health care behavior.

Several of his projects feature field experiments, policy interventions and evaluations. He is involved in research projects in India, Kenya and China.
For more on policy evaluation and research projects in India, please visit COHESIVE-India.

Current Appointments & Affiliations

Associate Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University 2018
Associate Professor of Economics, Economics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2018
Associate Research Professor of Global Health, Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers 2018
Faculty Research Scholar of DuPRI's Population Research Center, Duke Population Research Center, Duke Population Research Institute 2010

Contact Information

260 Rubenstein Hall, Box 90312, Durham, NC 27708
Box 90312, Durham, NC 27708
manoj.mohanan@duke.edu (919) 613-9263
Manoj Mohanan's website
http://www.cohesiveindia.org

Background
Education, Training, & Certifications
- Ph.D., Harvard University 2009
- M.S.P.H., Harvard University 2000
Duke Appointment History
- Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics, Economics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2011 - 2018
- Assistant Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy, Sanford School of Public Policy, Duke University 2011 - 2018
- Assistant Research Professor of Global Health, Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers 2016 - 2018
- Assistant Research Professor of Global Health, Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers 2011 - 2015
- Assistant Research Professor of Economics, Economics, Trinity College of Arts & Sciences 2009 - 2013
- Assistant Research Professor of Global Health, Duke Global Health Institute, University Institutes and Centers 2009 - 2011
Recognition
In the News
- APR 9, 2018 Sanford School Ways&Means podcast
  
  Childbirth, Babies & Bonuses
- MAR 22, 2018
  
  Researcher Engages with Government to Develop Social Accountability in Uttar Pradesh
- FEB 21, 2017 Sanford School of Public Policy
  
  Sanford Forum: Yes, Policymakers Still Need Solid Academic Research
- OCT 24, 2016 NPR
  
  A new health care project won awards. But did it really work?
- OCT 10, 2016 Mumbai Firstpost
  
  Bihar: Diarrhea, pneumonia kill children but parents shun life-saving facilities
- OCT 5, 2016
  
  Duke-led Study: Acclaimed Program Fails To Improve Health Care For Children In Rural India
- JUL 5, 2016 NPR
  
  Manoj Mohanan: Will Brexit put a damper on the U.K.'s global generosity?
- FEB 23, 2015 Quartz
  
  Manoj Mohanan: Most rural Indian doctors don't even know how to treat diarrhea
- FEB 16, 2015
  
  In Rural India, Children Receive Wrong Treatments for Deadly Ailments
- JAN 3, 2014 The Times of India
  
  Gujarat's maternal health scheme is a failure: Study
- DEC 13, 2013 Business Standard
  
  Gujarat's Chiranjeevi Yojana program fails to improve maternal health in India
- DEC 11, 2013
  
  Maternal Health Program In India Failing To Deliver, Study Shows
Expertise
Subject Headings
Global Scholarship
- Expertise
  - India (Country)
  - United States of America (Country)
- Research
- Teaching
  - United States of America (Country)
Research
Selected Grants
- Healthy Friendships: Social Networks and Health in Uttar Pradesh, India awarded by National Institutes of Health 2020 - 2022
- Doctoral Dissertation Research in Economics: Female Underemployment - Job Attributes and Labor Supply Decisions awarded by National Science Foundation 2018 - 2020
- Innovative partnership to target antimalarial subsidies in the retail sector awarded by National Institutes of Health 2014 - 2019
- Monitoring and Evaluation of PMMVY Program in Madhya Pradesh, India awarded by World Bank 2018
- Developing an Interdisciplinary Graduate Curriculum in Global Health at Duke University awarded by National Institutes of Health 2008 - 2012
External Relationships
- ASHOKA UNIVERSITY, INDIA
- IDFC Foundation, Mumbai
- Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
- International Growth Center (IGC India)
Publications & Artistic Works
Selected Publications
- Academic Articles
  - Maffioli, Elisa M., et al. “Does improving appropriate use of malaria medicines change population beliefs in testing and treatment? Evidence from a randomized controlled trial.” Health Policy Plan, vol. 35, no. 5, June 2020, pp. 556–66. Pubmed, doi:10.1093/heapol/czaa010.
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  - Maffioli, E. M., et al. “Can individuals’ beliefs help us understand nonadherence to malaria test results? Evidence from rural Kenya.” Review of Development Economics, Jan. 2020. Scopus, doi:10.1111/rode.12708.
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  - Kruk, Margaret E., et al. “High-quality health systems in the Sustainable Development Goals era: time for a revolution.” The Lancet. Global Health, vol. 6, no. 11, Nov. 2018, pp. e1196–252. Epmc, doi:10.1016/s2214-109x(18)30386-3.
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  - Prudhomme O’Meara, Wendy, et al. “Improving rational use of ACTs through diagnosis-dependent subsidies: Evidence from a cluster-randomized controlled trial in western Kenya.” Plos Med, vol. 15, no. 7, July 2018, p. e1002607. Pubmed, doi:10.1371/journal.pmed.1002607.
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  - Maffioli, Elisa M., and Manoj Mohanan. “Touching beliefs: Using touchscreen technology to elicit subjective expectations in survey research.” Plos One, vol. 13, no. 11, Jan. 2018, p. e0207484. Epmc, doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0207484.
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  - Mohanan, Manoj, et al. “Different Strokes for Different Folks: Experimental Evidence on the Effectiveness of Input and Output Incentive Contracts for Health Care Providers with Different Levels of Skills.” Center for Global Development Working Paper, no. 464, Oct. 2017.
  - Mohanan, Manoj, et al. “Different Strokes for Different Folks: Experimental Evidence on the Effectiveness of Input and Output Incentive Contracts for Health Care Providers with Different Levels of Skills.” Economic Research Initiatives at Duke (Erid) Working Paper, no. 245, May 2017.
  - Mohanan, Manoj, et al. “Evaluation of a social franchising and telemedicine programme and the care provided for childhood diarrhoea and pneumonia, Bihar, India.” Bulletin of the World Health Organization, vol. 95, no. 5, May 2017, pp. 343-352E. Epmc, doi:10.2471/blt.16.179556.
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  - Sherry, T. B., et al. “Multitasking and Heterogeneous Treatment Effects in Pay-for-Performance in Health Care: Evidence from Rwanda.” American Journal of Health Economics, vol. 3, no. 2, MIT Press, May 2017, pp. 192–226.
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  - Laktabai, Jeremiah, et al. “Innovative public-private partnership to target subsidised antimalarials: a study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial to evaluate a community intervention in Western Kenya.” Bmj Open, vol. 7, no. 3, Mar. 2017, p. e013972. Pubmed, doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2016-013972.
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  - Puri, L., et al. “Enhancing quality of medical care in low income and middle income countries through simulation-based initiatives: Recommendations of the Simnovate Global Health Domain Group.” Bmj Simulation and Technology Enhanced Learning, vol. 3, Mar. 2017, pp. S15–22. Scopus, doi:10.1136/bmjstel-2016-000180.
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  - Mohanan, Manoj, et al. “Effect Of A Large-Scale Social Franchising And Telemedicine Program On Childhood Diarrhea And Pneumonia Outcomes In India.” Health Affairs (Project Hope), vol. 35, no. 10, Oct. 2016, pp. 1800–09. Epmc, doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2016.0481.
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  - Mohanan, Manoj, et al. “Quality Of Health Care In India: Challenges, Priorities, And The Road Ahead.” Health Affairs (Project Hope), vol. 35, no. 10, Oct. 2016, pp. 1753–58. Epmc, doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2016.0676.
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  - Sherry, Tisamarie B., et al. “Multitasking and Heterogeneous Treatment Effects in Pay-for-Performance in Health Care: Evidence from Rwanda.” Economic Research Initiatives at Duke (Erid) Working Paper, no. 136, Mar. 2016.
  - Mohanan, M., et al. “Providers' knowledge of diagnosis and treatment of tuberculosis using vignettes: Evidence from rural Bihar, India.” Bmj Global Health, vol. 1, no. 4, Jan. 2016. Scopus, doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2016-000155.
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  - Prudhomme O’Meara, Wendy, et al. “Assessing the independent and combined effects of subsidies for antimalarials and rapid diagnostic testing on fever management decisions in the retail sector: results from a factorial randomised trial in western Kenya.” Bmj Glob Health, vol. 1, no. 2, 2016, p. e000101. Pubmed, doi:10.1136/bmjgh-2016-000101.
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  - Mohanan, Manoj, et al. “The know-do gap in quality of health care for childhood diarrhea and pneumonia in rural India.” Jama Pediatrics, vol. 169, no. 4, Apr. 2015, pp. 349–57. Epmc, doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2014.3445.
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  - Mohanan, M., et al. “Effect of Chiranjeevi Yojana on institutional deliveries and neonatal and maternal outcomes in Gujarat, India: A difference-in-differences analysis | Effets du programme Chiranjeevi Yojana sur les accouchements en institutions et les résultats néonatals et maternels au Gujarat, en Inde: Une analyse de l'écart des différences.” Bulletin of the World Health Organization, vol. 92, no. 3, 2014, pp. 187–94.
  - Mohanan, Manoj. “Causal Effects of Health Shocks on Consumption and Debt: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Bus Accident Injuries.” Review of Economics and Statistics, vol. 95, no. 2, May 2013, pp. 673–81.
  - Mohanan, Manoj. “Causal Effects of Health Shocks on Consumption and Debt: Quasi-Experimental Evidence from Bus Accident Injuries.” Review of Economics and Statistics, vol. 95, no. 2, MIT Press - Journals, May 2013, pp. 673–81. Crossref, doi:10.1162/rest_a_00262.
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  - Das, Jishnu, et al. “In urban and rural India, a standardized patient study showed low levels of provider training and huge quality gaps.” Health Aff (Millwood), vol. 31, no. 12, Dec. 2012, pp. 2774–84. Pubmed, doi:10.1377/hlthaff.2011.1356.
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  - Mohanan, Manoj, and Joanna Maselko. “Quasi-experimental evidence on the causal effects of physical health on mental health.” Int J Epidemiol, vol. 39, no. 2, Apr. 2010, pp. 487–93. Pubmed, doi:10.1093/ije/dyp331.
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  - Mahal, Ajay, and Manoj Mohanan. “Growth of private medical education in India.” Med Educ, vol. 40, no. 10, Oct. 2006, pp. 1009–11. Pubmed, doi:10.1111/j.1365-2929.2006.02560.x.
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  - Mahal, A., and M. Mohanan. “Medical Education in India: Implications for access to care and its quality.” Journal of Educational Planning and Administration, vol. 20, no. 4, 2006.
- Conference Papers
  - Donato, Katherine, et al. “Personality Traits and Performance Contracts: Evidence from a Field Experiment among Maternity Care Providers in India.” American Economic Review, vol. 107, no. 5, American Economic Association, 2017, pp. 506–10. Crossref, doi:10.1257/aer.p20171105.
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  - Maselko, J., et al. “RESPONDING TO ADVERSITY? QUASI-EXPERIMENTAL EVIDENCE OF DYNAMIC SOCIAL CAPITAL AND ITS RELATION TO MENTAL HEALTH.” American Journal of Epidemiology, vol. 171, 2010, pp. S53–S53.
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Teaching & Mentoring
Recent Courses
Scholarly, Clinical, & Service Activities
Presentations & Appearances
Outreach & Engaged Scholarship
Service to the Profession
- Journal of Development Economics; Journal of Development Studies; PLOS-One, BMJ-Open. December 10, 2012 2012
Service to Duke
- 2 MPP prospectus committees. December 10, 2012 2012
- PhD Admissions Committee. December 10, 2012 2012

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Education, Training, & Certifications

Duke Appointment History

In the News

Subject Headings

Global Scholarship

Expertise

Research

Teaching

Selected Grants

External Relationships

Selected Publications

Academic Articles

Conference Papers

Recent Courses

Presentations & Appearances

Outreach & Engaged Scholarship

Service to the Profession

Service to Duke