Overview
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. Many of his current projects are based in India.
Current Appointments & Affiliations
Interim Dean of the Sanford School of Public Policy
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2024 - Present
Sanford School of Public Policy
Creed C. Black Professor
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2023 - Present
Sanford School of Public Policy
Professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy
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2023 - Present
Sanford School of Public Policy
Professor of Economics
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2023 - Present
Economics,
Trinity College of Arts & Sciences
Research Professor of Global Health
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2023 - Present
Duke Global Health Institute,
University Institutes and Centers
Faculty Research Scholar of DuPRI's Population Research Center
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2010 - Present
Duke Population Research Center,
Duke Population Research Institute
Affiliate of the Duke Center for International Development
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2023 - Present
Duke Center for International Development,
Sanford School of Public Policy
Recent Publications
Local government actions can curb air pollution in India and Pakistan.
Journal Article Nature · October 2024 Full text CiteThe changing association between pandemic-related stressors and child and adolescent mental health during the waning phase of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Journal Article Scientific reports · October 2024 This study examined the relation between pandemic-related stressors and mental health among young people (YP) in India during two time points in the waning phase of the pandemic. We use data from two cross-sectional waves of over 20,000 YP aged 5-19 in Feb ... Full text CiteComparing population-level humoral and cellular immunity to SARS-Cov-2 in Bangalore, India.
Journal Article Scientific reports · March 2024 Two types of immunity, humoral and cellular, offer protection against COVID. Humoral protection, contributed by circulating neutralizing antibodies, can provide immediate protection but decays more quickly than cellular immunity and can lose effectiveness ... Full text CiteRecent Grants
Medical Scientist Training Program
Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPreceptor · Awarded by National Institute of General Medical Sciences · 2022 - 2027Consequences of COVID-19: A longitudinal study of child health and mitigating factors in India
ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2021 - 2026Effects of Negotiated Price Transparency Regulations: Evidence from Hospital Prices
ResearchAdvisor · Awarded by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality · 2023 - 2025View All Grants
Education, Training & Certifications
Harvard University ·
2009
Ph.D.
Harvard University, T.H. Chan School of Public Health ·
2004
M.S.
Harvard University ·
2000
M.S.P.H.
University of Mumbai (India) ·
1997
M.B.B.S.