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Prashant Bharadwaj

- Verified email at ucsd.edu - Cited by 3723

Dr. Prashant Bharadwaj

- Verified email at ecu.edu.au - Cited by 1435

Early life health interventions and academic achievement

P Bharadwaj, KV Lřken, C Neilson - American Economic Review, 2013 - aeaweb.org
This paper studies the effect of improved early life health care on mortality and long-run
academic achievement in school. We use the idea that medical treatments often follow rules of …

Mental health stigma

P Bharadwaj, MM Pai, A Suziedelyte - Economics Letters, 2017 - Elsevier
Comparing self-reports to administrative records, we find that survey respondents are significantly
more likely to under-report mental illnesses compared to other health conditions. This …

Maternal education and child mortality in Zimbabwe

KA Grépin, P Bharadwaj - Journal of health economics, 2015 - Elsevier
In 1980, Zimbabwe rapidly expanded access to secondary schools, providing a natural
experiment to estimate the impact of increased maternal secondary education on child mortality. …

Gray matters: Fetal pollution exposure and human capital formation

P Bharadwaj, M Gibson, JG Zivin… - Journal of the …, 2017 - journals.uchicago.edu
This paper examines the impact of fetal exposure to air pollution on fourth-grade test scores
in Santiago, Chile. We rely on comparisons across siblings which address concerns about …

Discrimination begins in the womb: Evidence of sex-selective prenatal investments

P Bharadwaj, LK Lakdawala - Journal of Human Resources, 2013 - jhr.uwpress.org
This paper investigates whether boys receive preferential prenatal treatment in a setting
where son preference is present. Using micro health data from India, we highlight sex-selective …

Dust and death: evidence from the West African Harmattan

A Adhvaryu, P Bharadwaj, J Fenske… - The Economic …, 2024 - academic.oup.com
Using two decades of data from 12 low-income countries in West Africa, we show that dust
carried by harmattan trade winds increases infant and child mortality. Health investments …

Changes in the characteristics of American youth: Implications for adult outcomes

JG Altonji, P Bharadwaj… - Journal of Labor …, 2012 - journals.uchicago.edu
We examine changes in the characteristics of American youth between the late 1970s and
the late 1990s, with a focus on characteristics that matter for labor market success. The …

Fintech and household resilience to shocks: Evidence from digital loans in Kenya

T Suri, P Bharadwaj, W Jack - Journal of Development Economics, 2021 - Elsevier
Developing country lenders are taking advantage of fintech tools to create fully digital loans
on mobile phones. Using administrative and survey data, we study the take up and impacts …

The link between type 2 diabetes and neurodegeneration: roles for amyloid-β, amylin, and tau proteins

P Bharadwaj, N Wijesekara… - Journal of …, 2017 - content.iospress.com
A wealth of evidence indicates a strong link between type 2 diabetes (T2D) and
neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD). Although the precise mechanism …

Aβ aggregation and possible implications in Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis

PR Bharadwaj, AK Dubey, CL Masters… - Journal of cellular …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Aβ aggregation and possible implications in Alzheimer's disease pathogenesis - Bharadwaj
- 2009 - Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine - Wiley Online Library …