Mahesh Karra

Mahesh Karra

Boston University

H-index: 14

North America-United States

About Mahesh Karra

Mahesh Karra, With an exceptional h-index of 14 and a recent h-index of 14 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at Boston University, specializes in the field of demography, health economics, development economics, econometrics.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Understanding household evacuation preferences during the COVID-19 pandemic in Puerto Rico

Adjusting Injectable Contraceptive Use for Months Since the Last Injection

Hormonal Contraception and Hemoglobin Levels in Urban Malawi: A Longitudinal Analysis

Economic Foundations of Contraceptive Transitions: Theories and a Review of the Evidence

Family Planning and Women’s Labor Supply: Experimental Evidence from Urban Malawi

Bring A Friend: Leveraging Financial and Peer Support to Improve Women’s Reproductive Agency in India

Unwanted Family Planning: Prevalence Estimates for 56 Countries

Exploring the Relationship between Anemia and Postpartum Depression: Evidence from Malawi

Mahesh Karra Information

University

Position

Frederick S. Pardee School of Global Studies

Citations(all)

1286

Citations(since 2020)

1017

Cited By

605

hIndex(all)

14

hIndex(since 2020)

14

i10Index(all)

20

i10Index(since 2020)

20

Email

University Profile Page

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Mahesh Karra Skills & Research Interests

demography

health economics

development economics

econometrics

Top articles of Mahesh Karra

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Understanding household evacuation preferences during the COVID-19 pandemic in Puerto Rico

Safety science

Sisi Meng

Nafisa Halim

Mahesh Karra

Pallab Mozumder

2024/3/1

Adjusting Injectable Contraceptive Use for Months Since the Last Injection

Studies in Family Planning

Mahesh Karra

David Canning

2024/2/4

Hormonal Contraception and Hemoglobin Levels in Urban Malawi: A Longitudinal Analysis

Mahesh Karra

David Canning

2023/10/31

Economic Foundations of Contraceptive Transitions: Theories and a Review of the Evidence

Mahesh Karra

Joshua Wilde

2023/1/25

Family Planning and Women’s Labor Supply: Experimental Evidence from Urban Malawi

Mahesh Karra

Daniel Maggio

David Canning

2023/4/1

Bring A Friend: Leveraging Financial and Peer Support to Improve Women’s Reproductive Agency in India

S Anukriti

Catalina Herrera-Almanza

Mahesh Karra

2023/3/22

Unwanted Family Planning: Prevalence Estimates for 56 Countries

Studies in Family Planning

David Canning

Mahesh Karra

2023/3

Exploring the Relationship between Anemia and Postpartum Depression: Evidence from Malawi

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Zijing Cheng

Mahesh Karra

Muqi Guo

Vikram Patel

David Canning

2023/2/11

User-Centered Counseling in Contraceptive Decision-Making: Evidence from a Field Experiment in Urban Malawi

Mahesh Karra

Kexin Zhang

2022/4/7

Family Planning and Children's Human Capital: Experimental Evidence from Urban Malawi

Available at SSRN 4092331

Daniel Maggio

Mahesh Karra

David Canning

2022/2/1

Measurement of unmet need for contraception: A counterfactual approach

Studies in Family Planning

Mahesh Karra

2022/12

The causal effect of a family planning intervention on women’s contraceptive use and birth spacing

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Mahesh Karra

Dan Maggio

Muqi Guo

Bagrey Ngwira

David Canning

2022/5/31

Convincing the Mummy-ji: Improving Mother-in-Law Approval of Family Planning in India

American Economic Association, Papers and Proceedings

S Anukriti

Catalina Herrera-Almanza

Mahesh Karra

Rocıo Valdebenito

2022/5

Supply-Side Innovations to Increase Equitable Access to Digital Financial Services: Experimental Evidence from Mozambique

Mahesh Karra

Mindy Hernandez

Catherine Brennan

Margaret McConnell

2022/4/13

Provider perspectives in implementing the Postpartum Intrauterine Device Initiative in Sri Lanka: a qualitative study

BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health

Ranjith de Silva

Sarah Huber-Krum

Arnjali Samarasekera

Mahesh Karra

Erin Pearson

...

2021/7/1

User-Centered Counseling and Male Involvement in Contraceptive Decision Making: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

JMIR Research Protocols

Mahesh Karra

Kexin Zhang

2021/4/5

Adding measurement error to location data to protect subject confidentiality while allowing for consistent estimation of exposure effects

Journal of the Royal Statistical Society Series C: Applied Statistics

Mahesh Karra

David Canning

Ryoko Sato

2020/11

The association between age, COVID-19 symptoms, and social distancing behavior in the United States

MedRxiv

David Canning

Mahesh Karra

Rashmi Dayalu

Muqi Guo

David E Bloom

2020/4/23

Curse of the Mummy-ji: The Influence of Mothers-in-Law on Women in India

American Journal of Agricultural Economics

S Anukriti

Catalina Herrera-Almanza

Mahesh Karra

Praveen Pathak

2020/4

The Effect of Improved Access to Family Planning on Postpartum Women: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial

JMIR research protocols

Mahesh Karra

David Canning

2020/8/14

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