Mugdha’s research interests are located in the areas of Public Health, Health Economics, and Public Finance. Prior to joining the Ph.D. program at IFMR GSB, I completed my Masters of Philosophy (MPhil) from Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS), Mumbai in 2021. She has worked on the Impact of the Finance Commission Recommendation on Public Health Expenditures in Maharashtra. The study was focused on the district level and analyzed the presence of inequities in the distribution of public healthcare facilities across the levels of care. She has also explored the areas of Global Poverty and Health and Nation, State, and Inclusive Governance majorly focused on the issues faced by ethnic groups across the countries. 

Earlier, she was associated with Society for Education, Action, and Research in Community Health (SEARCH), Gadchiroli, as a student fellow from 2021-2022

His current area of research includes health economics, labour economics, caste and labour migration among others.  

• Paper Presentations: 

  1. National Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Health Informatics and Vitrual Reality, 2019, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
  2. Econ-Visva 2018, National Conference by Visva Bharati University, Shantiniketan, West Bengal. 

   

  Workshops:

  1. Online workshop in Economics of Pandemics 2021. Under Joint Collaboration of the University of Warwick and Meghnad Desai Academy of Economics and Data Sciences, Mumbai. 

  Winter School:

  1. Winter School 2021( Virtual Mode) , Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi. 

An ardent believer in the expression of thoughts and love for languages, Mugdha relishes poetry compositions and loves to engage herself in theatre. Apart from her academic life, she indulges in listening to Indian classical music & loves socializing. 

Academic Background:

1. MPhil Public Health, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. 
2. M.A. Economics, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune. 
3. B.A. Economics, Savitribai Phule Pune University, Pune.