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Nisha Malhotra

Nisha Malhotra

Faculty of Arts

Research Classification

Sex and gender-based analysis

Economics of international development

Health care access, privilege or marginalization

Health and gender based violence

Research Interests

Women health

Global Health

Health Care Access

Maternity Care Evaluation

Gender based studies

Global trade and trade remedy measures

Affiliations to Research Centres, Institutes & Clusters

Centre for India and South Asia Research

Centre for Research on Equity and Justice in Perinatal Services

Women's Health Research Cluster

Women's Health Research Institute

Research Options

I am available and interested in collaborations (e.g. clusters, grants).

I am interested in and conduct interdisciplinary research.

Biography

Dr. Malhotra’s work is that of an inter-disciplinary social scientist with a strong interest in questions related to Population, Gender, and Health. Her recent work focuses on maternal and child health in India. Her other areas of research interest include International trade and development. She received an M.A. from Delhi School of Economics (DSE) and a Ph.D. from the University of Maryland (ECON). She has worked with the Indian council of research on international economic relations (ICRIER)and the World Bank. Currently, she teaches at the University of British Columbia.

Research Methodology

Demographic Health Survey - India, Pakistan, Zambia

Giving Voice to Mothers - experience of perinatal services

Census - Canada

World bank datasets

Publications

Coercion and non‐consent during birth and newborn care in the United States (2022)
Birth,
Child Malnutrition, Infant Feeding Practices, and Nutrition Information: Evidence from India (2020)
A Human Right Based Approach to Development in India,
Why are there delays in seeking treatment for childhood diarrhoea in India? (2013)
Acta Paediatr, 102 (9), e413--e418
Inadequate feeding of infant and young children in India: lack of nutritional information or food affordability? (2012)
Public Health Nutr., 16 (10), 1723--1731
Domestic violence and women's autonomy in developing countries: theory and evidence (2011)
Canadian Journal of Economics/Revue canadienne d'économique, 44 (4), 1222--1263
RISKY BEHAVIOUR AND HIV PREVALENCE AMONG ZAMBIAN MEN (2011)
J. Biosoc. Sci., 43 (02), 155--165
THE EFFECTS OF THE 1996 U.S.-CANADA SOFTWOOD LUMBER AGREEMENT ON THE INDUSTRIAL USERS OF LUMBER: AN EVENT STUDY (2010)
Contemporary Economic Policy, 28 (2), 275--287
The Effectiveness of the Canadian Antidumping Regime (2009)
Canadian Public Policy, 35 (2), 187--202
Antidumping Duties in the Agriculture Sector: Trade Restricting or Trade Deflecting? (2008)
Global Economy Journal, 8 (2)
Liberalization and protection: antidumping duties in the Indian pharmaceutical industry (2008)
Journal of Economic Policy Reform, 11 (2), 115--122
Signaling Costs: Why Don't More Firms Petition for Protection? (2008)
Business and Politics, 10 (1)
Investing in an emerging market: evidence from US firms investing in India (2007)
Competitiveness Review, 17 (1/2), 47--55
Estimating Export Response in Canadian Provinces to the Canada-US Softwood Lumber Agreement (2006)
Canadian Public Policy / Analyse de Politiques, 32 (2), 157
Is Antidumping legislation a threat to competition? a case study of US chemical industry (2006)
Competitiveness Review, 16 (1), 51--56

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