Pooja G. Mookim
227 Bungay Rd
North Attleboro MA-02760
USA
Cell Phone: (857) 472-0235
Email: pgupta1@bu.edu
Web site: http://people.bu.edu/pgupta1
FIELDS OF INTEREST
Health Economics, Econometrics, Industrial Organization
DOCTORAL STUDIES
Ph.D., Economics, Boston University, Boston, MA
Dissertation: “Desired Vs. Undesired Infertility and Estimation Methods in
Health Economics”
Dissertation Committee: Randall P. Ellis, Kevin Lang and Claudia Olivetti
Date of Completion: April 2008
PRE-DOCTORAL STUDIES
M.A., Economics, Delhi School of Economics, Delhi University, India, 2001
Dissertation: “Technical Efficiency in Wheat Cultivation: A Cross Section
Analysis for Punjab, India”
B.A., Economics (with honors), Hans Raj College, Delhi University, India, 1998
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Lecturer, Microeconomics, Macroeconomics and International Trade, Boston University,
Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Spring 2010
Teaching Assistant, Introductory Microeconomics, Boston Univ., Spring 2003, Fall 2001
Teaching Assistant, Introductory Macroeconomics, Boston Univ., Fall and Spring 2002
Lecturer, Microeconomics, Hansraj College, Delhi University, August-December 2000
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE ----Research Assistant, Prof Randall Ellis, Dept. of Economics, Boston University, 2008
Data Analyst, Health Policy Institute, Boston University, 2006
Research Assistant, Prof. Kahn, Boston University School of Management, 2004-05
Research Assistant, Prof. Randall Ellis, Dept. of Economics, Boston University, 2003-04
Consultant, Dr. Abdo Yazbeck, World Bank Institute, Washington DC, summer 2004
Economist, Dr. Vivek Srivastava, Water and Sanitation Program-South Asia (A joint
effort of World Bank & UNDP), May-August 2001
Consultant, Dr. G. Ramana, World Bank, New Delhi Office, August 2000-April 2001
Research Associate, Dr. Vivek Srivastava, National Council of Applied Economic
Research (N.C.A.E.R), April 2000-May 2000
INTERNSHIP
Summer Intern, World Bank, Washington DC, Summer 2002
Pooja G. Mookim
FELLOWHIPS AND AWARDS
Research fellow, Boston University, Spring 2008
Research fellow, Boston University, Academic year 2003-04
Teaching fellow, Boston University, Academic year 2001-02, 2002-03
Alka Garg Memorial Scholarship, Delhi School of Economics, India, 1998-2000
First position in class in B.A (Hons) Economics, Hans Raj College, Delhi University,
India, 1995-98
WORKING PAPERS
“Gender Preferences, Fertility Choices and Government Policy in India” April 2008.
“Infertility Treatment, ART and IUI Procedures and Delivery Outcomes: How Important
is Selection?” (with Randall P. Ellis and Ariella Kahn-Lang)
WORK IN PROGRESS
“Employer Choices of Health Plan Generosity and Number of Options”
“Evaluating the Predictive Validity of Risk Adjustment Models—Cross Validation
Revisited” (with Randall Ellis)
LANGUAGES:
Fluent in English and Hindi
RESIDENCY STATUS
Permanent Resident (Green Card Holder) in USA
COMPUTER SKILLS
SAS, STATA, SPSS, Scientific WorkPlace, MS Office, LIMDEP, MATHEMATICA
REFERENCES
Prof Randall Ellis
Department of Economics
Boston University
270 Bay State Road
Boston, MA 02215 USA
ellisrp@bu.edu
Ph: 617-353-2741
Fax: 617-353-4449
Prof Kevin Lang
Department of Economics
Boston University
270 Bay State Road
Boston, MA 02215
lang@bu.edu
Ph: 617-353-5694
Fax:617-353-4449
Prof. Maristella Botticini
Department of Institutional Analysis and Public Management
Bocconi University
Via Sarfati
Milano- PI 03628350153
maristella.botticini@unibocconi.it