Author: Nalini Gulati

I am Editorial Advisor at ‘Ideas for India’ (I4I), an economics and policy portal of International Growth Centre (IGC) at London School of Economics (LSE). I was also the founding Managing Editor of I4I and Country Economist at IGC India, serving in the roles during 2011-2022. Besides these full-time positions, I have worked as a consultant on projects focused on women’s economic empowerment – funded by Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) and led by senior academics at Indian Statistical Institute and Ashoka University. In the early years of my career, I was an Economist in the global health practice of Cambridge Economic Policy Associates (CEPA), and a Short Term Consultant for a nutrition project at World Bank India. I hold an M.Phil. in Economics from the University of Oxford, and B.A. (Hons.) Economics from Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi.

Strong health systems for all: Making public spending go further

Strong health systems need sufficient financing. Yet, with foreign aid cuts and strained domestic budgets, the way forward may be to spend available money better.

Health insurance in developing countries: What do we know?

Without health insurance, both women and men are worse off, and women typically more so. But does health insurance deliver on its promise in LMICs, and how do we pay for it?

Did you know? Role of information in healthcare

Whether a public program is offering contraceptives, cancer screening, or subsidized health insurance – equipping target populations with the right information is key.

Women in less-developed settings are more likely to die than men – at every life stage

In the 1990s, the phenomenon of “missing women” was largely attributed to gender discrimination at birth and the mistreatment of young girls. Subsequent research indicated that while these are certainly important factors, there is a lot more to the story.