Centre for Health Economics

Centre for Health Economics

Actionable, interdisciplinary research, data-driven policy engagement, and cross-sector coalitions to advance health and economic prosperity for India and beyond.

Health is a critical driver of economic resilience, productivity, and inclusive growth. The Centre for Health Economics (CHE) occupies and amplifies a unique space as a hub to merge a critical dialogue between health and economics with a research agenda focused on prosperous outcomes for Indians and beyond.

The Centre will amplify NCAER’s core analytical capabilities, deepen its contribution to global best practices, and build on India’s distinctive experience in delivering impactful development solutions at scale.

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External Pub
8 August 2025

An anatomy of out-of-pocket expenditure in four Indian States

Barbara McPake, Prabir Kumar Ghosh, Sumit Kane + 1

The Indian health system is characterized by persistently high levels of out of pocket payment (OOP). Routinely collected national household survey data…

Working Papers
29 September 2024

The Earnings and Conversion Gaps for Persons with Disabilities: Evidence from India

Ajay Mahal

We evaluate the earnings and conversion disadvantages that persons with disabilities face in India, which has amongst the highest number of persons…

Op-Eds
30 April 2024

Court’s nudge on hospital charges, a reform opportunity

Arun Kumar Tiwari, Sumit Kane, Ajay Mahal

Affordable hospital care requires health-care financing reforms that go beyond price regulations. Benchmark for pricing In an unregulated market-driven scenario, health-care providers…

Working Papers
19 February 2024

The ‘missing middle’: How to provide 350 million Indians with health coverage?

Ajay Mahal, Arun Kumar Tiwari, Sumit Kane

Despite recent expansion in its population covered by public-funded insurance, a large section of India’s population remains at major financial risk from…

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