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Asmita Verma

Economics & Social Sciences

Assistant Professor

asmitav[at]iimv[dot]ac[dot]in

+91 891-282 4535

About

  • Current Position: [Assistant Professor], [Economics and Social Sciences Area], [Indian Institute of Management Visakhapatnam] 

  • Highest Qualification: [PhD], [Economics], [Indian Institute of Technology Delhi], [2021] 

  • Total Experience: [~5 years] (Academia: [5]] 

  • Research Interests: [Health Economics; Development Economics; Health Systems and Policy; Digital Health] 

  • Teaching Areas: [Microeconomics; Macroeconomics; Managerial Economics; Digital Economics; Health Economics; Indian Economy] 

  • Academic Profile: [Assistant Professor specialising in health and development economics with focus on public health, digital health interventions, demography, and policy impacts in India; active in interdisciplinary research and teaching at postgraduate and doctoral levels.] 

Teaching

PGP/MBA (Graduate) 

  • [Microeconomics | Role: Core | Term/Year(s):  Term 1 2022,2023,2024,2025] 

  • [Macroeconomics | Role: Core | Term/Year(s):  Term 2 2022,2023,2024] 

 

PGPeX/EPGP/EMBA  

  • [Managerial Economics | Role: Core | Term/Year(s):  Term 1 2022,2023,2024,2025] 

  • [Digital Economics | Role: Elective | Term/Year(s):  Term 6 2025] 

 

PGPMCI 

  • [Managerial Economics | Role: Core | Term/Year(s):  Term 1 2024,2025] 

  • [India in the Global Economy | Role: Elective | Term/Year(s):  Term 5 2025] 

PhD/Doctoral 

  • [Health Economics] | Year(s): [ 2025, 2026] | Role: [Co-Instructor] 

 

Executive Education / MDP / FDP 

  • [Module on Introductory Economics | Audience/Organisation: PG Certificate Program in Digital Transformation Strategy & Leadership, IIMV | Dates/Duration: 2023, 2024, 2025 | Role: Faculty] 

  • [Module on Managerial Economics | Audience/Organisation: Executive Post Graduate Certificate Program in General Management, IIMV | Dates/Duration: 2023, 2024 | Role: Faculty] 

  •  FDP on Econometric Methods | Audience/Organisation: ESS Area IIM Visakhapatnam | Dates/Duration: 5–6 June 2025 | Role: Organiser & Participant (conducted by Prof. Tarun Jain, IIMA) 

Research & Publications

Journal Articles 

  • [Coffey, D., Srivastav, N., Priya, A., Verma, A., Franz, N., Kumar, A., & Spears, D. (2025). “Excess neonatal mortality among private facility births in rural parts of high-mortality states of India: Demographic analysis of a national survey.” Social Science & Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118158] 

  • [Verma, A., & Gurtoo, A. (2024). “Evaluating global data policies around non-personal data on social and public good.” Digital Policy, Regulation and Governance. https://doi.org/10.1108/DPRG-03-2023-0044

  • [Verma, A., & Cleland, J. (2021). “Is newborn survival influenced by the place of delivery? A comparison of home, public sector and private sector deliveries in India.” Journal of Biosocial Science. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0021932021000080

 

Working Papers / Under Review (optional) 

 

  • “Opportunities and Challenges for Providing Person-Centred Care through Digital Means” (with Dalingwater, L., & Khera, R.). Under review at ANGLES, 2025. 

  • “Does mHealth help or hinder health care needs? Insights from two Indian states” (with Khera, R. and Dalingwater, L.). Under review at BMC Health Services Research, 2026 

Training & Consulting

Executive Education / MDPs / FDPs 

  • (As listed in the Teaching section above) 

Consultancy / Sponsored Projects 

  • [Research Project: Punyashloka Devi Ahilyabai Holkar Special Call for Women-Led Research on Women-Led Development | Client/Organisation: ICSSR | Period: Awarded September 2025 | Role: Principal Investigator | Outcome: Ongoing] 

Services

Institutional Administrative Roles 

  • [Area Chair, Economics and Social Sciences Area, IIM Visakhapatnam, April 2025–Present (Key responsibilities: Leading area activities, faculty coordination)] 

  • [Assistant Warden, Girls Hostel, IIM Visakhapatnam, September 2022–Present (Key responsibilities: Student welfare, hostel administration, grievance handling)] 

Committees / Academic Governance 

  • Member, Post Graduate Program Committee, April 2025–Present  

  • Member, PhD Program Committee, April 2025–Present  

  • Member, Student Disciplinary Matters Committee, January 2023–Present  

  • Member, Anti-Ragging Committee and Squad, July 2023–Present  

  • Member, Student Matters Facilitation Committee, September 2022–April 2025  

  • Member, Editorial Publications for Institute Committee, September 2022–April 2025  

  • Member, PGPMCI Committee, November 2023–April 2025  

  • Member, PGPDGM Committee, September 2022–June 2024  

  • Member, EPGP Committee, March 2023–June 2024  

  • Member, Public Relations Committee, September 2022–June 2024 

 

Academic Service (External) 

  • [Member, Senate and Academic Advisory Committee, National Institute of Design, Andhra Pradesh, November 2023–Present] 

  • Reviewer: [Social Science and Medicine, BMC Pregnancy and Childbirth]

Award And Recognition

[Teaching Feedback Incentive, IIM Visakhapatnam, 2023-2024] 

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