Ronak Paul
International Institute for Population Sciences (IIPS)
ronakpaulpc@gmail.com
An enthusiastic researcher who enjoys examining excesses and inequalities in mortality and health measurements. Ronak completed his graduation in Biostatistics and Demography from the International Institute for Population Sciences in 2019. He is currently a doctoral scholar at the International Institute for Population Sciences, INDIA. His research interests revolve around the areas of mortality, maternal and child development, and population ageing.
1. Paul, R., Srivastava, S., & Rashmi, R. (2022). Examining infant and child death clustering among families in the cross-sectional and nationally representative Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2017–2018. BMJ Open, 12(6), e053782. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-053782
2. Paul, R., & Rashmi. (2022). Risk factors and clustering of mortality among older adults in the India Human Development Survey. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 6644. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-10583-4
3. Rashmi, R., & Paul, R. (2022). Early childhood circumstances and educational wellbeing inequality among tribal and non-tribal children in India: Evidence from a panel study. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 9839. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-13889-5
4. Paul, R., & Rashmi. (2020). Is educational wellbeing associated with grade repetition and school dropout rates among Indian students? Evidence from a panel study. Vienna Yearbook of Population Research, 2021, 503–543. Available from: https://www.austriaca.at?arp=0x003cb61f
5. Paul, R., & Singh, A. (2020). Does early childhood adversities affect physical, cognitive and language development in Indian children? Evidence from a panel study. SSM - Population Health, 12, 100693. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ssmph.2020.100693
1. Invited and contributed research chapter at the World Happiness Report 2024.
2. Received KB Pathak Memorial award for best published paper at the Indian Association for the Study of Population (IASP) 44th Conference 2024.
3. Received Youth Best Paper Award at the Indian Association for Social Sciences and Health (IASSH) Conference 2023.
4. Qualified for Lecturership in "Population Studies" and "Social Medicine and Community Health" based on National Eligibility Test (NET) of the University Grants Commission (UGC), India.
2. Max Planck Society Scholarship for attending the “Summer Incubator Program” at the Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research from June-August 2022.
3. Government of India Fellowship for pursuing PG and MPhil at the International Institute for Population Sciences from 2017-19 and 2019-20.