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I am a Public Policy Researcher in Development Economics, specializing in Energy, Health & Data Analysis

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I am a Development Economist with a PhD from IIT Mandi, specializing in public policy evaluation, energy poverty, and health. I have over six years of experience as a Research Manager at Verian (formerly Kantar Public), where I worked on large-scale government program evaluations, including Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana. My expertise includes quantitative and qualitative research, impact evaluation, and analysis of large-scale survey data such as NSS and NFHS. I am proficient in STATA and SPSS, with strong skills in econometric modeling and data-driven policy analysis. My research focuses on the links between energy use, poverty, and health outcomes, with several peer-reviewed publications in reputed journals. I offer support in research design, data analysis, report writing, and policy evaluation. I am open to research collaborations and consulting projects, particularly in development economics, public health, and energy policy.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Local Politics & Government
• ☆ Development Economics
• ☆ Health Economics
• ☆ Sustainable Development
• ☆ Political Economy
• ☆ Environmental Economics
• ☆ Economic Evaluation
• ☆ Socioeconomics

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Data & AI

Writing Technical Writing, General Proofreading & Editing

Research Gray Literature Search, Scientific and Technical Research, Systematic Literature Review, Secondary Data Collection

Consulting Scientific and Technical Consulting

Data & AI Statistical Analysis, Data Cleaning

Work Experience

MONITORING AND EVALUATION

Indian Institute of Technology Madras

December 2025 - Present

Research Analysts

DEX-DEFT Research and Consulting

January 2026 - January 2026

Research manager

Verian (formerly Kantar Public)

March 2022 - June 2024

Research Manager

Kantar Public

March 2022 - June 2024

PhD

Indian Institute of Technology Mandi

July 2016 - July 2023

Guest Faculty

Tata Institute of Social Sciences

August 2021 - January 2022

Senior Research Fellowship

Indian Institute of Technology Mandi

July 2018 - June 2021

Junior Research Fellows

Indian Institute of Technology Mandi

July 2016 - June 2018

Education

Economics

Indian Institute of Technology Mandi

July 2016 - October 2023

Research Scholar (School of Humanities and Social Sciences)

Indian Institute of Technology Mandi

July 2016 - July 2023

Population Studies

International Institute for Population Sciences

July 2015 - May 2016

Economics

Aligarh Muslim University

August 2010 - July 2012

Certifications

• Diploma in Computer Application

  Gandhi Bhavan

  January 2006 - Present

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Ramna Thakur, Mohammad Ahmad Faizan (2024). Magnitude of health expenditure induced removable poverty in India: Some reflections of Ayushman Bharat . Heliyon.

Mohammad A Faizan, Ramna Thakur (2022). Measuring the level of energy and health expenditure among energy-poor and non-poor households in india: a disaggregated analysis . Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning, and Policy.

Mohammad A Faizan and Ramna Thakur(2022). Measuring the level of energy and health expenditure among energy-poor and non-poor households in india: a disaggregated analysis . Energy Sources, Part B: Economics, Planning, and Policy. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 1--28. Informa {UK} Limited

Mohammad A Faizan, Ramna Thakur(2019). Association Between Solid Cooking Fuels and Respiratory Disease Across Socio-Demographic Groups in India . Journal of Health and Pollution. 9. (23). Blacksmith Institute

Mohammad Ahmad Faizan, Ramna Thakur(2019). Measuring the impact of household energy consumption on respiratory diseases in India . Global Health Research and Policy. 4. (1). Springer Science and Business Media {LLC}

Faizan, M.A., Thakur, R.(2019). Measuring the impact of household energy consumption on respiratory diseases in India . Global Health Research and Policy. 4. (1).

Faizan, M.A., Thakur, R.(2019). Association between solid cooking fuels and respiratory disease across socio-demographic groups in India . Journal of Health and Pollution. 9. (23).

R. Thakur, S. Sangar, B. Ram, M. Faizan(2018). Quantifying the burden of out-of-pocket health expenditure in India . Public Health. 159. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 4--7. Elsevier {BV}

Thakur, R., Sangar, S., Ram, B., Faizan, M.(2018). Quantifying the burden of out-of-pocket health expenditure in India . Public Health. 159. Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.LocalizedHtmlString 4-7.