Biography
Arjun Singh Bedi is Professor of Development Economics and Deputy Rector for Research at the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS) of Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands. Prior to joining ISS in 1999, he held positions at the University of Bonn (1998-99) and Columbia University (1996-98). In 2013-2014 he was visiting professor at Georgetown University's campus in Doha. His research focuses on labour and human resource economics in developing countries. His work has been published in several international economics and development studies journals including European Economic Review, Journal of Law and Economics, Journal of Development Economics, Economic Development and Cultural Change, Health Economics, Journal of Development Studies, Applied Economics, Labour Economics, Economics of Transition,Economics of Education Review and World Development.
International Institute of Social Studies
Full professor | Academic staff unit
- bedi@iss.nl
- Room
- I4-16
- Location
- Kortenaerkade 12, 's - Gravenhage
More information
Work
- Getnet Alemu, Zemzem Shigute, Anagaw Mebratie, Robert Sparrow & Arjun S. Bedi (2023) - On the functioning of community-based health insurance schemes in rural Ethiopia - Social Science and Medicine - doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2023.115739 - [link]
- Farzana Misha, Syeda Sitwat Shahed, Natascha Wagner & Arjun Bedi (2022) - Building resilience in the chars of Bangladesh: An impact assessment - Journal of International Development, 34 (8), 1547-1569 - doi: 10.1002/jid.3653 - [link]
- Arjun Bedi, A Shiferaw, Mans Soderbom & Getnet Alemu Zewdu (2022) - Social insurance reform and workers’ compensation - Labour Economics, 78 - doi: 10.1016/j.labeco.2022.102214 - [link]
- Christoph Strupat, Zemzem Shigute, Arjun S. Bedi & Matthias Rieger (2022) - Willingness to take COVID-19 vaccination in low-income countries: Evidence from Ethiopia - PLoS ONE, 17 (3 March) - doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0264633 - [link]
- Zemzem Shuka, Anagaw Mebratie, Getnet Alemu, Matthias Rieger & Arjun S. Bedi (2022) - Use of healthcare services during the COVID-19 pandemic in urban Ethiopia: evidence from retrospective health facility survey data - BMJ Open, 12 (2) - doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-056745 - [link]
- Mark Treurniet, AS (Arjun) Bedi, Erwin Bulte, Patricio Dalton, AG (Geske) Dijkstra, Jan Willem Gunning, Wendy Janssens, Luuk van Kempen, Rob Kuijpers, Robert Lensink, Karlijn Morsink, Eleonora Nillesen, Remco Oostendorp, Menno Pradhan, Ruerd Ruben & Daan van Soest (2021) - Effectief ontwikkelingsbeleid vergt cultuur van leren en betere evaluaties - Economisch-Statistische Berichten - [link]
- Zelalem Yilma, A. (Anagaw) Mebratie, Robert Sparrow, Marleen Dekker, Getnet Alemu & Arjun S. Bedi (2021) - Economic Consequences of Ill-Health in Rural Ethiopia - Health systems and reform, 7 (2) - doi: 10.1080/23288604.2021.1885577 - [link]
- Maazullah Khan & Arjun S. Bedi (2021) - Returns to Interest-free Microcredit: Evidence from a Randomised Experiment in Pakistan - Journal of Development Effectiveness, 14 (2), 93-107 - doi: 10.1080/19439342.2021.1964578 - [link]
- Arjun Bedi, Tanmoy Majilla & Matthias Rieger (2021) - Does signaling childcare support on job applications reduce the motherhood penalty? - Review of Economics of the Household, 20 (2), 373-387 - doi: 10.1007/s11150-021-09574-7 - [link]
- Natascha Wagner, Matthias Rieger, Arjun Bedi, J Vermeulen & Binyam Afewerk Demena (2021) - The impact of off-grid solar home systems in Kenya on energy consumption and expenditures - Energy Economics, 99 - doi: 10.1016/j.eneco.2021.105314 - [link]
University of Heidelberg
- Start date approval
- oktober 2023
- End date approval
- oktober 2026
- Place
- HEIDELBERG
- Description
- Scientific Board of the South Asia Institute
The Doon School
- Start date approval
- oktober 2023
- End date approval
- oktober 2026
- Place
- INDIA
- Description
- Advising on curriculum
Institute for the Study of Labour
- Start date approval
- oktober 2023
- End date approval
- oktober 2026
- Place
- BONN
- Description
- Research Fellow
University of Bonn
- Start date approval
- oktober 2023
- End date approval
- oktober 2026
- Place
- BONN
- Description
- Guest lectures, review of research papers
General Information
- Year
- 2023
- Course Code
- ISSGENERAL-23-24
Major ECD
- Year
- 2023
- Course Code
- ISS-ECD-23-24
3105 Research Paper Preparation
- Year
- 2023
- Course Code
- ISS-3105-23-24
3203 Topics in Regression Analysis
- Year
- 2023
- Course Code
- ISS-3203-23-24
5401 Research Paper
- Year
- 2023
- Course Code
- ISS-5401-23-24
4317 Econometric Analysis, Devt Policies
- Year
- 2023
- Course Code
- ISS-4317-23-24
Board of Examiners
- Year
- 2023
- Course Code
- ISS-BOE-23-24
Health and Economic Development
- Year Level
- master, master, master, master
- Year
- 2023
- Course Code
- GW4584M
Major ECD
- Year
- 2023
- Course Code
- ISS-ECD-22-23
1113 Regression and Data Analysis
- Year
- 2023
- Course Code
- ISS-1113-23-24
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