Susmita Baulia
PhD
Department of Economics susmita.baulia@utu.fi Office: 2.33 ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5913-3794 |
Primary interests: Development Economics, Labour Economics, Industrial Organisation
Secondary interests: Behavioural and Experimental Economics
I was a post-doctoral researcher at Turku School of Economics in University of Turku until October 2023.
I obtained a PhD in Economics from University of Turku in December 2020.
I hold a Bachelor's degree and a Master's degree in Economics from University of Calcutta, India. I hold another Master's degree with Major in Public Economics from University of Konstanz, Germany.
My research interests lie within the fields of development economics, labour economics and industrial organisation.
In development, I am interested in policy-relevant questions in health, education and sustainable livelihood, with focus on India and Sub-Saharan Africa. In labour economics, I am currently trying to understand various incentive schemes that work for the online labour market. Within industrial organisation, my research focuses on public procurement, bureaucracy and public organisations in the context of Finland and Sweden.
Teacher for Industrial Organisation (Bachelor's) at TSE (Spring'22, '23)
Teacher for Sustainable Development in Economics (Bachelor's) at TSE (Autumn '21)
Teaching Assistant for Development Economics II course (Master's + early PhD) at Aalto University (Spring '20)
Teaching Assistant for courses KTS20 Advanced Microeconomic Theory I and KTS22 Advanced Microeconomic Theory II at TSE (Autumns '15 - '20)
Teaching Assistant for Advanced Course in Public Economics (Master's) at TSE (Spring '18)
- The effects of centralised public procurement on prices and competition in Finland (2024) Public procurement - Centralisation and new trends Virtanen, Joosua; Baulia, Susmita; Tukiainen, Janne; Jääskeläinen, Jan
(B2 Non-refereed book chapter or chapter in a compilation book) - A new indicator to implement effective spending review policies in the public procurement for standardized goods (2023) De Leverano Adriano, Baulia Susmita
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Hyvinvointialueiden julkiset hankinnat tarvitsevat lisää kilpailua (2023) Janne Tukiainen, Susmita Baulia, and Juri Matinheikki
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Is household shock a boon or bane to the utilisation of preventive healthcare for children? Evidence from Uganda (2023)
- Economics and Human Biology
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Unpacking the Financial Incentives in Health by Revisiting India’s “Safe Motherhood Program” (2023)
- BE Journal of Economic Analysis and Policy
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal) - Yhteishankinnat luovat mahdollisuuksia kustannussäästöille (2023) Baulia Susmita, Halonen Kirsi-Maria, Hyytinen Ari, Kuusinen Heidi, Nokso-Koivisto Oskari, Pousi Matias, Puhakainen Essi, Siikanen Markku, Tukiainen Janne, Virtanen Joosua
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Yhteishankintojen kustannusvaikuttavuus (2023) Baulia Susmita, Halonen Kirsi-Maria, Hyytinen Ari, Kuusinen Heidi, Nokso-Koivisto Oskari, Pousi Matias, Puhakainen Essi, Siikanen Markku, Tukiainen Janne, Virtanen Joosua
(D4 Published development or research report or study ) - Essays on challenges in take-up of credit and healthcare in developing countries (2020) Susmita Baulia
(G5 Article dissertation ) - Take-up of joint and individual liability loans: an analysis with laboratory experiment (2019)
- Journal of behavioral and experimental economics
(A1 Refereed original research article in a scientific journal)