Dr. Miqdad Asaria

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Miqdad Asaria is a health economist with extensive experience in academic and policy-making settings. His research interests include health inequalities, climate change, and health financing, with a particular focus on health systems in India and the UK. He currently holds a fellowship at the Health Foundation to investigate the contribution of austerity policies to racial and socioeconomic health inequalities. Miqdad employs various methods including health econometrics, social epidemiology, micro-simulation modelling, and cost-effectiveness analysis in his research. Before joining LSE, he worked with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare in India, the Centre for Health Economics at the University of York, and the Department of Health in the UK. He has consulted widely for a range of governments and international organizations and serves on advisory groups for government bodies and non-governmental organisations involved in academic research projects.

Research Interests

Courses

HP437 HP423

Requirements for London School of Economics and Political Science

Master Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3.5
IELTS
Listening
Required:6.5
Reading
Required:7
Writing
Required:6.5
Speaking
Required:6.5
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
Upper second class honours (2:1) degree or equivalent in a relevant social science discipline
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

Standard English requirement applies to most programs in Geography, Anthropology, Sociology, and Media.