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EPISODE · Aug 6, 2026 · 24 MIN

Backstory: Patrick Agte on Understaffing in Public Health Care

from Backstory: How Research Papers in Economics Get Made · host UC San Diego

Maddison speaks with Patrick Agte of the Stockholm School of Economics about his working paper on the understaffing of India's public healthcare system, and how performance was dramatically improved by the adding a second healthcare worker to village clinics. They also discuss the benefits — and costs — of building relationships with government officials for conducting important research.The paper is available here: https://patrickagte.github.io/patrickagte/agte_jmp.pdf

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