Projects
Welcome to the Projects page of Morsel Research and Development Pvt Ltd. Here, you can explore our diverse range of research and development projects, each designed to provide innovative solutions and insights. From large-scale surveys to targeted market studies, our projects demonstrate our commitment to excellence, data-driven decision-making, and impactful results. Discover how we bring research to life and drive meaningful change.
Impact of modern retail linkages of producer organizations on adoption of farm management practices and resilience of farmer
Morsel conducted primary surveys of over 650 farmers completed as of December 2021 in Maharashtra, India. The primary objective of the study was to understand their cultivation practices, the dynamics encountered during sale of produce, on-farm practices and issues faced…
Location: Maharashtra
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Financial inclusion of women during the pandemic: The role of Jhan Dhan accounts and cash transfer
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Data was collected from 3 sets of respondents: women respondents, BC respondents and FI respondents between the month of March 2022 to May 2022.Morsel had translated the questionnaires in Kannada, Odia, Hindi and Punjabi, digitised them, provided in-house training to…
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Social Accountability And Healthcare Delivery
Manoj Mohanan (Associate Professor of Public Policy from Duke University ) , Vikram Rajan ( from World Bank ) , and Harsha Thirumurthy (Professor of Medical Ethics and Health Policy from UNC )
Social Accountability (SA) has received considerable global attention as a potential model to improve delivery of services and resulting population outcomes, particularly in health. SA encompasses a set of governance interventions aimed at increasing community participation and strengthening community members’…
Location: Sultanpur and Fatehpur
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COVID – 19 Vaccine Hesitancy Among Women in Delhi
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The research organization chosen Delhi as the site of study. According to the data drawn from the Co Win portal, 954 women were vaccinated for every 1,000 men in India. The corresponding gender gap in vaccination rates among metro cities…
Location: Delhi
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Improving Children Health and Cognition: Evidence from School-Based Nutrition Intervention in India
Sebastian Vollmer (Assitant professor from Georg-August-Universität Göttingen ) , Marion Krämer , and Santosh Kumar (Associate Professor)
We present experimental evidence on the impact of delivering double-fortified salt (DFS), salt fortified with iron and iodine, through the Indian school-feeding program called “mid-day meal” on anemia, cognition, and math and reading outcomes of primary school children. We conducted…
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Willingness to pay and the role of informational and supply-side constraints
Dr. Britta Augsburg (IFS) (Associate Director) , Alex Armand, , and Antonella Bancalari (IFS)
While urbanization can bring benefits for economic, cultural and societal development, a rapid pace of urbanization can create enormous challenges. However, cities in low and middle-income countries, in particular, are struggling to keep up with necessary infrastructure investment especially on…
Location: Lucknow and Kanpur cities of Uttar Pradesh
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Prevalence of COVID-19 In Urban Areas in India
Anup Malani (Economist and a law professor from University of Chicago ) , and Manoj Mohanan ( from Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University and Government of Karnataka )
The second wave of COVID-19 pandemic was catastrophic in India. Outbreaks have spread faster than the scaling up of testing, tracing, isolation and all other public health efforts. Serosurveys are an important tool in helping us figure out how far…
Location: Bangalore
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Impact of the covid-19 pandemic lockdown on Livelihood, Food Security, and Hygiene practices in Jharkhand, India
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The Initiative for Sustainable Energy Policy (ISEP) and Morsel have been engaged in conducting a phone survey in Jharkhand to assess the impact of lockdown on individuals’ livelihood, food security, and hygiene practices. Started in 2020, the phone survey which…
Location: Jharkhand
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Knowledge, Attitude, Practice and Perception on Climate Change among Medical, Para-Medical & Public Health Professionals in India
Shweta Narayan , Dr Vishvaja Sambath , Pooja Kuamar , Dr. Gajapriaya G , and Dr. Adithya Pradyumna ( from Azim Premji University )
Morsel surveyed 3062 healthcare professionals across the six randomly selected states in different zones. These states are Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Meghalaya. In 3062 healthcare professionals researchers included Doctors, Nurses, Paramedical Staff, Hospital administration staff, ASHA workers,…
Location: Bihar, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Meghalaya
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Social Norms, Behavioral Change and Sanitation: Initiating a Large-scale Sociocentric Network Study to Understand the Open Defecation “Puzzle” in India
Cristina Bicchieri (Professor of Philosophy and Psychology from University of Pennsylvania ) , and Hans-Peter Kohler (Professor from University of Pennsylvania )
The study was trying to investigate how social norms and social networks are linked to latrine use and sanitation practices in India. Even after rigorous efforts from the government, NGOs, and international organizations people are still going for open defecation.…
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The impact of housing scheme on citizens, attitude and preferences
Shikhar Singh ( from Yale University ) , and Steven I. Wilkinson ( from Yale University )
This project studies the economic and political impact of a large-scale rural housing program (Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana) in 3 districts of Bihar (Darbhanga, Katihar, Araria). About 8.8 million houses have been constructed for rural poor between April 2015 and…
Location: U.P and Bihar
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Conjoint survey to assess insurgency effect on implementation of public policies
Emmanuel J. Teitelbaum (Associate Professor from Department of Political Science )
MORSEL conducted a conjoint survey, an experiment designed by Emmanuel J. Teitelbaum to assess the impact of Government policies on Naxalites, an active radical group in Jharkhand
Location: Jharkhand
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