Bittu Mandal

About

Bittu Mandal is a computational social researcher working on migration, population health, and aging. He studies how migration, socio-economic conditions, and environmental exposures shape health and well-being across the life course, using large-scale survey data and advanced econometric modelling.

Employment

Employment history is unavailable.

Education

• Indira Gandhi National Open University Master of Arts in Economics
  2025 - Present
• Indian Institute of Technology Indore Doctor of Philosophy
  2021 - 2025
• International Institute for Population Sciences Master of Philosophy
  2020 - 2021
• International Institute for Population Sciences Master of Population Studies
  2019 - 2020
• Banaras Hindu University Master of Arts
  2017 - 2019
• University of Burdwan Bachalor of Arts (Hons.)
  2014 - 2017

Projects & Funding

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Publications (11)

• Climatic Disaster-Driven Economic Losses and Migration Dynamics: Evidence from Indian Households
  2026 0 citations DOI: 10.1007/978-3-032-24533-5_11
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• Life after migration: A comparative study on successful aging in India
  Experimental Gerontology 2025 2 citations DOI: 10.1016/j.exger.2025.112966
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• Later-life migration and depression among older adults in India: examining the role of functional limitations
  Scientific Reports 2025 2 citations DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-14489-9
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• Understanding the impact of urban exposure on obesity among middle and old-age migrants in India
  PLOS One 2025 4 citations DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0326096
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• Association between rural-to-urban migration and the onset of hypertension among middle-aged and older population: evidence from India
  BMC Public Health 2025 2 citations DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-22267-5
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• A comparative study of health outcomes between elderly Migrant and non-migrant population in India: Exploring health disparities through propensity score matching
  SSM - Population Health 2024 18 citations DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2024.101619
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• Moderating role of functional/ mobility limitations in the association between sleep problems and hypertension among middle-aged and older adults in India
  Preventive Medicine Reports 2024 9 citations DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2024.102589
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• Decomposing the rural–urban differences in depression among multimorbid older patients in India: evidence from a cross-sectional study
  BMC Psychiatry 2024 31 citations DOI: 10.1186/s12888-023-05480-7
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• Migration status, physical limitations and associated self-rated health: a study of older Indian adults
  BMC Geriatrics 2023 24 citations DOI: 10.1186/s12877-023-04002-0
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• Socio-demographic and behavioral correlates of excess weight and its health consequences among older adults in India: Evidence from a cross-sectional study, 2017–18
  PLoS ONE 2023 16 citations DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0291920
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