Dr.Godwin.S.K

Department : Economics

Designation : Assistant Professor
Name : Godwin S K
Academic Qualifications : MA Economics (University of Kerala), PhD Economics (Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology, Trivandrum), Post Doctoral Fellowship – Health Economics (Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad -IIM-A)
Email : godwinsk@yahoo.com
Phone : 9645446439

Contact Address : INDEEVARAM, TC 17/ 205/5, TALAKONAM LANE, POOJAPPURA PO,THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – 695 012, KERALA, INDIA

Personal Web Page : www.ihepa.in
Research

1. Varatharajan D, Godwin, SK and Arun B. (2004)
“Unimaginative Tinkering”-on Union Health Budget 2004-05 in Economic and Political Weekly, V 39 No 33 pp 3672-3675.
2. Godwin, SK (2004)
“Medical Tourism: Subsidising the Rich” Economic and Political Weekly V 39 No 36 pp 3981-3983.
3. Godwin SK and Varatharajan D (2006) “Drug price differentials across different retail price settings: An analysis of retail prices of 12 commonly used drugs” Health Administrator V XIX No 1 pp 41-47.
4. Abstract of my Ph.D Thesis (2009) is indexed in the Journal of Injury & Violence Research, an Indexed Journal in DOAJ, CINAHL, ProQuest, Google Scholar, EBSCO(SocINDEX), SafetyLit, Index Copernicus, Index Medicus for the Eastern Mediterranean Region (IMEMR) , and approved by Medical Journals Commission of the Ministry of Health; “Financial Burden of Treating Non-Fatal Road Traffic Injuries: A Decomposition Analysis of its Causal Factors in Kerala”
Website: http://jivresearch.org/jivr/index.php/jivr/thesis/view/11
5. Varatharajan D & Godwin S.K. (2011) “Health care financing in India during the post-reform period” Prakash B.A. (ed) Indian Economy Since 1991, Economic Reforms and Performance. New Delhi, Pearson Education Ltd pp 530 – 549. ISBN 978-8131758939
6. Edited a volume on proceedings National Seminar on Financing Health Services in India: Search for Alternatives.
7. Supplier Induced Demand and Financial Burden of Treating Road Traffic Injuries in Kerala, India (2009) Social Science Reseach Network (SSRN) Working Paper Series Available at SSRN: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=1429647.
8. Godwin SK (2016) Means Testing and User Charges in Health Care: Means Testing in Tertiary Level Public Hospitals in Kerala DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2016-EPHPabstracts.29 Published 7 July 2016, BMJ Glob Health 2016;1(Suppl 1):A2–A43
9. British Medical Journal (BMJ) in its Online Edition published three of my commentaries.
a) “Why financing not in Screen?” Rapid Response to Richard Smith on “Global Social Contract”, BMJ 2004; 328 (3 April) 7443.0-g.
b) “The Brain Drain Debate: Is it too simplified?” Rapid Response to Debbie Mellor on “Brain Drain”, BMJ 2003; 327 (17 Oct) 7420; 928.
c) “Is Health Care such a Trivial Issue?” Rapid Response to Richard Smith’s Editorial, BMJ 2004; 328 (02 April) 7423; 0-g.

10. Godwin SK (2017) Indian health care financing at crossroads: Is the sunshine far off? P 74, Health and Poverty, ISBN: 978-93-5281-540-1

RESEARCH PAPER PRESENTATIONS

INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES/LECTURES

“Willingness to Participate and Pay for a Rural Community Health Insurance in Kerala, India” a paper presented in the International Health Economics Association (iHEA) Biennial Conference in Barcelona, Spain during July 10-13 2005. Abstracts of the 5th World Congress of the International Health Economics Association (iHEA); 10-13th July: 221.
“Role of government and competition in drug price differential for 12 common drugs in Kerala, India” a paper presented in the International Health Economics Association (iHEA) Biennial Conference in Barcelona, Spain during July 10-13 2005 (with Dr. D. Varatharajan). Abstracts of the 5th World Congress of the International Health Economics Association (iHEA); 10-13th July: 46.
“Equity in Distribution of Health Finances: A Brief Analysis of Health Services in Kerala, India”, World Epidemiological Congress 2005 organized by International Epidemiological Association during August 2005 in Bangkok, Thailand. Abstracts of the 17th World Congress of the International Epidemiological Association, Bangkok, 21-25th August 2005: 272.
“Political decentralisation and community health insurance: Protecting from cost of treatment induced poverty”. Global Forum for Health Research, Mumbai, 12-16th September 2005. Abstracts of the Global Forum of Health Research, Mumbai, 12-16th September 2005: 213.
“Equity dimensions of road traffic accidents in Kerala, India”. Abstracts of the Asia-Pacific Consortium for Public Health, Taipei, Taiwan, 19-23rd November 2005
“A framework for financing emergency health care in Kerala, India”. International Conference on Fifty Years of Kerala’s Economic Development (1956-2006): Issues, strategies & options, Thiruvananthapuram, 15-17th February 2006. Abstracts of the International Conference on Fifty Years of Kerala’s Economic Development (1956-2006): Issues, Strategies and Options, Thiruvananthapuram, 15-17th February 2006: 88.
“Linking Poverty and Vulnerability in Road Traffic Accidents in Kerala, India”. 8th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion held in Durban, South Africa from 31st March-5th April 2006. Abstracts of 8th World Injury Congress, Durban, South Africa Abstract Ref No 1572.
“Interlinking economic development and road traffic accidents: An inter-country analysis”, a paper presented at 10th Annual Conference of Global Forum for Health Research (Forum10) held in Cairo, Egypt from 29th October to 2nd November 2006. Abstracts of the Global Forum of Health Research, Cairo 29th October – 2nd November 2006: 88.
“Minimising Household ‘Welfare Losses’ in Financing Health Care Expenditure: A Decomposition Analysis” a paper presented at International Health Economics Association (iHEA) biennial Conference held in Copen Hagen, Denmark during 8-11th July 2007 (with Dr. D. Varatharajan). Abstracts of the 5th World Congress of the International Health Economics Association (iHEA); 10-13th July.
“Health care market in Kerala, India: defining characteristics” a paper presented at International Health Economics Association (iHEA) biennial Conference held in Copen Hagen, Denmark during 8-11th July 2007. Abstracts of the 5th World Congress of the International Health Economics Association (iHEA); 10-13th July.
“Cross cutting issues in road traffic accident prevention and management: policy concerns”, a paper for presentation in the 9th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion held in Merida, Mexico during 15-18 March 2008.
“Supplier-induced demand and financial burden of treatment of non-fatal road traffic injuries in Kerala, India”, a paper presented at the 6th World Congress of the International Health Economics Association (iHEA); 11-15th July 2009 held in Beijing, China.
“Burden of road traffic accidents: Analysis of temporal and spatial distribution in Kerala, India” a paper accepted for presentation at the 10th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion held in London, England during 21-24 September 2010.
“Decomposing road traffic injury care utilisation in Kerala, India” a paper accepted for presentation at the 10th World Conference on Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion held in London, England during 21-24 September 2010.
Discussant, How Do High-Cost Patients Fare under the Global Budget Policy? — Evidence at 4th International Conference on Social Science Research, Gaylord Opryland Resort, Nashville, the USA December 9 – 11, 2009.
“Health care and human rights: an economic perspective” International Conference on Investment in Human Capital held on 8-9 February, 2010 at Loyola College, Chennai, India.
Are the SC/STs outliers in the Kerala Health model? International Conference (Theme SC/SCs in Kerala) organized by AKG Study Centre during 9th March 2015 at Kalpetta, Wayanad, Kerala, India
“User fees and means testing in public sector tertiary hospitals in Kerala” at 3rd Conference (EPHP 2016 – Equitable India: All for Health and Wellbeing) organized by Institute of Public Health Bangalore and Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium held at Bengaluru, India during 7-9 July 2016.
“Public Financing of Healthcare in Developing Countries: A Comparative Perspective” at an International Seminar on Changing Patterns of Fiscal and Monetary Policies in India: Boon or Bane to Development organised by Department of Economics, University of Kerala during 14-16 March 2017.

NATIONAL CONFERENCES/LECTURES

“Willingness to Pay for Rural Health Insurance: A Study from Kerala” a paper presented in “National Conference on Health Insurance and Financing (HIFCON 2004)” organised by All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi held in October, 2004, New Delhi. Abstracts of HIFCON 2004; 10-11 October 2004.
“Efficiency Analysis of Health Services in Kerala” a paper presented at the National Conference on Kerala Health Systems: Missings and Possibilities” at Trichur, Kerala in December 2004 (with Dr. D. Varatharajan).
“Barriers to streamline private out-of-pocket health care expenditure”. National Seminar on Health Sector Reforms, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, 30-31st January 2006. Abstracts of the National Seminar on Health Sector Reforms, Chidambaram, 30-31st January 2006: 8.
“Health care financing options for Kerala: the road ahead”, a paper presented at a national seminar Towards a self-sufficient Kerala: perspectives organized by Government College, Nedumangad, Kerala during 5-6 February 2007.
“Kerala’s health system: the sinking titanic”, a paper presented at the national seminar Kerala’s economy since 1956 organized by Government Arts College, Trivandrum, Kerala during 27-28 February 2007.
“User fee for financing public hospitals” a paper presented a National Conference on Policy Reforms in Education and Health in India organized by Kannur University during 12th & 13th September 2007 at Talasserry, Kannur, Kerala, India. Abstracts of the National Conference on Policy Reforms in Education and Health in India, Kannur University.
“Determinants, pattern of road traffic accidents in Kerala, India” a paper presented in a National Conference on Emerging Issues in Public Health organized by Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences & Technology, Trivandrum during 10-13 January 2008. Abstracts of the AMCCON 2008.
“Financing policy reforms in Indian health care system: a second thought” National Seminar on Changing Health Scenario and Emerging Social Problems organized by Department of Sociology, University of Kerala in Thiruvananthapuram, India from 27-28 November 2008.
Resource Person, Session on “Inclusive Growth and Health” at National Seminar on Inclusive Growth: Challenges and Prospects organized by Department of Economics, Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram during 02-04December 2009.
“User fee in public hospitals: panacea or ill” a paper presented a National Conference on Social Sector Financing: Search for Alternatives organized by Dept. of Economics, Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram on 8th December 2009 (with Dr. D. Varatharajan).
“Health Issues in Kerala” at a Seminar on Development Issues of Kerala Economy organized by Department of Economics, KNM Government Arts & Science College, Kanjiramkulam, Thiruvananthapuram on 19th January 2010.
Resource Person, Edusat Live Lecture on Health Economics organized by the Directorate of Collegiate Education, Government of Kerala at Edusat Studio, Thiruvananthapuram on 23rd March 2011.
“Heath Systems adopted in different countries of the world with special emphasis on India” a lecture on for Medical Officers of Government of Tamil Nadu, at GANDHIGRAM Institute of Rural Health and Family Welfare at Dindugal, Tamil Nadu on 29th July 2011.
“Is PPP a Marriage or Living Together? A Case Study on Rashtriya Swastya Bima Yojana (RSBY) Partners in Kerala, India” a paper presented at a National Seminar on Public Private Partnership in Health organized by St. Joseph College, Kozhenchery, Pathanamthitta, Kerala in association with National Rural Health Mission, Kerala and Rajiv Gandhi Centre for Biotechnology, Thiruvananthapuram during 25-26 August 2011 at Kozhenchery, Pathanamthitta, Kerala.
Resource Person, Workshop on “Teaching of Indian Economy” organized by Pearson Publishing House in Thiruvananthapuram on 24th September 2011.
“Health Challenges of Urbanisation in Developing Societies” at a National Seminar on “Environmental Concerns of Rapid Urbanisation with Special Focus on Kerala Economy” organized by Department of Development Economics, Government College, Mananthavady, Wayanad during 14th and 15th February 2012.
Resource Person, Second National Conference of Indian Health Economics and Policy Association (IHEPA) on Better Health Access: The Rough Road Ahead organised jointly with Institute of Social and Economic Change (ISEC), Bangalore and Azim Premji University, Bangalore at ISEC, Bangalore during 20-21 December 2012.
“Issues and Challenges of Health Financing in India” at a National Conference on Challenges in Health Issues and Public Healthcare System in India organized by School of Economics, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai during 21-22 February 2013.
“Health Financing in India” at a National Seminar on “Emerging Challenges and Prospects of Twenty Years of Economic Reforms in India” organized by Government College, Kattappana, Idukki during 31st October and 1st November 2013.
Resource Person, Third National Conference on Health For All to Universal Health Coverage: Journey So Far and Challenges Ahead jointly organized by Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune and Azim Premji University, Bangalore at GIPE, Pune during 6 – 7 January 2014.
Resource Person, Edusat Live Lecture on Indian Economic Structure in the 1950s organized by the Directorate of Collegiate Education, Government of Kerala at Edusat Studio, Thiruvananthapuram on 23rd January 2014.
“Service sector statistics in India”, presentation in the National Statistics Day organized by National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala on 29th June 2014.
Delivered a Lecture on Health Economics at Department of Demography, University of Kerala on 5th August 2014.
“Health care transition in Kerala: current status and emerging issues”, at a National Seminar organized by EKNM Govt. College, Elarithattu, Kasaragode, Kerala 16 – 17 October 2014.
“Locating fiscal scenario and social sector spending in Indian States: A case of Kerala (Is social sector spending a liability for the State?)” at a National Seminar organized by SN College, Varkala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala during 23 – 24 October 2014.
“Kerala Budgets and Social Sector” at a National Seminar on Financial Crisis in Kerala: An Overview organized by Government College, Kattappana, Idukki during 17-18 December 2014.
“Health care financing in Kerala” at a National Seminar on Trends in Kerala State Finance organized by KNM Government Arts & Science College, Kanjiramkulam, Thiruvananthapuram during 30-31, December 2014.
Social Sector and Social Exclusion in India – Linking Ambedkar’s Social Philosophy with his Economic Philosophy: A risky jump?? at a National Seminar organized by Avinashilingam Institute for Home Science and Higher Education for Women, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India during 20 – 21 January 2015.
“Reinventing Kerala Model of Health: Good health at what cost?? at a National Seminar on Sustainability of Kerala Development: An Alternate Approach in the Context of Emerging Kerala Model organized by Department of Economics, Christain College, Chengannur, Alappuzha, Kerala during 4-6 Feb 2015.
“Romancing with the shadow of ‘Kerala Model’ of Health: How long, How costly???” at a National Seminar on Public Health in India: Challenges for the 21st Century organized by Department of Economics, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala 27-28 March 2015.
Delivered a Lecture on Health Economics at Department of Demography, University of Kerala on 27th June 2016.
“Public Financing of Healthcare in Developing Countries: A Comparative Perspective” at Young Scholars’ Conference on Government Finance and Public Policy Issues organised by Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability (CBGA) on 23rd July 2016 at IIC in New Delhi.
“Enhancing equity and efficiency of Indian health system: Reviewing some perennial questions?” at 14th Annual Conference of Indian Association for Social Sciences and Health (IASSH) at Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune during 23-25 September 2016. http://iassh.org/conf14/oral.htm
“Health Sector Reforms in Kerala” at a National Seminar on Emerging Challenges of Health Sector in Kerala organised by Department of Economics, University College, Thiruvananthapuram on 10th January 2017.
“Health System Dynamics of Kerala: Are the Policy Responses Sporadic or Paralytic” at Dr. John Mathai Memorial National Seminar on Puzzles of Kerala’s Development Experience organised by Department of Economics, University of Calicut, Thrissur on 11th January 2017.
“Health Sector Reforms in India” at a National Seminar on Economic and Non-Economic Perspectives on India’s Development Experience since Independence organised by Department of Economics, Government College, Kattappana, Idukki during 19-21 January 2017.
A talk on Pradhan Mantri Matrutva Surakhsha Abhiyan in All India Radio, Thiruvananthapuram on 4th October 2017.
Lecture on Social Science Research: Some Ethical Concerns at National Workshop on Social Science Research organised by Department of Political Science, Government Brennen College, Thalassery, Kannur during 16-18 November 2017.
“Indian health care financing at crossroads: Is the sunshine far off?”at a National Seminar “Health and Poverty” organised by NMSM Government College, Kalpetta, Wayanad in association with Directorate of Collegiate Education and Indian Council of Medical Research during 28,29 November 2017.
Resource Person on Budget Allocation and Fiscal Policy at a National Seminar on the The Destination of India’s Fiscal Policy: The Critical Gap organised by the Research & PG Department of Economics, Panampally Memorial Government College, Chalakkudy, Trichur during 6,7 December 2017.

More about the faculty member

Title of PhD topic: Financial Burden of Treatment of non-Fatal Road Traffic Injuries: Decomposition Analysis of its Causal Factors in Kerala
Title of Post Doctoral Research: Autonomous public hospitals, user charges and exemption mechanisms: Analysis of specialty public hospitals in the Indian States of Delhi, Gujarat and Kerala

Area of interests: HEALTH ECONOMICS, METHODOLOGY OF ECONOMICS, HEALTH POLICY & PLANNING, ROAD TRAFFIC INJURIES

OTHER EXPERTISE

1 Served as Expert on a project “Health Sector Reform – Case Study on RSBY Partnership, Kerala” Govt of India (May – June 2009)
2 Expert “Documenting best practices of Arogyakeralam (NRHM, Kerala)” (September 2009 – May 2010), for Government of Kerala
3 Expert, “Concurrent Evaluation of NRHM in Kerala State”
4 Expert on a project “Baseline Survey in Home Based Newborn Child Care (HBNCC) in the eight districts for NRHM, Govt of Karnataka
5 Trainer, District Level Health Survey – 4, Govt of India

6 Principal Investigator, “User fees and means testing in public sector tertiary hospitals in Kerala funded by University Grants Commission, New Delhi.
7 Instructor in Health Economics for Master in Public Health (2005-07), Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, India.
8 Awarded “Institute Fellow-2003” by Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, India.
9 Member of the Committee on “Action Plan for Psycho-Social Relief in Disaster Management” submitted to the Government of Kerala, January 2007.
10 Travel Grant Award by University Grants Commission, New Delhi for attending International Conference in Beijing, China during 9-15 July 2009.
11 Visiting Faculty, Health Economics, GANDHIGRAM Institute of Rural Development, Dindugal, Tamil Nadu.
12 Visiting Faculty, Health Economics, Department of Demography, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram (Various Years).
13 Resource Person in EDUSAT, Department of Higher Education, Govt of Kerala.
14 Subject Expert on various posts related to Economics at Kerala Public Service Commission.
15 Best Paper Award at Young Scholars’ Conference on Government Finance and Public Policy Issues organised by Centre for Budget and Governance Accountability (CBGA) on 23rd July 2016 in New Delhi.
16. Associate Fellow; Inter University Centre for Alternative Economics, Department of Economics, University of Kerala (2016-17).
17. Member, HSE, State Eligibility Test Board, Government of Kerala
18. Member, Academic Council, Institute for Sustainable Development and Governance (ISDG), Thiruvananthapuram and New Delhi
19. Membership in specialized professional agencies
 Canadian Council for Global Health Research, Canada.
 Forum for Free Enterprises, India.
 Global Development Network, New Delhi, India.
 Indian Clinical Epidemiology Network (IndiaCLEN), India (Indian Wing of International Clinical Epidemiology Network, (INCLEN)
 International Society for Violence & Injury Prevention, Stockholm, Sweden.
 International Health Economics Association, Washington, the USA.
 International Network on Disability, Health and Wellbeing, Victoria, Australia
 Public Research and Regulation Initiative, Netherlands.
 Road Traffic Injuries Research Network (RTIRN), Karachi, Pakistan
 Founder Member & Secretary, Indian Health Economics and Policy Association, Dharward, India

20. Reviewer
(Health economics & policy, Indian health system, health care financing in developing countries, road traffic injuries)
 British Medical Journal (BMJ)
 Bulletin of World Health Organisation
 Journal of Public Health & Epidemiology (Editorial Board Member)
 Journal of Economics & International Finance
21. Standing Member, Scientific Committee of International Health Economics Association (iHEA), Washington.
22. Co-ordinator, a National Seminar on “Financing Social Sector: Search for Alternatives” with financial assistance from the Government of Kerala on 9th December 2009, Thiruvnananthapuram, Kerala.
23. Co-ordinator, a National Seminar on “FINANCING HEALTH SERVICES IN INDIA: SEARCH FOR ALTERNATIVES” with financial assistance from the University Grants Commission, New Delhi held during 4-6 January 2012, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala.
24. Co-ordinator, Workshop on METHODOLOGY AND PERSPECTIVES IN SOCIAL SCIENCES organized by the Department of Economics, Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, with financial assistance from the Directorate of Collegiate Education, Government of Kerala during 20 – 22nd March 2012.
25. Co-ordinator, Workshop on STATISTICAL METHODS IN SOCIAL SCIENCES organized by the Department of Economics, Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, with financial assistance from the Directorate of Collegiate Education, Government of Kerala during 6th & 7th November 2012.
26. Co-ordinator, Add On Course on COMPUTATIONAL TOOLS IN ECONOMICS organized by the Department of Economics, Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, with financial assistance from the Directorate of Collegiate Education, Government of Kerala during Oct 2011- March 2012.
27. Co-ordinator, Extension Pogramme funded by University Grants Commission, New Delhi at Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram during 2015-16.
28. Co-ordinator, National Seminar on PHILISOPHY OF ECONOMICS organized by the Department of Economics, Government College for Women, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, with financial assistance from the Directorate of Collegiate Education, Government of Kerala during 29 – 30 October 2015.
29. Co-organiser, Third Indian Health Economics and Policy Association (IHEPA) Conference on Health For All to Universal Health Coverage: Journey So Far and Challenges Ahead jointly organized by Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune and Azim Premji University, Bangalore at GIPE, Pune during 6 – 7 January 2014.
30. Co-organiser, Fourth Indian Health Economics and Policy Association (IHEPA) Conference on Health System Strengthening and Reforms in Indian: Retrospect and Prospect organised jointly with Department of Economics, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur and Azim Premji University, Bangalore at UoR, Jaipur, Rajasthan during 13-14 February 2015.
31. Co-organiser, Fifth Indian Health Economics and Policy Association (IHEPA) Conference on Health Economics and Policy organised jointly with Institute of Development Studies, Kolkata and Azim Premji University, Bangalore at IDS, Kolkata during 15-17 December 2016.
32. Co-organiser, Summer School on Health Economics by Indian Health Economics and Policy Association (IHEPA) and Azim Premji University, Bangalore in Bangalore during 26 – 30 June 2017.
33. Co-organiser, Sixth Indian Health Economics and Policy Association (IHEPA) Conference on Health Economics and Policy organised jointly with Pondicherry University and Azim Premji University, Bangalore organised at Pondicherry University during 4-5 January 2018.