Biography
I am a postdoctoral fellow at Jameel Poverty Action Lab’s King Climate Action Initiative at MIT and a visiting scholar at UCSD's Global Policy School.
My research interests lie at the intersection of environmental and resource economics, development economics, and political economy. In particular, my work spans natural resource management including groundwater and clean air, climate adaptation, innovation in agriculture, and rural development.
Before starting my postdoc, I got my Ph.D. in Public Policy (Economics Track) at Harvard university. I received my MA in International and Development Economics at Yale University and have a BA in Economics and Statistics from St. Xavier’s College, Mumbai.
- Environmental Economics
- Development Economics
- Political Economy
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PhD in Public Policy (Economics track), 2022
Harvard University
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MA in International and Development Economics, 2013
Yale University
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BA in Economics and Statistics, 2012
St. Xavier's College
Research
Working Papers
“Run On The Reservoir: Evidence for Administrative Competition for Groundwater in India”, with Shamil Khedgikar (Under Review)
Other Papers
“Climate Adaptation” VoxDev Literature, with Clare Balboni and Namrata Kala
“Digital Identification & Finance Initiative Africa: An Overview of Research Opportunities” JPAL White Paper, with Tavneet Suri
“The economic impacts of Ebola” IGC Publications, with Rachel Glennerster and Tavneet Suri
Selected Works
In Progress
“Innovation at Local Agricultural Research Centres in India”
“Revitalizing Traditional Water Tanks for Climate Adaptation in India” with Aanchal Bagga and Kyle Emerick
“Barriers to Civic Action for Clean Air” with Patrick Baylis and Teevrat Garg
“Evaluating the Impacts of Coldstorage Infrastructure on Agriculture” with Namrata Kala and Eleanor Wiseman
“Solarizing Agriculture: Estimating the Economic Returns to Solar Irrigation Pumps in Bangladesh” with Shefali Khanna and Mohammad Yunus