Research
Research
Working Papers:
Transitioning to Inclusivity: The Role of Renewable Energy in Driving Green Growth in EMDEs. (With A. Paul, D. Sahoo and S. Mohapatra).
Submitted Journal: Sustainable Development, Wiley (forthcoming).
Climate change impact on Indian crop yields: Retrospective analysis and future projections. (With S. Mohapatra, S. Chaudhury, S. Mondal and S. Pohit).
Submitted Journal: Margin: The Journal of Applied Economic Research, Taylor & Francis (forthcoming).
Can participation in the global value chains lead to contractualization of labour? (With A. Pal and B. R. Chaudhuri).
Work in Progress:
Climate-Induced Migration and Policy Frameworks for Salt Farmers in Chilika, Odisha. (With D. Sahoo and S. Mohapatra).
Poverty, Education and Child Labour: A Time Allocation Model of Constrained Households in Rural India.
Smartphone adoption and its agricultural impacts in rural India (With D. Peddi, K. R. Paltasingh, S. Mohapatra and D. Sahoo).
Book Chapters/Conference Proceeding:
Socioeconomic Impact of Remittances on Household Expenditure Patterns in India: Insights from Longitudinal Data. (With S. Biswas, D. Sahoo and S. Mohaptra). In Proceedings of BITS Pilani Diamond Jubilee International Conference, Dubai: Springer, (forthcoming).
Policy Papers:
The water paradox in India: Managing abundance amid growing scarcity. (With S. Mohapatra and S. Pohit), NCAER working paper No. 182, 2025.
Research Project:
Structural Reform and Policy Credibility: Private Sector Mobilisation for Green Transition in India (contributor).
This project examines how structural reforms and credible climate policies can enable private sector participation to accelerate India’s green transition.
Funder: The World Bank Knowledge for Change Umbrella Program-Phase IV (KCP IV). December 2025 - Present
Implications of Arctic Ice Melting on the Indian Economy (Contributor).
Assessing Arctic ice melt’s impact on India’s monsoon, agriculture, and GDP using a CGE model to guide climate-resilient policy.
Funder: Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development (www.igsd.org), Washington, D.C. July 2024 – April 2025
Planning for Economic Recovery of South Asia from COVID-19- "Strengthening General Equilibrium Modelling Capacity in India (Contributor).
Advancing CGE modeling to drive South Asia's post-COVID-19 economic recovery with data-driven policy insights.
Funder: Asian Development Bank. July 2025 – December 2025
The project assesses the economic impact of India's low-carbon transition in line with its development goals.
Funder: International Sustainable Energy Foundation. May 2025 – August 2025