Khyati Malik
I am a Postdoctoral Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER).
My research interests are at the intersection of environmental, energy, and agricultural economics, with a primary focus on the economics of land-based carbon sequestration.
I develop economic frameworks to evaluate how agricultural management practices influence soil carbon storage, crop productivity, and farmer decision-making, with the goal of designing carbon payment policies that are both effective and economically sustainable. More broadly, my research examines environmental and energy policy, including emission permit trading, renewable energy integration, and the valuation of environmental amenities. My work also contributes to the economics of public goods by deriving exact measures of willingness to pay for environmental amenities and by examining how the rise of remote work has changed the value of green spaces. Across these research areas, I combine economic theory, quantitative modeling, and policy analysis to develop practical solutions to complex environmental and energy challenges.
I received my PhD from the Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics (AEDE) at The Ohio State University in 2025.
Contact: malikk@nber.org
