Praveen Kumar

Greetings!

I am a doctoral candidate in Economics at Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi, under the guidance of Professor E. Somanathan. My research interests focus on energy and environmental economics, agricultural economics, and applied microeconomics. I employ rigorous econometric methods to explore issues such as groundwater  over-exploitation, clean cooking solutions, electricity reliability, and environmental sustainability. I have presented my work in various national and international conferences, including those organized by Society for Economics Research in India, CECFEE (Centre for Research  on the Economics of Climate, Food, Energy and Environment), London School of Economics, Environment for Development initiative, and Journal of Environmental Economics and Management. My work on electric cooking has guided the Energy Management Centre, Ministry of Power, Kerala, on scaling the adoption of induction cookstoves in Kerala childcare centres. I use R, Stata, and QGIS softwares for quantitative analysis. I hold an M.A. in Economics from Centre for International Trade and Development, Jawaharlal Nehru University and a B.A. in Economics (Honors) from Hansraj College, University of Delhi.