Published Papers
“Beyond the Canopy: Sources of Satellite Data and Deforestation Policy Evaluation in Brazil”
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management (Accepted, 2025)
With Kathryn Baragwanath
“The Cold, Hard Truth: Evidence from Heterogeneous Snowpack Insulation Effect on Winter Wheat Yields in China”
Environment and Development Economics (Accepted, 2025)
With Zhenyu Yao
“The Human Well‑Being Potential of Tree Plantations in Sub‑Saharan Africa: A Reassessment of Evidence Using Longitudinal Subnational‑Year Data”
Forest Policy and Economics, Vol. 160 (2024): 103141
With Edouard Mensah, Ange Kakpo, and Ida Djenontin
“Collective Property Rights Lead to Secondary Forest Growth in the Brazilian Amazon”
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 120(22): e2221346120 (2023)
With Kathryn Baragwanath and Ella Bayi
Awards: 5th Edition of the MapBiomas Award
Media Coverage: Mongabay; World Economic Forum
“Incentives for Rural Households to Establish Tree Cover on Agricultural Land in Andhra Pradesh”
In: Environmental Economics in Developing Countries: Issues and Challenges (2022): 154
With Stella Schons, Greg Amacher, Kelly Cobourn, and Haripriya Gundimeda
Project Information: NASA Land‑Cover and Land‑Use Change (LCLUC) Program
Working Papers
“Gross External Damages of Water Pollution in the United States”
SI 2025 Environmental & Energy Economics
With David A. Keiser, Tihitina T. Andarge, Mohammad M. Hoque, Yongjie Ji, Catherine Kling, Daniel Phaneuf, and Yau‑Huo Shr
“Improving Environmental Outcomes Through Investments in Local Governance: Evidence from Brazil” Submitted
With Stella Schons, Kathryn Baragwanath, Alexandre Gori Maia, and Gregory Amacher
“Self‑Declared and Mandatory Environmental Registration of Landholdings Reduce Land Conflicts in the Brazilian Amazon” Submitted
With Stella Schons, Alexandre Gori Maia, and Gregory Amacher
“Adaptation to Climate Change: Evidence from Agricultural Productivity and Crop Water Footprints” Submitted
With Jayash Paudel
“Unintended Consequences of a Large Irrigation Project for Groundwater Recharge” Submitted
With Prashikdivya Gajbhiye and Matt Woerman
“Addressing the Threat of Groundwater Depletion: Does a Command‑and‑Control Approach Work?” Submitted
With Jayash Paudel and Sakshi Upadhyay
“Effect of Weather on Recreational Use: Evidence from the US Army Corps Lakes and River Projects”
With Gayan K. Udugama and David A. Keiser
Work in Progress
“Costs and Benefits of Adaptive Groundwater Irrigation in the U.S.”
With Jeffrey Hadachek and Seunghyun Lee
“Unintended Consequences of Land Regularization in Brazil”
With Kathryn Baragwanath