Pankaj Koirala, Ph.D. (Economics)
Behavioral and Experimental Economist - Senior Research Associate
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT), South Asia Regional Office
Website: https://www.cimmyt.org/
Contact: +977 9845690175
Email: pankaj.koirala4@gmail.com (personal), pankaj@iuj.ac.jp (individual), p.koirala@cgiar.org (office).
Economic, environmental and social problems, including climate change and sustainability
Underlying people's individual and group behaviors associated with social and environmental problems
Cross-sectional and experimental approaches to identify underlying behavioral causes
Use of behavioral treatments/interventions as potential resolutions
Epistemology and ontology
Eastern philosophy
Interest in long-term behavioral, attitudinal and cultural change for sustainability, social harmony and happiness.
Application of Eastern philosophy on to the ongoing social, environmental and political issues.
Interest to work with development partners, such as academic, social, political and religious institutions.