British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow
Energy Economics - Environmental Economics - Innovation Economics
University of Oxford
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Research statement
Welcome to my website! I am an applied microeconomist interested in innovation to address both climate change and development. I hold a PhD in Environmental Economics from the University of Oxford (2023) and my postdoctoral work is supported by the British Academy Fellowship. In 2023, I received the CESifo Distinguished Research Affiliate Award (Energy & Environment) for my research on feed-in tariffs to bring grid-scale solar to market. I was also invited to be a referee for UChicago's market shaping accelerator led by Michael Kramer, where I refereed first stage proposals for advanced market commitments to bring clean technologies to market. Prior to academia, I worked as a practising environmental and energy economist for several years, advising on carbon pricing, renewable energy policy, green industrial policy and natural resource management across Asia, Africa, and Europe (see here).
Ongoing research
Bringing Breakthrough Technologies to Market: Solar Power and Feed-in Tariffs (JMP)
Unintended Consequences of Tech Neutrality: Evidence from Environmental and Innovation Policy Interactions (with Jacquelyn Pless)
Charging Ahead: Regulatory Incentives and Battery Innovation in the United Kingdom
The Economic Costs of Lopsided Power Contracts: Evidence from Pakistan (with Tim Dobermann and Faraz Hayat)
Earlier stage work
Shifting Peaks: A Randomised Control Trial on Smart Meters and Demand Management in Addis Ababa
Sunlight as Security: Grid Instability and the Diffusion of Solar Technology in South Africa
Unintended Inertia: Long-Term Fossil Fuel Contracts and Clean Technology Diffusion in Pakistan
Sugandha Srivastav | British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow | University of Oxford
sugandha.srivastav[at]smithschool.ox.ac.uk