British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow

Energy Economics - Environmental Economics - Innovation Economics

University of Oxford 

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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