Lecturer & Postdoctoral Fellow
Energy Economics - Environmental Economics - Innovation Economics
University of Oxford
Welcome to my website! I am an applied microeconomist working on innovation, energy and the environment. I explore how to induce investment into early-stage clean technologies. I hold a PhD in Environmental Economics from the University of Oxford.
I have worked as an environmental economist since 2015. At Vivid Economics (acquired by McKinsey), I advised clients such as the World Bank, Asian Devepment Bank, and national governments on climate policy, natural resource management and climate finance. I also worked as an economist for the Indian think tank ICRIER.
Other notable engagements include being a referee for UChicago's Market Shaping Accelerator led by Nobel laureate Michael Kremer, doing a TEDx talk on energy innovation, and advising the UK government on solar policy (see talks and engagements).
I received the CESifo distinguished affiliate prize in 2023 for my research on solar and an honourable mention at the E-Axes Research Prize forum. My work was selected for the NBER workshop on energy innovation. In 2023, I won the British Academy Postdoctoral Fellowship worth £300,000 to develop my pipeline of research. I lecture MSc students on environmental economics in Oxford.
Ongoing research
Bringing Breakthrough Technologies to Market: Solar Power and Feed-in Tariffs (JMP)
Working Paper (update coming soon), Blogpost, CESifo Distinguished Research Affiliate Prize, NBER, YouTube, Slides, Honourable Mention E-Axes Research Prize
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)
Sugandha Srivastav | British Academy Postdoctoral Fellow | University of Oxford
sugandha.srivastav[at]smithschool.ox.ac.uk