Dr Sugandha Srivastav is a Lecturer in Environmental Economics and a Senior Research Associate at the University of Oxford. She is a Distinguished CESifo Affiliate and a Fellow at Energy for Growth Hub. 

Sugandha works at the intersection of energy, environment and innovation economics, focusing particularly on developing economies (publications). She lectures on environmental innovation, climate policy, and the economics of biodiversity. 

Sugandha's research has been featured in The Guardian, Financial Times, BBC, and other popular media outlets. She has appeared on radio and done numerous talks and podcasts, including a TEDx talk (media). Sugandha was a reviewer for the Dasgupta Review, served as a referee for UChicago's market shaping accelerator and provided evidence to UK parliament on solar policy. 

Prior to academia, Sugandha worked as an economist advising clients such as the World Bank, EBRD, public utilities, and national governments on green industrial strategy, carbon pricing, natural capital valuation, and renewable energy policy (public engagements). 

Sugandha has lived in Hong Kong, China, India, Indonesia, Myanmar, Iran, Fiji Islands, Italy and the United Kingdom. 

Research in progress

Bringing Breakthrough Technologies to Market: Solar Power and Feed-in Tariffs 

• Working Paper, Blogpost, Faculti Interview, Slides

•  CESifo Distinguished Research Affiliate Prize, NBER, Honourable Mention E-Axes Research Prize 

Unintended Consequences of Tech Neutrality: Evidence from Environmental and Innovation Policy Interactions  (with Jacquelyn Pless)

• Working Paper

Charging Ahead: Regulatory Incentives and Battery Innovation in the United Kingdom

• Slides

The Economic Costs of Lopsided Power Contracts: Evidence from Pakistan (with Tim Dobermann and Faraz Hayat)

• Working Paper, Slides, VoxDev Podcast

Sugandha Srivastav  | Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment | University of Oxford

sugandha.srivastav[at]smithschool.ox.ac.uk