Kishore Dhavala
Nalanda University, Basque Center for Climate Change, Florida International University, Andhra University, Institute of Economic Growth
About
Kishore Dhavala holds a Doctoral degree in Economics from Florida International University, Miami, USA. He has a Master’s degree in Quantitative Economics and a Bachelors degree in Mathematics, from Andhra University, India. He is currently working as an Associate Professor in the School of Ecology and Environment Studies at Nalanda University. Prior to Nalanda University, he has worked as a Postdoctoral researcher at Basque Centre for Climate Change, Bilbao (Spain). He was a consultant at the Institute of Economic Growth (IEG), Delhi, and Indira Gandhi International for Development Research (IGIDR), Mumbai. His research interests are in the areas of Emissions Trading Markets, Mitigation and Adaptation policies of Climate Change, Climate Insurance, Valuation of Ecosystem Services, Energy Policies, and Economics of Crime. His works with other colleagues had a significant impact on the policymakers especially, the report on cost-benefit analysis of metro rail project helped in starting of new metro rail projects in major cities of India. His works on protecting the endangered bird species alarmed the policymakers and helped them to undertake more protective measures towards conserving endangered species.
Employment
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Nalanda University Associate Professor2021 - Present
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Nalanda University Assistant Professor2016 - 2021
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Basque Center for Climate Change Post Doctoral Researcher2013 - 2016
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Institute of Economic Growth Consultant2003 - 2007
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Indira Gandhi Institute of Development Research Research Assistant2002 - 2003
Education
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Florida International University Ph.D.2007 - 2012
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Andhra University MA2000 - 2002
Projects & Funding
Projects & funding information is unavailable.
Publications (9)
- Socioeconomic drivers of willingness to pay for safe water in the arsenic-affected Khagaria district of Bihar, India: A case study Save
- Managing the Commons Save
- Measuring Environmental Efficiency of Industry: A Case Study of Thermal Power Generation in India Save
- Achieving “Energy for All”: Solar Mini-Grids for Rural Electrification in Asia Save
- Potential for aquifer storage and recovery (ASR) in South Bihar, India Save
- Exploring low-carbon futures: A web service approach to linking diverse climate-energy-economy models Save
- The role of flexible biofuel policies in meeting biofuel mandates Save
- Counting the cost of vulture decline—An appraisal of the human health and other benefits of vultures in India Save
- Measuring environmental efficiency of industry: a case study of thermal power generation in India Save