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Economics and Public Policy


Gaurav Bhattacharya, Assistant Professor | Ahmedabad University

Gaurav Bhattacharya

Assistant Professor

PhD (Jawaharlal Nehru University)

[email protected]


Research Interests: Development Economics; Climate Change; Political Economy; Firm Dynamics; International Trade Policy


Profile

Bhattacharya has a PhD in Economics from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India. His doctoral dissertation explores the political economy of trade and environmental policies, highlighting the role of lobbying in shaping policy decisions. Bhattacharya’s research interest broadly resides in the field of development economics, particularly on the key areas such as the economics of climate change, political economy, firm dynamics, and international trade policy. Prior to his appointment at Ahmedabad University, he served as an Assistant Professor of Economics at Gargi College, University of Delhi, India. 

 

Research

Working Research Papers (Under Review)

  • Interaction between Trade and Environment Policies with Special Interest Politics: A Case when Commodity Markets are Imperfect (with Meeta K. Mehra), CITD Discussion Paper 21-03. [Link]
  • Trade Wars and Trade Talks Revisited: An extension of the Grossman-Helpman Model (1995) (with Meeta K. Mehra), CITD Discussion Paper 21-01. [Link]
  • Implications of Banking Regulations on Online Payment Failures (2021) (with Aditi Chawla and Ganesh Manjhi), MPRA Working Paper. [Link]
  • Industry Size and Trade Protection in the Presence of Environmental Regulations: An Empirical Analysis for the Indian Manufacturing Sector 
  • Impact of Extreme Climate on Household Social and Aggregate Expenditures in Uttarakhand: A District-level Quantitative Assessment (with Meeta Keswani Mehra and Jheelum Sarkar)
     

Publications

  • Bhattacharya, Gaurav (2019). Location decisions of industries in the presence of transportation costs and environmental regulations: Empirical evidence from India. Journal of Social and Economic Development, 21(1), 24-53. [Link]
  • Mehra, Meeta K. and Bhattacharya, Gaurav (2019). Energy Transitions in India: Implications for Energy Access, Greener Energy, and Energy Security. Georgetown Journal of Asian Affairs, 4(2), 88-97. [Link]

Book Chapters

  • Mehra M. K., Mukherjee S., Bhattacharya Gaurav and Azharuddin Sk. Md. (2021). Renewable Energy in India: What It Means for the Economy and Jobs. In P. Dasgupta, A. R. Saha, & R. Singhal (Eds.), Sustainable Development Insights from India (pp. 343-375). Springer Singapore. [Link]

Teachings

Gargi College, University of Delhi (Undergraduate)

  1. Mathematical Methods for Economics
  2. Statistical Methods for Economics
  3. Data Analysis
  4. Environmental Economics
  5. Microeconomics
  6. Macroeconomics
  7. Research Methodology 

Ahmedabad University (Undergraduate)

  1. Microeconomics
  2. Macroeconomics
  3. Time Series Econometrics

Ahmedabad University (Graduate)

  1. Econometrics
  2. Time Series Econometrics

 

Amrut Mody School of Management

Ahmedabad University
Central Campus
Navrangpura, Ahmedabad 380009
Gujarat, India

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