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Shreekant Gupta has worked as a researcher, policymaker and consultant on environment, natural resources, energy and urban issues. His teaching and research interests are in applied microeconomics and econometrics in these contexts. He has taught at the universities of Delhi, Maryland and at Jawaharlal Nehru University and NUS. In addition, he has been Fulbright Fellow at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Shastri Fellow at Queens University, Canada.
Shreekant’s policy experience includes Directorship of the National Institute of Urban Affairs, New Delhi (in the rank of Additional Secretary to the Government of India). He has worked at the World Bank at Washington DC, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy and The Policy Group (both at New Delhi). In addition, he has consulted with the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, OECD, UNEP and Resources for the Future. Shreekant has served on several national and international committees on environmental and urban issues including the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) that was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2007. |
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| Recent Academic Publications: |
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Refereed Articles
- “Poverty and the environment: Exploring the Relationship Between Household Incomes, Private Assets, and Natural Assets," with U. Narain & Klaas van't Veld, Land Economics, 84: 148-167 (2008).
- “Poverty and resource dependence in rural India,” with U. Narain and Klaas van't Veld, Ecological Economics, 66(1): 161-176 (2008).
- “Do Stock Markets Penalise Environment-unfriendly Behaviour? Evidence from India,” with B.N. Goldar, Ecological Economics, 52(1): 81-95 (2005).
Books
- Environmental Policy in India: The Political Economy of Social Choices (with John Adams), Edward Elgar Publishers, Cheltenham, UK, forthcoming.
- India and Global Climate Change: Perspectives on Economics and Policy from a Developing Country (co-edited with Michael Toman and Ujjayant Chakravarty), Resources for the Future Press, Washington D.C. (2003). [Reprinted by Oxford University Press India (2004)]. [Read reviews: 1 | 2 ] [ Book Website ]
Book Chapters (refereed)
- “Urban Growth and Governance in South Asia,” with Indu Rayadurgam, in Tan Tai Yong (ed.) Societies in Political and Economic Transition: South Asian Perspectives 2007-08 (pp. 359-394), Macmillan India, New Delhi (2009). [ Download paper]
- “Disproving the Conventional Wisdom: Both Poor and Rich Depend on Natural Resources in Indian Villages,” with U. Narain and Klaas van’t Veld, in Poverty Reduction and Environmental Management, edited by Pieter van Beukering, Edward Elgar Publishers, Cheltenham, UK (forthcoming).
- “Implementing Kyoto-Type Flexibility Mechanisms for India: Problems and Prospects,” in Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading and Project-based Mechanisms, OECD, Paris (2004). [ Download Article ] [ Book Website ]
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- “Who Collects Resources in Degraded Environments?” with N. Chopra, S. Singh, U. Narain and Klaas van’t Veld, 2008.
- “Implementing Water Markets in India: Issues and Prospects,” with N. Mohanty, 2008.
- “Measuring the Performance of Water Service Providers in Urban India: Implications for Managing Water Utilities,” with S. Kumar and G. Sarangi, National Institute of Urban Affairs, NIUA WP 2007-01, March 2007.
- “Community-oriented City Development Plans,” with P. Dey, National Institute of Urban Affairs, NIUA WP 2006-02, November 2006.
- “Looking Back to Look Ahead - Background Paper on CDP Appraisals,” with P. Dey, U. Raghupathi and S. Thakur, National Institute of Urban Affairs, NIUA WP 2006-01, November 2006.
- “India’s Firewood Crisis Re-examined,” with Klaas Van ’t Veld, U. Narain, N. Chopra, and S. Singh, Resources for the Future, RFF DP 06-25, April 2006.
- “Resource Use Efficiency of U.S. Electricity Generating Plants During the SO2 Trading Regime: A Distance Function Approach,” with S. Kumar, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy Working Paper No. 17/04.
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- “Urban Economy, Environment and Livelihoods: Closing the Loop,” invited speaker at Three “Minisymposia” hosted by Global Asia Institute at University Hall, NUS, Singapore, 21-22 August 2009. [ Invitation and Agenda | Download presentation]
- “Climate Change and Conflict,” invited speaker at 11th Asia Pacific Programme for Senior Military Officers (APPSMO) conducted by Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) at Sentosa Resort and Spa, Singapore, 8 August 2009. [ News release | Download presentation]
- Invited participant, Consultative Dialogue on “India's Climate Responsive Roadmap” organised by OneWorld South Asia, New Delhi, 16 July 2009. [ Agenda | Conference website | Download coverage]
- “Building Green India,” invited moderator of session at World Economic Forum - India Economic Summit, New Delhi, 17-18 November 2008 [Conference website | Download programme | Download summary]
- “Fiscal Implications of Environmental Taxes in India: An Exploratory Analysis,” paper presented at the 9th Annual Global Conference on Environmental Taxation 6th-7th November 2008 organised by Asia-Pacific Centre for Environmental Law (APCEL) and Singapore Academy of Law. [ Conference website | Download programme | Download presentation | Abstract]
- “Beyond Kyoto: Fiscal Policies for Equitable and Effective Action on Climate Change,” invited paper presented at Asia Pacific Finance & Development Center Biennial Forum, Shanghai, 25-26 October 2008. [ AFDC website | Download programme | Download presentation]
- “Financing and Operation of Urban Transport Projects,” invited paper presented at Commission 4 Meeting: Urban Mobility Management, 9th World Congress of Metropolis, 22-25 October 2008, Sydney, Australia. [ Conference website | Download programme | Download presentation]
- “Tackling Climate Change: Think Globally, Act Locally,” Inaugural Breakfast Talk on Environment and Sustainability, Campus Sustainability Community, National University of Singapore, 9 September 2008. [Download presentation | Website | Programme]
- “National Urban Transport Policy: A Re-orientation in Urban Transport Thinking in India,” presentation at ADB Environment CoP Green Bag Seminar: “ Developments in Air Quality Management and Sustainable Urban Transport in Asia," Manila, Philippines, 8 July 2008. [ Download presentation | Website ]
- “Beyond Kyoto: Crafting an Equitable and Effective Climate Change Policy,” seminar at LKY School of Public Policy, 14 May 2008. [ Download presentation | Website ]
- “Economic Consequences of Sri Lanka's Ethnic Conflict”, presentation at ISAS seminar “Sri Lanka’s Ethnic Conflict: The Political and Economic Implications” at the Institute of South Asian Studies, National University of Singapore, 11 March 2008.[ Download presentation | Website ]
- Valedictory address at ESPA (Ecosystem Services and Poverty Alleviation) Review-cum-Dissemination Workshop, TERI University, New Delhi, India, 20 February 2008.
- “Mitigating Natural Disasters: State and Civil Society Collaboration,” paper presented at Tenth Sustainable Development Conference, Islamabad, Pakistan, 11 December 2007.
- “Implementing Kyoto-type Flexibility Mechanisms for India: Issues and Prospects,” paper presented at Summer Policy Conference “Indian Financial Institutions: Issues and Policies” at Institute for Financial Management and Research, Chennai, India, 21 September 2007.
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| Op-Eds, Policy Briefs: |
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- "India, a green leader?" India Se, Vol. 2, Issue 9, September 2008.
- “Urban Challenges for South Asia,” article in Institute of South Asian Studies (ISAS) Newsletter Issue No. 10, June 2008.
- “Balancing Growth and Social Tension,” The Straits Times (Singapore), 9 February 2008.
- “Urban Transport in India: Beyond the Nano,” ISAS Brief No. 51, 11 February 2008.
- “Urban Transport in India: The Nano Effect,” ISAS Brief No. 50, 5 February 2008.
- “Pakistan beyond the headlines,” The Friday Times (Lahore, Pakistan), 1 February 2008.
- “India's water shortage”, Fortune, 29 January 2008 (quoted in article).
- “Yamuna River Still Stinks Out New Delhi Despite Massive Cleanup”, Terra Daily (online), 12 July 2007 (quoted in article).
- “Choking on Pollution in India”, Der Spiegel (online edition), 6 July 2007 (quoted in article).
- “Is 'betterment levy' a good idea?”, The Economic Times, (New Delhi, India), 15 June 2007. [Online edition]
- “Is there life after MPD 2021?”, Business Standard (New Delhi, India), 3 March 2007.
- “It's a master plan for chaos”, The Times of India (New Delhi, India), 1 March 2007 (quoted in article).
- “Scarcity induced real estate boom?”, The Economic Times, Tuesday Debate (New Delhi, India), 2 January 2007.
- Quoted in press release “Noble Laureate Joseph Stiglitz Leads Dialogue on Economic Development and Environmental Sustainability in India”, 19 December 2006.
- “Masterplan '21 to get more muscle”, The Times of India (New Delhi, India), 22 August 2006 (quoted in article).
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| Recent Commissioned Policy Analysis and Donor Reports: |
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Policy Reports and Studies
- “Perspective Plan for Delhi: Delhi Beyond MPD 2021”, report by National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA), New Delhi, January 2007. [ Foreword | Full Report :39MB]
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