Associate Professor of Economics, School of Global Policy & Strategy at the University of California - San Diego

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Teevrat Garg (he/him) is an Associate Professor of Economics in the School of Global Policy and Strategy at the University of California, San Diego. His research focusses on environmental policy and energy transitions in low- and middle-income countries. His current portfolio of research involves working directly with regional governments and utilities in understanding climate adaptation and decarbonization. In recent years, he has conducted research in India, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Mexico, Uganda and Vietnam. Teevrat’s work has been published in leading academic journals and covered by prominent media outlets such as the New York Times and Science Magazine. His policy engagements include serving as an Academic Advisor to the Green Growth Initiative at the International Growth Center and serving as a Technical Contributor to the 5th National Climate Assessment. He currently serves as the editor of the Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (JAERE).

Prior to joining University of California - San Diego, Professor Garg was a postdoctoral fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science. He received a B.A. in Economics and a B.S. in Mathematics from Lafayette College in 2010, and a PhD. in Applied Economics and Management from Cornell University in 2015.