Economist with over 10 years of experience in climate finance and environmental sustainability. Expertise in energy-economy modeling and policy analysis, complemented by strong team leadership skills. Committed to advancing innovative research to support India's low-carbon transition and promote sustainable growth.
1. Gold Medalist, M.A. Economics, Punjab University, 2016
2. Silver medalist, B.A. Economics (Honors), Panjab University, 2014
3. Junior Research Fellowship (JRF), UGC-NET, 2017
4. Outstanding Researcher Award, IIT Ropar, 2020
5. Commendable Work Award, 2nd International Conference on Economics and Finance, 2020
1. Jain, P., and Bardhan, S. (2022). Does development assistance reduce climate vulnerability in developing countries, Climate and Development, 14(5) DOI: 10.1080/17565529.2022.2065236 (IF: 4.653, ABDC: B, Scopus: Q1)
2. Jain, P., Rakshit, B., Raina, B., and Bardhan, S. (2021). Regional integration and environmental sustainability during the COVID-19 pandemic, International Social Science Journal, 71(241) DOI: 10.1111/issj.12289 (IF: 0.94, ABDC: B, Scopus: Q2)
3. Rakshit, B., Jain, P., Sharma, R., and Bardhan, S. (2023). Effects of poverty and urbanization on environmental degradation in Sub-Saharan Africa, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30(4) (IF: 5.190, Scopus: Q2)
4. Jain, P., and Bardhan, S. (2023). Some factors of energy aid volatility include the renewable sector, energy policy, Elsevier (IF: 7.576, ABDC: A, Scopus: Q1)
5. Jain, P., and Bardhan, S. (2023) Energy aid volatility across developing countries: A disaggregated sectoral analysis, International Economics and Economic Policy, 20(1) (IF: 2.06, ABDC: B)
6. Jain, P., & Bardhan, S. (2024) Sustainable energy deployment in developing countries: role of energy aid composition, Economic Systems, 48(3) (ABDC: B)
Paper name: Does official development assistance reduce climate vulnerability
1. 2nd International Conference on Economics and Finance, BITS Pilani, Goa, India, Jan 2020
2. 26th Annual Conference, European Association of Environmental and Resource Economics, Berlin (online), June–July 2020
Paper name: Sustainable energy deployment: role of energy aid composition
1. Management Doctoral Colloquium, IIT Kharagpur, India (online), Feb 2021
2. 10th European Association for Comparative Economic Studies Conference (online), Sep 2021
3. Indian Society of Ecological Economics - IIT Delhi International Conference (online), Dec 2021
4. Asian Development Bank Institute Virtual Workshop on Energy Transition, Asian Development Bank Institute, Feb 2023
Paper name: Energy aid volatility: sectoral analysis
European Economics and Finance Society Conference, Krakow, Poland, Jun 2022
International Conference on Economics, Energy, and Environment, Turkey, Jul 2021