Research

Published Papers

“The Cold, Hard Truth: Evidence from Heterogeneous Snowpack Insulation Effect on Winter Wheat Yields in China”
with Zhenyu Yao
Accepted for Environment and Development Economics (2025).
"The Human Well-Being Potential of Tree Plantations in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Reassessment Using Longitudinal Data"
with Edouard Mensah, Ange Kakpo, and Ida Djenontin
In Forest Policy and Economics, Volume 160 (2024): 103141.
"Collective Property Rights Lead to Secondary Forest Growth in the Brazilian Amazon"
with Kathryn Baragwanath and Ella Bayi
In Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 120(22) (2023): e2221346120.
"Incentives for Rural Households to Establish Tree Cover on Agricultural Land in Andhra Pradesh"
with Stella Schons, Greg Amacher, Kelly Cobourn, and Haripriya Gundimeda
In Environmental Economics in Developing Countries (2022): 154.

Working Papers

Land
"Beyond the Canopy: Sources of Satellite Data and Deforestation Policy Evaluation in Brazil"
with Kathryn Baragwanath
Revised and Resubmitted in Journal of Environmental Economics and Management.
“Self-Declared and Mandatory Environmental Registration of Landholdings Reduce Land Conflicts in the Brazilian Amazon”
with Stella Schons, Alexandre Gori Maia, and Gregory Amacher
Working Paper.
“Improving Environmental Outcomes Through Investments in Local Governance: Evidence from Brazil”
with Stella Schons, Kathryn Baragwanath, Alexandre Gori Maia, and Gregory Amacher
Under Review.
Water
“Unintended Consequences of a Large Irrigation Project for Groundwater Recharge”
with Prashikdivya Gajbhiye and Matt Woerman
Working Paper.
“Adaptation to Climate Change: Evidence from Agricultural Productivity and Crop Water Footprints”
with Jayash Paudel
Under Review.
“Addressing the Threat of Groundwater Depletion: Does a Command-and-Control Approach Work?”
with Jayash Paudel and Sakshi Upadhyay
Revised and Resubmitted in Environmental Research Letters.
“The Social Costs of Water Pollution in the United States”
with Tihitina Andarge, Mohammad Mainul Hoque, Yongjie Ji, David Keiser, Catherine Kling, Daniel Phaneuf, and Yau-Huo Shr
Working Paper.
Health
“Effect of Sunshine Duration on Mental Health”
with Jayash Paudel
Working Paper.