Vasundhara Gaur

Hello! I'm Vasu

I am currently a postdoctoral researcher at the University of British Columbia in the Faculty of Land and Food Systems.

I completed my PhD in July 2021 under the supervision of Dr. Corey Lang at the University of Rhode Island in the Environmental and Natural Resource Economics department.

I am an applied economist, with a strong background and research interests in Environmental Economics, including non-market valuation using both revealed and stated preference methods, and causal inference techniques.

Postdoctoral Researcher at the University of British Columbia (2021-present): Tasked with estimating the local and global impacts of genetically modified (GM) crop adoption on agricultural and environmental outcomes using quasi-experimental regression techniques.

Past: Research Assistant, University of Rhode Island (2017-2021): 
1) Helped write funded USDA-NIFA proposal on solar energy siting conflicts.
2) Implemented hedonic valuation study on the impact of large-scale solar installations; 
3) Designed, implemented, and analyzed choice experiment survey (including leading focus groups) on preferences for utility-scale solar arrays on various land-use types (forests, farmlands, brownfields, and commercial areas).
4) Designed and implemented a survey to understand tourists’ recreational choices in the presence of United States’ first offshore wind farm off the coast of Block Island, Rhode Island.

• Ph.D. Environment and Natural Resource Economics (2021) - University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI, USA.
• M.S. Economics, specialization in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics (2015) - The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) School of Advanced Sciences, New Delhi, India.
• B.A. (Honors) Economics (2013) - Sri Venkateswara College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India