Azhar is a PhD student in Economics at LSE. He did his undergraduate studies in Mining Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Varanasi. Prior to starting the PhD, he worked as a Research Assistant at Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) and the University of Chicago on projects related to Energy and Environmental Economics. The central theme of his research is understanding the impact of environmental externalities in developing countries using empirical methods.

Research Interests
Development Economics, Environmental Economics and Political Economy

Supervisors
Tim Besley
Robin Burgess

Research Centres
STICERD

Teaching in 2023/24
EC338: International Trade

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