Harvard Environmental Economics Program Awards Student Prizes for the 2023/2024 Academic Year
The Harvard Environmental Economics Program (HEEP) has awarded three prizes to Harvard University students for the best research papers addressing a topic in environmental, energy, or natural-resource economics – one prize each for an undergraduate paper or senior thesis, master’s student paper, and doctoral student paper. Each prize was accompanied by a monetary award.
HEEP is a University-wide initiative based in Harvard Kennedy School’s Mossavar-Rahmani Center for Business and Government that seeks to develop innovative answers to today’s complex environmental challenges.
Robert Stavins, HEEP Director and A.J. Meyer Professor of Energy and Economic Development at Harvard Kennedy School (HKS), noted that “The papers submitted this year were of exceptional quality, and the choice of winners was difficult. Congratulations to the winners, and thanks to all who participated.”
The winners are:
The Ana Aguado Prize for the best paper by a doctoral student:
The Prize is shared this year between:
Jacob Bradt, Ph.D. Candidate in Public Policy: “A Policy by Any Other Name: Unconventional Industrial Policy in the US Residential Solar Industry”
Dev Patel, Ph.D. Candidate in Economics: “Learning About a Warming World: Attention and Adaptation in Agriculture”
Chika Okafor, Ph.D. Candidate in Economics: “Problems and Possibilities: Divergent Approaches for Motivating Climate Actions”
The Mossavar-Rahmani Center Prize for the Best Paper by a Master’s Degree Student:
The Prize is shared this year between:
Vivaan Misra and Gaurav Saraf, Master in Public Administration in International Development (MPA-ID) candidates: “Sunny Side Up: Identifying the Drivers of Solar Energy Generation Infrastructure”
Amitha Jayaram, Public Administration in International Development (MPA-ID) candidate: “Mitigation of Groundwater Depletion in India.”
The Enel Endowment Prize for the Best Senior Thesis or Undergraduate Paper:
Madeline Kitch, Bachelor of Arts in Applied Math Economics candidate, 2024: “Regulating Polluting Monopolies from an Equity-Efficiency Perspective”