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Raahil Madhok on the Development-Biodiversity Tradeoff in India
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29 minutes
Released:
Sep 29, 2022
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This episode is the second installment of a series in which Shruti speaks with doctoral candidates and postdoctoral scholars about their research as they enter the job market and the world of academia. In this episode, Shruti talks with Raahil Madhok about his job market paper, “The Development-Biodiversity Tradeoff in India’s Forests.” They discuss the effects of different types of infrastructure projects, state capacity, the Forest Rights Act, bird-watching and much more. Madhok is a Ph.D. candidate in the Food and Resource Economics Group at the Faculty of Land and Food systems at the University of British Columbia. His research focuses on environmental and development economics. Recorded September 7th, 2022 Read a full transcript enhanced with helpful links. Follow us on Twitter Follow Raahil on Twitter Follow Shruti on Twitter Click here for the latest Ideas of India episodes sent straight to your inbox.
Released:
Sep 29, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode
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