Dr. PLEASA SERIN ABRAHAM
Assistant Professor, Economics
Dr. PLEASA SERIN ABRAHAM
Assistant Professor, Economics
Email id : pleasasa@snuchennai.edu.in, pleasaserinlife@gmail.com
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Ph.D Economics, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India, 2018
M.Phil in Planning and Development, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai, India, 2010
MA Economics, University of Hyderabad, India, 2008
BA Economics, Mahatma Gandhi University, 2006
PG Diploma Human Rights, University of Hyderabad, India, 2008
COURSES TAUGHT
Environmental Economics, Basic Econometrics, Economics of Climate Change, Mathematical Economics, International Economics
AREAS OF RESEARCH INTEREST
Environmental Economics, Economics of Climate Change
PUBLICATIONS
Journal Publications
Pleasa Serin Abraham, Haripriya Gundimeda (2018) Greening Offices: WTP for Green Certified Office Spaces in Bengaluru, India. Environment, Development and Sustainability
Pleasa Serin Abraham, Haripriya Gundimeda, (2018) Greening’ the buildings – An Analysis of Barriers to Adoption in India. Cities and the Environment (CATE),10(1)
Pleasa Serin Abraham, Haripriya Gundimeda, H. (2014) Barriers to the Deployment of Low Carbon Technologies: Case Study of ArunTM 160 Solar Concentrator for Industrial Process Heat. Low Carbon Economy, 5, 117-125.
Book chapter
Pleasa Serin Abraham, Haripriya Gundimeda H (2016); Climate Policy: International Perspectives on Greenhouse Gases. Ionescu G (Eds.), Barriers to the Deployment of Low Carbon Technologies: Case Study of ArunTM 160 Solar Concentrator for Industrial Process Heat (Chapter 3:61-72) CRC Press (Taylor & Francis Group)
Working Paper
Harshita Bhat and Pleasa Serin Abraham (2021) ‘Factors affecting Water Conservation Potential of Domestic Rain Water Harvesting – A Study on Bengaluru Urban’ BASE Working Paper Series: 12/2021
PROJECTS
Economic and Environmental Impact of MGNREGA Plantation Works in Honnakiranagi village, Kalburgi Taluk and District, Karnataka [sponsored by Rural Development and Panchayati Raj Development, Government of Karnataka (Completed in 2022)
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
Assistant Professor at Dr. B.R Ambedkar School of Economics University, Bengaluru from 12 January 2021 to 7 July 2023
Assistant Professor in Economics at School of Humanities and Social Sciences, Jain University, Bengaluru from October 1, 2018 onwards.
Assistant Professor in Economics at Kristujayanti college, Bengaluru from June 15, 2015 to January 31, 2016.
Teaching Assistant at Department of Humanities and Social Sciences IIT Bombay from July 2010 to July 2014 for the courses like Principles of Economics, Energy Economics, and Environmental Management.
POST-DOCTORAL RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Worked as ‘Project Research Scientist’ in the sponsored project “Implementation of 70 Lakh Solar Study Lamps in the States of Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha (through EESL & IIT Bombay)” from November 9, 2017 to August 10, 2018.
Worked as Research Associate in the sponsored project “Implementation of 70 Lakh Solar Study Lamps in the States of Assam, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha (through EESL & IIT Bombay)” from February 21 st to November 8, 2017 (after submission of PhD thesis on January 2017).
PAPER PRESENTATIONS
National conferences
Presented paper at 57th Annual Conference of the Indian Econometric Society (TIES) held University of Hyderabad from 4-6 January 2023
Presented paper at 105th Annual Conference of Indian Economic Association held at CMS Business School, Jain Deemed-to-be University from 27- 29 December 2022
Presented paper at National Conference on ‘Indian Economy Towards Inclusive Growth and Sustainable Development-Emerging Trends, Issues and Challenges’ held Kristu Jayanti College, Bengaluru on 16 March, 2018.
Presented paper at INSEE Eighth Biennal Conference on, “Urbanization and Environment” held at I.I.Sc, Bangalore from January 3 – 6, 2016.
Presented paper at “National Seminar on Greening Indian Economy”, held at Utkal University, Bhubaneshwar from March 27 – 28, 2015.
Presented paper at INSEE Seventh Biennial Conference on, “Global Change, Ecosystems, Sustainability”, held at Tezpur University, Assam from December 5- 8, 2013.
Presented Research work at the “13th Consortium of Students in Management Research (COSMAR 2013) at the Department of Management Studies, I.I.Sc. Bangalore, held on November 15- 16 2013.
Presented paper in the “Seminar on Climate Change and Markets: Opportunities, challenges, and Policy concerns” organized by Takshashila Academia of Economic Research (TAER) limited, Mumbai and Indian Society of Ecological Economics (INSEE) held in New Delhi on February 11,2011.
International conferences
Presented paper at International Conference on “Climate Change- Impacts, Vulnerability and Adaptation” organized by Jain University held from 11-13 January 2020 at Ecumenical Christian Centre, Whitefield, Bengaluru.
Presented paper in the 4th URBIO2014 conference of Urban Biodiversity and Design on “Cities and Water: Conservation, Restoration & Biodiversity” held during October 9-12, 2014 POSCO Global R & D Centre, Songdo, Incheon, South Korea.
Presented paper at 12th Biennial ISEE (International Society for Ecological Economics) Conference: “Ecological Economics and Rio+20: Contributions and Challenges for a Green Economy”, at Windsor Guanabara Hotel – Rio de Janeiro – Brazil, held from June 16-19, 2012.
Presented paper at Humboldt Kolleg International Conference on “Adaptive Management of Ecosystems: The Knowledge Systems of Societies for Adaptation and Mitigation of Impacts of Climate Change” held at ISEC, Bangalore from 19th to 21st October 2011.
WORKSHOPS/ ORIENTATION PROGRAMMES/ FDPs ATTENDED
Participated in the workshop on ‘Environmental Data Analytics using R’ conducted by Azim Premji University, Bengaluru from May 22 to May 26, 2023.
Participated in the two-week ICSSR capacity building programme on “Advances in Managing Climate-Water-Food Nexus” at the University of Agricultural Sciences Dharwad, Karnataka, jointly organized by UAS Dharwad and IIT Dharwad from 30 January to 12 February, 2023
Participated in two-day FDP on “Applied Econometrics for Business and Finance” organized by School of Management, Presidency University, Bengaluru on 22nd and 23rd February, 2019
Participated in one-week life skills orientation programme held at Kristu Jayanti College, Bangalore, June 10-15 2015
Participated in the ‘Summer School in Environment and Resource Economics’ to organized by SANDEE at Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok from 7th – 23rd May, 2012.
Participated in the Microsoft Summer School 2010 on “Computing for Socio Economic Development” held in I.I.Sc, Bangalore from 13th to 27th June 2010.
Participated in the ‘Second International Student’s Workshop on Law and Economics’ at IGIDR Mumbai (Asia Link Project “Human Resource development in Law and Economics for India and Europe”, in June 2007.
INVITED LECTURES/WORKSHOPS
Lecture on “Informal Sector and Indian Economy” at Administrative Training Institute (ATI), Mysore on 28 June 2023
Lecture on “Environmental Issues: Policies and Relation with Economics” at Administrative Training Institute (ATI), Mysore on 4 March 2022
Resource person at Econometrics Workshop at Department of Economics, Jain University 16 -18 August 2021