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My name is Rimjhim Saxena (Pronounced : Rim-Jim Sax-éna)
I am a PhD Candidate in Economics at University of Colorado, Boulder. I like working at the intersection of Climate + Labor + Development, preferably with a good coffee.
Before starting graduate school, I worked as a Research Assistant at Center for the Advanced Study of India, University of Pennsylvania. I hold a Masters degree in Economics from Boston University, MBA in Finance and Bachelors in Industrial Engineering from Thapar Institute of Engineering and Technology, India (#10 engineering school in India, #997 globally).
I also worked as a Pre-Doctoral Fellow at Environmental Defense Fund in Summer of 2021 under the Office of Chief Economist.
Upcoming whereabouts:
- TWEEDS Workshop - September 15 - 16, Portland OR
- Heartland Workshop - October 28 - 29, Champaign IL
- 18th Annual Conference on Economic Growth and Development - December 18 - 20, Delhi India
Research Interests
- Environmental Economics
- Labor Economics
- Climate Change Adaptation
- Sustainable Development