Dr. Chandra Sekhar Bahinipati

Head, Associate Professor

Areas of Interest

• Climate Change Economics
• Environmental Economics
• Energy Economics
• Natural Resource Management
• Behavioural Economics
• Development Economics

Education

• Ph.D. (Economics) - Madras Institute of Development Studies, Chennai, India

Books

• Bahinipati, C.S., R. Ullah, R. Shrestha, and Ganesh P. Shivakoti, (Eds) “Redefining the Diversity and Dynamism of Natural Resources Management in the Global South” (Springer, Forthcoming)

Latest Publications

• Biswal, D. and C.S. Bahinipati, (2025) “Farmers’ Preference for Crop-diversification in India: Does Crop-Insurance Play a Part?”, Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 30, 17, https://doi.org/10.1007/s11027-025-10205-0
• Biswal, D., and C.S. Bahinipati, (2025). “Crop-Insurance Adoption and Impact on Farm Households’ Well-being in India: Evidence from a Panel Study”, Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 30(1): 19-38 https://doi.org/10.1080/13547860.2023.2266204
• Bahinipati, C.S., U. Patnaik, and A. Senapati, (2024). “Building resilience to floods in India: human development, income, inequality, and forest cover”, Current Science, 127 (8): 931-939.
• Bahinipati, C.S., P.K. Viswanathan and A.K. Singh, (2024), “Do Institutions, Incentives, and Information Enhance Adoption of Climate Smart Agriculture Practices? Empirical Evidence from India”, Environmental Development, 50, 100982, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envdev.2024.100982
• Singh, M. and C.S. Bahinipati, (2024). “Implicit Discount Rate, Energy Labels, and Investment on Energy-Efficient Products: A review”, Ecology, Economy and Society – the INSEE Journal, 7(2), 11-28,, https://doi.org/10.37773/ees.v7i2.1021
• Nair, J., B.K. Thomas and C.S. Bahinipati, (2024). “Cropping decisions under water stress: evidence from Cauvery delta region, India”, World Water Policy, 10(3): 711-729, https://doi.org/10.1002/wwp2.12177.