Prakash Mishra
Assistant Professor of Economics
California Institute of Technology
Hello! I am an environmental economist who uses tools from trade and industrial organization. I am an Assistant Professor of Economics at Caltech. Previously, I was the Globalization Postdoctoral Fellow at Dartmouth College.
Along with Hannah Druckenmiller, I manage the PERMIT Lab at Caltech. We have open positions for postdocs and undergrads: see the link to apply!
I earned my undergraduate degrees in Economics and Systems Engineering at the University of Pennsylvania. I'm a decade-long Quaker!
Research
Working Papers
Publications
An Evaluation of Protected Area Policies in the European Union
Review of Economic Studies, 2026 (advance access)
Media: VoxEU, Weekendavisen, Le Monde, Kleinman Center
Trade-Offs and Synergies for Agriculture and Environmental Outcomes in the Tropics
Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 20(2), 2026, 149–173
Works in Progress
- Examining the Effects of the European Union's Common Agricultural Policy
- Integrity and Unraveling in Carbon Offset Markets
Teaching
BEPP 2630/7630: Energy Markets and Policy
Spring 2023 | Co-instructor with Arthur van Benthem
The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
BEPP 250: Managerial Economics
Spring 2022, Spring 2024 | Head Teaching Assistant
Instructor: Ulrich Doraszelski
The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
Curriculum Vitae
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Affiliation
Assistant Professor of Economics
California Institute of Technology
Pasadena, CA