Barun Thakur

Barun has completed his FPM in Environmental Economics at National Institute of Industrial Engineering (NITIE), Mumbai. His thesis deals with socio-economic costs and benefits of arsenic removal from groundwater in Bihar and he quantifies the cost associated to the household due to arsenic in drinking water.

Barun has earlier worked with Indian School of Business, Madras School of Economics and VAMNICOM Pune. He has published a number of papers in journals, book chapters and government reports. He has presented his work in various international and national conferences in India and outside, and receives grants and travel awards. He is a reviewer for journals in Springer and IWA Publishing. His areas of teaching and research include neuro-economics, economics of water pollution, environmental economics and non-market environmental valuation.

FPM in Environmental Economics from NITIE, Mumbai; M.A in Economics; B.Sc. in Information Technology; B.A in Economics

RESEARCH & PUBLICATIONS

Journal Articles

• Thakur, B., K., and V., Gupta. 20016. Arsenic concentration in drinking water of Bihar: health issues and socio-economic problems, Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, DOI: 10.2166/washdev.2016.047 (In Press)
• Thakur, B., K., and V., Gupta. 20016. Groundwater Arsenic Contamination Problems in Bihar: Causes, Issues and Challenges. Manthan: Journal of Commerce and Management, Journal Press India, 2(1): 45-60.
• Thakur, B., K., H. S. Rout., and T. Chakraborty. 2014. Environmental Degradation, Sustainable Development and Human Well-Being: Evidence from India. Manthan: Journal of Commerce and Management, Journal Press India, 1(1): 101-120.