Maulik Jagnani

Maulik Jagnani

Assistant Professor of Environmental Economics
Assistant Professor of Environmental Economics, Economics, Arts and Sciences

Contact Information

Education

  • PhD, Applied Economics, Cornell University, Ithaca, United States, 2019
  • MS, Economics, Tufts University, Medford, United States, 2012
  • BCom, University of Mumbai, Mumbai, India, 2009

Biography

Maulik Jagnani is an Assistant Professor of Economics at The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts University. His research focuses on microeconomic topics in environmental health and human capital in lower-income countries.

Name pronunciation: Mollick Jugnaani

Selected Publications

Duquennois, C., & Jagnani, M. (2026). Breadwinner's Burden: The Effect of Financial Concerns on SleeplessnessIndian Rupee. AMERICAN ECONOMIC REVIEW-INSIGHTS, 8(1), 53-71. doi:10.1257/aeri.20240312

Jagnani, M., & Mahadevan, M. (2025). Women leaders improve environmental outcomes: Evidence from crop fires in India. Journal of Public Economics, 248. doi:10.1016/j.jpubeco.2025.105443

Berry, J., Dizon-Ross, R., & Jagnani, M. (2025). Not Playing Favorites: Parents and the Value of Equal Opportunity. American Economic Journal Applied Economics, 17(3), 117-160. doi:10.1257/APP.20220601

Jagnani, M. (2024). Children’s Sleep and Human Capital Production. Review of Economics and Statistics, 106(4), 983-996. doi:10.1162/rest_a_01201

Garg, T., Jagnani, M., & Pullabhotla, H. K. (2024). Rural Roads, Farm Labor Exits, and Crop Fires. American Economic Journal Economic Policy, 16(3), 420-450. doi:10.1257/pol.20220422

Jagnani, M., Barrett, C. B., Liu, Y., & You, L. (2021). Within-Season Producer Response to Warmer Temperatures: Defensive Investments by Kenyan Farmers. The Economic Journal, 131(633), 392-419. doi:10.1093/ej/ueaa063

Garg, T., Jagnani, M., & Taraz, V. (2020). Temperature and Human Capital in India. Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 7(6), 1113-1150. doi:10.1086/710066

Jagnani, M., & Khanna, G. (2020). The effects of elite public colleges on primary and secondary schooling markets in India. Journal of Development Economics, 146, 102512. doi:10.1016/j.jdeveco.2020.102512