Welcome! I am an environmental economist studying how fires and air pollution shape human welfare. In my research: (i) I investigate how environmental shocks disrupt individuals/communities; and (ii) I examine the behavioral and institutional responses that emerge from these shocks. I regularly partner with state governments and use methods from microeconomics, econometrics, and remote sensing to answer these questions.
My research is supported by the International Growth Center, Schmidt Family Foundation, Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL), and The World Bank. My work has been published in The Economic Journal, Science, and Energy Policy.
Previously, I was a Research Fellow at the Development Research Group at the World Bank and a Pre-Doc at Evidence in Governance and Politics (EGAP), UCLA. I hold a BSc. (Honors) in Economics from Lahore University of Management Sciences, Pakistan.
Email: mnadeem(at)bren(dot)ucsb(dot)edu
Address: 2400 Bren Hall, Santa Barbara, CA 93106-5131