Bijesh Mishra

Postdoctoral Fellow

Member Of:
  • Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter School of Public Policy
Office Phone:
Office Location: DM Smith
Related Links:
Email Address: bmishra36@gatech.edu

Overview

Pronunciation of Name:
B-Jesh
Personal Pronouns:
He/His

Bijesh is an Applied Economist. His research focuses on the economics, sustainability, climate change, and policy aspects of the agriculture and energy nexus and technological innovation to reduce global greenhouse gas emissions. At Georgia Tech, his research is focused on understanding cost reduction mechanism and economic impact of various sustainable aviation fuel technology pathways in the US. Besides, some of his most recent works are focused on understanding how solar developers and farmers behaviors and federal government policy impact adoption of agrivoltaics technology which collocates solar energy system with agricultural enterprises in the US. He is also interested in developmental and political economics.

Education:
  • Ph.D, Oklahoma State University
  • M.S., Kentucky State University
  • B. Sc., Tribhuvan University
Areas of
Expertise:
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Econometric Analysis
  • Economic Modeling
  • Energy Economics
  • Geospatial Application
  • IMPLAN
  • Survey Design

Interests

Teaching Interests:
Research Interests:
Research Fields:
  • Behavioral Economics
  • Clean Energy
  • Climate Change Adaptation
  • Climate Change Mitigation
  • Development Economics
  • Energy Economics
  • Energy Efficiency
  • Energy Markets
  • Energy, Climate and Environmental Policy
  • Environmental Economics
  • Global Energy Security
  • International Trade
  • Macroeconomics
Geographic
Focuses:
  • Asia (South)
  • United States
  • United States - Southeast
Issues:
  • Energy
  • Environment
  • Diaspora Studies
  • Inequality and Poverty
  • Policy Analysis
  • Political Economy
  • Politics
  • Sustainability

Publications

Updated:  Dec 12th, 2025 at 6:51 PM