Teevrat Garg

Degree	PhD
Email Address	tg236@cornell.edu
Campus Address	Warren 316

As a graduate student in the Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Teevrat is primarily concerned with the economics of environmental degradation in low and middle-income countries. In particular, he is understanding the link between incomes and the provision of environmental public goods such as forests and coral reefs. To that end, he is working with the World Bank to analyze the economic drivers of tree cover change and with an interdisciplinary team of professors and graduate students in Applied Economics, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology and Earth & Atmospheric Sciences to analyze how economic growth in coastal regions of Indonesia affects marine health. This is part of his broader research that examines whether, as communities become richer, there exist tradeoffs or synergies across different environmental public goods and the food security consequences and implications of environmental quality.

Teevrat graduated summa cum laude with a BS in Math and an AB in Economics (with Honors) from Lafayette College in Easton, PA. He was a national champion in intercollegiate speech and debate and his interest in policy debate motivated his decision to go to graduate school. When Teevrat isn't immersed in data and code, he likes to read, listen to music and play tennis and chess. He enjoys political discussions and is a fan of the West Wing. He currently serves as Vice President of the Graduate Student Association of the Dyson School.