Prof Aggarwal studies the economic impacts of climate change and designs efficient, equitable climate policies. Her work examines carbon pricing effects on household welfare and firm competitiveness in India and other developing countries, as well as policy evaluation for public investment and energy efficiency.
Areas of work:
- Carbon pricing and household welfare
- Firm competitiveness and climate policy
- Cost-benefit analysis of public investment
- Energy efficiency policy
- Policy consultation on cost-benefit analysis of public sector investments with NITI Aayog.
- Research-policy work on Government of India energy efficiency programmes with the Bureau of Energy Efficiency, Ministry of Power.
- Climate change economics
- Carbon pricing and decarbonisation
- Green industrial policy
- Clean energy access