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Deepak Rajagopal

Assistant Professor

Institute of the Environment and Sustainability
La Kretz Hall, Suite 300
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1567
(310) 794-4903
rdeepak@ioes.ucla.edu

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Research Interests

Energy markets and policy, Environmental economics and policy, Lifecycle assessment for policy design, Economics of biofuels, Energy and Sustainable Development, Economics of Food and Agri-culture, Renewable energy systems, Integrated assessment of technology, markets and policy.

Education

Ph.D., Energy and Resources, University of California, Berkeley

M.S., Agricultural and Resource Economics, University of California, Berkeley

M.S., Mechanical Engineering, University of Maryland, College Park

B.Tech., Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India

Ongoing Projects

One topic of my current research is comparing different methodologies for estimating the various indirect emissions of biofuels, such as indirect land use change, indirect effects on petroleum markets etc. and if and how to incorporate indirect effects in to regulations such as the RFS and LCFS. Another related topic of my research is on comparing how lifecycle based regulations compare to traditional approaches based on pollution pricing, cap and trade etc. given multiple objectives such as emissions, energy security, employment generation, energy price etc. I am also conducting research on the food-fuel tradeoffs of bioenergy systems and estimating the role of biofuels and other factors in the food price crisis of 2008.  A report on this research was recently released as a World Bank Research Working Paper # WPS5744 http://econ.worldbank.org/docsearch

Teaching

Environment 157: Energy, Environment and Development

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Environment 159 : Life Cycle Analysis and Tools for Sustainability Assessment

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Environment 180: Senior Practicum

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