DR. VASUDHA CHOPRA

Assistant Professor

Ph.D. Economics, University of Tennessee, USA

vasudha.chopra@thapar.edu

Vasudha Chopra is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the Thapar School of Liberal Arts and Sciences. She completed her undergraduate degree in Economics from Hansraj College, University of Delhi and her postgraduate studies in Economics at TERI University. She has a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Her research focuses on using applied microeconomic theory and experimental methods to topics in environmental economics and organizational economics. Besides research, she has also taught several times at the undergraduate level. Whether it is research or teaching, she particularly enjoys working with students. In the past, she has also worked as an assistant policy officer at Vasudha Foundation, an environmental think-tank based in New Delhi. For more details, please visit my webpage: www.choprav.com

PUBLICATIONS

• Chopra, Vasudha, and Sukanya Das. “Estimating willingness to pay for wastewater treatment in New Delhi: Contingent valuation approach.” Ecology, Economy and Society-the INSEE Journal 2, no. 2354-2020-1322 (2019): 75-108.

• Goyal, Srishti, and Vasudha Chopra. “TRIAD & BRIC MNEs: Will the Internationalization Strategies Converge?.”In The Challenge of Bric Multinationals. Emerald Group Publishing Limited, (2017). pp. 93 – 143.

Awards and Recognition

• UTK Graduate Teaching Assistantship, University of Tennessee, August 2017 to May 2022
• J. Fred and Wilma Holly Graduate Fellowship, University of Tennessee, August 2017 to May 2022
• Haslam Doctoral Scholarship, University of Tennessee, August 2017 to May 2022
• Charles B. Garrison Award for Excellence in Teaching, Department of Economics, University of Tennessee, 2021
• Finalist, Outstanding Doctoral Student Teacher Award, Haslam College of Business, University of Tennessee, 2021
• J. Fred and Wilma Holly Award for Excellence in Presented Research, University of Tennessee, June 2020
• J. Fred and Wilma Holly Award for Best Second year paper, University of Tennessee, August 2019
• J. Fred and Wilma Holly Award for Best First-Year Graduate Student, University of Tennessee, August 2018
• CBSE Scholarship for scoring among the top 1% in the Senior School Certificate Exam held all over India, 2011