Shaikh Eskander
Shaikh joined the Grantham Institute in July 2015 after completing his PhD from the University of Wyoming. His research focuses on environment and development economics issues such as impacts of extreme climatic events, adaptation mechanisms, natural resources management and conservation and cross-border sharing of natural resources. At GRI, Shaikh primarily contributes to the PRISE project.
Research
Research - 2020
There is no country in the world that does not have at least one law or policy dealing with climate... Read more
The international response to climate change has been inadequate, but not zero. There are 1,800 climate change laws worldwide. We... Read more
Research - 2018
This paper investigates to what extent and how micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in developing countries are adapting to climate risks. Read more
This research investigates the economic response of rural households in Pakistan to natural disasters, particularly the extent to which they adjust their savings and income strategies in response to floods. Read more
Research - 2017
This paper investigates the extent to which, and how, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in poor countries are adapting to climate risks, finding that the ability of firms to respond depends on factors that can be shaped through policy intervention. Read more
Eskander, Shaikh M.S.U. and Barbier, Edward B. and Gilbert, Ben (2018). In: Land Economics, 94 (1). pp. 114-136. ISSN 0023-7639 Read more
Abstract We develop an overlapping generation model of rural agricultural households to examine whether tenure security and subsistence needs influence... Read more
Shaikh M.S.U. Eskander, Samuel Fankhauser, and Shikha Jha ADB Economics Working Paper Series, December 2016 Read more
Research - 2016
This paper examines the effects of natural disasters on agricultural households who make rent-in or rent-out transactions in the land rental market, using data from Bangladesh. Read more
News
News - 2020
During a global pandemic it is easy to overlook other impending threats, such as climate change. COVID-19 struck at a critical time for international action against climate change and has interrupted its momentum – hopefully only temporarily. Read more
Shaikh Eskander and Sam Fankhauser share the results of their new study that shows the carbon savings made due to climate change laws and policies over the last two decades and call on policymakers to adopt identified good practice to enable deeper cuts in emissions. Read more
News - 2018
Small firms that have faced repeated exposure to extreme climate events are more likely to develop adaptation responses, write Florence Crick and Shaikh Eskander Read more
