Dr Shefali Khanna
About
Shefali Khanna is an LSE Fellow in Energy Economics and Policy in the Department of Geography and Environment at the London School of Economics.
Her research focuses on understanding the role of behaviour change in the transition to a zero emissions economy and on evaluating the impact of climate and pollution mitigation policies. She was previously a Research Associate in Energy and Environmental Economics in the Business School at Imperial College London. She earned a PhD in Public Policy from Harvard University.
Selected publications
Khanna, S. (2025). Contracts and constraints: How long-term power purchase agreements undermine carbon pricing in India’s electricity sector. The Electricity Journal.
Khanna, S. Mahajan, K. Ramanujam, S. (2025). Are crop residue burning bans effective? Evidence from India. Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment.
Khanna, S. Atkinson, G. (2025). Beyond the Levelised Cost of Electricity: why policymakers need better metrics for the energy transition. Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment.
Khanna, S., & Rowe, K. (2024). The long-run value of electricity reliability in India. Resource and Energy Economics, 77, 101425.