K C Adaina
Areas of Interest & Expertise
- Environmental Valuation
- Ecosystems and Human Well-being
- Traditional Ecological Knowledge and Sustainability
- Renewable Energy and Just Transition
Biography
Adaina has a PhD in Economics from Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT Madras).
He argued for plural forms of value articulation and worked on constructing a multi-dimensional framework for assessing the non-use values of the environment.
Some of his ongoing research projects are on just transition towards renewable energy, traditional ecological knowledge and sustainability, and place attachment in environmental valuation.
Courses
Introduction to Research and Qualitative Methods
An introduction to research methods in economics.
Master’s Seminar in Economics
Structured classroom interaction for students to showcase field engagement and research questions
Introduction to Economics II
What makes an economy healthy, and how can economic ill-health be treated?
Publications
Chapter in Edited Book
- Adaina, K.C., & S.C. Rajan (2023). Place attachment and traditional ecological knowledge amongst the Rongmei Naga indigenous community in Manipur. In S.C. Rai & P.K. Mishra (Eds.), Traditional Ecological Knowledge of Resource Management in Asia. Springer Nature (Forthcoming).
Journal Articles
- Baby, S., & Adaina K.C. (2022). Examining the impact of TRIPS Agreement on innovation: A review and research Agenda. Journal of Interdisciplinary Economics
- https://doi.org/10.1177/02601079221111026
- Pradeep, D., Adaina, K.C., & Kahmei, S. (2020). Well-being of north eastern migrant workers in Bangalore. Indian Journal of Human Development, 14(1), 99 — 114. https://doi.org/10.1177/0973703020916887
- Adaina, K.C. & Rajan, S.C. (2017). Rethinking Rationality in the Context of Environmental Policy. Indian Economic Journal. 60(1), 23 — 28. https://doi.org/10.1177/0019466220120103
Newspaper Articles
- Divya, P., & Adaina, K.C. (2023, September 23). G20 called for ‘Gender-Inclusive Climate Action’. Is it another empty rhetoric in India’s context? The Wire.
https://m.thewire.in/article/women/g20-called-for-gender-inclusive-climate-action-is-it-another-empty-rhetoric-in-indias-context
Adaina, K.C. (2023, May 26). Destructive State-making at the heart of violence in Manipur. Deccan Herald. https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/comment/destructive-state-making-at-the-heart-of-violence-1221975.html
Adaina, K.C. (2023, February 12). Green growth: Budget numbers do not add up. Deccan Herald.https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/panorama/green-growth-budget-numbers-dont-add-up-1190588.html
Adaina, K.C., & Kulkarni, K. (2022, November 17). COP27 falls short on loss and damage funding. Deccan Herald. https://www.deccanherald.com/opinion/panorama/cop27-falls-short-on-loss-and-damage-funding-1163018.html
Kulkarni, K., & Adaina, K.C., (2022, September 26). Number theory: Four charts which explain India’s net zero emission challenge. Hindustan Times. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/number-theory-four-charts-which-explain-india-s-net-zero-emission-challenge-101664147115486.html
Conference Presentations
- Kunte, G., & Adaina, K.C. (2021). Understanding the Linkages between Economic Growth and Environmental Outcomes: A Case from the Nilgiris District of the Western Ghats. 11th Biennial Conference, The Indian Society for Ecological Economics (INSEE), New Delhi.
- Pradeep, D., & Adaina, K.C. (2019). Subjective Wellbeing of North East Workers and its Correlates: Some Behavioural Insights. 61st Annual Labour Economics Conference, The Indian Society of Labour Economics (ISLE), Patiala, Punjab.
- Pradeep, D., & Adaina, K.C. (2015). Unpaid Care Work in a Development Context: Conceptual Issues and Policy Questions. Annual Conference, The Indian Society of Labour Economics (ISLE), Central University of Kashmir, Srinagar.
- Adaina, K.C. (2012). Does Behavioural Economics Matter for Environmental Policy? 12th Biennial Conference of the International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
- Adaina, K.C. (2010). Implications of Bounded Rationality for Environmental Policy. Spring Meeting of Young Economists (SMYE) Conference, Luxembourg.
Conference Organised
- National Conference on Environment, Economy and Human Well Being. (2016, March). In collaboration with Institute for Social and Economic Change (ISEC) at Christ University, Bengaluru.