{"644383":{"#nid":"644383","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Economics Ph.D. Students Named Winners of 2021 Graduate Paper Competition ","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/econ.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/archana-ghodeswar\u0022\u003EArchana Ghodeswar\u003C\/a\u003E \u0026amp; \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/econ.gatech.edu\/people\/person\/27dc8747-706a-59db-94d5-122b0f1f53d4\u0022\u003EVikrant Kamble\u003C\/a\u003E received second and third place in this year\u0026#39;s Graduate Paper Competition!\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EThe contest\u0026#39;s winners were unveiled on Jan. 22 after participants presented their papers and findings to panel members. The papers were judged by an interdisciplinary group of 17 College faculty members.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESecond place ($1,000 prize):\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EArchana Ghodeswar, School of Economics, \u0026quot;Trading One Waste for Another? Unintended Consequences of Industrial Ecology Policy in the Indian Electric Power Sector\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EGhodeswar explores the concept of industrial ecology, the practice of \u0026quot;utilizing industrial waste by-products as productive inputs,\u0026quot; in the context of coal-powered electrical plants in India, finding that reusing fly ash in the generation process can have injurious effects such as increased CO2 emissions.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026quot;I enjoyed the opportunity that the IAC CRIDC conference gave me to share my research with my fellow research community,\u0026quot; said Ghodeswar.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EThird place ($750 prize):\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/strong\u003EVikrant Kamble, School of Economics, \u0026quot;The effect of air pollution on labor force participation of married couples in India\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003EKamble\u0026#39;s research delved into one\u0026nbsp;particular\u0026nbsp;externality of pollution: The effect of pollution-induced health complications on a worker\u0026#39;s spouse. He finds that pollution illness can lead to loss of work hours due caregiving and potential overwork due to the need to \u0026quot;compensate for this loss of household income.\u0026quot;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003E\u0026ldquo;It was a privilege to represent the School of Economics. This would not have been possible without\u0026nbsp;continuous guidance and support from my advisor Matthew Oliver, Director of Graduate Studies Prof. Olga Shemyakina, and School Chair Laura Taylor,\u0026quot; said Kamble.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n\r\n\u003Cp\u003ERead the full story\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/econ.gatech.edu\/news\/item\/643291\/ivan-allen-college-announces-winners-graduate-paper-competition\u0022\u003E here\u003C\/a\u003E.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":"","field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Archana Ghodeswar \u0026 Vikrant Kamble received second and third place in this year\u0027s Graduate Paper Competition!"}],"uid":"35230","created_gmt":"2021-02-17 17:29:41","changed_gmt":"2021-02-17 17:29:41","author":"schristmas3","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2021-02-17T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2021-02-17T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"644381":{"id":"644381","type":"image","title":"Ghodeswar  Kamble","body":null,"created":"1613581417","gmt_created":"2021-02-17 17:03:37","changed":"1613581417","gmt_changed":"2021-02-17 17:03:37","alt":"","file":{"fid":"244649","name":"Ghodeswar \u0026 Kamble (black).png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Ghodeswar%20%26%20Kamble%20%28black%29.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/Ghodeswar%20%26%20Kamble%20%28black%29.png","mime":"image\/png","size":76960,"path_740":"http:\/\/www.tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/Ghodeswar%20%26%20Kamble%20%28black%29.png?itok=qIeAbFsn"}}},"media_ids":["644381"],"groups":[{"id":"1282","name":"School of Economics"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"130","name":"Alumni"},{"id":"42891","name":"Georgia Tech Arts"}],"keywords":[{"id":"187064","name":"ghodeswar"},{"id":"185728","name":"kamble"},{"id":"602","name":"economics"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003ES. Dante Christmas\u0026nbsp;\u003Cbr \/\u003E\r\nAsst to the Chair\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\r\n","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}