Education

  • PhD Student, Agricultural and Consumer Economics Department, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (August 2013 – Present)
  • Master in Public Administration, Cornell University (2013)
  • M.B.A. in Institute of Rural Management, Anand, India (2009)
  • Bachelor in Engineering (Mechanical Engineering), Indian Institute of Technology, Madras, India (2006)

Publications

  • Jagannath, P., Pullabhotla, H., and N. Uphoff. “Meta-analysis evaluating water use, water saving, and water productivity in irrigated production of rice with SRI vs. standard management methods.” Taiwan Water Conservancy 61.4 (2013): 14-49
  • Pullabhotla, H., & Ganesh-Kumar, A.  (2012).  Review of input and output policies for cereal production in Bangladesh (DP. 1199). IFPRI discussion papers.
  • Ganesh-Kumar, A., Prasad, S.  K., & Pullabhotla, H.  (2012).  Supply and Demand for Cereals in Bangladesh: 2010 – 2030 (DP. 1186). IFPRI discussion papers.
  • Ganesh-Kumar, A., Mehta, R., Pullabhotla, H., Prasad, S. K., Ganguly, K., & Gulati, A. (2012). Demand and supply of cereals in India: 2010-2025 (No. 1158). International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI).
  • Prasad, S. K., Pullabhotla, H., & Ganesh-Kumar, A.  (2011).  Supply and demand for cereals in Nepal, 2010-2030. IFPRI discussion papers.
  • Pullabhotla, H., Shreedhar, G., Ganesh-Kumar, A., & Gulati, A.  (2011).  A review of input and output policies for cereals production in Nepal. IFPRI discussion papers.
  • Shah, T., Krishnan, S., Pullabhotla,H., Verma, S., Chandra, A., & Sudhir, C. (2010). A Case for Pipelining Water Distribution in the Narmada Irrigation System in Gujarat, India. International Water Management Institute Working Paper, 141.
  • Gulati, A., A. Ganesh-Kumar, G.  Shreedhar, Pullabhotla, H., X.  Zhang.  2010.  Ensuring Food and Nutritional Security in Nepal: A Stocktaking Exercise. USAID, Kathmandu.
  • Shah, T., Gulati, A., Pullabhotla, H., Shreedhar, G., & Jain, R. C. (2009). Secret of Gujarat’s agrarian miracle after 2000. Economic and Political Weekly, 44(52), 45-55
  • Shah, T., Kishore, A., & Pullabhotla, H. (2009). Will the impact of the 2009 drought be different from 2002? Economic and Political Weekly, 44(37), 18-22.

Working Papers

  • Pullabhotla, H. (2017). Unintended consequences of alcohol prohibition laws on children’s education. Working Paper.

Teaching Experience

  • ACE 411: Environment and Development (Fall 2015 and Fall 2017), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Work Experience

  • 2017: Consultant, World Bank
  • 2015: Consultant, International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD)
  • 2009 – 2011: Research Analyst, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)

Selected Conference Presentations

  • Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Annual Meeting: Chicago, USA. July-Aug 2017
  • RSAI 10th Annual Applied Economics & Regional Science (AERS): Ohio State University, April 2017
  • 1st International Conference on Postharvest Loss Prevention: Rome, Italy. October 2015
  • International Conference of Agricultural Economists: Milan, Italy. Aug 2015
  • Agricultural and Applied Economics Association (AAEA) Annual Meeting: Minneapolis, USA. July 2014

Languages

English (Fluent), Hindi (Fluent), Telugu (Fluent)

Email

pullabh2 (at) illinois (dot) edu