C.V. - Neha Khanna

Curriculum Vitae, 06/30/2026

Neha Khanna
Department of Economics, Environmental Studies Program
Binghamton University
Binghamton, NY 13902-6000

Phone (607) 777-2689 . Fax (607) 777-2681 . E-mail nkhanna@binghamton.edu

Appointments || Education || Awards || Published Papers || Working Papers || Teaching
Professional Activities || University Service

APPOINTMENTS

Professor, Department of Economics and Environmental Studies Program , Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, 2013 - present.
Adjunct Professor, Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 2016 - 2025.
Associate Professor, Department of Economics and Environmental Studies Program, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, 2004 - 2013.
Adjunct Associate Professor, Charles H. Dyson School of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 2004 - 2015.
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics and Environmental Studies Program, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, 1998 - 2004.
Visiting Assistant Professor, Department of Economics and Environmental Studies Program, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, January - May 1998.
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, 1999 - 2004.
Computing Consultant, Cornell Institute for Social and Economic Research Ithaca, NY, Summer and Fall, 1997.
Research Associate, Tata Energy Research Institute (TERI) New Delhi, India, 1991 - 1993.

EDUCATION

Ph.D., Agricultural Economics, Cornell University, 1998.
M.A., Economics, Delhi School of Economics, India, 1991.
B.A., Economics (honours), Delhi University, India, 1989.

AWARDS, HONORS AND GRANTS

Dean's Distinguished Lecture, Binghamton University, 2024-2025.

Lois B. DeFleur Faculty Prize for Academic Achievement, Binghamton University, 2024.

Distinguished Member Award, Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association, 2021.

SUNY Chancellor's Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Creative Activities, 2019-2020.

Harpur Faculty Research Grant, 2018. Using Satellite Data to Measure Air Emissions from Shale Gas Development. Harpur College of Arts and Sciences, Binghamton University. $10,000 (principal investigator).

Best Article Award, 2015. Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association, for papers publihsed in Agricultural and Resource Economics Re view

Editor's Choice Award, 2006. Western Economic Association International, for papers published in Contemporary Economic Policy.

Sabbatical Leave. 2005, Spring 2012, 2018-2019, Fall 2025.

Dean's Research Semester Award. Harpur College of Arts and Sciences, Binghamton University. Spring 2002.

Daniel J. Hoffman Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Teaching. Economics Department, Binghamton University, 2001-02.

Intergenerational Persistence of Environmental Injustice. National Science Foundation: Excellence in Research, 2022-2024. Co-PI: $443,186.

RESEARCH

Journal Articles

Spiller, E., Hernandez-Cortes, D., Khanna, N. and M. Mohebbi, 2025. Community Engaged Economics Research for the Clean Energy Transition: The Need, the Approach and the Benefits. Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 19(2): 248-257. Summer.

Zhang R., Li H. and N. Khanna, 2025. Monitoring and Enforcement and Environmental Compliance: Power Plant Emissions during the 2018-2019 Federal Government Shut Down. Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 12(5): 1355 - 1388. September. https://doi.org/10.1086/733758.

Basu A., Byambasuren T., Chau N.. and N. Khanna, 2024. Cooking Fuel Choice, Indoor Air Quality and Child Mortality in India, IZA Discussion Paper 13295, May 2020. Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 222: 240-265.

Zhang R. and N. Khanna, 2024. Public Pressure, Greenwashing and Heterogenous Effects of Voluntary Pollution Abatement. Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists , 11(3): 719-754, May.

Zhang R., Sullivan D., Li H., Khanna N., Krupnick A. and E. Hill, 2023. Local Air Quality Impacts of Shale Gas Development: Evidence from Pennsylvania. Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 10(2), March.

Kuminoff N., Ciaramello K., Dooley H., Heintzelman M., Khanna N., Kosnik L-R., Lewis L. and E. Trimble, 2023. New Evidence on Diversity in Environmental and Resource Economics. Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 17(1).

Zhang R., Li H. and N. Khanna, 2021. The Environmental Injustice of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from New York State. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 110: 102554, October. DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2021.102554.

Rijal B. and N. Khanna. High Priority Violations and Intra-firm Pollution Substitution, 2020. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 103: 102359, September.

Harriger-Lin J., Khanna N., and A. Pape, 2020. Conspicuous Consumption and Inequality: Theory and Evidence, Journal of Economic Inequality, 18: 365-389.

Sun S., Delgado M.S., and N. Khanna, 2019. Hybrids and Household Behavior: Implications for Miles Traveled and Gasoline Consumption, Energy Economics, 84. DOI: 10.1016/j.eneco.2019.104519. October.

Vidovic M., Khanna N., and M.S. Delgado, 2019. Third Party Verification and the Effectiveness of Voluntary Pollution Abatement Programs: Evidence from Responsible Care, Economic Inquiry, 54(7): 1751-1770, October.

Wang Y., Delgado M.S., Khanna N. and V.L. Bogan, 2019. Good News for Environmental Regulation: Finding the Right Link, Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 94: 217-235, DOI: 10.1016/j.jeem.2019.01.009.

Li H., Khanna N. and M. Vidovic, 2018. The Effects of Third Party Certification on Self-Regulation of Accidents in the U.S. Chemical Industry, Journal of Regulatory Economics, 53(3): 327-356, June, DOI: 10.1007/s11149-018-9355-0.

Li H. and N. Khanna, 2018. Does Voluntary Self-Regulation Provide Regulatory Relief? Evidence from the Responsible Care Program in the United States, Journal of Law and Economics, 61: 63-96, February.

Guilfoos T., Khanna N. and J.M. Peterson, 2016. Evaluating the Efficiency of Groundwater Management Policies in the Ogallala Aquifer in Kansas, Land Economics, 92(4): 618-640.

Delgado M.S., Harriger J., and N. Khanna, 2015. The Value of Environmental Status Signaling, Ecological Economics, 111:1-11. Working paper version.

Delgado M.S. and N. Khanna, 2015. Voluntary Pollution Abatement and Regulation, Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 44(1):1-20. Received Best paper award

Pape A., Khanna N., Guilfoos T., and K. Salvage, 2013. Groundwater Management: The Effect of Water Flows on Welfare Gains, Ecological Economics, 95: 31-40, DOI 10.1016/j.ecolecon.2013.07.013.

Khanna N, 2013. Output, Emissions and Technology: Some Thoughts, Economics Letters, 118: 284-286.

Vidovic M. and N. Khanna, 2012. Are Voluntary Pollution Abatement Programs without a Carrot or Stick Effective? Evidence from Facility Participation in the 33/50 Program. Environmental and Resource Economics, 52(3): 369-393, July. DOI: 10.1007/s10640-011-9533-3.

Khanna N. and D. Chapman, 2010. Guns and Oil: An Analysis of Conventional Weapons Trade in the Post-Cold War Era. Economic Inquiry, 48(2): 434-459, April.

Plassmann F. and N. Khanna, 2007. Assessing the Precision of Turning Point Estimates in Polynomial Regression Models. Econometric Reviews, 26(5): 503-528, September.

Khanna N. and F. Plassmann, 2007. Total Factor Productivity and the Environmental Kuznets Curve: A Comment and Some Intuition. Ecological Economics, 63: 54-58, June.

Vidovic M. and N. Khanna., 2007 Can Voluntary Pollution Prevention Programs Fulfill Their Promises? Evidence from the 33/50 Program. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 53(2): 180-195, March.

Plassmann F. and N. Khanna, 2006. A Note on the 'Simple Analytics of the Environmental Kuznets Curve'. Environment and Development Economics, 11(6): 697-707, December.

Chapman D. and N. Khanna, 2006 The Persian Gulf, Global Oil Resources, and International Security, Contemporary Economic Policy, 24(4): 507-519, October. Received Western Economic Association International's 2006 Editor's Choice Award for articles published in Contemporary Economic Policy.

Plassmann F. and N. Khanna, 2006. Preferences, Technology, and the Environment: Understanding the Environmental Kuznets Curve Hypothesis, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 88(3): 632-643, August.

Plassmann F. and N. Khanna, 2006. Household Income and Pollution: Implications for the Debate on the Environmental Kuznets Curve Hypothesis. Journal of Environment and Development, 15(1):22-41, March. Technical appendix to paper

Khanna N. and F. Plassmann, 2004. The Demand for Environmental Quality and the Environmental Kuznets Curve Hypothesis. Ecological Economics, 51(3-4):225-236, December.

Khanna N., 2002 The Income Elasticity of Non-point Source Air Pollutants: Revisiting the Environmental Kuznets Curve. Economics Letters, 77(3): 387-392, December.

Chapman D. and N. Khanna, 2001. An Economic Analysis of Aspects of Petroleum and Military Security in the Persian Gulf. Contemporary Economic Policy, 19(4):371-381, October (lead article)

Khanna N., 2001. Implications of the Kyoto Protocol for Economic Growth. Ecological Economics, 38(1): 59-68. July.

Khanna N., 2000. Measuring Environmental Quality: An Index of Pollution. Ecological Economics, 35(2): 191-202. November.

Chapman D. and N. Khanna, 2000a. World Oil: The Growing Case for International Policy. Contemporary Economic Policy, 18(1): 1-13. (lead article).

Chapman D. and N. Khanna, 2000b . Crying No Wolf: Why Economists Don't Worry About Climate Change and Should. Climatic Change. Editorial. 46(3): 225-232. November.

Khanna N. and D. Chapman, 1996. Time Preference, Abatement Costs, and International Climate Policy: An Appraisal of IPCC 1995. Contemporary Economic Policy, XIV: 56-66.

Jaitly A. and N. Khanna, 1993. Liability for Climate Change: Who Pays, How Much, and Why. Review of European Community and International Environmental Law. I(4): 453-460.

Book Chapters

Khanna N., 2023. Inequality. In, Haddad B. and B.D. Solomon (eds.), "Dictionary of Ecological Economics", Cheltenham, U.K., Edward Elgar.
Khanna N., 2003. On the Economics of Non-renewable Resources. Invited contribution to UNESCO's Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems.
Khanna N. and D. Chapman, 2001. Energy Efficiency and Petroleum Depletion in Climate Change Policy . In Hall D.C. and R.B. Howarth (Eds.), The Long-Term Economics of Climate Change: Beyond A Doubling of Greenhouse Gas Concentrations. Advances in the Economics of Environmental Resources, Vol. 3. JAI Press.
Khanna N. and A. Prakash, 1993. "The Framework Covnention on Climate Change: Some Underlying Economic Issues. In A.N. Achanta (ed.), The Climate Change Agenda: An Indian Perspective. TERI: 251-266.

Popular Press and Other Papers

Larson B., Hutton G., and N. Khanna. Challenge Paper on Air Pollution for the 2008 Copenhagen Consensus.
Chapman D. and N. Khanna, 2006. A Look at History, Economics, Oil, and War. Ithaca Journal, Ithaca, N.Y., June 7.
Khanna N. and D. Chapman, 2004b. World Oil Prices: Will They Fall? Ithaca Journal, Ithaca, N.Y. October 2.
Khanna N. and D. Chapman, 2004a. Iraq and the Curse of Oil. Ithaca Journal, Ithaca, N.Y. June 25.

Work In Progress

Zhang W., Li. H, Wen K. and N. Khanna. Persistence in Environmental Exposure: Evidence from Anchoring.

Wen K., Khanna N. and Y. Wei. Sensory Pollution and Mental Health: Evidence from Roadway Noise and Nighttime Light. Under review

Wen K. and N. Khanna. As Time Goes By: Redlining, Kinship and Environmental Justice. Under review

Zhang R. and N. Khanna. Strategic Local Regulators and the Efficacy of Pollution Standards.

Zhang R., Li H. and N. Khanna. Highway Noise Pollution and Infant Health Outcomes: Evidence from California.

Inocencio A.M. and N. Khanna. Cleaner Skies For Whom? Long-term Air Quality After the COVID-19 Lockdowns in the United States.

Li H., Zhang R. and N. Khanna. Environmental Justice and The Multi-generational Persistence of Environmental Exposure.

Khanna N. A Narrative on Two Weaknesses of the TRI for Research Purposes, Working paper 2019-05, Applied Economics and Management, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, May 2019.
Rijal B. and N. Khanna. Pollution Leakage as an Indirect Effect of Voluntary Pollution Prevention.
Zhang R., Li H. and N. Khanna. Firm Behavior Under Unanticipated Change in Regulation: Power Plant Emission Duing the 2018-2019 Federal Government Shutdown. Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists: revise and resubmit
Vidovic M. and N. Khanna. Race, Income Inequality and Mortality in the United States. Economics Department working paper 0714.

TEACHING and ADVISING

Teaching

Microeconomics: Principles of Microeconomics (ECON160), Microeconomic Theory (ECON500)
Resource and Environmental Economics: Environmental Economics (ECON331), Natural Resource Economics (ECON433), Environmental Economics and Sustainability (ECON510x), Graduate Seminar in Environmental Economics (ECON683)
Econometrics: Applied Econometrics (ECON502).

Ph.D. Students

Kaiyi Wen, Ph.D. 2025: Post-doctoral Associate, College of Business, University of Texas, El Paso.
Ruohao Zhang, Ph.D. 2021: Assistant Professor, Agricultural Economics, Pennsylvania State University. Received Binghamton University's Graduate Student Excellence in Research Award, Alice E. Trost Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award, 2020-2021.
Binish Rijal, Ph.D. 2018: Assistant Professor, Economics, University of Richmond.
Huan Li, Ph.D. 2015: Assistant Professor, Economics, North Carolina A&T State University. Winner of the Sustainable Communities Transdisciplinary Area of Excellence Graduate Student Research Grant, 2013-2014.
Todd Guilfoos, Ph.D. 2013: Associate Professor of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, University of Rhode Island.
Michael S. Delgado, Ph.D. 2012: Professor of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University : received Binghamton University's Graduate Student Excellence in Research Award, 2011
Jessica Lin (nee Harriger), Ph.D. 2010: Associate Professor of Economics, Western Illinois University.
Michael O'Hara, Ph.D. 2007: Assistant Professor of Economics, St. Lawrence University.
Martina Vidovic, Ph.D. 2003: Associate Professor of Economics, Rollins College.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Professional Meetings, Public Lectures and Seminars: 2020 - present

Conference Presentation. "The Multigenerational Persistence of Environmental Exposure," Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, Santa Ana Pueblo, NM, May 28-30, 2025.
Public Lecture. "Race, Place and Pollution: Redlining, Kinship and Environmental Justice," Dean's Disntinguished Lecture, Binghamton University, Binghamton, NY, April 8, 2025.
Public Lecture. "As Time Goes By: Redlining, Kinship and Environmental Justice," SUNY Oneanta, Oneanta, NY, October 11, 2024.
Invited Seminar. "Mental Health and Exposure to Noise Pollution," Pennsylvania State University, State College, PA, September 27, 2023; Delhi School of Economics, New Delhi, India, January 18, 2024; Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, India, July 5, 2024.
Invited Seminar. "Air Quality Impats of Shale Gas Development in Pennsylvania," The Energy and Resources Group, New Delhi, India, July 20, 2023.
Invited Seminar. "Firm Behavior Under Unanticipated Change in Regulation: Power Plant Emissions During the 2018-2019 Federal Government Shutdown,” Institute of Economic Growth and Delhi School of Economics, New Delhi, India, November 18, 2022.
Conference Presentation. "Strategic Regulators and the Efficacy of National Pollution Standards,” Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management annual conference, Austin, TX, March 27, 2022. (virtual presentation); Midwest Economics Association Annual Conference, Chicago, IL, March 20-22, 2026.
Conference Presentation. "Environmental Justice and The Multi-generational Persistence of Environmental Exposure,” Midwest Economics Association annual conference (special sessions organized by the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists), Minneapolis, MN, March 24-26, 2022
Invited seminar. "Environmental Justice and the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from New York State," O'Neill School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University, April 8, 2021; Indian Society for Ecological Economics, August 31, 2021 (virtual talks).
Invited seminar. "Public Pressure and the Heterogenous Effects of Voluntary Pollution Regulation," Delhi School of Economics, Delhi, India, October 15, 2020 (virtual talk).

Selected Other Professional Activities

Select Papers Committee Chairperson, Northeastern Association of Resource and Agricultural Economics, 2025-2026.
Strategic Planning Committee, Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 2025.
President, Northeastern Association of Resource and Agricultural Economics, 2021-2024.
Board of Directors, Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 2020 - 2023.
Scientific Advisory Council, Indian Society for Ecological Economics Biennial Conference, 2021.
Commitee member, Diversity and Inclusion Committee, Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association, 2020-2021.
Mentor, CeMENT, American Economics Association, 2019-2020.
Mentor, Career Advancement and Mentorship Program, Northeastern Agricultural and Resource Economics Association, 2019-2020.
Editor, Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2016.
Editor, Special Issue on Unconventional Oil and Gas Development, Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, August 2015.
Editorial board, Ecological Economics, 2009 - present.
Editorial Board, Contemporary Economic Policy, 2004 - 2007
Executive Committee Member, Association of Indian Economic and Financial Studies, 2011 - 2013
Committee Member, American Statistical Association's Committee on Energy Statistics, 2002-2007
USSEE Policy Committee, 2003-present

Memberships

UNIVERSITY SERVICE

Director of Graduate Admissions, Economics, 2007-2008, 2022-2023.
Environmental Studies Promotion and Tenure Standards Committee, 2023.
Search Committee Chairperson, Economics, 2019-2020.
Faculty Senate, 2017-2019.
Director of Graduate Studies, Economics, 2012-2015, Fall 2016.
Economics Department Seminar Coordinator, Fall 2011.
Ph.D. Seminar II, Economics, Spring 2010, Spring 2011
Graduate Committee, Economics, 2000-01 (Vice Chair), 2003-present.
Microeconomics Comprehensive Examination Committee, Economics, 2007 - present.
Library Journals Committee, Economics Dept., 2002-03.
Recruiting Committee, Economics Dept., 1998-00, 2001-02.
Economics Dept. Workshops, 2000-03.
Environmental Studies Faculty Committee, 1998-present
Econometrics Comprehensive Examination Committee, Economics Dept., Summer-Fall, 2001.
Interdepartmental Search Committee for Statistical Consultant, 2000-01.
Committee to Review Microeconomics Comprehensive Exam, Economics Dept., 2000.
New Faculty Orientation Program: Focus on Teaching, 1999.
Executive Committee, Economics Dept., 1998-00.
Self Study of Graduate Program Committee, Economics Dept., 1998-99.
Computer POD Committee, Economics Dept., 1998-99.
Search Committee for Economics Dept. Network Support Technician, 1998-99.
Nobel Laureate Reception Committee, Economics Dept., 1999.