Bhavya Srivastava

Bhavya Srivastava

Young Professional in the Public Policies and Expenditures team within the Agriculture & Food Global Department, the World Bank

Bhavya Srivastava is a Young Professional in the Public Policies and Expenditures team within the Agriculture and Food Global Practice of the World Bank. She has previous experience at the World Bank as a Robert S. McNamara fellow and a consultant within the Development Research Group and Africa Chief Economist’s Office, respectively.  She also worked at J-PAL South Asia towards policies addressing the water-energy nexus. Bhavya's research has focused on developmental, environmental, and agricultural economics. She studies the impacts of climate change and environmental shocks on outcomes such as agricultural production, out-migration, learning, and voting behavior. Bhavya holds a PhD in Economics from Georgetown University.