Ganga Prasad G. Rao

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Energy, Environmental and Mineral Economist

Mailing Address

Aparna
Arumbakkam
19 30 Janakiram Colony
Chennai, Tamil Nadu 600106
India

Contact Information

gangaprasad.rao@gmail.com
http://myprofile.cos.com/gangar; gprasadrao.blogspot.com

Qualifications

Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, Energy, Environmental and Mineral Economics, 2002.
M.S., Pennsylvania State University, Mineral Economics, 1993.
M.Tech., Indian Institute of Technology, Mineral Resources Development and Management, 1987.
M.Sc., University of Madras, Applied Geology, 1985.

Expertise and Research Interests

Energy Economics - Motor Fuel Demand, Economics of Crude Oil Quality, Econometric Modeling.

Environmental Economics - Cost Benefit Analysis of Air Pollution Regulations, Economics of PM,Ozone and Regional Haze Standards, Economics of Pollution Controlon Petroleum Refineries, The Design of Pollution Standards.

Mineral Economics.

Other Expertise

Economics of Gender Equality

Natural Resource Issues: Application of Economics to Water Markets.

Future Research

Property Rights in Trans-Jurisdictional River Basins, Working Paper

A Dynamic Programming Model of Motor Gasoline Demand. Working Paper

Keywords

COS Keywords:

Econometrics, Energy Economics, Energy Planning or Policy.

Additional Terms:

Policy Analysis.

Honors and Awards

1999-2000, Wilson Muan Fellowship, College of Earth and Mineral Sciences, Pennsylvania State University, Toward doctoral research and dissertation writing
1999-2000, Dissertation Award, IAEE, Toward Ph.D. dissertation on 'The Impact of Technology and Regulations on the Choice of Crude Oil Quality'
1995-1996, Special Award, American Petroleum Institute, for work on PM, Ozone and Regional Haze NAAQS
1982-1983, T.N. Muthuswamy Prize, The Presidency College, University of Madras, Academic Achievement

Previous Positions

1993-1998, Economist, American Petroleum Institute (API), Policy Analysis and Strategic Planning
1987-1989, Assistant Engineer, Office of the Director (Technical), Indian Rare Earths Limited

Publications

  • Prasad Rao, Comments on National Water Policy, National Road Transport Policy, Civil Aviation Policy, National Urban Transport Policy and Proposed Effluent and Emission Standards for Petroleum Oil Refineries, 2006
  • Rao P., The MACT for Petroleum Refinery FCCs is a Fraud!, International Journal of Environment and Pollution, 21(1), 2004
  • Rao P., 'A Penalty-cum-Voucher-based Penalty Recycling, Banking and Trading Proposal to Induce Gender Equality in Political Representation', Accepted for Publication in IJEPEE, 2007
  • Posted at ETD website (www.etd.psu.edu), The Impact of Technology and Regulations on the Choice of Crude Oil Quality, Unpublished Doctoral Thesis, Department of Energy, Environmental and Mineral Economics, The Pennsylvania State University, Aug 2002
  • Risky Analysis Indeed! An Economist’s Critique of the Risk Analysis for Petroleum Refinery FCC Emissions, ACE 2002 Conference, AWMA, Baltimore, USA, June 2002
  • What is Wrong with the NSPS for Petroleum Refinery FCCs and How to Fix It for Refinery MACT II?, ACE 2002 Conference, AWMA, Baltimore, USA, June 2002
  • A Dynamic, Efficient and Flexible Metal HAP Standard for Petroleum Refinery FCCs, AWMA's Specialty Conference on 'Recent Advances in the Science and Management of Air Toxics', 10 Apr 2000
  • Refinery MACT Economics: The Interaction of Technology, Feed Quality, and Regulatory Standards, Air Pollution '99 International Conference, Stanford University, San Francisco, July 1999
  • Economics of MACT Controls on Refinery Cracking and Reforming Units, 19th Annual Conference of the USAEE, Albuquerque, New Mexico, October 1998
  • A Critique of EPA’s Regulatory Impact Analyses for the PM and Ozone NAAQS and the Regional Haze Proposal, Comments to the EPA Docket on PM, Ozone and Regional Haze Regulations, July 1998
  • Analysis of the Costs and Benefits of Regulations: A Review of Historical Experience, Contributing Author (with Mike Rusin, Robert Anderson, and Arthur Weise), Discussion Paper #084, API, December 1996
  • US Highway Motorfuel Demand: Trends, Prospects, and Issues, Research Paper, RS#084, Co-authored with Edward Porter, American Petroleum Institute, November 1996
  • Monetary Benefits of An 8-Hour 0.08 ppm Ozone Standard in Chicago, RS#085, Co-authored with Thomas Lareau, American Petroleum Institute, August 1996
  • Application of System Dynamics in Non-Renewable Resource Modeling, First Indian Engineering Congress, Calcutta, India, 1987

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