Alok K. Bohara

Dr. Alok K. Bohara is a Full Professor of Economics and founding director of the Nepal Study Center at the University of New Mexico (UNM). He holds a Ph.D. from the University of Colorado Boulder (1986) and has been at UNM since 1987. His research focuses on interdisciplinary questions in environment, health, and sustainability, utilizing field experiments and big data. He has published over 90 peer-reviewed articles and mentored >20 PhD students.

Education: Masters in Statistics (Tribhuvan University, Nepal); Ph.D. in Economics (University of Colorado, 1986). Additional roles include senior research fellow at the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Center for Health Policy.

Research Interests:

• Environmental policy & sustainability
• Health economics (gender, maternal/child health)
• Climate change adaptation
• Disaster resilience & social capital
• Microfinance & remittance economies
• Public policy for developing countries

Key Contributions:

• WASH (water/sanitation/health) initiatives in Nepal
• Post-disaster recovery studies (2015 Nepal earthquake)
• Cancer prevention economics
• River restoration valuation (Danda Basin)
• Metric development for multidimensional poverty

Affiliations:

• Nepal Study Center Director
• Science Impact Lab for Policy & Economics (SILPE)
• International Studies Institute
• Center for Social Policy

Teaching focuses on econometrics, development analytics, and environmental valuation methods.