Yamika Ketu

Yamika Ketu is a PhD candidate in Economics and Doctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Economics, SOAS University of London. She holds a BSc in International Business from Rutgers University and an MSc in Economic Policy from SOAS. Her research focuses on the macroeconomic impacts of biodiversity loss on sovereign debt in South Asia, with additional interests in climate finance and ecological economics.

Yamika’s work bridges environmental and financial systems, examining policy frameworks such as green finance and corporate climate engagement. Prior academic contributions include a master’s dissertation on renewable energy incentives in India through green finance policies. She has also engaged in international diplomacy, particularly in US-UK trade policy.

Her research interests include climate finance mechanisms, ecological macroeconomic modeling, biodiversity valuation, and sovereign debt sustainability in developing economies. Supervised by Professor Ulrich Volz, her thesis explores how ecological degradation influences fiscal stability in South Asian nations.

No scientific awards or grants are explicitly mentioned in the provided materials. She is currently affiliated with the University Network for Strengthening Macro-financial Resilience to Climate and Environmental Change.