Vaishali S. Dhingra Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology   Department of Management Studies Ichchhanath Piplod Surat, Gujarat 395007 India   vaishalidhingra1@gmail.com   https://www.svnit.ac.in/web/department/maths/faculty.php           JEL Areas: Q5 : Environmental Economics: General O : Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth