Asha Bhatia University Centre for Research and Development, Chandigarh University Mohali, Punjab, India   ,   ashabhatia2126@gmail.com     Biographical Sketch: Asha Bhatia is affiliated with the University Centre for Research and Development, Chandigarh University, Punjab, India. Her research engages with sustainability, ecological and energy economics, innovation, resource efficiency, and interdisciplinary approaches to economic and environmental decision-making. Her current work examines the interaction between technological efficiency, rebound effects, aggregate resource use, and sustainability, with an emphasis on theoretically grounded and policy-relevant economic analysis.       JEL Areas: Q : Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics O : Economic Development, Technological Change, and Growth