Biography

Lisa Beihy Pacheco is a PhD student in the Department of Economics, LSE. She holds an MSc in Economics from PUC-Rio and a BSc in Economics from the University of Sao Paulo. Her main fields of interest are Environmental Economics, Trade and Development. Her research interests lie at the intersection of these fields, particularly in the topics of green industrial policy and trade related environment topics, within the context of developing countries.

Current areas of research include:

• Green technology adoption: Policy and dynamics of solar generation adoption by firms in developing countries
• Environmental regulation and the illegal housing market: Policy commitment, firm collusion and illegal construction in environmentally protected areas