Chayasmita Deka
Researcher
Cooperation and Transformative Governance Research Group
Advancing Systems Analysis Program
Biography
Chayasmita Deka is a researcher in the Cooperation and Transformative Governance Research Group of the IIASA Advancing Systems Analysis Program and a PhD research scholar in economics at the Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati (IITG), India. She participated in the IIASA Young Scientist Summer Program (YSSP) from June to August 2022. Previously, she was also associated with the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore (IIMB), India, as an academic intern. She is an economist by training with a Master’s in applied economics (specialization in development), from Christ University Bangalore, India, and a Bachelor’s in economics from the University of Delhi, India.Her research focuses on diverse areas within behavioral economics, particularly in the context of addressing climate change through behavioral adaptation strategies. Her expertise extends to structural equation modeling, cooperation and negotiation for natural resources management, experiments using nudges, gamification, serious games, analysis of phase transition in behavior, etc. Currently, she is working on the Horizon Europe MEDiate project, and the Austrian Research Promotion Agency (FFG) Climate Research Programme (ACRP) project Hop&Mop4 +CitySpace.
Last update: 04 JUN 2024
Publications
Deka, C., Dutta, M.K., Yazdanpanah, M., & Komendantova, N. (2024). When ‘Fear Factors’ Motivate People to Adopt Electric Vehicles in India: An Empirical Investigation of the Protection Motivation Theory. Cleaner and Responsible Consumption e100191. 10.1016/j.clrc.2024.100191. (In Press)
Deka, C., Dutta, M.K., Yazdanpanah, M., & Komendantova, N. (2023). Can Gain Motivation Induce Indians to Adopt Electric Vehicles? Application of an Extended Theory of Planned Behavior to Map EV Adoption Intention. Energy Policy 182 e113724. 10.1016/j.enpol.2023.113724.
Deka, C. (2022). Adoption of Electric Vehicles by the Middle-Income Group in India: A Comparison of Gain, Norm, Fear & Protection Motivators and Other Factors. IIASA YSSP Report. Laxenburg, Austria: IIASA