Chitnain Kaur Bagga is an economist with an Erasmus Mundus Joint Master’s in Economic Policies for Global Transition, having studied at Sorbonne Université, Paris, and the Berlin School of Economics and Law. She holds a Bachelor’s in Economics (Honours) from Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi.

Chitnain combines strong quantitative skills in R with hands-on research experience spanning climate, gender, education, and sustainability. Her master’s thesis explored capital-endogenous carbon footprint estimation for India (2011-2023), building a country-specific capital matrix within the MRIO framework to improve sector-level emissions estimates. She has also contributed primary research on gender and classroom participation, and supported corporate sustainability initiatives at the Berlin School of Economics and Law, working closely with the university’s Vice President on sustainability implementation projects.

A recipient of the Erasmus Mundus Scholarship and the Don Lavoie Fellowship, Chitnain is driven by a passion for India’s journey of the green transition and translating rigorous data analysis into actionable insights.