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Productivity Impacts of Emissions Control when People and Particulates are Mobile

Health impacts of air pollutant emissions are centered around the source location and areas downwind- the pollution dispersion path. Pollution control measures will tend to increase productivity and amenity in this pollution dispersion path, …

Productivity Impacts of Emissions Control when People and Particulates are Mobile

Health impacts of air pollutant emissions are centered around the source location and areas downwind- the pollution dispersion path. Pollution control measures will tend to increase productivity and amenity in this pollution dispersion path, …

Industrial Water Pollution and Agricultural Production in India

Industrial Water Pollution and Agricultural Production in India (R&R at JAERE)

Industrial water pollution is high in many developing countries but often receives less attention than air and domestic water pollution. We estimate the costs of industrial water pollution to agriculture in India, focusing on 48 industrial sites …

Air Pollution Trade-off with a Groundwater Conservation Policy in India

Air Pollution Trade-off with a Groundwater Conservation Policy in India

Alarming rates of groundwater aquifer depletion in North India are linked to water-intensive rice cultivation based on cheap electricity for water pumps. In this second-best setting where optimal marginal pricing of groundwater is not possible, the …

Do Workfare programs affect Agricultural Risk through Crop Choice? Evidence from India

Do Workfare programs affect Agricultural Risk through Crop Choice? Evidence from India

Workfare programs such as India’s National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (NREGS) are an attractive way to better target consumption smoothing in the face of increasingly extreme weather events driven by climate change. Using the rollout of NREGS …