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Dams
Duflo, Esther; Pande, Rohini - 2005
large dams in India. To account for endogenous placement of dams we use GIS data and the fact that river gradient affects a … estimates suggest that large dam construction in India is a marginally cost-effective investment with significant distributional …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010369167
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Dams
Duflo, Esther; Pande, Rohini - 2005
large dams in India. To account for endogenous placement of dams we use GIS data and the fact that river gradient affects a … estimates suggest that large dam construction in India is a marginally cost-effective investment with significant distributional …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011609175
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The Value of Regulatory Discretion : Estimates from Environmental Inspections in India
Duflo, Esther - 2018
enforcement. In collaboration with the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB), in India, we increased the rate of inspection for a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012937734
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Truth-Telling by Third-Party Auditors and the Response of Polluting Firms : Experimental Evidence from India
Duflo, Esther - 2013
In many regulated markets, private, third-party auditors are chosen and paid by the firms that they audit, potentially creating a conflict of interest. This paper reports on a two-year field experiment in the Indian state of Gujarat that sought to curb such a conflict by altering the market...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013078984
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Money (Not) to Burn : Payments for Ecosystem Services to Reduce Crop Residue Burning
Jack, B. Kelsey; Jayachandran, Seema; Kala, Namrata; … - National Bureau of Economic Research - 2022
Particulate matter significantly reduces life expectancy in India. We use a randomized controlled trial in the Indian … cost-effective way to improve India's air quality …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10013462738
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Dams
Duflo, Esther; Pande, Rohini - Economic Growth Center, Economics Department - 2005
large dams in India. To account for endogenous placement of dams we use GIS data and the fact that river gradient affects a … estimates suggest that large dam construction in India is a marginally cost-effective investment with significant distributional …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005146667
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Coordinating development: Can income-based incentive schemes eliminate pareto inferior equilibria?
Bond, Philip; Pande, Rohini - 2005
Individuals' inability to coordinate investment may significantly constrain economic development. In this paper we study a simple investment game characterized by multiple equilibria and ask whether an income-based incentive scheme can uniquely implement the high investment outcome. A general...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010264859
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Dams
Duflo, Esther; Pande, Rohini - National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) - 2005
large dams in India. To account for endogenous placement of dams we use GIS data and the fact that river gradient affects a … estimates suggest that large dam construction in India is a marginally cost-effective investment with significant distributional …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005088856
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Dams
Duflo, Esther; Pande, Rohini - C.E.P.R. Discussion Papers - 2005
large dams in India. To account for endogenous placement of dams we use GIS data and the fact that river gradient affects a … estimates suggest that large dam construction in India is a marginally cost-effective investment with significant distributional …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005656412
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Coordinating Development: Can Income-based Incentive Schemes Eliminate Pareto Inferior Equilibria?
Bond, Philip; Pande, Rohini - Economic Growth Center, Economics Department - 2005
Individuals’ inability to coordinate investment may significantly constrain economic development. In this paper we study a simple investment game characterized by multiple equilibria and ask whether an income-based incentive scheme can uniquely implement the high investment outcome. A general...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005738392