Bardhan, Pranab; Mookherjee, Dilip; Kumar, Neha - In: Journal of Development Economics 99 (2012) 2, pp. 222-235
We estimate the role of private investments in irrigation in farm productivity growth in West Bengal, India between 1982 and 95. Using a state-wide farm panel, we find that falling groundwater costs generated significant growth in value added per acre for farms. These resulted from investments...