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André Butler
André Butler is currently working as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the University of Cambridge, having obtained his PhD in Economics in April 2023 from the University of Edinburgh.
Using quasi experimental methods, his research has broadly focused on investigating drivers of economic growth and development, as well as their consequences on the political economy.
Before Economics, he studied Earth Science and published papers on vegetation atmosphere interactions and its implications for climate change.
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Watering the seeds of the rural economy: Evidence from groundwater irrigation in India
Over time, technological advancements accompanied with government energy subsidies have made groundwater the single largest source of irrigation in India. This study evaluates the impact of access to groundwater irrigation on the spatial and sectoral distribution of rural economic activity. It finds a significant improvement in agricultural production accompanied with modest consumption gains, as well as a substantial increase in population density. Access to groundwater also appears to provide additional employment opportunities for agricultural wage labour from surrounding non-irrigated villages.
