02 May, 2022Economics and the environment
Published in February 2021 by the UK government, the ‘Dasgupta Review’ calls for changes in how we think, act and measure economic success to protect and enhance our prosperity and the natural wor...
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Partha Dasgupta E. Somanathan 
21 December, 2021
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On the economic geography of climate change
Climate change is a defining challenge of our times. In this post, Peri and Robert-Nicoud introduce a special issue of the ‘Journal of Economic Geography’ on climate change, which provides foundat...
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Giovanni Peri Frédéric Robert-Nicoud
- 12 November, 2021
- Perspectives
The importance of a climate stimulus in India
The Covid-19 pandemic has plunged India into recession, and substantial stimulus from the government is required to jump-start the economy. In this post, Ingmar Schumacher contends that while systemic...
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Ingmar Schumacher
- 04 June, 2021
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Happy Seeder: A solution to agricultural fires in north India
It is believed that much of the pollution in Delhi in November every year originates in the neighbouring states of Punjab and Haryana where farmers burn their fields to dispose of crop residue. This ...
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Ridhima Gupta E. Somanathan
- 12 November, 2016
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Solar micro-grids in India: A reality check
Much of India’s strategy to reduce the use of fossil fuels relies on a transition to solar energy. Based on a survey of potential solar micro-grid customers in Bihar, this column highlights the chal...
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Anant Sudarshan
- 01 November, 2016
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The hidden productivity benefits of energy-saving technology: Evidence from LEDs in Indian factories
Energy-efficient technologies are an increasingly relevant policy priority, given growing consensus on the need to tackle climate change. This column examines the productivity benefits of adopting one...
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Achyuta Adhvaryu Namrata Kala Anant Nyshadham
- 03 October, 2016
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How much will people pay for clean air? Evidence from China
Policymakers in emerging economies such as India and China are ramping up efforts to confront pollution. A new study of the air purifiers market in China finds that people are willing to pay a lot to ...
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Koichiro Ito
- 12 August, 2016
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Improved cooking stoves in India: Evaluating long-run impacts
Improved cooking stoves are increasingly seen as an important technology to address indoor air pollution. While laboratory experiments have shown that they could have big effects on smoke exposure and...
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Esther Duflo Michael Greenstone Rema Hanna Claire Walsh
- 13 July, 2016
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Building Environmental Regulation that Enables Growth
This project is linked to a broader research-policy collaboration with India’s Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), and State Pollution Control Boards ...
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Michael Greenstone Rohini Pande Nicholas Ryan Anant Sudarshan
- 30 June, 2016
- IGC Research on India
The Impact of short-term driving restrictions on mobility and traffic congestion in Delhi
Large cities in developing countries throughout the world grapple with traffic congestion. Driving restrictions are one of the most common regulations to directly lower congestion.
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Esther Duflo Gabriel Kreindler Benjamin Olken
- 30 June, 2016
- IGC Research on India
Case for electric vehicles through cleaner grid supply
The Indian government recently announced its plan to make India a 100% electric vehicle nation by 2030. In this article, Mudit Chordia, a Consultant at the University of Chicago Urban Labs, discusses ...
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Mudit Chordia
- 18 May, 2016
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Cheaper, cleaner, more reliable: Why invest in cross-border power-trading
Despite improvements to energy supply over the years, many Indian states still face frequent power shortages. Meanwhile, neighbouring countries such as Nepal and Bhutan have large reserves of untapped...
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Deb Chattopadhyay P. N. Fernando Priyantha DC Wijayatunga
- 07 March, 2016
- Perspectives
Ganga pollution cases: Impact on infant mortality
In response to a writ petition against pollution of the river Ganga due to industrial waste, the Supreme Court of India in 1987 mandated the tanneries in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh to either clean up or sh...
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Shareen Joshi
- 26 February, 2016
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What is causing Delhi's air pollution?
Several policies aimed at reducing Delhi’s air pollution have been implemented this winter, but what remains unclear is where the pollution comes from. This column takes stock of what we know about ...
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Eric Dodge Rohini Pande
- 15 February, 2016
- Perspectives
Driving Delhi: The impact of driving restrictions on driver behaviour
In an attempt to address Delhi’s grave pollution problem, the state government experimented with a driving restrictions policy for a fortnight in January. Based on a phone survey of a sample of 614...
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Gabriel Kreindler Jasmine Shah
- 08 February, 2016
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India has an impressive number of environmental regulations – but have they been a success? This column presents evidence that while initiatives such as catalytic converters for cars have reduced ai...
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The impact of the ongoing Covid pandemic is turning out to be multidimensional, and among the long-run considerations that it has brought to the fore are population and pollution. In the run up to Wor...
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