Workshop Agenda
Monday, November 2, 2015
Morning
1. Introduction and Welcome – E. Somanathan
2. About EfD – Gunnar Kohlin, University of Gothenburg
3. Credit, LPG Stove Adoption and Charcoal Consumption: Evidence from a Randomised Control Trial – Yonas Alem, University of Gothenburg
4. Global warming and air pollution have reduced wheat yields in India – Ridhima Gupta, Indian School of Business
5. Health irreversibility from early-life exposure to air pollution: Evidence from an Indonesian longitudinal survey – Subhrendu Pattanayak, Duke University
6. Importance of changing food habits in adapting to heat waves: Observations from private adaptation cost estimates – Saudamini Das, Institute of Economic Growth
Afternoon
1. Electricity Subsidies, Rationing and Manufacturing Growth in Rural India – Anant Sudarshan, University of Chicago Center in Delhi
2. The Future of the Indian Electricity Sector with High Renewable Penetration – Shoibal Chakravarty, National Institute of Advanced Studies
3. Panel Discussion: Climate Policies and Development
Panelists: E Somanathan, Chandra Bhushan, Haileselassie Medhin, Gunnar Kohlin
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Morning
1. Resilience of Indian Agriculture to Droughts. – Pratap Birthal, National Centre for Agricultural Policy
2. Solar Pumps and India’s energy-groundwater nexus – Shilp Verma, International Water Management Institute
3. Kerosene Subsidies in India: Welfare and Environmental Issues – K. S. Kavi Kumar, Madras School of Economics
4. Triggering Cooperation – Haileselassie Medhin, Ethiopian Development Research Institute
5. Drilling in the drought: The industrial organization of groundwater – E. Somanathan, Indian Statistical Institute
6. Forest Environmental Incomes: Evidence from two states in India – Haripriya Gundimeda, IIT-Bombay
Afternoon
1. Why the fate of production landscapes matters to adjoining protected areas – M. D. Madhusudan, Nature Conservation Foundation
2. Public Expenditure for Tiger Conservation in India: Understanding the Trends and Linkages – Bibhu Prasad Nayak, TERI
3. Emptying and transporting pit latrine waste in rural Bangladesh: Estimating costs and household willingness to pay – Soumya Balasubramanya, International Water Management Institute
4. The effect of Development on Climate Sensitivity of Electricity Demand of India – Eshita Gupta, TERI University