Particulate matter significantly reduces life expectancy in India. We use a randomized
controlled trial in the Indian state of Punjab to evaluate the effectiveness of conditional cash …

Crop residue burning (CRB) poses a serious threat to the climate, soil fertility, human health
and wellbeing, and air quality, which increases mortality rates and slumps agricultural …

Crop residue burning in Indian Punjab emits particulate matter with detrimental impacts on
health, climate and that threaten agricultural production. Though legal and technological …

The burning of crop residue in the open field has become a significant concern for climate
change mitigation efforts worldwide. This practice has led to air quality impairment, smog …

Background Postharvest crop residue burning, which is associated with negative
environmental and health outcomes, has become a major public policy concern in …

This paper measures the value of health effects of air pollution for the Indian rural Punjab,
where air pollution problem occurs from crop residue burning. Consumer choice model is …

This paper presents one of the rst randomized evaluations of collective pay-for-performance
payments for ecosystem services. We test whether community-level scal incentives can …

Biomass burning in South Asia is a significant contributor to global emissions of black
carbon, the second most important greenhouse agent after carbon dioxide. Emissions from …

Both environmental protection and poverty alleviation are high on the international policy
agenda for developing countries. We examine whether conditional environmental cash …

Introduction: The central premise underlying international payments for Reducing Emissions
from Deforestation and forest Degradation (REDD+) is that offering governments ex post …