1st Annual CECFEE Workshop, 2nd-3rd November, 2015

AGENDA

Monday, November 2, 2015

Morning

Introduction and Welcome – E. Somanathan

About EfD – Gunnar Kohlin, University of Gothenburg

Credit, LPG Stove Adoption and Charcoal Consumption: Evidence from a Randomised Control Trial – Yonas Alem, University of Gothenburg

Global warming and air pollution have reduced wheat yields in India – Ridhima Gupta, Indian School of Business

Health irreversibility from early-life exposure to air pollution: Evidence from an Indonesian longitudinal survey – Subhrendu Pattanayak, Duke University

Importance of changing food habits in adapting to heat waves: Observations from private adaptation cost estimates – Saudamini Das, Institute of Economic Growth

Afternoon

Electricity Subsidies, Rationing and Manufacturing Growth in Rural India – Anant Sudarshan, University of Chicago Center in Delhi

The Future of the Indian Electricity Sector with High Renewable Penetration – Shoibal Chakravarty, National Institute of Advanced Studies

Panel Discussion: Climate Policies and DevelopmentPanelists:

E Somanathan, Chandra Bhushan, Haileselassie Medhin, Gunnar Kohlin

Tuesday, November 3, 2015

Morning

Resilience of Indian Agriculture to Droughts. – Pratap Birthal, National Centre for Agricultural Policy

Solar Pumps and India’s energy-groundwater nexus – Shilp Verma, International Water Management Institute

Kerosene Subsidies in India: Welfare and Environmental Issues – K. S. Kavi Kumar, Madras School of Economics

Triggering Cooperation – Haileselassie Medhin, Ethiopian Development Research Institute

Drilling in the drought: The industrial organization of groundwater – E. Somanathan, Indian Statistical Institute

Forest Environmental Incomes: Evidence from two states in India – Haripriya Gundimeda, IIT-Bombay

Afternoon

Why the fate of production landscapes matters to adjoining protected areas – M. D. Madhusudan, Nature Conservation Foundation

Public Expenditure for Tiger Conservation in India: Understanding the Trends and Linkages – Bibhu Prasad Nayak, TERI

Emptying and transporting pit latrine waste in rural Bangladesh: estimating costs and household willingness to pay – Soumya Balasubramanya, International Water Management Institute

The effect of Development on Climate Sensitivity of Electricity Demand of India – Eshita Gupta, TERI University