Details about E. Somanathan

Access statistics for papers by E. Somanathan.

Last updated 2020-02-05. Update your information in the RePEc Author Service.

Short-id: pso71

Working Papers

2018

1. Forest Carbon Supply in Nepal: Evidence from a Choice Experiment
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank

2015

2. Biogas: clean energy access with low-cost mitigation of climate change
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
   See also Journal Article in Environmental & Resource Economics (2015)
3. Community managed forest groups and preferences for REDD contract attributes: a choice experiment survey of communities in Nepal
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)
4. Does collective action sequester carbon ? the case of the Nepal community forestry program
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
5. THE IMPACT OF TEMPERATURE ON PRODUCTIVITY AND LABOR SUPPLY - EVIDENCE FROM INDIAN MANUFACTURING
   Working papers, Centre for Development Economics, Delhi School of Economics View citations (11)
   Also in Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2014) View citations (19)
   Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2015) View citations (9)
   Indian Statistical Institute, Planning Unit, New Delhi Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, India (2015) View citations (7)
6. What do Economists have to say about Climate Impacts on South Asia?
   Working Papers, eSocialSciences

2013

7. The Demographics of Cooperation: Evidence from a Field Experiment in the Gori-Ganga Basin
   Artefactual Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website
   Also in Indian Statistical Institute, Planning Unit, New Delhi Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, India (2010)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Economics and Management (2013)

2012

8. Are Embankments a Good Flood-­-Control Strategy? A Case Study of the Kosi River
   Working Papers, eSocialSciences
   Also in Indian Statistical Institute, Planning Unit, New Delhi Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, India (2012)

2011

9. Cash transfers to individuals based on biometric identification are feasible and will bring large gains to the economically insecure
   Indian Statistical Institute, Planning Unit, New Delhi Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, India
10. Voluntary Contribution in the Field: An Experiment in the Indian Himalayas
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences

2010

11. Climate policy and innovation in the absence of commitment
    Indian Statistical Institute, Planning Unit, New Delhi Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, India View citations (1)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (2016)
12. Effects of information on environmental quality in developing countries
    Indian Statistical Institute, Planning Unit, New Delhi Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, India View citations (7)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Environmental Economics and Policy (2010)

2008

13. Discrimination in an elite labour market? Job placements at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
    Indian Statistical Institute, Planning Unit, New Delhi Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, India View citations (2)

2006

14. Demand for Environmental Quality: Survey Evidence on Drinking Water in Urban India
    Working Papers, University of Washington, Department of Economics View citations (2)

2005

15. Does decentralization work? Forest conservation in the Himalayas
    Indian Statistical Institute, Planning Unit, New Delhi Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, India View citations (4)

2004

16. Being informed matters: Experimental evidence on the demand for environmental quality
    Indian Statistical Institute, Planning Unit, New Delhi Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, India View citations (1)
17. Collective action in the commons: A theoretical framework for empirical research
    Indian Statistical Institute, Planning Unit, New Delhi Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, India View citations (1)

2003

18. Awareness and the demand for environmental quality: Drinking water in urban India
    Indian Statistical Institute, Planning Unit, New Delhi Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, India View citations (8)
    Also in Working papers, The South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics
19. Valuing lives equally: Distributional weights for welfare analysis
    Indian Statistical Institute, Planning Unit, New Delhi Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, India
    See also Journal Article in Economics Letters (2006)

2002

20. Collective action for forest conservation: Does heterogeneity matter?
    Indian Statistical Institute, Planning Unit, New Delhi Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, India View citations (6)
21. Inequality and environmental policy
    Indian Statistical Institute, Planning Unit, New Delhi Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, India
22. Norm compliance and strong reciprocity
    Indian Statistical Institute, Planning Unit, New Delhi Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, India
    Also in Working Papers, Santa Fe Institute (2001) View citations (2)
23. Understanding reciprocity
    Indian Statistical Institute, Planning Unit, New Delhi Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, India View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2003)

1999

24. Preference Evolution and Reciprocity
    Game Theory and Information, University Library of Munich, Germany View citations (12)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Theory (2001)

Undated

25. The importance of being informed: experimental evidence on the demand for environmental quality
    Working papers, The South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Development Economics (2008)

Journal Articles

2019

1. Ensuring Water Availability to Water Users through Incentive Payment for Ecosystem Services Scheme: A Case Study in a Small Hilly Town of Nepal
   Water Economics and Policy (WEP), 2019, 05, (04), 1-26

2018

2. Does Collective Action Sequester Carbon? Evidence from the Nepal Community Forestry Program
   World Development, 2018, 101, (C), 133-141 View citations (2)

2017

3. Global warming and local air pollution have reduced wheat yields in India
   Climatic Change, 2017, 140, (3), 593-604 View citations (1)

2016

4. Climate Policy and Innovation in the Absence of Commitment
   Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, 2016, 3, (4), 917 - 955
   See also Working Paper (2010)

2015

5. Biogas: Clean Energy Access with Low-Cost Mitigation of Climate Change
   Environmental & Resource Economics, 2015, 62, (2), 265-277 View citations (2)
   See also Working Paper (2015)

2013

6. The Demographics of Cooperation: Evidence from a Field Experiment in the Gori-Ganga Basin
   Journal of Economics and Management, 2013, 9, (2), 231-269
   See also Working Paper (2013)

2010

7. Effects of Information on Environmental Quality in Developing Countries
   Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 2010, 4, (2), 275-292 View citations (8)
   See also Working Paper (2010)
8. Taming the Anarchy: Groundwater Governance in South Asia
   Indian Growth and Development Review, 2010, 3, (1), 92-94

2009

9. Awareness and the demand for environmental quality: survey evidence on drinking water in urban India*
   Environment and Development Economics, 2009, 14, (6), 665-692 View citations (8)

2008

10. The importance of being informed: Experimental evidence on demand for environmental quality
    Journal of Development Economics, 2008, 87, (1), 14-28 View citations (79)
    See also Working Paper

2007

11. Asian Irrigation in Transition: Responding to Challenges
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2007, 89, (4), 1122-1124

2006

12. A Simple Model of Collective Action
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2006, 54, (3), 725-47 View citations (6)
13. Earthly Politics: Local and Global in Environmental Governance
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2006, 88, (2), 520-522 View citations (1)
14. Valuing lives equally: Distributional weights for welfare analysis
    Economics Letters, 2006, 90, (1), 122-125 View citations (7)
    See also Working Paper (2003)

2004

15. The evolution of honesty
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2004, 54, (1), 1-17 View citations (10)
16. What can we learn from cultural group selection and co-evolutionary models?
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2004, 53, (1), 105-108 View citations (1)

2003

17. Understanding reciprocity
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2003, 50, (1), 1-27 View citations (43)
    See also Working Paper (2002)

2002

18. Can Growth Ease Class Conflict?
    Economics and Politics, 2002, 14, (1), 65-81 View citations (5)

2001

19. Preference Evolution and Reciprocity
    Journal of Economic Theory, 2001, 97, (2), 273-297 View citations (84)
    See also Working Paper (1999)

1999

20. Humans as factors of production: an evolutionary analysis
    Managerial and Decision Economics, 1999, 19, (7-8), 441-455 View citations (4)

1997

21. Evolutionary Stability of Pure-Strategy Equilibria in Finite Games
    Games and Economic Behavior, 1997, 21, (1-2), 253-265 View citations (2)

1996

22. The Evolution of Social Norms in Common Property Resource Use
    American Economic Review, 1996, 86, (4), 766-88 View citations (169)

Edited books

2009

1. New and Enduring Themes in Development Economics
   World Scientific Books, World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd. View citations (3)