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Working Papers

2021

1. The Distributional Impact of Climate Change: Why Food Prices Matter
   Working Papers, Ashoka University, Department of Economics
   Also in Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi (2017)

2020

2. A Breath of Fresh Air: Raising Awareness for Clean Fuel Adoption
   IZA Discussion Papers, Institute of Labor Economics (IZA)

2018

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

2015

4. Biogas: clean energy access with low-cost mitigation of climate change
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (3)
   See also Journal Article in Environmental & Resource Economics (2015)
5. 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 (4)
6. Does collective action sequester carbon ? the case of the Nepal community forestry program
   Policy Research Working Paper Series, The World Bank View citations (2)
7. 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 (20)
   Also in Indian Statistical Institute, Planning Unit, New Delhi Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, India (2015) View citations (16)
   Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2015) View citations (18)
   Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi (2015) View citations (4)
   Working Papers, eSocialSciences (2014) View citations (35)
8. What do Economists have to say about Climate Impacts on South Asia?
   Working Papers, eSocialSciences

2013

9. The Demographics of Cooperation: Evidence from a Field Experiment in the Gori-Ganga Basin
   Artefactual Field Experiments, The Field Experiments Website View citations (1)
   Also in Indian Statistical Institute, Planning Unit, New Delhi Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, India (2010)
   Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi (2010)
   See also Journal Article in Journal of Economics and Management (2013)

2012

10. 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)
    Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi (2012)

2011

11. 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
    Also in Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi (2011)
12. Voluntary Contribution in the Field: An Experiment in the Indian Himalayas
    Working Papers, eSocialSciences

2010

13. 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)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi (2010)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (2016)
14. 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 (11)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi (2010) View citations (2)
    See also Journal Article in Review of Environmental Economics and Policy (2010)

2008

15. Discrimination in an elite labour market? Job placements at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad
    Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi
    Also in Indian Statistical Institute, Planning Unit, New Delhi Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, India (2008) View citations (2)

2006

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

2005

17. Does decentralization work? Forest conservation in the Himalayas
    Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi
    Also in Indian Statistical Institute, Planning Unit, New Delhi Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, India (2005) View citations (4)

2004

18. Being informed matters: Experimental evidence on the demand for environmental quality
    Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi
    Also in Indian Statistical Institute, Planning Unit, New Delhi Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, India (2004) View citations (1)
19. 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)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi (2004)

2003

20. 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 (9)
    Also in Working papers, The South Asian Network for Development and Environmental Economics
    Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi (2003)
21. Valuing lives equally: Distributional weights for welfare analysis
    Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi
    Also in Indian Statistical Institute, Planning Unit, New Delhi Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, India (2003)
    See also Journal Article in Economics Letters (2006)

2002

22. 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 (7)
    Also in Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi (2002) View citations (1)
23. Inequality and environmental policy
    Indian Statistical Institute, Planning Unit, New Delhi Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, India
    Also in Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi (2002)
24. Norm compliance and strong reciprocity
    Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi
    Also in Working Papers, Santa Fe Institute (2001) View citations (2)
    Indian Statistical Institute, Planning Unit, New Delhi Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, India (2002)
25. Understanding reciprocity
    Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, Delhi
    Also in Indian Statistical Institute, Planning Unit, New Delhi Discussion Papers, Indian Statistical Institute, New Delhi, India (2002) View citations (13)
    See also Journal Article in Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization (2003)

1999

26. 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

27. 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

2021

1. A Report on the 14th Annual Meeting of the Environment for Development (EfD) Initiative
   Ecology, Economy and Society - the INSEE Journal, 2021, 04, (01)

2020

2. Funding Inclusive Green Transition through Greenhouse Gas Pricing
   ifo DICE Report, 2020, 18, (01), 03-08
3. Value of cleaner neighborhoods: Application of hedonic price model in low income context
   World Development, 2020, 131, (C) View citations (1)

2019

4. 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 View citations (2)
5. Shooting at the wrong target: Review of Post-Growth Thinking in India: Towards Sustainable Egalitarian Alternatives edited by Julien-François Gerber and Rajeswari S. Raina
   Ecology, Economy and Society - the INSEE Journal, 2019, 02, (01)

2018

6. Does Collective Action Sequester Carbon? Evidence from the Nepal Community Forestry Program
   World Development, 2018, 101, (C), 133-141 View citations (5)

2017

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

2016

8. 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

9. Biogas: Clean Energy Access with Low-Cost Mitigation of Climate Change
   Environmental & Resource Economics, 2015, 62, (2), 265-277 View citations (3)
   See also Working Paper (2015)

2013

10. The Demographics of Cooperation: Evidence from a Field Experiment in the Gori-Ganga Basin
    Journal of Economics and Management, 2013, 9, (2), 231-269 View citations (1)
    See also Working Paper (2013)

2010

11. Effects of Information on Environmental Quality in Developing Countries
    Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 2010, 4, (2), 275-292 View citations (12)
    See also Working Paper (2010)
12. Taming the Anarchy: Groundwater Governance in South Asia
    Indian Growth and Development Review, 2010, 3, (1), 92-94

2009

13. 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 (13)

2008

14. The importance of being informed: Experimental evidence on demand for environmental quality
    Journal of Development Economics, 2008, 87, (1), 14-28 View citations (95)
    See also Working Paper

2007

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

2006

16. A Simple Model of Collective Action
    Economic Development and Cultural Change, 2006, 54, (3), 725-47 View citations (6)
17. Earthly Politics: Local and Global in Environmental Governance
    American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2006, 88, (2), 520-522 View citations (1)
18. Valuing lives equally: Distributional weights for welfare analysis
    Economics Letters, 2006, 90, (1), 122-125 View citations (8)
    See also Working Paper (2003)

2004

19. The evolution of honesty
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2004, 54, (1), 1-17 View citations (11)
20. 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

21. Understanding reciprocity
    Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 2003, 50, (1), 1-27 View citations (46)
    See also Working Paper (2002)

2002

22. Can Growth Ease Class Conflict?
    Economics and Politics, 2002, 14, (1), 65-81

2001

23. Preference Evolution and Reciprocity
    Journal of Economic Theory, 2001, 97, (2), 273-297 View citations (99)
    See also Working Paper (1999)

1999

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

1997

25. Evolutionary Stability of Pure-Strategy Equilibria in Finite Games
    Games and Economic Behavior, 1997, 21, (1-2), 253-265 View citations (3)

1996

26. The Evolution of Social Norms in Common Property Resource Use
    American Economic Review, 1996, 86, (4), 766-88 View citations (183)

Edited books

2009

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