Presented by: Rashmi Barua (Jawaharlal Nehru University) Abstract: We study the effect of exposure to arsenic in groundwater, the main source of arsenic contamination, on a range of education outcomes…
Presented by : Sumeet Patil, The Colford Research Group, UC Berkeley,NEERMAN (Mumbai) Abstract : Poor sanitation is thought to be a major cause of enteric infections and malnutrition among young…
Presented by : Subhrendu K Pattanayak, Duke University. Abstract : Household preferences and relationships with promoting institutions should influence adoption of environmental health‐improving…
Hanoi, Vietnam, November 2-5, 2018. Fifth workshop of the EfD Forest Collaborative at the 12th Annual EfD meetings. Forest Collaborative Workshop Agenda Agenda hosted at: PDXScholar/fc_research
The gender gap in time-use especially related to cooking and fuel collection – constrains women’s participation in remunerative activities. Moreover, the use of solid fuels has greater adverse health
We perform a cost–benefit analysis on the introduction of monetary incentives for living kidney donations by estimating the compensation that would make an individual indifferent between donating and not donating a kidney while alive using Chilean data. We find that monetary incentives of US$12,000 save US$38,000 to health care system per donor and up to US$169,871 when we consider the gains in quality of life of receiving an organ. As one allows the incentives to vary depending on the individual position on the wage distribution, the compensation ranges from US$4214 to US$83,953.
The Centre for research on the Economics of Climate, Food, Energy and Environment (CECFEE) of the Indian Statistical Institute organized the 3rd annual CECFEE on 17-18th of November, 2017. The…
Professor. E. Somanathan joins as an Expert in the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) led National Task Force. The ICMR-Task Force was created in October 2017 to assess the impact of the…
CECFEE held its 2nd Policy Day on 10th November, 2019 by organizing a discussion on conservation of forest resources and wildlife. The key speaker for this event was Mr. P.Sivakumar, IFS, Director of…
CECFEE hosted its 5th Annual Workshop at the University of Tezpur, Assam. The workshop spanned two days, 10-11 November 2019, and brought together an eclectic mix of researchers and academics. Broadly…