环境经济与政策前沿论坛
Seminars on Environmental Economics and Policy
Money (Not) to Burn: Payments for Ecosystem Services to Reduce Crop Residue Burning
时间：2024年1月26日（周五）晚上21:00–22:00 （北京时间）
主讲人： Seema Jayachandran，普林斯顿大学教授
个人主页：https://rpde.princeton.edu/people/seema-jayachandran
Abstract:
We test whether payments for ecosystem services (PES) can curb the highly polluting practice of crop residue burning in India. Standard PES contracts pay participants after verification that they met a pro-environment condition (clearing fields without burning). We randomize paying a portion of the money upfront and unconditionally to address liquidity constraints and farmer distrust, which may undermine the standard contract's effectiveness. Incorporating partial upfront payment into the contract increases compliance by 10 percentage points, which is corroborated by satellite-based burning measurements. The cost per life saved is $3600 to $5400. The standard PES contract has no effect on burning.
Bio:
Seema Jayachandran is a Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton University. Her research focuses on environmental conservation, gender equality, health, and other microeconomic topics in developing countries. Prior to joining Princeton, she was a faculty member at Northwestern University and Stanford University. She currently serves on the board of directors of the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) and leads J-PAL's gender sector. She is also co-director of the National Bureau of Economic Research's program in Development Economics and co-editor of the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics. In addition, she serves on CARE's board of directors.
Zoom ID: 384 333 5320
Password: 666888
Link: https://hku.zoom.us/j/3843335320?pwd=cTNPS1RQdUh3SFRCRG5sS0tWM3JuQT09
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