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Rajat Kochhar on Agricultural Market Power and Farmer Adaptation to Climate Change
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Rajat Kochhar on Agricultural Market Power and Farmer Adaptation to Climate Change
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40 minutes
Released:
Dec 14, 2023
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Our last scholar in the series this year is Rajat Kocchar, a post-doctoral scholar at University of Chicago’s Energy and Environment Lab. He has a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Southern California, and his research lies in the field of environmental economics, in particular, on the understanding the factors that incentivize adaptation to climate shocks. We discussed his paper, “Does Market Power in Local Agricultural Markets Hinder Farmer Climate Change Adaptation?” We talked about the impact of distortionary policies and regulations on farmer’s ability to cope with weather shocks in India, the agricultural produce market system, the choice of crop mix, and the effectiveness of water audits in the UK and much more. Recorded September 21st, 2023. Read a full transcript enhanced with helpful links. Follow us on X Follow Shruti on X Follow Rajat on X Click here for the latest Ideas of India episodes sent straight to your inbox.
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Dec 14, 2023
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