These are 2008 AEA Conference Papers; please see also the full 2008 ASSA Preliminary Program Schedule.
Conference papers will be uploaded as they become available from the authors.

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Andrew Foster (Brown University)

Sunday, January 6, 8:00 AM

Sunday, January 6, 8:00 AM
Session: Effects on Natural and Human Resources of the Rise of Markets in Developing Countries (AEA)
Presiding: Mark Pitt (Brown University)

Water markets and the decline of the water table in India
Andrew Foster (Brown University)
Sheetal Sekhri (Brown University)
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Spring Cleaning: A Randomized Evaluation of Source Water Quality Improvement
Alix Zwane (University of California, Berkeley)
Michael Kremer (Harvard University)
Jessica Leino (University of California, Berkeley)
Edward Miguel (University of California, Berkeley)

The Costs of Decentralization: Water Pollution Spillovers from the Re-drawing of County Boundaries in Brazil
Mushfiq Mobarak (University of Colorado, Boulder)
Molly Lipscomb (University of Colorado, Boulder)

International Trade Competition, Market Power, and Gender Wage Differentials in India's Manufacturing Sector
Nidhiya Menon (Brandeis University)
Yana Rodgers (Rutgers University)
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