Replication data for: Wells, Water, and Welfare: The Impact of Access to Groundwater on Rural Poverty and Conflict
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Project Citation:
Sekhri, Sheetal. Replication data for: Wells, Water, and Welfare: The Impact of Access to Groundwater on Rural Poverty and Conflict. Nashville, TN: American Economic Association [publisher], 2014. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2019-10-12. https://doi.org/10.3886/E113902V1
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This paper evaluates the impact of access to groundwater on poverty using data from rural India. The estimation exploits the fact that the technology required to access groundwater changes exogenously due to constraints imposed by laws of physics at a depth of eight meters. I find that rural poverty in areas where depth from surface is below the cutoff is 9 to 10 percent higher. Using survey data for a subsample of villages, I also show that disputes over irrigation water increase by 25 percent around the cutoff. Historical endowments of groundwater facilitate adoption of yield enhancing technologies over the long-run.
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JEL Classification:
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D74 Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances; Revolutions
I32 Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
O13 Economic Development: Agriculture; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Other Primary Products
O15 Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
O18 Economic Development: Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
Q15 Land Ownership and Tenure; Land Reform; Land Use; Irrigation; Agriculture and Environment
Q16 Agricultural R&D; Agricultural Technology; Biofuels; Agricultural Extension Services
D74 Conflict; Conflict Resolution; Alliances; Revolutions
I32 Measurement and Analysis of Poverty
O13 Economic Development: Agriculture; Natural Resources; Energy; Environment; Other Primary Products
O15 Economic Development: Human Resources; Human Development; Income Distribution; Migration
O18 Economic Development: Urban, Rural, Regional, and Transportation Analysis; Housing; Infrastructure
Q15 Land Ownership and Tenure; Land Reform; Land Use; Irrigation; Agriculture and Environment
Q16 Agricultural R&D; Agricultural Technology; Biofuels; Agricultural Extension Services
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