Template-Type: ReDIF-Paper 1.0
Author-Name: Shefali  Khanna
Author-Name-First: Shefali 
Author-Name-Last: Khanna
Author-Email: s.khanna13@lse.ac.uk
Author-Workplace-Name: LSE
Author-Name: Kanika Mahajan
Author-Name-First: Kanika
Author-Name-Last: Mahajan
Author-Email: kanika.mahajan@ashoka.edu.in
Author-Workplace-Name: Ashoka University
Author-Name: Sudarshan RSA
Author-Name-First: Sudarshan
Author-Name-Last: RSA
Author-Email: rsas@student.ubc.ca
Author-Workplace-Name: University of British Columbia
Title: Are Crop Residue Burning Bans Effective? Evidence from India
Abstract: Crop residue burning (CRB) is a leading cause of high air pollution in developing countries. We examine the effectiveness of India’s largest ban on CRB using a difference-in-differences strategy that exploits its implementation in select states. We find that there was a reduction in fire counts by 30% of the pre-ban mean albeit waning to near-zero two-three years after the ban. Using state-level data on fines, we show that burning initially reduced in areas where the ban was relatively better enforced, generating uncertainty for farmers. However, low levels of overall enforcement led to a return to the old status-quo.
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Creation-Date: 20241205
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Number: 136
Handle: RePEc:ash:wpaper:136