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100			_aBlakeslee, David, Ram, Fishman, and Veena, Srinivasan _917580
245			_aWay Down in the Hole: Adaptation to Long-Term Water Loss in Rural India
260			_aAmerican Economic Review
300			_a110(1), Jan 2020. p. 200-224
520			_aWorsening environmental conditions threaten to undermine progress in reducing rural poverty. Little is known, however, about the prospects for farmer adaptations to mitigate this threat, in particular through opportunities for income diversification presented by recent non-agricultural growth. We study the effects of increasing water scarcity in India using quasi-random, geologically determined differences in access to groundwater. The drying up of wells results in a precipitous and persistent decline in farm income and wealth, with little evidence of agricultural adaptation. However, labor reallocation to off-farm employment appears successful in maintaining overall income, particularly in locations with a more developed manufacturing sector. - Reproduced
650			_aWater resources - India _917581
650			_aEconomic Development - India _917582
773			_aAmerican Economic Review
906			_aRENEWABLE RESOURCES AND CONSERVATION - INDIA
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