Publications

• Rainfall anomalies are a significant driver of cropland expansion (with Russ, J. and Damania, R.), 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 
• Does Rainfall Matter for Economic Growth? Evidence from Global Sub-National Data (1990–2014) (with Damania, R., Desbureaux, S. ) , 2020,  Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 
• Impact of green water anomalies on global rainfed crop yields (with Borgomeo, E., Khan, H. F., Heino, M., Kummu, M., Brown, C., & Jägerskog, A.), 2020,  Environmental Research Letters  
• The Impact of Water Access on Short-term Migration in Rural India (with Wrenn, D.H. and Fisher-Vanden, K.), 2020, Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics [ungated version]
•  Quality Unknown: The Invisible Water Crisis (with Damania, R., Desbureaux, S., Rodella, A.S., Russ, J.), 2019, The World Bank Group, Washington, DC. 
• Role of irrigation in changing wheat yields and heat sensitivity in India (with Lobell, D), 2019, Nature Communications 
• Uncharted Waters: The New Economics of Water Scarcity (with Damania, R., Desbureaux, S., Hyland, M., Moore, S., Islam, A., Rodella, A.S., Russ, J.), 2017, The World Bank Group, Washington, DC. 
• Invisible water, visible impact: groundwater use and Indian agriculture under climate change (with Grogan, D., Frolking, S., Fisher-Vanden, K., Lammers, R.B., Wrenn, D.H., Prusevich, A., Nicholas, R.), 2016, Environmental Research Letters

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Working Papers  

• Pandemics, poverty, and social cohesion: lessons from the past and possible scenarios for COVID-19, Institute for International Economic Policy Working Paper Series, George Washington University  (with Jedwab, R., Khan, A. M., Damania, R., Russ, J.) 
• The Nitrogen Legacy: The Long-term Effects of Water Pollution on Human Capital, World Bank Policy Research Working Paper ( with Russ, J., Desbureaux, S., Damania, R.,  Rodella, A.S., Ribeiro, G.) 
• Salt of the Earth: Quantifying the Impact of Water Salinity on Global Agricultural Productivity, World Bank Policy Research Working Paper ( with Russ, J., Damania, R., Desbureaux, S., Escurra, J., Rodella, A.S.)
• Does Rainfall Matter for Economic Growth? Evidence from Global Sub-National Data (1990–2014)  World Bank Policy Research Working Paper (with Damania, R., Desbureaux, S. )
• The Impact of Water Quality on GDP Growth: Evidence from Around the World (with Desbureaux, S., Damania, R., Rodella, A.S., Russ, J.)

Work in Progress

• The water gap: Environmental effects of agricultural subsidies in India (with Chatterjee, S. and Lamba, R. ) 
• ​Arc of Irrigation Development in South Asia
• Indian Crop Yield Responsiveness to Weather Shocks and Modeling Decisions ( with D'Agostino, A.)