Rajat Kochhar on Agricultural Market Power and Farmer Adaptation to Climate Change
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Our last scholar in the series this year is Rajat Kocchar, a post-doctoral scholar at University of Chicago\\u2019s Energy and Environment Lab. He has a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Southern California, and his research lies in the field of environmental economics, in particular, on the understanding the factors that incentivize adaptation to climate shocks. We discussed his paper, \\u201cDoes Market Power in Local Agricultural Markets Hinder Farmer Climate Change Adaptation?\\u201d We talked about the impact of distortionary policies and regulations on farmer\\u2019s ability to cope with weather shocks in India, the agricultural produce market system, the choice of crop mix, and the effectiveness of water audits in the UK and much more.
Recorded September 21st, 2023.
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