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1 INSEE-IIITDI nternational Conference 2021 The eleventh biennial conference of INSEED ecember 15-17, 2021 The Indian Society for Ecological Economics (INSEE)andIndraprastha Institute of Informational Technology Delhi (IIITD)General InformationRegistrationThe conference will be held online through Zoom from December 15 to 17, 2021. Participantsmust register by filling out a Google Form. Zoom meeting links for plenary lectures andparallel sessions will be sharedonly after OverviewAll times are in Indian Standard Time (IST).

2 For titles of talks and other details pleaseconsult the relevant day s One - Dec 15th202109:00-09:30 Inaugural Session09:30-11:00 Plenary Lecture: David Simpson11:30-13:00 Plenary Lecture: Madhu Khanna14:00-16:00 Parallel Sessions - I16:30-18:00 INSEE-SANDEE Karl-G oran M aler Lecture18:00-19:00 Social Event (online)TimeDay Two - Dec 16th202109:30-11:00 Plenary Lecture: Matthew E. Kahn11:30-13:00 Plenary Lecture: Madhu Khanna14:00-16:00 Parallel Sessions - II16:00-18:00 Parallel Sessions - IIITimeDay Three - Dec 17th202109:30-11:00 Plenary Lecture: David Simpson11:15-13:15 Parallel Sessions - IV13:45-14:00 Editor s Report INSEE Journal14:00-15:30 Parallel Sessions V15:30-17:00 Plenary Lecture: Francesco Vona17:00-17:30 Valedictory SessionTimePost Conference Workshop - Dec 18th202110:00-17:30 Behavioral Economics1 DAY ONE WEDNESDAY, DEC 15, 2021 Inaugural Session9:00-9:30 Speakers.

3 Shreekant Gupta, President, Indian Society for Ecological Economics (INSEE) Ranjan Bose, Director, Indraprastha Institute of Information Technology Delhi(IIIT-Delhi) Joshua Farley, President, International Society for Ecological Economics (ISEE) Malavika Chauhan, Head, Rural Upliftment Portfolio, TATA Trusts, IndiaPlenary Lectures9:30-11:00 Valuation of Ecosystem Simpson,American University, Washington DCChair:Bhim Adhikari,International Development Research Centre, Ottawa11:30-13:00 Promoting Corporate Social Responsibility in Asia: Opportunities and Khanna,University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignPresident, Applied and Agricultural Economics Goldar,Institute of Economic Growth (retired)16:30-18:00 INSEE-SANDEE Karl G oran M aler Memorial LectureSir Partha Dasgupta,Cambridge UniversityChair:Pushpam kumar , United Nations Environment Programme2 Parallel Sessions - I (All times in IST)Air Pollution and Health(Session 01)14:00-16:00, December 15 Chair.

4 Neha Khanna,Bighamptom University Coal Plants, Air Pollution and Anemia: Evidence from IndiaGaurav Datt (Monash U), Pushkar Maitra (Monash U), Nidhiya Menon (BrandeisU), Ranjan Ray (Monash U)Discussant: Nitya Mittal, University of G ottingen Does Traffic Congestion Pose Health Hazards? Evidence From A HighlyCongested And Polluted CityKanishka Kacker (Indian Statistical Institute Delhi), Ridhima Gupta (South AsianUniversity), Saif Ali (IIIT-Delhi)Discussant: Geetam Tiwari, IIT Delhi Who benefited from cleaner air during COVID-19 lockdowns in the UnitedStates?

5 Ancilla Marie Inocenio (Binghamton U), Neha Khanna (Binghamton U)Discussant: Archana Dang, Institute of Economic GrowthEconomics of Groundwater Extraction and Policy - I(Session 02)14:00-16:00, December 15 Joy,Society for Promoting Participative Ecosystem Management Can Cash Incentives Modify Groundwater Pumping Behaviours?Archisman Mitra, International Water Management InstituteDiscussant: Aaditya Dar, Indian School of Business Metering in West BengalAbhijit Banerji, Delhi School of EconomicsDiscussant: Souvik Dutta, IIIT-Delhi Stimulating Rules and Behavior Change in Groundwater GovernanceThomas Falk, International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid TropicsDiscussant.

6 Sowmya Balasubramanya, International Water Management Institute3 The Groundwater Constraint and Responses to Falling Water TablesAaditya Dar, Indian School of Business, HyderabadDiscussant: Sandip Agarwal, IISER, BhopalGrowth and Environment(Session 03)14:00-16:00, December 15 Chair:Vidya Mahambare,Great Lakes Institute of Management Do Environmental Technologies Affect Green Growth? Evidence fromSouth-Asian EconomiesJasmeena Bashir (University of Kashmir)Discussant: Debdulal Thakur, Lead KREA University Weather Shocks And Economic Growth In IndiaMedhavi Sandhani (Telecom Regulatory Authority of India), Anubhab Pattanayak(Madras School of Economics), Kavi kumar (Madras School of Economics)Discussant: Saon Ray, ICRIER Sustainable energy deployment in developing countries: the role of compositionof energy aidPanika Jain (IIT Ropar), Samaresh Bardhan (IIT Ropar)Discussant.

7 Shrabani Mukherjee, Shiv Nadar University, ChennaiWater and Sanitation(Session 04)14:00-16:00, December 15 (Viju) James,Pragmatix Research & Advisory Services Pvt. Ltd Evaluating Swachh Bharat Mission using an Environmental SanitationVulnerability IndexEwan Nikhil Thomas (University of Hyderabad), Prajna Paramita Mishra (Universityof Hyderabad), Paul Hutchings (University of Leeds), Alison Parker (CranfieldUniversity), Kenneth Lynch (University of Gloucestershire), Snehalatha Mekala(Fresh Water Action Network South Asia), Dolores Rey (Cranfield University),Simon Willcock (Bangor University)Discussant.

8 Viju James, Pragmatix Research & Advisory Services Private Limited4 Assessing Water Poverty in the State of Maharashtra, IndiaAishwarya Dhawan (IIT Bombay) and Haripriya Gundimeda (IIT Bombay)Discussant: M Dinesh kumar , Institute for Resource Analysis & Policy Mapping the Water Literacy of Women in Palakkad District of KeralaVijaykiran V. (University of Kerala), Anitha V. (University of Kerala)Discussant: Vikram Dayal, Institute of Economic GrowthUrban and Peri-urban Ecosystem Management(Session 05)14:00-16:00, December 15 Chair:Sowmya Dhanaraj,Madras School of Economics Industrial accidents and environmental degradation: Exploring the Linkagesand Responses in IndiaMousami Prasad (Australian National University), Lavanya Suresh (BITS Pilani)Discussant: Santosh kumar Sahu, IIT Madras Corporate Philanthropic Engagements in India.

9 Role of Strategic FactorSonakshi Jain (Centre for The Digital Future, New Delhi, India)Discussant: Sowmya Dhanaraj, Madras School of Economics Man-animal conflict and the role of eco-development committee (EDCs):A village-level analysis of Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve, IndiaRiyaz Alam (IIT Roorkee), Diptimayee Nayak (IIT Roorkee)Discussant: Zareena Begum, Madras School of Economics5 DAY TWO THURSDAY, DEC 16, 2021 Plenary Lectures9:30-11:00 The Microeconomics of Climate Change: Lessons for IndiaMatthew E. Kahn,University of Southern CaliforniaChair:Jagdish Krishnaswamy,Indian Institute for Human Settlements, Bengaluru11:30-13:00 Effects of Community Characteristics on the Spatial Distribution of Toxic PollutionMadhu Khanna,University of Illinois, Urbana-ChampaignPresident, Applied and Agricultural Economics AssociationChair.

10 Ramprasad Sengupta,Jawaharlal Nehru University (retired)6 Parallel Sessions - II (All times in IST)Contingent Valuation Methods (CVM) and BehavioralEvidence for the Value Estimate in CVM(Session 06)14:00-16:00, December 16 Chair:Kavita Sardana,TERI School of Advanced Studies Are we doing more harm than good? Hypothetical bias reduction techniquesin potentially consequential survey settingsVasudha Chopra (University of Tennessee, Knoxville)Discussant: Srijita Ghosh, Ashoka University Strategic Behavior in Double-Bounded Dichotomous Choice ModelSubhra Bhattacharya (OP Jindal University), Kavita Sardana (TERI SAS)Discussant: Saptarshi Mukherjee, IIT Delhi Scope insensitivity: behavioral elucidation or mental accounting?