Plausibly Exogenous [1645] - Agricultural Fires (08/04/2024)

LHS Variable
Agricultural fires

RHS Variable
Access to rural roads

Source of Exogenous Variation
Sharp increase in the likelihood of road construction at population thresholds under a nationwide rural road construction program in India

- Garg, Jagnani, and Pullabhotla (2024), “Rural Roads, Farm Labor Exits, and Crop Fires”