Manjunatha, A.V.; Speelman, Stijn; Van Huylenbroeck, Guido - International Association of Agricultural Economists - IAAE - 2009
In the hard rock areas of India, overdraft of groundwater has led to negative externalities, increases costs of groundwater irrigation and causes welfare losses. Groundwater markets are slowly emerging as niche markets to improve water distribution and to mitigate water scarcity by stimulating...